As part of the Middle Years Programme, design challenges all students to:
Apply practical and creative thinking skills to solve design problems
Explore the role of design in both historical and contemporary contexts
Consider their responsibilities when making design decisions and taking action.
MYP design focuses on a holistic design process rather than final products and solutions.
MYP uses the design cycle as a way to structure:
Design is offered to all MYP students. It is a core subject for students through MYP 1 - 4 and for the eAssessments in MYP 5 it is an optional subject. In MYP5 the students produce an ePortfolio and product that synthesises most of the design theory that they learned in the previous 4 years.
The current units that students take in each year group are shown in the table below.
MYP 1 | MYP 2 | MYP 3 | MYP 4 | MYP 5 |
Juggling Bags Project | School Logo Project | Laser Cut Puzzle | International Space Station Tool | Mock ePortolio: Culture and Identity |
Birds Feeder Project | Chess Piece Project | Tote-ally Awesome | Board Game Project | ePortolio: TBD |
Fidget Spinner Project | Hydraulic Arm Project | Chocolate Box Project |
