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Middle Years Programme

Qatar Academy is fully authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) from Grades 6-10. The IB developed the MYP program to meet the unique educational needs of young adolescents, ages 11-16.

• Click here to view MYP book

The program offers an international education designed to help students become lifelong learners. Courses offer rigorous content based on international standards of education, and include teaching methods which assist students in viewing their learning in the greater context of the world around them. While the IB sets broad parameters for curriculum design, each member school has some flexibility to fit the program to the particular needs of its students.

The Middle Years Programme is taught in traditional academic subject areas, such as Math and History. In each class, however, an interdisciplinary approach is used, so that students learn about the connections between each subject area, other courses, and the world beyond school. Over the course of the five-year program, students develop a wide range of knowledge and skills.

The IB Middle Years Programme is designed to meet the academic needs of students to prepare them for the IB Diploma Programme. The program enables students to:

• develop the skills to become effective learners;
• relate their classroom learning to the real world;
• communicate effectively with those whose language and culture are not the same as theirs;
• see the interconnections between the different subjects studied.

Students follow a broad curriculum involving the study of languages, mathematics, sciences, arts, humanities, technology, and physical education. Grades 6-8 follow a common core curriculum ensuring the foundations laid in the elementary years are effectively developed and built upon. In Grades 9-10 students have some choice over the subjects they study; this choice is made within the framework of the IB Middle Years Programme.

The MYP also builds on the development of social skills from the Primary Years Programme. Students participate in community service activities as part of and in addition to class activities.

The key features of the Middle Years curriculum are:

• International perspective: in order to make the most of the diversity of background and experience of our students, Qatar Academy has chosen the MYP as it synthesizes the best practice from education systems around the world.
• Student-centered: our teaching methods take students' knowledge and skills into account; teachers use multiple strategies to meet the needs of our many different students.
• Integration: the subject areas are taught in separate courses, but teachers frequently use an integrated approach to strengthen student knowledge and build an understanding of the connections between each subject and real world topics.
• Assessment: student work is assessed against clearly defined criteria; teachers ensure that students are aware in advance of these criteria.
• The subject areas in the Qatar Academy MYP are:

At the beginning of the school year, Grade 10 students will complete the Personal Project, an exciting and challenging opportunity to work on a topic of individual choice under the supervision of a teacher.

Visit MYP wiki for specific program information, www.qamyp.qataracademy.wikispaces.net .

For more information on the IB Middle Years Programme please visit the IB's website, www.ibo.org, or contact the MYP Coordinator. Email: cschwaberow@qf.org.qa