Natural systems and human-made solutions work together and affect how people live, use resources, and care for the environment.
HOW THE WORLD WORKS
Systems • Innovation • Change • Sustainability • Limits
Age Group: MYP 2 (11–13 years)
Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights – Residential Programme
Venue: Munnar & Cochin – Hill Areas, Water Systems, Biodiversity Zones & Coastal Environments
Learning Style: Inquiry-led • Hands-on • Observation-based • Reflective
Includes: Pre-Tour Learning • On-Tour Exploration • Post-Tour Reflection
This experiential learning programme helps students explore how natural systems and human innovations work and how they affect daily life. Students study farming, water use, sound, plants and animals, and coastal activities through real-world experiences.
Instead of learning systems only from textbooks, students observe, record, compare, and explain how systems function, what they are useful for, and where problems can occur. Learning focuses on cause and effect, simple system comparison, and sustainability.
Thinking Skills
Understanding systems • Cause and effect • Identifying problems
Research Skills
Observation • Simple data recording • Identifying patterns
Communication Skills
Explaining ideas • Discussion • Reflection
Self-Management Skills
Responsibility • Safety awareness • Reflection
• How does this system work?
• What is it used for?
• What problems does it have?
• Is it good for the environment?
Students use these questions throughout the programme.