Central Idea
Communities’ express identity, values, and resilience through art, architecture, traditions, and everyday practices shaped by environment, history, and way of life.
Lines of Inquiry
How culture is expressed through art, music, dance, architecture, and daily practices
How environment and geography influence cultural identity and traditions
How cultural expressions are preserved, adapted, and lived across generations
Age Group
MYP (Grades 6–10):
Learning experiences are designed with increasing conceptual depth and complexity, enabling students to explore cultural expression through observation, participation, reflection, discussion, and experiential engagement. Tasks are differentiated to support varied learner profiles while encouraging empathy, cultural awareness, and critical reflection.
Venue
Jodhpur – Rajasthan
Jaisalmer – Rajasthan
(Desert Region | Royal Heritage | Living Cultural Landscapes)
Learning Style
Inquiry-led • Experiential • Concept-driven • Reflective • Interdisciplinary • Culture-focused
Learner Profile Focus
Inquirer • Communicator • Open-Minded • Knowledgeable • Caring • Reflective • Balanced
Includes
Pre-Tour • On-Tour • Post-Tour Learning Engagements
“Expressions of Identity: Culture, Community, and Everyday Life” is an inquiry-driven experiential learning programme designed for MYP students, using Rajasthan’s desert cities as a living classroom to explore how culture is expressed through art, architecture, performance, craftsmanship, and everyday life.
Through structured pre-tour inquiry framing, immersive on-site experiences across forts, palaces, living heritage spaces, artisan workshops, desert camps, and cultural performances, and guided post-tour reflection, students investigate how communities express identity, values, and resilience in response to their environment and history.
Key learning experiences include exploration of the Blue City of Jodhpur and Mehrangarh Fort, engagement with artisans through bangle-making and craft traditions, immersion in folk music and dance forms such as Kalbeliya and Bhawai, observation of daily life within the living fort of Jaisalmer, and participation in desert cultural evenings that showcase music, costume, and storytelling.
The programme supports learners in understanding that culture is not static but lived and performed daily. By observing cultural expressions, participating respectfully in traditions, analysing how environment shapes lifestyle, and reflecting on values embedded in art and practice, students develop empathy, cultural literacy, communication skills, and appreciation for diversity.
The programme is aligned with IB MYP philosophy and is intentionally structured across Pre-Tour, On-Tour, and Post-Tour phases, enabling students to connect inquiry with lived experience and reflection with meaningful cultural understanding.
Students develop Thinking, Research, Communication, Social, and Self-Management skills as they observe cultural practices, ask inquiry-driven questions, document experiences through journaling and discussion, collaborate during group activities, manage responsibilities during travel, and reflect on cultural identity and expression.
Students will:
Understand how culture is expressed through traditions, art, architecture, and daily life
Explore how desert geography influences cultural identity and practices
Develop inquiry, observation, collaboration, and reflection skills
Practise respectful engagement with diverse communities and traditions
Build empathy and appreciation for cultural diversity
Reflect on how cultural expressions evolve while retaining core values
Students will:
Identify cultural expressions in music, dance, crafts, architecture, and lifestyle
Explain how environment and history influence cultural identity
Demonstrate respect and openness during cultural interactions
Reflect thoughtfully on similarities and differences across cultures
Communicate insights about cultural expression confidently
Apply cultural awareness and empathy in school and community contexts
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