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The Junior School offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) from Kindergarten to Year 6.

The PYP embraces best research and practice from around the world and aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

The PYP encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand other people and their perspectives.

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme strives to develop internationally minded students who are:

  • Inquirers
  • Knowledgeable
  • Thinkers
  • Communicators
  • Principled
  • Open-minded
  • Caring
  • Risk-takers
  • Balanced
  • Reflective

Our Programs also focus on developing the IB PYP Attitudes which focus on how students feel about themselves, towards others, their world and their learning. Our students demonstrate:

  • Appreciation
  • Commitment
  • Confidence
  • Cooperation
  • Creativity
  • Curious
  • Empathy
  • Enthusiasm
  • Independence
  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Tolerance

Transdisciplinary Themes

Kardinia International College Junior School curriculum is based on an inquiry approach to learning. Students inquire into, and learn about, globally significant issues in the context of six transdisciplinary units of inquiry.

Who We Are
Where We Are in Place and Time
How We Express Ourselves
How the World Works
How We Organise Ourselves
Sharing the Planet
Who We Are

An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human.

Where We Are in Place and Time

An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilisations, from local and global perspectives.

How We Express Ourselves

An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.

How the World Works

An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.

How We Organise Ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organisations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.

Sharing the Planet

An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.

Programme of Inquiry

You can view the complete Junior School Programme of Inquiry in the attached document.

Download Programme

Co-Curricular Activities

A range of co-curricular activities are available for our Junior School students, including Chess Club, Dance Club, Performance Choir and Tournament of the Minds. Students can also participate in several sports, including basketball, judo, badminton, tennis, soccer, netball and hockey as well as being able to participate in instrumental music tuition.

Kardinia International College

PO Box 17
Geelong, Victoria 3220

+61 3 5247 3333
kardinia@kardinia.vic.edu.au

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