e. corinne.day@stpauls.nsw.edu.au

St Paul's began to implement the PYP (Primary Years Program) in 2001 and is the first school in NSW to implement all three IB programmes. St Paul's Grammar School Junior School is committed to fostering internationalism, where its students are informed, tolerant and flexible, able to communicate and work with others of like and differing cultures. In doing so, our graduating students are true internationalists. The qualities of internationalism are represented in the PYP Student Profile, which along with other PYP methodology and philosophy drives the curriculum framework at St Paul's: Our aim being creating students who are inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk takers, knowledgeable, principled, caring, open minded, well balanced and reflective. The PYP framework represents best educational practice and is designed to be sufficiently flexible to enable schools around the world to incorporate their school based philosophies and their state or national curricula. The essential Christian perspective of St Paul's is further facilitated through the PYP approach to learning. Within our PYP units of inquiry the associated New South Wales Board of Studies outcomes have been identified, developed and meaningfully incorporated. In this way, Board of Studies requirements are compatible and complementary to the PYP and are met with vigour and integrity. Central to the international focus of St Paul's is the language and culture programme, where students learn Mandarin Chinese complemented by sister-school relationships between St Paul's and a network of schools in China. St Paul's is committed to life long learning of both its students and staff. Staff has regular opportunity to undertake professional training to develop their knowledge and understanding of PYP and other curriculum focus areas.

e. mary-robyn.lane@stpauls.nsw.edu.au

St Paul's began to implement the MYP (Middle Years Program) in 2002, with the first complete cohort graduating in 2005. The staff include a number of IB accredited MYP moderators.

e. antony.mayrhofer@stpauls.nsw.edu.au

St Paul's was the second school in NSW to offer the IB Diploma programme in 1990. It offers students choice in all subject groups within the IB at both HL and SL. The school has the most highly experienced IB staff in Australia with over twenty IB examiners of scripts, moderators, three IB accredited teacher training workshop leaders, three senior moderators, a former Deputy Chief Examiner of Biology and a current Principal Examiner. Three members of staff are members of IBO curriculum committees (Biology, Dance and Visual Art). There are teachers who are examiners in every IB Diploma group (including Theory of Knowledge and extended essay) in the school! Group 1 subjects (Language A) offered include English A1 HL and SL and, Mandarin Chinese A1 HL. Mother tongue languages are school supported where possible. Group 2 subjects (Language B) offered include English B HL, Mandarin Chinese B SL, French B SL, Latin B SL, French ab initio SL and Spanish ab initio SL. Many other languages are school supported where possible. Group 3 subjects (Individuals and their societies) offered include Business and Management HL and SL, Economics HL and SL, Geography HL and SL, History HL and SL, Psychology HL and SL and Environmental Systems and Societies SL only (a new trans-disciplinary subject meeting both Group 3 and 4 requirements in one subject, allowing greater flexibility in subject choice in other areas). Group 4 subjects (Experimental Sciences) offered include Biology HL and SL, Chemistry HL and SL, Design Technology HL and SL, Physics HL and SL and Environmental Systems and Societies SL only (a new trans-disciplinary subject meeting both Group 3 and 4 requirements in one subject, allowing greater flexibility in subject choice in other areas). Group 5 subjects (Mathematics) offered are Mathematics HL, Mathematics SL and Mathematics Studies SL. Computing Studies HL and SL is also offered in this group but must be studied as an elective in addition to the study of a mathematics subject. Group 6 subjects (Arts and electives) offered include Film HL and SL, Music HL and SL, Theatre Arts HL and SL, Dance HL and SL (a pilot programme with the IB) or Visual Arts HL and SL. A second subject may also be studied from groups 2-6 (although study of a second group 6 subject requires the choice of Environmental Systems and societies to meet both group 3 ad 4 requirements in one subject. The school is one of the few schools worldwide currently piloting Dance for the IB.