"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today" El-Malik el-Shabbaz (Malcolm X) 1925 – 1965
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What are the three foundation stones of the MYP? Intercultural awareness Holistic learning Communication
Intercultural awareness
- Making students proud and knowledgeable about their own culture(s)
- Making students aware of the cultural similarities and differences around them
- Promoting an understanding of how cultural, societal and historical influences from a variety of cultures have influenced what we know today
- Promoting a better understanding and respect for each other's cultures
Holistic learning
- Linking what is learnt in the classroom to the world outside
- Developing students' abilities to transfer knowledge and skills from one subject group to another
- Avoiding the "compartmentalisation" of knowledge
- Encouraging a reflective approach to learning
Communication
- Developing language skills
- Developing information technology skills
- Encouraging students to use multiple forms of expression (visual and performing arts, ICT, language, written, oral, pictorial, symbolic)
- Developing effective presentation skills
- Developing different modes of thinking skills
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