. ▁The ▁P Y P ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁child ▁as ▁an ▁inqu ir er , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁class room ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁outside . ▁It ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁six ▁trans dis cipl inary ▁them es ▁of ▁global ▁significance , ▁expl ored ▁using ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁derived ▁from ▁six ▁subject ▁areas , ▁with ▁a ▁powerful ▁emphas is ▁on ▁inqu iry - based ▁learning . ▁Sub ject s ▁Of fer ed : ▁Primary ▁Years ▁Program me ▁( PY P ) ▁ 1 . ▁Reading ▁& ▁Writing ▁ 2 . ▁Mathemat ics ▁ 3 . ▁Science ▁ 4 . ▁Social ▁Studies ▁ 5 . ▁Arts ▁▁ 6 . ▁L anguages ▁– ▁Korean ▁ 7 . ▁Life ▁Sk ills ▁ 8 . ▁Phys ical , ▁Social ▁and ▁Personal ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁Middle ▁Years ▁Program me ▁gr ades ▁ 6 - 1 0 ▁includes ▁the ▁following ▁ 8 ▁curr icular ▁areas : ▁Group ▁# 1 : ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁( English ) ▁based ▁on ▁Read ers ’ ▁and ▁Writ ers ` ▁Work shop ▁model ▁( T each er ’ s ▁College , ▁Columbia ▁University ) ▁Group ▁# 2 : ▁Ac quired ▁Language ▁( English , ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Korean ) ▁Group ▁# 3 : ▁Human ities ▁( Ind ividual s ▁& ▁Soci eties , ▁History , ▁Econom ics , ▁Polit ics ▁etc .) ▁Group ▁# 4 : ▁Integr ated ▁Science ▁( E arth ▁Science , ▁Bi ology , ▁Chem istry , ▁Physics ) ▁Group ▁# 5 : ▁Mathemat ics ▁based ▁on