At VIVA THE SCHOOL, the Primary section offers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for children aged 3-12. The programme nurtures young students to be inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

Our programme helps students to:

• ask challenging questions
• think critically
• learn across disciplines
• develop research skills proven to help them in higher education.

The core principles of VIVA’s EIGHT FOLD PATH and The IB learner profile permeates all facets of school life in the Primary Years Programme (PYP). All members of the learning community from the youngest learners to school leaders to parents, educators and beyond, have a responsibility to be guided by and demonstrate a commitment to the development of the IB  learner profile attributes.

At VIVA, the Early learner includes Nursery, Junior Kindergarten (SKG). Early years learners explore a minimum of four of the six themes, predominantly through play supported by adult- and student-initiated learning engagements. The learning takes place in creative learning spaces that promote play, discovery and exploration.

The primary students with agency use their own initiative and will, take responsibility and ownership of their learning. They direct their learning with a strong sense of identity and self-belief, and in conjunction with others, thereby building a sense of community and awareness of the opinions, values and needs of others.

Our curriculum is a concept-based approach, drawing together individual disciplines into a coherent whole while preserving the essence of each subject. Technology supports all learning areas. One of the most significant and distinctive features of the IB Primary Years Programme is the six transdisciplinary themes.

• SHARING THE PLANET
• WHO WE ARE
• WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME
• HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES
• HOW THE WORLD WORKS
• HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES

Resources are taken from www.ibo.org