The IB PYP Wing at DRS International School conducted a special orientation program for the parents of Grade-V students preparing for their last stage of their Unit of Inquiry; ‘The IB PYP Exhibition’. The facilitators gave a detailed description about the culmination of the PYP Program, understanding of the students, parents and facilitators role towards the success of the Exhibition, engagement, collaboration and involvement of secondary teachers, IBDP students, Parent Community, knowledge of previous years, etc. They also gave in-depth information about the exhibition, its role , features, making connection with other subject areas like Math, Science, Social Studies, and integration of languages, Sports , Arts like Dance, Drama, Music etc as part of the IB PYP Exhibition.
By taking them through the journey of the previous PYP Exhibitions, they explained in depth about the advantages the Exhibition offers each child right from research work, Units of Inquiry, Lines of Inquiry, Trans-Disciplinary Themes, Revelation of the Central Idea and how the assessments, planning, preparation, participation, presentation incorporates all the essential elements, attitudes and learner profiles of the IB PYP in the students and their successful transition in the end from PYP to Secondary Level with the help of a short and brief slide show.
Many parents showed their enthusiasm in helping their children in process by playing the role of resource parents, mentors, guides, facilitators, planning, preparing, presenting of the working models and non-working models, provision of feedbacks and suggestions.
Ultimately, the seminar also helped the parents come to the conclusion that the PYP Exhibition not only serves the purpose of gaining knowledge but for a purpose of developing learning outcomes like problem solving skills in the child both at local and global level.
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