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For Some, Learning English is Business

After studying English as a foreign language for more than 10 years in her native Spain, attending summer courses in neighboring England and visiting New York, Washington, D.C. and other U.S. cities on vacation, Lorena Arroyo affirms she still hasn't mastered the language.

Primary Years Programme Curriculum framework

International school for primary education   - At the heart of the programme's philosophy is a commitment to structured, purposeful inquiry as the leading vehicle for learning. Six transdisciplinary themes Six transdisciplinary themes of global significance provide the framework for exploration and study: who we are where we are in place and time how we express ourselves how the world works how we organize ourselves sharing the planet. Teachers are guided by these six transdisciplinary themes as they design units of inquiry that both transcend and articulate conventional subject boundaries.

The IB Primary Years Programme

International school for primary education - Students in the 21st century are faced with the challenge of learning about an interconnected world where knowledge is constantly developing. The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme prepares students to be active participants in a lifelong journey of learning. What is the Primary Years Programme? The IB Primary Years Programme, for students aged 3 to 12, focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.