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IB PYP Coordinator

Library Media Specialist

Each year, your child will participate in six IB units, each falling under one of the six IB transdisciplinary themes.  The term "transdisciplinary" means that teachers will strive to teach the central idea of each unit across many disciplines.  While each unit might focus mostly on one content area, such as science or social studies, students will experience certain aspects of the unit through mathematical thinking, writing, reading, language, the arts, technology, etc. There are 36 big units of study in total. Please read communications about each unit from your child's teacher and discuss with your child the central idea of each unit and what s/he is doing in class.  

With the emphasis on transdisciplinary units of study, does this mean our children are not experiencing as many specific content areas as they would at a non-IB school? 

In fact, just the opposite is true. At IB schools, children are immersed in learning and have the opportunity to go beyond what is expected.  As an example, at each grade level, half of our IB units are focused on science, and the science standards are derived from district, state, and (soon) national standards. Our teachers collaboratively pore over these standards as they become available and write rich units of study that not only meet all district expectations, but go beyond them. Teachers extend the standards to all areas of instruction and enrich them with inquiry-based learning, technology, engineering, and the scientific method. When children leave ISD, they are ready to collaborate, analyze, and communicate their thinking.