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Middle School
LVA's Middle Years Programme (MYP - grades 6-10) addresses student learning during a crucial time when students are experiencing significant changes and growth in their personal, social, physical and intellectual development.
The Middle Years Programme provides a framework of academic challenge and life skills in eight subject areas that are taught through five areas of interaction. This sophisticated program "is designed to help the middle school child find a sense of belonging in the ever-changing and increasingly interrelated world around them and to foster a positive attitude to learning." (IBO, 2007)
The Areas of Interaction
Five perspectives known as the Areas of Interaction are at the core of the MYP. These include: Approaches to Learning; Community and Service, Health and Social Education, Environments, and Human Ingenuity. These permeate and reappear throughout the five years of the Middle Years Programme, through the eight subjects, but also through interdisciplinary teaching and projects, whole school activities and the MYP personal project.
The Personal Project
By Year IV, students are expected to complete a personal project. This project is done independently and is designed to be demonstration of the student’s understanding of Approaches to Learning and one of the other Areas of Interaction. The student has the choice of topic for this project as well as the choice of which second Area of Interaction he or she will incorporate into the project.
Community and Service
Community and Service is an important aspect of the IB curriculum and is utilized to allow students to demonstrate the characteristics of the IB Attitudes. Opportunities are embedded into the curriculum for students to get involved both within and beyond their community. Afterward, the students participate in classroom activities to reflect upon their experience and discuss how they were personally affected. To reinforce the value of activism and volunteerism, students are expected to apply what they learn in school to create their own Community and Service activities.
MYP Courses
MYP courses begin in middle school and extend into the first two years of high school. The MYP identifies grades six through ten as Years I-V.
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MYP Year I, Grade 6 |
MYP Year II, Grade 7 |
MYP Year III, Grade 8 |
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Literature & Composition I |
Literature & Composition II |
Literature & Composition III |
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Spanish Language & Culture I |
Spanish Language & Culture II |
Spanish I |
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IB Math 1, IB Math 1+ |
IB Math 2, IB Math 2+ |
IB Math 3, IB Math 3+ |
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World Cultures & Geography |
Ancient History |
United States History |
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Earth Science |
Environmental Science |
Life Science |
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Fundamentals of Music |
Survey of Music History |
Music and Culture |
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Health & Physical Education I |
Health & Physical Education II |
Health & Physical Education III |
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Design Technology I |
Design Technology II |
Design Technology III |
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Studio Art & Aesthetics I |
Studio Art & Aesthetics II |
Studio Art & Aesthetics III |
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MYP Year IV, Grade 9 |
MYP Year V, Grade 10 |
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British Literature |
American Literature |
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Spanish II |
Spanish III |
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IB Math IV, IB Math IV+ |
IB Math V, IB Math V+ |
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European History & Politics |
American History & Government |
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Physics |
Chemistry |
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Health & Physical Education IV |
Health & Physical Education V |
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Design Technology IV |
Design Technology V |
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Art IV |
Art V |
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Electives |
Electives |
To learn more about the Middle Years Programme, visit the IBO website at
http://www.ibo.org/myp
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