Middle Years Programme

HIS MYP students become confident collaborators

Students in Grades 6-10 at Hangzhou International School follow the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP). For our students, this rigorous and wholistic approach is ideal preparation for the Diploma Programme, as it develops the knowledge and skills that will be essential for success in their final years at school. Teachers plan their units of work around the Key and Related Concepts and make connections to Global Contexts in order to ensure that student leaning is wide ranging, conceptual, integrated, and highly relevant. Inquiry questions guide the units to ensure that students are not simply fed information but learn to seek out answers for themselves. Our students learn skills and strategies in self-management, critical thinking, communicating, research, and collaborating throughout the curriculum at HIS and in lessons specially designed to develop these Approaches to Learning.

Curriculum Offerings

MYP students will generally follow the courses listed below. As they move through the MYP, they will be able to make some choices about the courses they will take.

Subject	Language of Instruction
Language and literature	English and Chinese
Language B *	English, Chinese, Spanish
Social Studies §	English
Math
Science
Arts »
Physical and Health Education
Design

* Language B in the MYP is also called ‘Language acquisition. For more information on our Language B options, please see our Upper School Language Pathways HERE.

§ Social Studies in the MYP is also called ‘Individuals and societies’. At HIS, it is an integrated course involving history, geography and economics.

» In Grade 6-8, students take visual arts for one semester and design for the other; in Grade 6-7, they all take music. Grade 8-10 students can choose between music, visual arts and drama. All grade 9 and 10 students take design for the whole year.

Sample Student Schedule

HIS Middle Years students become confident collaborators and communicators during their time with us, with ample opportunities for performance, community service, leadership, and project-based learning, both in and out of lessons.

To read more about the IB Middle Years Programme click here.