Primary
Primary 1 to Primary 5
Ages 7 - 11
The learning journey continues in Primary School. The primary section consists of Grade 1 to Grade 5 students. Markham is working towards the Markham IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) which is a flexible framework and has an inquiry approach, building collaboration and agency to give the best learning experience in the best learning spaces. The new world-class primary facilities will open in 2024 in the Monterrico campus. The new building, designed by Danish and Spanish architects Rosan Bosch and IDOM, reflects the school’s advanced pedagogic approach.
The school is moving away from the traditional four-wall classroom, developing flexible learning spaces that encourage independent learning in different environments. Teachers are developing new ways of working and collaborating across groups and disciplines in our ‘Learning Communities’ already built in the San Antonio Campus. Architect Rosan Bosch´s Studio has worked with the school to show how breakout spaces and rooms for immersion give students at Markham more autonomy and choices in planning and executing their own learning journey.
“The design offers a community structure that replaces the traditional classrooms and provides an inspiring learning landscape with the learner at the centre. Markham College is designed to stimulate students’ creative skills and agile mindsets while supporting them in building strong connections beyond their year group.” Rosan Bosch, Founder and Creative Director of Rosan Bosch Studio
The design includes greatly improved science labs and an ICT, design, coding and robotics innovation centre. There will be a food science lab to explore nutrition as a science, performance centres for theatre and music and spaces for visual art exhibitions. Sports will be key, with the field acting as a village green at the heart of the community. The sports centre will have competition courts, an indoor gymnastics area, and swimming pools for different ages and development levels.
Primary Curriculum-PYP
The new Primary Curriculum to the IB – PYP will help us to provide highly effective teaching and learning through which students are motivated to take authentic action to help the world around them. We want our students to become caring, knowledgeable and inquiring young people.
The PYP programme is student centred, driven by meaningful inquiries which develop conceptual understanding and key skills in order for our students to be active, compassionate and lifelong learners.
