Festivals unit: IDU co-planning guides
These guides are the planning conversation that turns Banyan's four-week Festivals program into a unit your school can point to as a collaboratively planned MYP interdisciplinary unit. Banyan runs the sessions; your two subject teachers use the guide to connect their objectives and agree how they'll jointly judge student work against the MYP interdisciplinary criteria.
Pick the guide for your subject pairing. Each is an editable Word document your teachers complete together — most schools finish in one 45–60 minute sit-down.
Individuals & Societies + Language & Literature
RecommendedThe pairing most schools choose — festivals as cultural systems meet analysis and creation of texts about identity and expression.
Read the guide (PDF)Editable Word versionIndividuals & Societies + Arts
Festivals as cultural systems meet artistic expression — strongest where the Arts course carries a performance or visual culminating piece.
Read the guide (PDF)Editable Word versionLanguage & Literature + Arts
Texts and artistry in dialogue — a natural fit where both courses already share Personal & Cultural Expression.
Read the guide (PDF)Editable Word versionWant everything in one PDF?
The full IB packet bundles the program flyer, Spring 2026 pilot results, and all three co-planning guides — the same packet we hand out at conferences.
Download the full packet (PDF, 22 pages)New to Global Cohorts? Start with how the program fits your MYP programme — alignment, time commitment, and what Banyan runs for you.