Identity is continuously shaped by values, belief systems, relationships, choices, and responsibilities within communities and natural environments.
WHO WE ARE – Identities and Relationships
Age Group: MYP 1 (11–12 years)
Duration: 3 Nights / 4 Days
Venue: Hassan • Shravanabelagola • Belur • Baba Budangiri • Sakleshpur
Learning Style: Experiential • Inquiry-driven • Reflective • Collaborative
Includes: Pre-Tour Learning • On-Tour Experiences • Post-Tour Reflection
This experiential learning programme enables students to critically explore how identity is formed, influenced, and expressed through values, belief systems, relationships, leadership situations, and interactions with the natural world.
Through guided inquiry, structured observation, collaborative challenges, and reflective dialogue, students investigate how individual choices interact with community expectations and environmental responsibility.
Real-world contexts such as cultural heritage sites, spiritual spaces, ecological systems, and adventure-based tasks provide opportunities to analyse ethical decision-making, empathy, collaboration, and personal growth.
Students develop:
• Thinking Skills: Ethical reasoning, perspective analysis, cause–effect connections, reflective decision-making
• Communication Skills: Articulation of ideas, collaborative discussion, structured reflection
• Social Skills: Teamwork, leadership awareness, conflict resolution, relationship-building
• Self-Management Skills: Responsibility, resilience, emotional regulation, confidence-building
Students will:
• Analyse how values, beliefs, and experiences shape identity and behaviour
• Examine the role of relationships, leadership, and responsibility within groups and communities
• Explore ethical choices in social and environmental contexts
• Reflect on personal strengths, challenges, and contributions within collaborative settings
Students will be able to:
• Demonstrate increased self-awareness and empathy
• Explain how values and belief systems influence choices and actions
• Collaborate effectively while respecting diverse perspectives
• Reflect on leadership, responsibility, and personal growth
• Communicate understanding through discussion, visual representation, and reflective journaling