Primary Years Program | PK - 5th

The Primary Years Program (PYP) offers a transdisciplinary, inquiry-based and student-centered education with responsible action at its core, enabling students to learn between, across and beyond traditional subject boundaries.

The framework serves as the curriculum organizer and offers an in-depth guide to achieve authentic conceptual inquiry-based learning that is engaging, significant, challenging and relevant for PYP students.

Through the program of inquiry and by reflecting on their learning, PYP students develop knowledge, conceptual understandings, skills and the attributes of the IB Learner profile. Informed by constructivist and social-constructivist learning theories, the emphasis on collaborative inquiry and integrative learning honours the curiosity, voice, and contribution of the students.

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K - 5th Grade

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Program of Inquiry | Preschool - 5th (PYP)

The program of inquiry at St. Luke School can be seen below. See how each theme builds from Preschool to Kindergarten and then to 5th grade!

Preschool - 5th Grade

Preschool - 5th Grade

	How we Organize Ourselves	Who We Are	Sharing the Planet	How We Express Ourselves	How The World Works	Where We are in Place and Time
P3 Preschool	We have friends at school.	Beliefs guide our understanding of ourselves, our neighbors, and our world	Responsible action supports a strong community and a better world.	Exploring books helps us learn about the world.	The early years (3-5 yrs old) are required to complete 4 units of inquiry instead of the six required for the rest of the Primary Years Programme	The early years (3-5 yrs old) are required to complete 4 units of inquiry instead of the six required for the rest of the Primary Years Programme
P4 Preschool	Awareness of ourselves helps us gain a sense of belonging.	Our health and emotions can be influenced by the choices we make.	The Earth is home to all living things and should be cared for.	Ideas and feelings are shared through art, play, and interactions with others.	The early years (3-5 yrs old) are required to complete 4 units of inquiry instead of the six required for the rest of the Primary Years Programme	The early years (3-5 yrs old) are required to complete 4 units of inquiry instead of the six required for the rest of the Primary Years Programme
Kindergarten	People's choices and relationships impact community	Or beliefs and values shape our understanding of how we are loved	Living things are interconnected with their environment for survival	Humans engineer ways to prepare for weather patterns	Forces and motion can help us.	People tell stories to share history.
1st Grade	Exploring light and sound allows humans to create fun and useful things.	Families are unique.	Organisms grow, change, and develop in the environment.	Winter holidays are celebrated around the world.	Patterns and cycles help people understand the Earth.	How families live around the world is shaped by the environment.
2nd Grade	Communities' needs and wants can impact our local economic system.	Citizens have a right and responsibility to work together to create a strong community.	Plants, animals, and people work interdependently to create health ecosystems.	Inventions are dependent on available materials and human ingenuity.	Wind and water erosion occurs quickly or slowly and changes the land.	History can show how we use our interests to enrich or weaken our communities.
3rd Grade	Economic systems are shaped by geography.	Weather affects humans action.	In the circle of life, organisms adapt to survive.	Make your voice count.	Invisible pushes and pulls help operate the world around us.	Places develop and change over time.
4th Grade	Government can promote or deny equal opportunities and social justice.	Humans are impacted by the continually changing nature of Earth.	Landforms, natural resources, and weather influence trade and our economy.	We express ourselves through our bodies and senses.	Energy may be converted from one form to another.	Actions are dependent on values.
5th Grade	Liberties come with responsibility.	Water is essential to life and is a limited resource for many people. / Exhibition!	Ecosystems are a vital aspect of the world around us.	Different perspectives can cause conflict.	Chemical reactions enable us to make new materials by transforming the ones we have.	Diverse beliefs and values motivate people to leave home.

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