Essential PYP Student Attitudes

Appreciation - appreciating the wonder and beauty of the world and its people

Commitment - being committed to their learning, perservering and showing self-discipline and responsibility

Confidence - feeling confident in their ability as learners, having the courage to take risks, applying what they have learned and making appropriate decisions and choices

Cooperation - cooperating, collaborating and leading or following as the situation demands

Creativity - being creative and imaginative in their thinking and in their approach to problems and dilemmas

Curiosity - being curious about the nature of learning and of the world, its people and cultures

Empathy - imaginatively projecting themselves into another's situation, in order to understand his/her thoughts, reasoning and emotions

Enthusiasm - enjoying learning

Independence - thinking and acting independently, making their own judgements basede on reasoned principles and being able to defend their judgements

Integrity - having integrity and a firm sense of fairness and honesty

Respect - resepcting themselves, others and the world around them

Tolerance - feeling sensitivity towards differences and diversity in the world and being responsive to the needs of others