The york school middle years program

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The aim of the International Baccalaureate IB Middle Years Programme MYP is to provide a well-rounded education where students learn to the best of their ability and are well-prepared for the next stage of their education.

Communication Skills: Learning is emphasized as a tool for the acquisition of all knowledge. Effective written and oral expression enables the student to make impactful contributions and share meaningful insights by communicating with others and developing their own individuality and sense of self. Intercultural Awareness: As an IB World School, the MYP celebrates the inclusivity and diversity of The York School Community and promotes an international perspective by awakening in young people an interest in the diverse cultures and attitudes of people.

Students will be encouraged to celebrate their own unique heritage and to be welcoming of others. Teachers use resources and texts that capture a diverse range of voices and our homeroom programme and service initiatives further emphasize the fundamental, positive values of the common heritage of human beings. In the Middle School, learning is focused first on developing skills essential to academic success, such as responsibility, organization, collaboration, independent work and initiative.

In the final year of the programme, optional MYP eAssessment provides IB-validated grades based on examinations and course work.

Find out more about MYP assessment. The MYP is open to any student aged 11 to 16, at schools that have been authorized to implement the programme. The MYP is inclusive by design; students of all interests and academic abilities can benefit from their participation.

Implementation of the MYP is a whole-school endeavour, although the programme can accommodate academically-selective models. A program's eligibility tells you who can apply to it. Students who live and attend schools in other districts are not eligible to apply to that program, and will not see or have it as an option on their application. Think of programs as doorways into a school. Some middle schools have more than one program, such as a general education program and a Dual Language Spanish program.

You can also enter a school's name at schoolsearch. Visiting a school in person or virtually can help you learn if it may be the right place for your child. Check schools' MySchools pages for links to their websites, as well as for direct links to resources for prospective families, such as information about any in-person or virtual events, or video tours of the school.

How can you know your child's chances of getting an offer to a specific program? And how do you increase your chances of getting an offer to a program on your application?

It helps to start by learning how offers are made. Students get offers to programs based on four key factors:. To learn more about how each of these factors works, read on and watch the following videos—learn why your middle school application choices matter and find out about other factors, such as admissions priorities and seat availability. The most important factor in determining where your child goes to middle school is how you complete their middle school application.

When you are logged in to MySchools, you will see as options all the middle school programs that your child is eligible to add to their application. Remember: Submitting a middle school application is your best opportunity for your child to get an offer to a school you prefer, so be sure to make thoughtful choices! For Your Application: Your middle school application will show your designation. This is not something you are able to choose or edit.

Adapted Physical Education APE and Related services, such as speech, occupational therapy OT , and physical therapy PT , are not considered special education instructional programming for the purposes of middle school admissions.

For Your Application: It's a good idea to apply to some average-demand programs rather than all high-demand programs. The higher a program's applicants per seat demand , the lower chance any applicant has to get an offer to it. If a program has multiple admissions priorities, students are considered in groups. For Your Application: As you explore your middle school options, check which admissions priority group your child is in for each program of interest.

Most NYC students apply to middle school during their fifth grade year, or if different, their final year of elementary school. Families apply by submitting a middle school application. Additionally, some arts-based middle school programs hold auditions: more information about this will be available in January. During the application period, you can access your child's personalized online application.

When you're logged in to your MySchools account, you can see and explore every middle school program where they are eligible to apply. Add the programs that interest you and your child the most and rank them in your true order of preference in the application. If you would like to apply using another language, call us and ask for an interpreter. In the spring, students get their middle school offers. All applicants get a middle school offer; most students get an offer to attend one of the programs ranked on their middle school application, but it is not guaranteed.

Learn more on our Waitlists page and by watching the tutorial that follows. This book provides an overview of admissions processes and resources for EarlyLearn childcare for eligible families , 3-K, pre-K, kindergarten, middle school, and high school, including a section on how to use MySchools. Print copies are available in 10 languages at schools, early childhood programs, libraries, and other sites now. Students Families. Middle School. Happening Now The middle school application is open, and the deadline to apply is March 1, !

Apply Now. How to Apply Log in to your MySchools account to access your child's personalized search and application—— learn how to create or access your account in this video tutorial.