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In the final year of the PYP journey, students participate in an extended, in-depth collaborative project known as the PYP Exhibition. This involves students working collaboratively to conduct an in-depth inquiry into real-world issues or problems. Students collectively synthesize all of the essential elements of the PYP in ways that can be shared with the whole school community. It also provides teachers with a powerful and authentic process for assessing student understanding. The exhibition represents a unique and significant opportunity for students to demonstrate the attributes of the IB learner profile developed throughout their engagement with the PYP. It also provides schools and students with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the transition of learners to the next phase of their education.

The specified concepts should be shown through the use of key questions that guide student inquiry.

The specified concepts include:

• Form – What is it like?

• Function – How does it work?

• Causation – Why is it like it is?

• Change – How is it changing?

• Connection – How is it connected to other things?

• Perspective – What are the points of view?

• Responsibility – What is our responsibility?

• Reflection – How do we know?

To strengthen conceptual understandings of the standards taught, the IB Approaches to Learning help the students develop the appropriate skillset for diving deeper into their topics of study.