PYP Curriculum and Policies
Findley teachers and administrators have collaborated to realign our school's policies and procedures to the Primary Years Programme. These are more than just documents. They are guidelines that are helping us shift our philosophy to help our students become global citizens that are ready to make the world a better and more peaceful place.
Programme of Inquiry
Our Programme of Inquiry is a constant work in progress. However, this document gives an overview of which units will be taught at each grade level. Units in a PYP school are conceptual. The central ideas should be transferrable to any place around the world. Students receive all of their science and social studies learning within the context of a unit of inquiry.
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Assessment Policy
When you think of assessment, you probably think of the paper and pencil tests you took as a child. Assessment is much different at a PYP school. We believe that students can demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of ways. We also believe that students should play an active role in reflecting on their progress and setting goals. Our assessment policy lays out philosophy and procedures to reflect our beliefs about assessment that are aligned to the PYP.
Language Policy
Language is the essential tool for communicating in the world today. As a PYP school, we value and support not just English, but our world language (Spanish) and each child's mother tongue.