Exhibition Estimated Timeline - Student Version

Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the planet

An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with
other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal
opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.
Week
(Mon-Fri)
Main Ideas Where we should be at

- Tuning in Looking at unit books, pamphlets etc. on topical issues.

- Parent/Student orientation Breaking down transdisciplinary theme.
meeting
14th - 18th - Front loading By the end of week one, we will be aware of what the
March - Reading transdisciplinary theme is and will have developed our
- S.M.A.R.T central idea. SMART action brainstorming of issues. Build up
- SNAP a bank of topical issues.
- Central idea
- Explicit teaching
- Forming groups
- Build on bank of issues and
actions
21st - 25th - Logo By the end of week two, agreed upon a central idea,
March - Intro booklet formed groups. Gone through the booklet and written group
- Mission statements, guidelines mission statement and guidelines. Developed research
- Contact mentors questions based on the PYP concepts and chosen which
- Research questions questions we will focus our research on. Developed lines of
- Develop lines of inquiry inquiry. Will have arranged first mentor meeting for next
week.
28 - - PTC Accessed the library and researched chosen lines of inquiry.
1st April - Primary research based on By the end of this week all research will have been
research questions recorded on group Wikis. We will have had our first mentor
- 1st mentor meeting meeting and will have recorded minutes from this meeting.
4th - - Solution research By the end of this week; researched, discussed and
8th April - Action ideas and research pinpointed solutions for problem. If possible have some ideas
- Secondary research based on of SMART action to take.
field trips, interviews,
questionnaires

11th - 15th - Planning for action By the end of this week we will have chosen their SMART
April action and created an action plan ready to be implemented
next week.
18th - 21st - Taking action This week we are implementing our chosen SMART action.
April
Break
2nd - - Taking action By the end of the week we will have made a short video
6th May - Design presentation 1-2mins describing what we chose and why. We will have
- Making video created a plan for the exhibition presentation for next week.
We may be continuing to implement our SMART action.
9th - - Prepare presentation We will prepare their presentation for the exhibition on the
13th May - Use a variety of methods 12th and 13th of May.
- Make it interactive?

PLEASE NOTE: This is only a guide and your groups will proceed at different paces, however if
your group is clearly behind schedule you must let us know! Feel free to take action sooner if you
have checked with a teacher or mentor.