International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Programme
Admission to M1 is open to students aged above 11 years who have usually completed about six years of primary education. Applicants are asked to attach previous school reports as these may be used to determine placement upon entry; an interview and tests in English and Mathematics may also be required.
ISM began teaching the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) on a trial basis in 2004. This has proved extremely successful and in 2007 the school obtained full authorization for the MYP from the IB Organization.
The programme has been phased in over a number of years with M1-M4 undertaking an MYP curriculum in 2007/08 and our first MYP graduates will complete the programme in June 2009.
Students will study the following subjects in M1-M3:
| English | Mathematics | French |
| Integrated Science | World Studies | Physical Education |
| Music | Technology | Visual Art |
| Life Skills | Drama | Swahili |
Students will study the following subjects in M4 & M5:
| English | Mathematics | French or Swahili |
| Biology | Chemistry | Physics |
| Geography | History | Visual Art or Music |
| Technology | Drama | Physical Education |
| Life Skills |
From August 2007 our S1 to S4 classes were renamed as M1 to M4, our IB1 and IB2 classes were renamed as D1 and D2.
The following pdf documents are available to download:
 Introduction to the MYP (329kb) ISM Handbook for the M1 to M5 Curriculum (292kb) A Continuum of International Education: DP, MYP, PYP (251kb) The IB: Education for a Better World (853kb) The MYP: A basis for practice (117kb) MYP Programme: A School's Guide (1476kb) MYP Programme Standards (71kb)
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[All above pdf documents (excluding ISM's own handbook) are sourced from the IB website at www.ibo.org and are © copyright International Baccalaureate Organization]
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