Central Idea
Human societies interact with landscapes, ecosystems, and cultural systems in ways that reflect historical continuity, environmental adaptation, and evolving relationships over time.
Lines of Inquiry
How geography and natural landscapes influence human settlement, culture, and livelihoods
How historical sites, traditions, and practices reflect continuity and change over time
How understanding the past informs responsible interaction with environments and communities today
Age Group
MYP (Grades 6–10):
Learning experiences are designed with increasing conceptual depth and complexity, enabling students to explore historical context, geographical features, and human–environment relationships through inquiry-based discussions, site-based exploration, observation, reflection, collaboration, and experiential learning. Tasks are differentiated to support varied learner profiles while encouraging temporal thinking, spatial awareness, and responsible decision-making.
Venue
Kovalam – Ponmudi Hills – Trivandrum – Poovar
(Kerala | Coastal, Hill, and Cultural Landscapes)
Learning Style
Inquiry-led • Experiential • Concept-driven • Reflective • Interdisciplinary • Place-based
Learner Profile Focus
Inquirer • Knowledgeable • Thinker • Open-Minded • Communicator • Reflective • Balanced
Includes
Pre-Tour • On-Tour • Post-Tour Learning Engagements
“Journeys Through Time and Terrain” is an inquiry-driven experiential learning programme designed for MYP students, using the diverse geographical and cultural landscapes of Kerala as a living classroom to explore how human societies have interacted with place, environment, and tradition across time.
Through structured pre-tour inquiry framing, immersive on-site experiences across coastal regions, hill ecosystems, heritage spaces, and community settings, and guided post-tour reflection, students investigate how geography influences settlement, how traditions and cultural practices evolve, and how human–environment relationships change over time.
Key learning experiences include exploration of sacred architecture and royal heritage in Trivandrum, engagement with martial art traditions and fishing communities, trekking through Ponmudi’s hill ecosystems, observation of waterfalls and mangroves, and interaction with wildlife conservation spaces. These experiences allow students to connect historical narratives with present-day practices and environmental contexts.
The programme supports learners in understanding that history is not static, but shaped by geography, environment, and human choices. By observing patterns of continuity and change, comparing past and present interactions with nature, and reflecting on responsibility, students develop temporal awareness, spatial thinking, cultural understanding, and informed global perspectives.
The programme is structured in alignment with IB MYP philosophy, with learning intentionally sequenced across Pre-Tour, On-Tour, and Post-Tour phases to help students connect inquiry with experience and reflection with meaningful understanding.
Students develop Thinking, Research, Communication, Social, and Self-Management skills as they analyse historical and geographical contexts, observe landscapes and cultural sites, ask inquiry-driven questions, collaborate during experiential tasks, manage responsibilities during travel, and reflect on continuity and change across time and place.
Students will:
Understand how geography shapes human settlement and cultural practices
Explore continuity and change in traditions, livelihoods, and environments
Develop inquiry, observation, collaboration, and reflection skills
Analyse relationships between past practices and present-day contexts
Build respect for cultural heritage and natural landscapes
Recognise responsibility in engaging with historical and ecological spaces
Students will:
Identify key geographical and cultural features across different regions
Explain how human–environment interactions have evolved over time
Demonstrate respect and responsibility during site-based learning
Make connections between history, geography, and present-day practices
Reflect on continuity and change through structured discussion and journaling
Apply temporal and spatial understanding in school and community contexts
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