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FMV Işık Schools started implementing the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) for children aged 3 - 12, in September 2018 as candidate schools. All the kindergartens and primary schools of Nişantaşı, Ayazağa, Erenköy and Ispartakule campuses successfully completed the IB PYP verification process and they were authorized as IB PYP World Schools in December 2020 (Erenköy Campus and in January 2021 (Nişantaşı, Ayazağa and Ispartakule campuses). FMV Florya Işık Kindergarten and Primary School, which opened in September 2023, has candidate school status as of March 2024.

The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for children aged 3 – 12 nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.

Through its inquiry-led, transdisciplinary framework, the PYP challenges students to think for themselves and take responsibility for their learning as they explore local and global issues and opportunities in real-life contexts.

The PYP is a transformative experience for students, teachers and whole school communities. PYP students learn how to take control of their learning, teachers collaborate to deepen student- learning and increase their confidence and self-motivation. The whole school community, including parents, are viewed as partners in learning, and actively contribute to a holistic educational experience.

The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. We aim our students to have the IB Learner Profile attributes, which are being inquirers, knowledgeable, communicators, principled, open minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective.

For more information please visit: https://www.ibo.org/