International-mindedness and Learner Profile Posters

As learners at an IB PYP school, a goal we all have is to demonstrate international-mindedness. 

This means that we are open-minded towards others who have different beliefs, values, and experiences and that we also understand the inter-connectedness of the complex, dynamic world in which we live.

How do we learn to embody international-mindedness in our daily lives? We do this by focusing on the ten attributes of the IB Learner Profile: Inquirer, Knowledgeable, Thinker, Communicator, Principled, Open-minded, Caring, Risk-taker, Balanced, and Reflective. 

In Grades 5 and 6, every year we create posters representing each attribute to hang in the classroom as reminders of what it means to be internationally-minded. This school year, we have applied our research skills to find out about a famous person and how an attribute could be seen in an action taken in that person's life. Afterward, we created these mixed-media portraits in Mr. Lubin's art class!

Please enjoy looking at the beautiful posters below!

Have a wonderful weekend!

People who Represent Attributes of the Learner Profile

In visual arts, we have been learning about the seven elements of art. 

Check out the sketch-notes below! 

Because we are all different people making meaning through different connections, our sketch-notes are all unique!

Over the past weeks, we have been inquiring into different ways the elements of value and colour are used in art.

For our first long-term project, we practiced using acrylic paint to tint and shade colours. 

Once we developed this new skill, we applied it to create monochromatic paintings of a person who represents a Learner Profile attribute. 

We also used our research skills to find out about these people and explain how the person represents that particular attribute. 

 

Below are our finished paintings!

 

These paintings will be hung in our classroom throughout the year as a visual reminder of the attributes of the Learner Profile.