IMYC
Szeged IPS uses the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC). IMYC is an internationally recognized educational programme for children aged 11-14 developed by Fieldwork Education. It is used by over 200 schools in over 50 countries.
The International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) is the continuation of IPC, which further enhances students’ practical skills of learning. The curriculum is based on consistent IPC materials taught initially in previous academic years; however, IMYC knowledge is not complicated to catch up with for those who have not learned IPC before.
IMYC responds to the developmental needs of 11-14 year olds, providing structures and systems that support the needs of the adolescent brain. There are 10 main subjects, which constitute the core of IMYC depending on what the main theme of each unit is: Art; Design, Technology and Innovation; Geography; History; Language Arts; Health and Wellbeing; ICT & Computing; International Studies; Music; Science. IMYC provides many opportunities for subject integration so our teachers always seek to plan other subjects they teach to correspond to IMYC topics taught.
IMYC draws on current media platforms, involving active skills-based learning, promoting self-reflection and the opportunity for students to make sense of their learning.
Each unit of IMYC is based on main theses, which enable the teaching and learning of individual subjects integrated into one another, thus linking all subjects to the conceptual topic of learning the subjects covered.
Offering a student-led learning structure, IMYC helps children aged between 11 and 14 to find their place in the world and aims to develop their worldview.
IMYC prepares students for the next phase of their life and teaches them how to seize their future opportunities. Its goal is for students to become globally competent people.
IMYC's Assessment for Learning (AfL) program tracks each episode of students' skills in each age group, divided into three levels: beginning, developing, and mastered. IMYC is assessed similarly as other subjects taught in our school, in the form of percentages.