Each term at MPS we choose a new integrated topic so that
several curriculum areas can be covered using the same unit of
work across the school.
These topics may be chosen as a result of national interest, or
be of interest to our local community.
As far as possible, we cover the curriculum areas of Health,
Technology, Science, the Arts and Social Science in the units of
work.We usually start with a "big
question" that will be explored by the students using the inquiry
learning process, for example, the science topic of "Astronomical
Systems" could have the "big question" Why do we explore space?
This allows for a lot of different
focus areas across other curriculum subjects - ie health (space
travel) technology (space craft & requirements for other planets),
literacy, (poetic and report writing) the arts, (music involving the
space theme) and numeracy (data displays involving space and space
travel).
Through integrating the curriculum we
believe we can increase the depth of understanding students have of
their world and provide a rich learning environment.
