This document is a teacher's companion for the PYP Exhibition (PYPx), the culminating project in the final year of the IB Primary Years Programme. It is designed for educators who guide students through this collaborative inquiry process.
This document is a teacher's companion for the PYP Exhibition (PYPx), the culminating project in the final year of the IB Primary Years Programme. It is designed for educators who guide students through this collaborative inquiry process, covering flexibility, agency, and community involvement.
The guide explains that the PYPx has no fixed duration or standardized assessment method, allowing schools to adapt it to their context. It emphasizes student agency, distinguishing genuine ownership from permissiveness, and provides strategies for teaching agency explicitly.
It details how to build a learning community involving teachers, parents, specialists, librarians, and external organizations. The document stresses establishing class agreements aligned with the IB Learner Profile and clarifying behavioral and academic expectations before students form groups.
Five non-negotiables are outlined: reflection process, IB Learner Profile attributes, Approaches to Learning skills, meaningful action, and concepts guiding the Central Idea. The guide prioritizes process over product, recommending documentation through journals, reflection videos, portfolios, and peer assessments.
It covers student involvement in co-creating rubrics and success criteria, and suggests presentation formats such as oral presentations, written reports, digital components, and action-based outcomes. The celebration is described as a family brunch under a Samán tree, recognizing the entire journey.
The guide explains how to develop a Central Idea rooted in real-world issues with actionable solutions, using examples like stray dogs versus organ trafficking. It links inquiries to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and explains how key concepts (form, function, causation, change, connection, perspective, responsibility, reflection) frame student research.