Knowledge, attitudes and skills for life in the 21st century
The concept of balance is fundamental to the Middle Years Programme: balance across disciplines, across skills and concepts, and across the whole child.
Students are not only knowledgeable about a subject area, but develop a genuine understanding of principles and the ability to apply them in new contexts. The MYP emphasizes the development of the whole child: affective, cognitive, creative and physical.
The MYP model
Students sit at the centre of the model, surrounded by the approaches to teaching and learning, global contexts and key concepts.
Eight subject groups, the community project and the personal project sit within the ring of international-mindedness, so learning stays balanced and connected to the wider world.
Real-world projects, real-world impact
Project Based Learning
Students design projects that make a difference to their community, from a school butterfly garden to campaigns on city waste management.
Service action
Research or advocacy that directly or indirectly affects a community in need, building confident leaders and empathic critical thinkers.
Student advisory
Team building, social skills, cyber safety, health and hygiene, and service learning, with students of other grade levels.
Expert guidance
Architects, authors, environmentalists, scientists, filmmakers, directors and playwrights guide students on real-life applications.
We are a part of this city and even if we are not directly involved in polluting the Mithi river we are still responsible for its pollution because of inaction on our part.An MYP student, on using chemistry to tackle city waste
Eight subject groups
- Language & Literature (English)
- Language Acquisition (Hindi & Spanish)
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Arts (Visual Arts, Music & Drama)
- Physical Education (Yoga, Swimming, rock climbing, team games)
- Design
Presentations, seminars, concerts and conferences
Rigorous assessments take the form of presentations, socratic seminars, lab investigations, awareness campaigns, book reports, scripts for plays, research projects, music compositions and concerts, all based on IB assessment criteria and ATL skills.
The bi-annual Student Led Conferences and annual Presentation of Learning let students showcase their work, while well planned field trips connect classroom learning to real life. Students also publish the school newspaper, The Monthly Assent.
Discover the MYP at Ascend
Visit the campus and meet our middle years team.
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