Middle Years Program

The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, (MYP), is developed specifically for the needs of middle level students. At Whitby School, the MYP is offered in our upper elementary and middle school programs (Grades 5-8). The MYP is designed to provide students with the values and opportunities that will enable them to develop sound judgment. The program is guided by three fundamental concepts that are rooted in the IB mission statement. These three fundamental concepts are:

Holistic learning - representing the notion that all knowledge is interrelated and that the curriculum should cater to the development of the whole person, the attributes of which are described by the IB learner profile
Intercultural awareness - representing the notion that school communities should encourage and promote international-mindedness by engaging with and exploring other cultures, a key feature of international education as reflected in the attributes of the IB learner profile
Communication - representing the notion that schools should encourage open and effective communication, important skills that contribute to international understanding as exemplified by the attributes of the IB learner profile.

These MYP fundamental concepts and the IB learner profile align seamlessly with Whitby's Montessori philosophy, and provide the curricular framework for learning that prepares our students for secondary school success and beyond.

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Did You Know?

Whitby has always been an innovative leader in education as America’s oldest Montessori school and will be the first Fairchester school to integrate the International Baccalaureate program through both the primary and middle years.