Program of Inquiry

At the David Paterson School, we are committed the inquiry-based as the leading vehicle for learning. Six transdisciplinary themes provide the framework for knowledge. Transdisciplinary is the word that the IB uses to describe a discipline that applies across all disciplines - it is interconnected and can be applied across all subjects and applied to real life. A transdisciplinary concept stretches across math, science, English and social studies and ties it all together; it is not isolated to one subject. For example, the idea of change affects math, science, English and social studies - the IB PYP strives to demonstrate this through earning, giving understanding to a real life world.