While recognizing the importance of concepts, skills and knowledge the PYP also believes that these alone do not make an internationally minded student.  PYP focuses on the development of positive attitudes towards people, towards the environment and towards learning.  The PYP addresses these attitudes directly in the written curriculum by designing activities that help to promote these attitudes. 

We want students to develop: 

Appreciation:  appreciating the wonder and beauty of the world and its people

Commitment:  being committed to their learning, persevering and showing self-discipline and responsibility

Confidence:  feeling confident in their ability as learners, having the courage to take risks, applying what they have learned  and making appropriate decisions and choices

Cooperation:  cooperating, collaborating and leading or following as the situation demands

Creativity:  being creative and imaginative in their thinking and in their approach to problems and dilemmas

Curiosity:  being curious about the nature of learning and of the world, its people and cultures

Empathy:  imaginatively projecting themselves into another’s situation, in order to understand his/her thoughts, reasoning and emotions

Enthusiasm:  enjoying learning

Independence :  thinking and acting independently, making their own judgments based on reasoned principles and being able to defend their judgments

Integrity:  having integrity and a firm sense of fairness and honesty

Respect:  respecting themselves, others and the world around them

Tolerance:  feeling sensitivity towards differences and diversity in the world and being responsive to the needs of others

Adopted from International Baccalaureate Organization (September 2000).  “Making the PYP Happen”.