Randolph’s Programme of Inquiry

The Programme of Inquiry (POI) is an inquiry-based framework that outlines units for each grade level.  The units in this framework have been developed horizontally at the grade level, and vertically from one grade level to the next.  The goal of these units is to encourage inquiry-based learning where students ask questions, make connections to prior knowledge, learn new ideas and become critical thinkers. The POI at Randolph is developed through an on-going and extensive collaboration.  We revisit it regularly to ensure that it is relevant, engaging, challenging and significant.  The POI is built around six globally significant transdisciplinary themes.  Students in kindergarten through fifth grade study all six themes and students in pre-kindergarten study four themes a year.