Design
6th - 8thGrade 6
MYP Design aims to provide the means and the context to help students become skillful problem solvers, who can appreciate the role of Design in everyday life and society and who can respond critically and resourcefully to real-life challenges.
The MYP Design course intends to:
- Challenge all students to apply practical and creative-thinking skills to solve problems utilizing different forms of Design.
- Encourage students to explore the role of Design in both historical and contemporary contexts.
- Raise students’ awareness of their responsibilities as world citizens when making decisions and taking action on Design issues.
Students will be expected to investigate various types of problems and use the Design Cycle as a tool to design, plan, create, and evaluate products/solutions.
Grade 7
MYP Design aims to provide the means and the context to help students become skillful problem solvers, who can appreciate the role of Design in everyday life and society and who can respond critically and resourcefully to real-life challenges.
The MYP Design course intends to:
- Challenge all students to apply practical and creative-thinking skills to solve problems utilizing different forms of Design.
- Encourage students to explore the role of Design in both historical and contemporary contexts.
- Raise students’ awareness of their responsibilities as world citizens when making decisions and taking action on Design issues.
Students will be expected to investigate various types of problems and use the Design Cycle as a tool to design, plan, create, and evaluate products/solutions.
Grade 8
MYP Design aims to provide the means and the context to help students become skillful problem solvers, who can appreciate the role of Design in everyday life and society and who can respond critically and resourcefully to real-life challenges.
The MYP Design course intends to:
- Challenge all students to apply practical and creative-thinking skills to solve problems utilizing different forms of Design.
- Encourage students to explore the role of Design in both historical and contemporary contexts.
- Raise students’ awareness of their responsibilities as world citizens when making decisions and taking action on Design issues.
Students will be expected to investigate various types of problems and use the Design Cycle as a tool to design, plan, create, and evaluate products/solutions.
Middle School Curriculum