Middle Years Programme (MYP)

At HIS, we are a neurodiverse and multilingual community. We believe all students should have access to the curriculum and to reach their full potential regardless of learning differences or language needs. We also recognise that potential can grow.  With this in mind, we anticipate variability and remove barriers to learning by seeking to create tasks that challenge each student at their current level. We construct learning engagements and environments through an increasingly interconnected curriculum which encourages students to inquire individually and together, make learning connections across subject areas, and demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

Our MYP courses offered include:

• Language and literature (in English, Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese)
• Language acquisition (in English and French)
• Individuals and societies
• Sciences
• Mathematics
• Arts (Music, Theatre, and Visual arts)
• Physical and health education
• Design

For more information on the G11 and G12 HIS Diploma requirements and alternative pathways - please visit:

HIS Diploma requirements and alternative pathways

During each year of the MYP, students take Social Emotional Learning (SEL). This course provides students with tools and skills that help them become more empathetic, respectful and understanding learners, both with themselves and with others. Students develop trust, confidence and a sense of belonging through taking risks and embracing their mistakes in a safe and inclusive environment.

As a multilingual community, we embrace the diverse identities of all our students. We recognise and affirm that all students come to us with a wealth of knowledge, experiences, perspectives and strengths, often encoded in a language other than English. Students are encouraged to maintain and further develop their home language throughout their time at HIS, leading to both increased academic success and stronger connections to identity. To this end, we proudly offer four languages at the Language and literature level throughout the MYP and into the DP (in English, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean)

At HIS, Citizenship is lived through the MYP Service as Action (SA) programme. Students are empowered to make meaningful contributions by identifying global issues and taking action in their local context. Using the Stages of SA—Investigation, Preparation, Action, and Reflection—they design experiences that are purposeful, relevant, and rooted in real-world connections.

Through individual projects, students develop personal responsibility; in group initiatives, they collaborate to address Sustainable Development Goals; and on camps, they take part in hands-on service that has visible community impact. Together, these experiences nurture active, compassionate citizens who understand that their choices can make a difference locally and globally

At HIS, we understand learning to happen through the interplay of concepts, knowledge and skills. Every unit students study is centered around core concepts, knowledge, and skills. In any given subject, students are assessed on their ability to use skills to demonstrate the concepts and knowledge they have learned.

Students in Grades 6-9 engage in Project-Based Learning (PBL): a dynamic, student-driven programme, unique to HIS, that empowers students to pursue personally meaningful topics. While student inquirers are given freedom to choose the content of what they explore, the process that they follow is guided. It is carefully constructed in line with IB cycles of inquiry to help students build essential skills that support learning across all subjects and beyond the classroom.

In Grade 10, this journey continues through the Personal Project: a culminating independent inquiry that challenges students to apply their learning in a sustained, in-depth investigation. Each student works with a dedicated Supervisor who supports them through this rigorous process which is externally assessed by the IB.

Our MYP programme invites learners to embrace the opportunities real-world challenges offer. Whether designing a robot for a whole-class Robot Battle Royale, taking on a design communication challenge to support a non-speaking peer, or embarking on adventurous outdoor learning through AYP, our students develop impactful and sustainable solutions that contribute to a better world.