The Exhibition is an exciting time in our boys’ learning. It is the culmination of their experiences over a number of years of the PYP and is an assessment of their understandings of the programme and its framework. The Exhibition allows students carry out an extended, in-depth, collaborative project about something that they are passionate about.

As a requirement of the IBO and the PYP, the purpose of The Exhibition is to assess the students’ understanding and to celebrate their success as learners, working within the framework of the programme. It provides the opportunity for them to bring together all subject disciplines and utilise the transdisciplinary skills they have been learning through their time at school.

In 2017 at Newington College Lindfield, the focus will be on one transdisciplinary theme and one Central Idea which will be collaboratively constructed by the students of Year 6. Working as part of a collaborative group, students conduct an independent investigation into real life issues or problems of local and global importance in an attempt to prove the Central Idea. Students collectively synthesis all of the essential elements of the PYP (Knowledge, Concepts, Skills, Attitudes, Action) in ways that can be shared with members of the school community. As a result of this investigation the students are able to educate others and take some form of positive action. The findings of their inquiry are presented in the form of an exhibit.

The Exhibition represents a unique and significant opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of IB Learner Profile which is developed throughout their engagement with the PYP. It also provides them with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the transition of learners to the next phase of their education.

Save the date:

An information evening for parents and Year 6 boys will be held on Tuesday 16 May 2016. Please rsvp to the invitation

PYP Exhibition Tuesday 22 August 2017.

Sue Gough – Teacher/Librarian/PYP Co-ordinator