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Welcome to Ocean Knoll's Fourth Grade Wiki

Students in the 21st century are faced with the challenge of learning about an interconnected world where knowledge is constantly developing. The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme prepares students to be active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.

The most significant and distinctive feature of the IB Primary Years Programme is the six transdisciplinary themes .

These themes are about issues that have meaning for, and are important to, all of us. The programme offers a balance between learning about or through the subject areas, and learning beyond them. The six themes of global significance create a transdisciplinary framework that allows students to "step up" beyond the confines of learning within subject areas. Who we are Where we are in place and time How we express ourselves How the world works How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet