Palmdale Learning Plaza, a K- 8 school, has been integrating the International Baccalaureate (IB) program into the school for over a decade. In those efforts, Palmdale Learning Plaza was recognized as an IB World School in the Primary Years Program for K- 5th grade since 2010, and more recently the school was also recognized as an IB World School in the Middle School Years Program for 6th through 8th grade in 2017.
As an International Baccalaureate World School, Palmdale Learning Plaza has shown understanding and implementation of the practices, mottos, and philosophies of the IB program. An IB Education is inquiry-based instruction revolving around effective, research-driven approaches to teaching and learning. It uses global contexts and conceptual understanding to help students understand different languages and cultures, explore significant content, and developing disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary understanding.
The Primary Years Program adopted at Palmdale Learning Plaza through the IB Program gives students building blocks that will help them acquire a more meaningful education throughout their lives— starting as young as Kindergarten. The Primary Years Program helps young minds explore a set of themes that can be applied to any subject area, helping them navigate each lesson. Those themes are: Who We Are, Where We Are in Place and Time, How the World Works, How We Express Ourselves, How We Organize Ourselves, and Sharing the Planet.
At the Palmdale Learning Plaza, students are encouraged through the IB program to understand how they learn and why it is important to learn, to ask questions, to set goals, and to develop skills that can help them bring meaningful change in the world around them.. This type of education helps students to find meaning and purpose in their education from a young age, setting them on a successful path to their future. To learn more about the International Baccalaureate programs and how they are creating a positive force at the Palmdale Learning Plaza, click here.
About Palmdale School District
Palmdale School District dates back to the late 1800s when German and Swiss families emigrated to the area and called it “Palmenthal” after mistaking the local Joshua trees in the area for palm trees. Now serving the majority of the city of Palmdale, California, the district has approximately 19,000 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Palmdale School District’s vision is to be a district where every student leaves ready for success in high school, college, career, and the global world. The mission of PSD is to implement it’s vision with actions and services targeted to students, parents, and staff so students can live their lives to their full potential.
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