Identity, values, and relationships influence how individuals make decisions, take responsibility, and participate in communities.
WHO WE ARE – Identity, Values, Relationships, Leadership, Responsibility
Age Group: MYP 2 (12–13 years)
Duration: 2 Nights / 3 Days
Venue: Puducherry & Auroville
Learning Style: Inquiry-Based • Experiential • Evidence-Guided • Reflective • Collaborative
Includes: Structured Pre-Tour, On-Tour & Post-Tour Learning Cycle
This 3-day experiential learning programme uses Puducherry and Auroville as real-world learning environments where students explore identity, values, leadership, sustainability, and future possibilities through observation, interaction, and guided inquiry.
Students investigate how cultural systems, community organisations, social enterprises, and collaborative work reflect values and ethical decision-making. Through structured tasks, group challenges, evidence collection, and reflection, learners develop awareness of how personal strengths, relationships, and choices influence responsible participation in society.
The programme supports MYP 2 learners in building analytical thinking, collaboration skills, and reflective habits while connecting learning to real-world contexts.
Thinking:
Cause–effect reasoning • Ethical thinking • Analysis • Decision-making
Communication:
Questioning • Interviewing • Discussion • Explanation
Social:
Collaboration • Shared leadership • Perspective-taking
Research:
Observation • Note-taking • Evidence recording
Self-Management:
Reflection • Organisation • Responsibility • Goal awareness
Students will:
• Explore how identity, values, and strengths influence decisions and behaviour
• Examine how relationships and collaboration support ethical choices
• Investigate social enterprises and sustainable practices as value-based systems
• Understand leadership roles and responsibilities in real-world contexts
• Reflect on personal interests and skills related to future learning pathways
By the end of the programme, students can:
• Explain how values influence leadership and decision-making
• Demonstrate collaboration and responsible behaviour in group activities
• Describe how social enterprises address community needs
• Communicate informed ideas about sustainability and responsibility
• Produce reflective and evidence-based portfolio entries