Middle Years Programme
From ages 11-16, our students take the IB Middle Years Programme, a challenging and balanced curriculum that creates creative, reflective thinkers.
Building a Broad Knowledge Base
Students cover the major disciplines, gaining a broad education with the option to specialise in later years. Subject groups include:
- Languages
- Sciences
- Literature
- Social sciences
- Mathematics
- Arts
- Technology
- Physical education
They undertake MYP eAssessments in Grade 10, resulting in an internationally-recognised certificate.
“The thing I like most about my subject classes is how different they are. For example, you could be filming videos in English class for an assignment on advertising and in another, you can be creating an animation for digital design, or coaching a friend through a fitness regime in physical health education.”
Personal Project Journeys
Throughout the MYP, the students connect their classroom work to the wider world and showcase their learning through their personal project. They connect knowledge from different disciplines to solve problems collaboratively, bringing critical thinking to global issues. They consider the needs of their local communities or wider society, and initiate their own projects to bring about positive change. Each element contributes to students’ ethical leadership training, enabling them to emerge as transformative young leaders.
In the past, our students have worked on various personal projects that have positively impacted their local communities. For example, students have created everyday utilities from recycled plastic to reduce marine pollution; designed a combined wind and hydro power prototype to explore renewable energy solutions; and worked with local communities to preserve indigenous crops through seed banking initiatives.
Students reduce the impact of plastic waste on marine life by creating everyday utilities such as doormats.
A student explores renewable energy solutions through a combined power prototype.
A student works with a local community along the Kenyan coast to preserve indigenous crops through seed banking.
Affordable Wrist Splints
“From a young age, I found joy in volunteering at the Sapling Trust Foundation, a special needs school in Mombasa. Inspired by the children's resilience and happiness, I initiated my Grade 10 personal project, Assistive Innovations for Cerebral Palsy (AICP). My goal is to create affordable assistive tools for children with cerebral palsy using locally available materials, such as kikoi, wood and velcro. These tools, along with physical therapy, are vital but often out of reach for marginalised communities. I aim to teach students at disability centres in Mombasa on how to make these tools, bridging the gap between the privileged and the marginalised. Through this project, I have received valuable feedback and hope to make a lasting impact on these communities.”
Alyssa Jamal, Grade 10, AKA Mombasa
