IB-MYP

IB education at the Johan de Witt Scholengroep

The Johan de Witt Scholengroep is a candidate school* for the Middle Years Program (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). There are IB World Schools all over the world. These schools aim to educate students to become inquisitive, well-informed and caring young people, so that together they can create a better and more peaceful world. Of course, we want this too and that is why we started a MYP class in the 2022/2023 school year.

Have you become curious? Then come along to our open days or contact one of our MYP coordinators via . We are happy to answer all your questions!

IB-MYP

The IB consists of various international education programs, including the MYP. The MYP at the Johan de Witt Scholengroep is for students with a VMBO, MAVO, HAVO or VWO recommendation and focuses on students from 12 to 16 years old.

During the MYP we encourage students to adopt an investigative attitude and to be socially involved. In this way, our students are trained to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers and doers.

The MYP is more than acquiring knowledge. The emphasis is mainly on developing skills and characteristics that turn students into broadly oriented global citizens. the so-called 'IB student profile' as a tool for this.

Cross-curricular teaching

In our MYP class we teach cross-curricular subjects in eight subject areas. We encourage students to make connections between what they learn and the real world. We do this based on high positive expectations and by discovering and investigating big ideas of the world (concepts) from different subjects together in this class.

Multilingualism

Language is important for personal development, cultural identity and intercultural understanding. Within our MYP class we therefore teach in both Dutch and English, but the language spoken at home also plays an important role.

More information about IB and the MYP: www.ibo.org

The Johan de Witt Scholengroep is a Candidate School* for the Middle Years Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Johan de Witt Scholengroep believes is important for our students.

*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programs: the Primary Years Program (PYP), the Middle Years Program (MYP), the Diploma Program (DP), or the Career-related Program (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programs, visit www.ibo.org