What are the Approaches to Learning (ATL’s)?

Through approaches to learning in IB programmes, students develop skills that have relevance across the curriculum that help them “learn how to learn”. Approaches to learning skills can be learned and taught, improved with practice and developed incrementally. They provide a solid foundation for learning independently and with others. ATL skills help students prepare for, and demonstrate learning through, meaningful assessment. They provide a common language that students and teachers can use to reflect on and articulate on the process of learning. ​

Each MYP Unit has specific ATL skills that students focus on practicing. 

Approaches to Learning Matrix

Approaches to Learning Across the MYP