My Learning Journey
My learning journey (with reference to the PYP.) Over the years I have travelled extensively, and have taught in many countries. My initial reason for moving to Outer Mongolia was to set up a Preschool in a Ger district, working with an NGO. My introduction to the field of education was based on the writings of Charlotte Mason, Montessori, and the Youth With A Mission curriculum that I was exposed to while working with YWAM in Scotland. It was while I was teaching at the International School of Ulaan Baatar that I was first introduced to the PYP. Who would have thought that in such a remote place, I would come to terms with what PYP meant for children and teachers, and that this would equip me for future teaching posts down the line. This first exposure opened doors for me in Singapore a few years later as well. What was modelled to me well before I was exposed to the PYP, was the importance of team work, or collaboration. What happens in the teaching team is the 'hidden cur...