1. Plaza Middle School International Baccalaureate M iddle Y ears P rogram Academy Taking the Road “Less Traveled”

2. What is the Middle Years Program? An international program of study for grades 6-10 that focuses on: –OTHER CULTURES –COMMUNICATION –GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

3. How is the MYP different from other Middle Schools?

4. We learn through the "Areas of Interaction" Approaches to Learning Human Ingenuity Health & Social Education Environments Community Service

5. Approaches to Learning How do I learn?

6. Community Service How do we live in relation to each other? What is my role in the community? What are my responsibilities as a community member?

7. Health & Social Education How do the DECISIONS I MAKE affect me as an individual?

8. Environments WHERE do I live?

9. Human Ingenuity WHY and HOW? And with WHAT CONSEQUENCES? What do WE DO?

10. Learn Computer & Technology Design

11. Earn high school credits for foreign languages! Buenos Dias! Bon Jour! Guten Tag!

12. Develop COMMUNITY AWARENESS through SERVICE

13. Extracurricular Activities Abound! MYP students are encouraged to participate fully in all clubs, intramural sports and interscholastic sports!

14. WHY attend the MYP Academy? Unique Option Become Better Prepared for High School Make New Friends

15. What qualities do I need? Highly-motivated Hard Worker Flexible Thinker Responsible Academic Achiever Leader

16. How would I get there? Academy Express Shuttle Buses “The BIG Yellow Bus”

17. How do I Apply to the Middle Years Program Academy? 1.Applications are available at your school. 2.Download an application from: www.vbschools.com. www.vbschools.com 3.Complete the application and return it to school by the application deadline.

18. “ The future is not some place we are going to, it is one we are creating.” ~UNESCO Taking the Road “Less Traveled”