Identity is dynamically constructed through values, belief systems, relationships, choices, and responsibilities shaped by social, cultural, and environmental contexts.
WHO WE ARE – Identities and Relationships
Age Group: MYP 3 (12–14 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 examine the development of identity through values, belief systems, relationships, leadership experiences, ethical dilemmas, and interactions with natural and cultural environments.
Students engage in structured observation, analytical discussion, reflective inquiry, and collaborative problem-solving to explore how cultural traditions, spiritual philosophies, community practices, leadership roles, and environmental responsibility influence both individual identity and group dynamics.
Learning is grounded in authentic contexts that promote ethical reasoning, empathy, collaboration, and responsible action within complex systems.
Students develop:
• Thinking Skills: Ethical analysis, critical reflection, perspective evaluation, cause-and-consequence reasoning
• Communication Skills: Structured discussion, interpretation sharing, reflective articulation
• Social Skills: Collaboration, leadership awareness, negotiation, relationship management
• Self-Management Skills: Responsibility, resilience, adaptability, emotional regulation
Students will:
• Analyse how values, belief systems, and lived experiences influence identity, behaviour, and leadership
• Examine the role of relationships, responsibility, and ethical decision-making within communities
• Investigate how individuals and groups respond to social and environmental challenges
• Reflect on personal strengths, limitations, and contributions within collaborative contexts
Students will be able to:
• Demonstrate informed self-awareness and empathy towards diverse perspectives
• Explain how values and belief systems shape choices, behaviour, and leadership
• Collaborate effectively while managing roles, responsibilities, and conflict
• Evaluate personal and group responses to ethical and environmental challenges
• Communicate understanding through discussion, visual interpretation, and reflective writing