Our Curriculum

With a distinctive and innovative approach, learning goes well beyond the classroom in the IB program.

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Curriculum

DPS became an authorised IB PYP World School in December 2023. Our students and staff worked hard to achieve this first milestone on the school’s IB journey.
 
DPS is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students.

* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org

MYP Curriculum Model

The MYP curriculum framework comprises eight subject groups, providing a broad and balanced education for early adolescents.

  • Language Acquisition
  • Language and Literature
  • Individuals and Societies
  • Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Visual Arts
  • Physical and Health Education
  • Design

The MYP requires at least 50 hours of teaching time for each subject group, in each year of the programme. In the final two years of the programme, carefully-defined subject group flexibility allows students to meet local requirements and personal learning goals.

 

Each year, students in the MYP also engage in at least one collaboratively planned interdisciplinary unit that involves at least two subject groups

© International Baccalaureate Organization 2018
Benefits of the IB

The IB enables students to direct their own learning pathway and develop the skills and confidence they need to thrive and make a lasting difference. It empowers teachers as the architects of learning excellence, working alongside engaged colleagues in a rewarding career supported by a strong global network. And it brings schools a strong reputation for successful outcomes that uplift the whole community.

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How is IB different than other curricula?

The IB’s programmes are different from other curricula because they:

  • encourage students of all ages to think critically and challenge assumptions;
  • develop independently of government and national systems, incorporating quality practice from research and our global community of schools;
  • encourage students of all ages to consider both local and global contexts;
  • develop multilingual students;
  • encourages students to be active in their communities and to take their learning beyond academic study; and
  • in order to offer and teach an IB Programme curriculum, a school must be authorized as an IB World School.
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