The current Programme of Inquiry (POI) for Boulevard School is linked here. This is a working document; teacher teams are constantly reflecting and changing its content.
There are 6 units at each grade level - one for each theme. Kindergarten has 4 units. Each unit of inquiry has guiding precepts: a central idea, lines of inquiry and the identification of key concepts. Below is the way a sample unit of inquiry would be outlined on the POI. This is the 3rd grade unit for "How the World Works."
Central Idea: Earth’s nonliving resources can be used for energy.
Key Concepts: Form, connection, causation
Related Concepts: properties, structure, impact
Lines of Inquiry:
Properties of non living resources (types of rocks/soil) (Form)
Connection between geology and industry (Connection)
Renewable/Nonrenewable energy resources (Causation)