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IB Spotlight

3/21/2025 11:57 pm

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While each grade level dives into specific aspects of teaching and learning within their current Unit of Inquiry on their weekly newsletter, we want to provide a campus-wide view of the incredible learning happening through our transdisciplinary units of study. You can support your child at home by discussing these essential questions with them. 

 

Grade

Current Planner

Essential Questions

PK

How We Express Ourselves 

How can we share and understand stories in different ways?

K

How We Organize Ourselves

How do communities work together to meet people’s needs and wants?

1

Sharing the Planet

How do our choices affect the environment, and what can we do to protect it?

2

How the World Works

How does weather influence the way humans and the environment interact and adapt over time?

3

Where We Are In Place and Time

How do significant events shape a community’s history and values?

4

Sharing the Planet

How do our choices affect the balance between human needs and the sustainability of natural resources?

5

How We Express Ourselves (IB Exhibition)

How can we use our voices and actions to express ideas and inspire change?