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Carmel Elementary Campus (Kindergarten - Grade 5)

At Carmel Elementary, we think about and reflect on our learning. We challenge ourselves and take ownership for our learning. We encourage our students to learn through curiosity, to ask questions and to explore ways of finding answers to these questions.

The IB Learner Profile

Acting on the IB Learner Profile attributes, we pride ourselves on our students exhibiting:

  • APPRECIATION Students feel confident in their ability as learners. They have the courage to take risks, apply what they have learned and make appropriate decisions and choices.

  • INDEPENDENCE Students think and act independently. They make their own decisions and can defend their judgements.

  • COMMITMENT Students are committed to their learning. They persevere and show self-discipline and responsibility.

  • CONFIDENCE Students feel confident in their ability as learners. They have the courage to take risks, apply what they have learned and make appropriate decisions and choices.

  • RESPECT Students respect themselves, others and the world around them.

  • CURIOSITY Students are curious about the nature of learning and of the world, its people and cultures.

  • TOLERANCE Students accept differences and diversity and consider other perspectives.

  • COOPERATION Students cooperate, collaborate and lead or follow as the situation demands.

  • ENTHUSIASM Students enjoy learning and participating in activities.

This inquiry-based approach involves our teachers carefully guiding our students in:

  • exploring, wondering and questioning
  • experimenting and playing with possibilities
  • making connections between previous learning and current learning
  • making predictions and acting purposefully to see what happens
  • collecting data and reporting findings
  • clarifying existing ideas and reappraising perceptions of events
  • researching and seeking information
  • taking and defending a position

Programme of Learning

Programmes of Inquiry