Please note that this is an older post that was moved to the PYP in Action blog when the site was restructured in June 2015. The questions and answers are still relevant, so they were reposted.
In the winter of the 2014-15 school year, Findley hosted a parent information night about the Primary Years Programme. We collected questions at the end. The answers are below: Q: How do you evaluate and tweak the process to have continuous improvement of the process? A: There are several answers to this question:
Q: Is Stoller an MYP (Middle Years Programme) school? A: Not at this time Q: How many Beaverton elementary schools are participating in PYP? A: There are 2 official PYP schools. There are 2 first year candidacy schools, Findley is one of them. There are 2 Exploratory schools (this was Findley last year). There are 4 schools that are considering moving into exploratory for next year. Q: Is there a list of standards by grade level compiled online? You can access standards for each grade on the Oregon Department of Education website. Just check the boxes that apply to the grade level and subject areas. It will generate a PDF document. http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/ Q: When do you plan to start 5th grade exhibition? A: Exhibition is an incredible experience! In their final year at a PYP school, students get to work in teams to plan their own unit. They do research, go on field visits, and take action to make the world a better place! Since is our first year diving into PYP, our students and staff won't be ready this year. However, next year we will do a version of the Exhibition. It is an experience that will grow and deepen as the years progress and we go deeper into understanding the PYP philosophy. Q: What help do you need from parents to implement PYP? A: There is a lot you can do to support teachers. This will change over the years. I will start with just a few.
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