PYP - Primary Years Programme, the elementary program in IB

Transdisciplinary Themes - The name of the six unit themes, i.e Who We Are, Sharing the Planet, etc. 

Inquiry - student centred learning guided by student questions and exploration 

International Mindedness - One who recognises the common humanity and shared responsibility for caring for the planet in an effort to create a better and more peaceful world

Approaches to Learning -  AtL - these are the executive function and thinking skills students need to succeed (researach, communication, self-management, thinking, social) 

Attributes of Learner Profile - the ten traits that make up the learner profile

Agency - when students have voice, choice and ownership

Key Concepts - form, function, causation, change, connection, perspective and responsibility, students build connections to the world around them when they learn conceptually. It allows them to apply what they learn from content knowledge to other experiences or understandings they develop 

Central Idea - CI - conceptual statement that drives a unit of inquiry 

Lines of Inquiry - LOI-  statement that defines the scope fo the unit of inquiry

International Baccalaureate - IB - International Baccalauretate Program