Primary Years Programme (PYP)
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A Framework for Meaningful Learning
The PYP represents a commitment to student-centered learning that is both rigorous and relevant. It provides a cohesive framework that integrates local and global perspectives, ensuring that every learner grows as a confident, lifelong inquirer.
"The PYP’s play- and inquiry-based approach empowers children to take ownership of their learning. By giving them voice, choice, and meaningful agency, it builds confidence, independence, and self-belief."
Transdisciplinary Themes
These themes frame learning around big, meaningful ideas—helping children understand themselves, others, and the world, while making deep connections across disciplines.
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
Early Years Programme (EYP)
Discoverers, Explorers, Learners
The Early Years Programme (EYP) at aLphabet is where curiosity takes root and the joy of learning begins. Children progress through carefully designed stages that nurture their natural sense of wonder, independence, imagination and creativity.
The EYP curriculum is rich, balanced, and inquiry-driven—with a focus on social & emotional development, cognitive development, language & communication, physical development, creative & aesthetic expression, value education & life skills, daily living & practical skills, early math, numeracy & general knowledge, and environmental awareness.
Learners experiment with sounds, stories, and songs as their language blossoms, and they discover new ways to solve problems using both logic and imagination. At the same time, children grow in confidence, learning to make decisions, manage routines, and express ideas and emotions in their own unique ways.
Most importantly, the EYP celebrates every child’s individuality. By recognizing their strengths, supporting their interests, and encouraging reflection on their learning journey, the programme builds the confidence, resilience, and love of learning that will guide them through the PYP and beyond.
Community Focus
Preparing children for life as part of a joyful community.
Specialist Led
Arts, science, and technology broaden horizons early.
EYP in Action
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PYP YEARS 1 - 5 (GRADES 1-5)
In the primary grades, the PYP comes alive at aLphabet through a balance of academic rigor, creativity, and social-emotional development.
Subject Integration
Each Unit of Inquiry integrates multiple subject areas, helping learners see patterns, relationships, and real-world meaning across disciplines:
Social studies
Mathematics
Language (English)
Language Acquisition
Hindi, Tamil, French
The Arts
Visual Arts, Music, Dance
PSPE
Personal, Social & Physical Ed
Language Choice: Beginning in Grade 1, students choose a language—Hindi, Tamil, or French—and continue with it throughout their PYP journey.
Inquiry in Action
Grade 3 Unit Spotlight
"How the world works"
Studying Earth’s dynamic changes through the lenses of science, geography, art, and comparative literature.
Grade 1 Unit Spotlight
"Sharing the planet"
Investigating the vital needs of living things and our collective responsibility to protect shared ecosystems.
PYP in Action
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Assessment as a Shared Journey
Assessments in the PYP help us understand what each student knows and how they are growing.
Ongoing feedback provided during learning to help both teachers and students improve.
- Classwork
- Projects
- Homework
- Self-checks
- Peer-checks
- Goal Setting
Occurs at the end of each unit to evaluate student learning against benchmarks.
Grade 4 & 5 Milestones
Comprehensive end-of-term assessments provide a deep measure of progress.
Grade 5 PYP Exhibition
The journey culminates in the Grade 5 PYP Exhibition. Students select a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal that inspires them and design an in-depth project around it.
Discover PYPx
Grade 5 PYP Exhibition Highlights
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