“…In various studies from diverse school and national contexts, participants shared that the MYP helped students make cross-curricular connections between learning areas and real-life issues, as found in Australia (Perry et al, 2018), Spain (Valle et al, 2017), Sweden (Williams, 2013), Turkey (Ateşkan et al, 2016), the UK (Sizmur & Cunningham, 2012), and the United Arab Emirates (Stevenson et al, 2017). In the US, students felt that the MYP provided them with a better global understanding as they felt “everything is interconnected” (Storz & Hoffman, 2018: 235).…”