Grade 5 Exhibition
One of the key points in the IB curricular approach is the integration of the learning by each individual. This is most evident in the culminating experience of the program - the 5th grade exhibition.
In the final year of the Primary Years Programme, students participate in a project known as the Exhibition. Students are required to engage in a collaborative inquiry that involves them in identifying, investigating, and offering solutions to real-life issues or problems.
Purpose For Students
- Engage with in-depth, collaborative inquiry
- Demonstrate independence & responsibility for their own learning
- Have opportunity to explore multiple perspectives
- Synthesize, apply learning, & reflect on their PYP journey
- Provide an authentic process for assessing student understanding
- Show how they can take action as a result of their learning
- Unite students, parents, teachers, & school community with the PYP
- Celebrate the transition from PYP to MYP at the middle school
Student Requirements
- Work in a cooperative group & also do independent work
- In-depth research (includes inquiry questions & note taking)
- Written examples (research essay & other examples of written work)
- Oral presentation (tell about research findings without reading essay)
- Multi-media display (tri-fold board with pictures & information)
- Reflection journal (special Exhibition 3-ring notebook)
- Incorporate all aspects of the PYP (Profile, Attitudes, Key Concepts, Transdisciplinary Skills)
You Can Help Your Student By...
- Having an understanding of the Exhibition purpose & requirements
- Supporting & encouraging your child to do his/her best
- Reading the weekly class newsletter updates on the unit timeline
- Talking with your child about how the process is progressing
- Celebrating with your child by attending Exhibition Day to view his/her accomplishments
(evening hours will also be scheduled)