International Baccalaureate 2009 News:

Martin County School District

Indiantown Middle School authorized to offer the

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

Today, Indiantown Middle School received notification from the International Baccalaureate Organization that the school has been authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme. Indiantown Middle is the only middle school in the district to now offer the IB Middle Years Programme.

Indiantown Middle applied for the IB Middle Years Program in May 2006, and was granted “candidate school” status in December 2006. Since becoming a candidate school, Indiantown Middle has worked to fully implement the Middle Years Programme while providing professional development training for faculty, staff, and parents. “All of our students, faculty, and staff were so excited to get the news today that we are now authorized to offer the IB Middle Years Programme. We have worked very hard to achieve this goal and have already seen a positive impact from the Programme on our students’ academic achievement and in their involvement in the community,” said Principal Debbie Henderson.

The IB Middle Years Programme is designed to teach students to become independent learners who can recognize relationships between school subjects and the world outside. It also teaches students to adapt to new situations and to combine practical/social intelligence with relevant knowledge to solve authentic problems alone or in groups. Successful teaching of the IB Middle Years Programme requires commitment to its fundamental principles on the part of the whole school community, and a high degree of communication and collaboration between teachers.

For more information on the IB Middle Years Programme at Indiantown Middle School, please contact Principal Debbie Henderson at 772-597-2146.

For information contact:

Mrs. Rynca, IB-MYP Coordinator

The mission of Indiantown Middle School:

Teachers, parents and community members share in the responsibility of supporting and challenging students in their educational, civic and social endeavors to become self-directed, lifelong learners.

General Regulations: Middle Years Programme

Indiantown Middle School Language Policy

 The MYP is designed to teach students to become independent learners who can recognize relationships between school subjects and the world outside, who can adapt to new situations and combine relevant knowledge, practical and social intelligence to solve authentic problems alone or in groups. Successful teaching of the programme requires commitment to its fundamental principles on the part of the whole school community, and a high degree of communication and collaboration between teachers

AREAS OF INTERACTION

Approaches to Learning Learning how to learn		Human Ingenuity Systems, products, and solutions
	-      Effective study habits -       Reading and learning strategies -      Study and test taking strategies -       Habits of mind (critical inquiry and thinking skills)		• Impact of innovation • Creative thinking, artistic expression, invention • Through time, history and society have been changed by humanity’s creative genius
Community and Service Moving from “I” to “We”		Health and Social Education Becoming Healthy,
	–           Opportunities to make an impact on family, peers, school and outside community –           Exploration of community and my place in it		• Making physically and mentally healthy life decisions • Developing a sense of responsibility for own well-being and personal relationships
	Environment Developing appreciation and responsibility
		• Examine sides of environmental issues • Understand how issues impact on society, ecology, and economy • Explore ways to make an impact on the school environment