Programme of Inquiry
The Programme of Inquiry (POI) serves as a framework for the Australian Curriculum and Early Years Learning Framework and illustrates the Specified Concepts that students will be exploring. It is made up of between four and six Units of Inquiry per year level that help students gain an understanding of themselves and the world around them.
Transdisciplinary learning is the exploration of a relevant concept, issue or problem that integrates the perspectives of multiple disciplines in order to connect new knowledge and deeper understanding to real life experiences.
A transdisciplinary programme of inquiry offers students a broad, balanced, conceptual and connected learning experience.
Six transdisciplinary themes form the structure of the programme of inquiry.
Who we are
Where we are in place and time
How we express ourselves
How the world works
How we organise ourselves
Sharing the planet
The themes capture human commonalities that are significant and relevant across cultures, geographic regions and student learning stages.
A well-designed programme of inquiry ensures students gain a balance of subject-specific knowledge, conceptual understandings and skills, alongside opportunities to develop the attributes of the IB learner profile and to take action.
Units of inquiry are collaboratively planned, developed and continually modified, based on reflection with students.
