Information for new parents.Thursday Aug 21, 2014

Pak Patrick –MYP Coordinator Ibu Popy – MYP Associate, Personal Project Coordinator

Pak Nanang- Community Project Coordinator

Introduction to the MYP

Global Jaya International School facilitates the development of lifelong learners who • are creative problem solvers with a broad

perspective of the world around them• are respectful, moral individuals who take pride in

their national heritage• are equipped to participate in the international

community as team members and leaders.

Vision

MISSION STATEMENTBased on the vision, Global Jaya International School will• provide experiences through which the knowledge and skills

necessary to encourage problem solving are developed• cater for individual learning needs and a range of learning

styles• develop students’ communication skills to actualise their

academic potential in both English and Bahasa Indonesia or their mother tongue

• deliver and enrich an internationally accredited curriculum within an Indonesian context.

MYP around the worldAugust 2013: 1,254 schools (in 91 countries)

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AMERICAS:961 schools

ASIA PACIFIC: 132 schools

AFRICA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST161 schools

Features of the IB• Study across a broad and balanced range of knowledge

domains, drawing on content from educational cultures across the world

• Gives special emphasis to language acquisition and development

• Provides opportunities for engaging in Interdisciplinary learning with focus on

• Focuses on developing the skills of learning • Includes a community project and personal project

component requiring action and reflection.

The IB Middle Years Programme?

• The MYP is designed for students aged 11 to 16. It provides a framework of learning which encourages students to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

• The MYP emphasizes intellectual challenge, encouraging students to make connections between their studies in traditional subjects and to the real world.

• It fosters the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and global engagement, qualities that are essential for life in the 21st century.

Years 1 – 6

Years 7-10

Years 11&12

PYP

MYP

DP

The IB Continuum

The History of MYP at Global Jaya International School

Year Event2003-2004 MYP introduced in Year 72004-2005 MYP in Years 7, 8 and 92005-2006 MYP in Years 7-102006-2007 First group of students complete

their MYP Personal Project2008 5 Year Evaluation Visit2013 Second 5 Year Evaluation Visit

Assessment in the MYP

Rate your favorite cookie

• Your task (right now) • design a quick rubric (checklist) that would

assist you in choosing your favorite cookie• Decide what qualities are important, and write

a description for each standard for that quality

Poor Medium High N/A

Shape

Texture

Ingredients

Food Quality

Example of a Cookie Rubric

Criterion based assessment• Each level has a corresponding description• The description is the most important thing!

Not the number• Focus on personal achievement; not a

comparison against others• Students are involved in the assessment

process• Formative and summative assessment

Criterion based assessment• Every subject

- Has four criteria- Each criteria has 8 pts

** Level 4 is not 50% of level 8! **• MYP Grade 1-7• MYP General Descriptor• MYP Grade Boundaries

Benefits of criterion based assessment

Provides clear and specific standards of expected student achievement

Fosters self-assessment and improvement Shows the state of students’ conceptual understanding,

knowledge and skills Can be applied to a variety of tasks.

Reporting

Term 1 : Three Way Conference

Term 2 : Semester Report (MYP Grade 1-7)

Term 3 : Three Way Conference

Term 4 : Semester Report (MYP Grade 1-7)

PERSONAL PROJECTYear 10

What is the Personal Project?

• Year 10 only• A summative assignment• Culmination of the MYP • Entirely student driven• Teachers as supervisors

Types of Personal Projects• Original work of art• A written piece of work• A piece of literary fiction• An original science experiment• An invention• Business, management organizational plan

An International recipe book

A scientific model

A photo exhibition

Community Projectpreviously community service

The requirements• Year 7: 15 – 20 hours per year minimum• Year 8: 20 – 25 hours per year minimum• Year 9: 20-25 hours per year minimum• Year 10: 30 hours per year minimum

Types of activities• Assist a teacher organizing school events.• Assist in the school library • Take part in a recycling project. • Read stories to young children at an orphanage. • Participate in community clean-up projects. • Tutoring or sport coaching for young students in local

schools.• Volunteer to help a public service organization (Red

Cross, World Vision, etc.).• Volunteer at your old elementary school to help with

activities they have (e.g. Book Week, Performances etc.).

More information ?

• www.ibo.org (public website)• www.globaljaya.net portal website

– username = parent.secondary– p/w = secondary

• Email patricks@globaljaya.com or popy@globaljaya.com and nanang@globaljaya.com