University Laboratory School Presents PYP Exhibition

Fifth Grade Students share research findings, understanding of global issues

Louisiana State University Laboratory School fifth grade students in the final year of the International Baccaulareate Organization’s Primary Years Programme (PYP) will present the “PYP Exhibition” on May 8th and 9th from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Exhibition is open to the media and to the University Lab School community.

The Exhibition, the culmination of several months of research, will demonstrate students’ accomplishments through their engagement in the Primary Years Programme. This marks the completion of an extended, collaborative inquiry project which is student-driven with teacher guidance. The fifth graders met weekly during the school day to work on their small group projects.

The focus of this year’s Exhibition is: “Knowledge and understanding of global issues may provide the impetus for responsibility and action in our world community.” The Programme coordinator Christelle Thompson says, “The variety and range of topics they selected, such as child labor, pollution, global warming, endangered animals, and world hunger provide many opportunities for the students to explore areas that interest them and that, in and of itself, makes the Exhibition process significant, challenging, relevant and engaging.”

Elementary principal Dorothy Rumfellow adds, “The students are encouraged to reflect on what they are learning, considering a role they could play, their responsibility in their selected global issues, and possible actions they could take.” She adds, “I look forward to congratulating each of them upon completion of this challenging assignment and for their upcoming transition into the Middle Years Programme as rising sixth graders.”

The University Laboratory School is the only school in the state of Louisiana authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme. In the International Baccalaureate North American region, the Lab School is one of only seven schools authorized for the entire K – 12 IB continuums.

For more information, contact Christelle Thompson at 578-8151.