The PYP in Australia: Where inquiry-based learning meets explicit teaching

The PYP in Australia: Where inquiry-based learning meets explicit teaching

July 19, 2026 · 27 min · Episode 107

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Kathy Saville interviews Rebecca McAlister-Visic about the integration of inquiry-based learning and explicit teaching in the PYP at John Paul College in Australia.

IB educator Kathy Saville speaks with Rebecca McAlister-Visic, Dean of Pedagogy and PYP Coordinator at John Paul College in Queensland, about the implementation of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in Australia and how the programme sees inquiry-based learning and explicit teaching work side by side.

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