Primary Years Programme
How does IB Primary Years Programme
prepare your child to become
a lifelong learner?
The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.
The PYP offers an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary curriculum framework that builds conceptual understanding. It is a student-centered approach to education for children.
The PYP is an example of best educational practice globally, responding to the challenges and opportunities facing young students in our rapidly changing world.
Primary Years Programme (PYP) Framework:
How we connect
The Programme of Inquiry (POI) is a structured, transdisciplinary framework that organizes learning across the school, promoting conceptual understanding, inquiry, and connections to real-world contexts. It revolves around the 6 PYP transdisciplinary themes.
Conceptual Understanding:
How We Think
At the core of the curriculum are seven key concepts. These “lenses” shift the focus from rote memorization to deeper, transferable understanding:
Transdisciplinary Themes:
What We Study
Who We Are: An inquiry into identity as individuals and as part of a collective through: physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being; relationships and belonging; learning and growing.
Who We Where We Are in Place and Time: An inquiry into the histories and orientation in place, space, and time through periods, events, and artifacts; communities, heritage, culture, and environment; natural and human drivers of movement, adaptation, and transformation.
How We Express Ourselves: An inquiry into identity as individuals and as part of a collective through: physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being; relationships and belonging; learning and growing.
How the World Works: An inquiry into the understandings of the world and phenomena through: patterns, cycles, systems; diverse practices, methods, and tools; discovery, design, innovation, possibilities, and impacts.
How we organize ourselves: An inquiry into systems, structures, and networks through interactions with and between social and ecological systems; approaches to livelihoods and trade practices: intended and unintended consequences; representation, collaboration, and decision-making.
Sharing the Planet: An inquiry into the interdependence of human and natural worlds through: rights, responsibilities, and dignity of all; pathways to just, peaceful, and reimagined futures; nature, complexity, coexistence, and wisdom.
Approaches to Learning (ATL): What we can do
Thinking Skills
Research Skills
Communication Skills
Social Skills
Self-Management Skills
IB PYP Newsletter for School Year 2025 – 2026
Why Choose The CKS College IB PYP Education
- ⭐️ International Standards
- A globally recognized curriculum that gives your child a competitive edge for top universities worldwide.
- ⭐️ Modern Campus & World Class Facilities
- Purpose-built spaces that blend high-tech innovation with creative freedom to inspire active learning.
- ⭐️ IB-Certified Teachers
- Our teachers are specially trained in IB pedagogy to provide high-level instruction to bring out the best in every student.
- ⭐️ A Space Designed for Focus
- A calm, safe, and green environment that helps students stay focused, happy, and motivated.
- ⭐️ Learning Through Inquiry
- Students move beyond textbooks, asking big questions to solve real-world problems.
- ⭐️ Bilingual Fluency
- Our immersive dual-language approach ensures students are equally comfortable speaking, thinking, and learning in both English and Chinese.
- ⭐️ Strong Chinese Foundation
- A rigorous Mandarin program that prepares students for a global future while respecting cultural heritage.
- ⭐️ Values-driven Education
- We don’t just teach subjects; we nurture the whole child, instilling integrity, empathy, and the strong moral compass needed to become a responsible, caring leader.
CKS College Southmont is a candidate school for the PYP. This is a school that share a
common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international
education that CKS College believes is important for our students.