International Primary Curriculum
Abbreviation | IPC |
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Parent organisation | International Curriculum Association |
Website | www |
The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is an independent programme of education for learners aged 5 to 11, cited by The SAGE Handbook of Research in
History
The curriculum was developed in the late 1990s
Curriculum design
From the IPC Curriculum Guide (2020), the design of the IPC cites 7 foundations that present the curriculum as a holistic programme of education for 5-11 year-olds, separated into three 'mileposts' (5–6 years old, 7–9 years old, and 10–11 years old). The 7 foundations are listed as:[9]
- Learner-focused Personal, International and Subject Learning Goals
- A Progressive Pedagogy
- A Process to Facilitate Learning for All
- Globally Competent Learners
- Knowledge, Skills and Understanding are taught, learned and assessed differently
- Connected Learning
- Assessment for Improving Learning
Thematic units of learning
The IPC is presented to schools through a number of thematic units of learning, which bring together the learning of multiple subjects associated with that theme over a 3, 6 or 9 week period. All the units follow the same Process to Facilitate Learning, which has the following stages:
- Entry Point
- Knowledge Harvest
- Explaining the Theme
- Research, Record and Reflect activities
- Exit Point
Personal learning goals
The 8 Personal Learning Goals of the IPC are to become:
- Adaptable
- (a) Communicator
- (a) Collaborator
- Empathetic
- Ethical
- Resilient
- Respectful
- (a) Thinker[10]
Subject learning goals
The subjects included in the IPC subject learning goals are:
- Art
- Design technology and Innovation
- Geography
- Health and Wellbeing
- History
- ICT and Computing
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical education
- Science
Use in schools around the world
As of 2021, the IPC is used by over 1,000 international schools in over 90 countries.[11]
References
- ^ Book: Hayden, M., Levy, J. & Thompson, J. (2015) The SAGE handbook of research in International Education. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015.
- ^ Book: Walker, G., Hayden, M. & Thompson, J. (2002) Criteria for curriculum continuity in international education. London: Routledge, 2002. Chapter 1: Drennen, H. Criteria for curriculum continuity in international education
- ^ Book: International Education and Schools: Moving Beyond the First 40 Years. Hayden, M., and Thompson, J. (2013)
- ^ Journal: Hayden, M., and Thompson, J. (2013) UNESCO: International Institute for Educational Planning. International schools: growth and influence. Fundamentals of Educational Planning. Vol 92.
- ^ Journal: Bunnell, T. (2010) Journal of Curriculum Studies. Volume 42, Issue 4. The momentum behind the International Primary Curriculum in schools in England. Pages 471-486.
- ^ Book: Taking the IPC Forward - Engaging with the International Primary Curriculum. Ed. Hayden, M., and Thompson, J. (2012)
- ^ Book: Hayden, M., Levy, J. & Thompson, J. (2015) The SAGE handbook of research in International Education. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015, p. 95.
- ^ Book: Taking the IPC Forward - Engaging with the International Primary Curriculum. Ed. Hayden, M., and Thompson, J. (2012)
- ^ Resources: IPC Curriculum Guide. Fieldwork Education. (2020)
- ^ Resources: IPC Curriculum Guide. Fieldwork Education. (2020)
- ^ Crystal (2021-07-29). "About". Fieldwork Education. Retrieved 2021-07-29.