by Chris COOK | Apr 10, 2025 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
I’ve noticed a level of excitement in my Grades 9 and 10 classes for the Oman trip. I think it’s a great program with many learning and socialising opportunities. I’m looking forward to accompanying the students and hoping that we all find it an...
by Chris COOK | Mar 27, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Next term sees our grade 9 get cracking into their interdisciplinary unit with Individuals and societies and English. The theme for this unit is the cold war, with George Orwell’s Animal Farm being the literary text that be juxtaposed against the history of the...
by Chris COOK | Mar 20, 2025 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
This week the grade 9 and 10 completed a Criteria D (Critical Thinking) in class test. I was very impressed with the attitude of students as they prepared and completed this task.
by Chris COOK | Mar 13, 2025 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
It was great to talk to students today about their progress on they investigations into globalisation and migration. There are some really interesting topics and creative plans for presentations. From interviews, panel discussions, Q & As and key note speeches,...
by Chris COOK | Feb 27, 2025 | The Grades
This week we conducted practice paper 2 and 3. Leading up to these we reviewed the structure and markscheme of the tasks as well as some samples. The two practice papers were modified for reduced time available, with a focus on assessment for learning which is...
