March

Welcome to PYP Learning In Action!
Year 3 students and teachers have been enjoying discovering more about how
they can express themselves through their culture. Their central idea is:
Rituals, traditions and artifacts provide a window into the beliefs and values
of cultures.
This has been an inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express culture,
beliefs and values and connect with them, to express our individuality.
Chinese New Year was an excellent introduction for this unit of work, as the
colour, rituals and traditions associated came into clear focus during that
time.
We are uniquely situated here in HK to be able to explore a range of these
rituals and traditions and ask why they are important to us in expressing
ourselves. The similarities and differences between cultures have been a focal
point and knowing the purpose of rituals and traditions has built a deeper