Mitcham Hills College International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

1. Blackwood Primary School Mitcham Hills College International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme • AREAS OF • INTERACTION • The five Areas of Interaction weave learning • areas together in the MYP programme Hawthorndene

2. HOMO FABER Why and how do we create? What are the consequences? • Understanding the evolution, processes and products of human creativity • Appreciating human capacity to impact on life through creation, innovation, development and transformation • Solving problems and showing creative resourcefulness in a variety of contexts • Exploring relationships between ethics, science, aesthetics and technology

3. ENVIRONMENT Where do we live? What resources do we have or need? What are my responsibilities? • Development of responsible attitudes in maintaining an environment fit for the future • Awareness of people’s interdependence with the environment • Understanding of global environmental issues • Decision-making on environmental situations

4. COMMUNITY AND SERVICE How do we live in relation to each other? How can I contribute to the community? How can I help others? • Understanding of communities and how they organize themselves • Community awareness and concern • Developing effective skills and attitudes to contribute to the community • Sense of responsibility and active participation

5. APPROACHES TO LEARNING How do I learn best? How do I know? How do I communicate my understanding? • Learning how to learn • Intellectual discipline, attitudes, strategies and skills • Critical, coherent and independent thinking • Problem solving and decision making • Awareness of thought processes and their strategic use

6. HEALTH & SOCIAL EDUCATION How do I think and act? How am I changing? How can I look after myself and others? • Development of responsibility for self and others • Skills and knowledge to make informed choices • Reflection on health and social issues