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Curriculum

Academics:

• Language A is the language of tuition, which at Plaza Middle School is English.
• B languages are taught languages which include French or Spanish. - Mathematics (including Algebra)
• The arts are taught as separate subjects: Band, Orchestra, Chorus, and Visual Arts.
• Technology covers the nature, design processes and impact of technology.
• Science is taught as one subject (Physical Science-Grade 6, Life Science-Grade 7, Earth Science-Grade 8)) for younger students and as three separate subjects for older students - Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
• Social Studies (including History and Geography) are taught at all levels and are approached from a global perspective.
• Physical Education covers health and hygiene as well as individual and team sports.

Areas of Interaction:

The Areas of Interaction are an integral part of the curriculum where the term's work is planned to include the Areas of Interaction throughout the individual subjects and cross-curricular projects.

1. Approaches to Learning is concerned with the development of effective study and self management skills.
2. Community and Service encourages responsible, caring participation in the local community and the world at large.
3. Health and Social Education is concerned with respect for body and mind.
4. Environment stresses the importance of conservation and the responsibility placed on future generations for the conservation of the natural world.
5. Homo Faber ["Man the Maker"] focuses on the changes Man's creative and inventive genius have brought to society. Integration of the subjects' cross-curricular projects form an integral part of the learning experience where natural links occur. This enables students to perceive knowledge as a multi-faceted experience and to realize that subjects do not exist in isolation.

Personal Project:

In the final year of the MYP students prepare and present a personal project. This can be of a practical or aesthetic nature and should be "personal" rather than academic. It will be an independent piece of work intended to demonstrate the student's achievements and involvement with the five Areas of Interaction.