The Curriculum Model
The Middle Years Programme is a five year programme that Gimnazija Bežigrad is running jointly with Danila Kumar Elementary School. Students of levels four and five (grades nine and ten) attend our school. The subjects offered are:
- Language A: English
- Language B: German and Slovene
- Humanities: History and Geography
- Sciences: Biology, Chemistry and Physics
- Mathematics
- Arts: Art / Design / Music / Sculpture /Photography
- Physical Education
- Technology
- ESL for the beginners.
A Joint Programme: The MYP is a five-year programme for students aged 11 to 16. In Ljubljana, it is divided between two schools: the first three years, grade 6 to grade 8, are offered at Danila Kumar Elementary School and the last two years are offered at Gimnazija Bežigrad.
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Subject groups |
Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
| 1. Language A |
|
|
English |
4 |
4 |
| 2. Language B |
|
|
German |
3 |
3 |
Slovene |
3 |
3 |
| 3. Mathematics |
|
|
Mathematics |
4 |
4 |
| 4. Siences |
|
|
Biology |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Chemistry |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Physics |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| 5. Humanities |
|
|
Geography |
2 |
2 |
History |
2 |
2 |
| 6. Arts |
|
|
Art |
2 |
1 |
Music |
|
1 |
| 7. Technology |
|
|
Technology |
2 |
2 |
| 8. Physical Education |
|
|
Physical Education |
3 |
3 |
| Extra |
|
|
Homeroom
Life Skills
Approcahes to Learning |
1 |
1 |
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| Total |
33.5 |
33.5 |
Areas of Interaction
Embedded within and across the different subjects are five Areas of Interaction:
- Approaches to Learning: helping the students learn how to learn.
- Community Service: encouraging responsible citizenship.
- Health and Social Education: preparing students to lead physically healthy lives.
- Environment: developing insight, investigating problems, finding solutions.
- Homo Faber: creating, transforming, improving.
Teachers co-operate, working as a team, on the implementation of the five Areas of Interaction. The school provides and excellent teacher/student ratio.
Fundamental Concepts
MYP is guided by three fundamental concepts that underpin its development, both internationally and in individual schools:
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holistic learning
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intercultural awareness
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communication.
These concepts form the basis for the MYP’s curriculum framework, which is shared by
different types of schools in all parts of the world. The fundamental concepts of the MYP
should be the guiding principles in designing the curriculum and school activities.