The IBPYP focuses on the development of the whole child, in the classroom but also in the world outside, through other environments where children learn. It offers a framework that meets children’s several needs: academic, social, physical, emotional and cultural.

The IBPYP serves as an excellent introduction to the IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP), but it is not a prerequisite for this or for the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP).

The IBPYP is a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning with an international curriculum model that provides:

• guidelines for what students should learn 
• a teaching methodology
• assessment strategies.

At the heart of the IBPYP is a commitment to structured inquiry as a vehicle for learning:

• Six organizing themes help teachers and students explore knowledge in the broadest sense of the word.
• Teachers and students use key questions that are concept-based to structure the units of inquiry.
• They acquire and apply transdisciplinary skills while developing an understanding of these important concepts.

The development of explicit attitudes is an essential element of the programme.  Students are given the opportunity to reflect and take action as a result of their learning.

As an authorised IBO world school, ACS campuses are visited and evaluated regularly. A team of professional educators reviews the delivery and effectiveness of the programme and makes recommendations for improvement.