▁side ▁of ▁the ▁curr icul um , ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁encou rage ▁a ▁rig orous ▁and ▁compet itive ▁academic ▁standard ▁within ▁the ▁school , ▁B . I . S . ▁also ▁util izes ▁content ▁maps ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁students ▁succeed ▁to ▁their ▁full est ▁potential . ▁▁▁ ▁Middle ▁Years ▁Program me ▁▁ ▁Context ual ▁approach : ▁Learning ▁approach ▁based ▁on ▁connections ▁between ▁[ stud ents ’ ] ▁studies ▁and ▁the ▁real ▁world , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁st riv ing ▁towards ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁skills ▁for ▁communication , ▁inter c ult ural ▁understanding , ▁and ▁global ▁eng agement ▁is ▁what ▁the ▁MY P ▁focus es ▁on . ▁Thus , ▁curr icul um ▁in ▁the ▁MY P ▁is ▁developed ▁with ▁the ▁lear ner ▁and ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁needs ▁and ▁goals . ▁▁ ▁Service ▁based ▁approach : ▁Stud ents , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁their ▁extra - curr icular ▁time , ▁will ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁not ▁just ▁learning ▁more ▁about ▁what ▁it ▁means ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁community , ▁but ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁that ▁understanding ▁for ▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁others . ▁▁▁ ▁Con cept ual ▁approach : ▁The ▁MY P ▁approaches ▁learning ▁from ▁a ▁concept ual ▁perspective ▁– ▁“ big ▁ideas ▁that ▁have ▁relev ance ▁within ▁specific ▁discipl ines ▁and ▁across ▁subject ▁areas ". ▁Learning ▁without ▁the ▁restrictions ▁of ▁strict ▁subject ▁study ▁is ▁encourag ed ▁and ▁learning ▁through ▁rein for cement ▁and ▁revision ▁is ▁supported . ▁▁ ▁Know ledge ▁based ▁approach : ▁Specific ▁subject ▁study ▁is ▁equally ▁encourag