IB MISSION The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end, the IB works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. The philosophy of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme comes from two things: the IB Mission Statement and the IB Learner Profile. It’s about more than just education, it’s about changing the world.
IB Mission Statement: to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
Learner Profile: 10 human attributes that will help our students become responsible global citizens. As IB learners we strive to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective.
Click here to learn more: http://www.ibo.org/
What this means for your child, an IB student:
This IB MYP Language A/English class is designed to teach the curriculum standards of John Herbert Phillips Academy within the framework of the Middle Years Program. In keeping with the IB Learner Profile, this course will help the student develop her or his identity as a responsible member of society. This is done by discussion and writing about literature with an eye toward universal themes expressed by various individuals and cultures. The textbook Elements of Literature presents the literary genres in ways to address the individual's social development from self-identity, social adjustment, learning from others, seeing from another point of view, and evaluating evidence to develop an opinion. Students daily engage in Socratic dialogue relating the selections to their lives and the world. In addition, students will read books outside of class and participate in the Accelerated Reader program to further practice these skills of cultural and self-awareness. Assessment is done regularly with standardized tests, oral presentations, cooperative learning activities, and challenging book projects involving research and various media.
The course is organized around major topics developed as IB MYP Units, each focusing on an Area of Interaction.
Units and their corresponding lessons incorporate key understandings about student cognitive development, including activating prior knowledge, scaffolding learning, and extending learning. This effort is complemented by giving students the opportunity to develop their skills and strategies in Language A. J. H. Phillips Academy IB MYP Year 1 emphasizes student growth as a member of their community.
Click here for the MYP Parent Guide
Click here for information on the IB Learner Profile.
Click here for a video detailing the MYP overview.
Click here for the Language A Guide, which details our curriculum.
IB Mission Statement: to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
Learner Profile: 10 human attributes that will help our students become responsible global citizens. As IB learners we strive to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective.
Click here to learn more: http://www.ibo.org/
What this means for your child, an IB student:
- Students will complete creative, real-world based units in all of their classes. Their final project will reflect higher-level skills like critical & creative thinking, problem solving, inquiry, action, and reflection.
- Students receive an assignment page and rubrics at the beginning of a unit, which they should share and review with parents on a regular basis.
- Ongoing student reflection
- Students complete quarterly reflection portfolios that require ongoing parent review and signatures.
- A variety of subject knowledge through the study of eight subject areas, including the study of two languages (English and Spanish) to support students in understanding their own culture and that of others.
- An increased emphasis on Community Service and International-Mindedness
This IB MYP Language A/English class is designed to teach the curriculum standards of John Herbert Phillips Academy within the framework of the Middle Years Program. In keeping with the IB Learner Profile, this course will help the student develop her or his identity as a responsible member of society. This is done by discussion and writing about literature with an eye toward universal themes expressed by various individuals and cultures. The textbook Elements of Literature presents the literary genres in ways to address the individual's social development from self-identity, social adjustment, learning from others, seeing from another point of view, and evaluating evidence to develop an opinion. Students daily engage in Socratic dialogue relating the selections to their lives and the world. In addition, students will read books outside of class and participate in the Accelerated Reader program to further practice these skills of cultural and self-awareness. Assessment is done regularly with standardized tests, oral presentations, cooperative learning activities, and challenging book projects involving research and various media.
The course is organized around major topics developed as IB MYP Units, each focusing on an Area of Interaction.
Units and their corresponding lessons incorporate key understandings about student cognitive development, including activating prior knowledge, scaffolding learning, and extending learning. This effort is complemented by giving students the opportunity to develop their skills and strategies in Language A. J. H. Phillips Academy IB MYP Year 1 emphasizes student growth as a member of their community.
Click here for the MYP Parent Guide
Click here for information on the IB Learner Profile.
Click here for a video detailing the MYP overview.
Click here for the Language A Guide, which details our curriculum.