PYP and Arts Integration

Recently, I have been fortunate to attend a variety of trainings and collaborative work studies for PYP, also known as Primary Years Programme. This is the elementary segment of the renowned International Baccalaureate (IB) programs that are springing up across the country. What has struck me most about PYP, however, is its intense relationship with the strategies that are presented using Arts Integration. Today, I am sharing these observations with you in our latest Infographic below. Are you an educator who uses PYP or who is involved with the program in some way? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts in how you see Arts Integration fitting into this picture. I love it when connections rise to the surface!

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Jennifer

It is interesting to consider the connection between PYP and AI, thanks for bringing this to light. Do you see PYP as providing for an in-depth arts experience to be connected at a meaningful level, or is it likely that the arts experience is fairly superficial and more of an “arts hitching” model in PYP? i had a chance to attend a conference session from a PYP teacher on arts integration, and the connections were fairly superficial. I didn’t know if that was common with PYP, or just an isolated incident
- http://www.educationcloset.com Susan Riley
  
  That’s an excellent point, Jennifer. I honestly think it depends on the individual teacher in the PYP classroom and whether there has been any Arts Integration training. Once PYP teachers receive direct instruction on Arts Integration practices, they tend to make such amazingly authentic connections in my experience. I worked with a PYP and AI school this year and the instruction and products were truly outstanding and rich.
  
  With that being said, however, I can (and have) seen very superficial connections to AI in the PYP classroom. I think it’s like anything else – it takes direct, intentional PD and a reflective teacher to truly make it an authentic experience. Thanks for your insight!
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