by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 19, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary History
This morning in advisory we spoke about note taking–how students can go about doing it and why they should. The research is pretty clear on this. Note taking, when done properly in class and at home, works. It improves retention of facts, understanding of...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 12, 2015 | Grade 11, Secondary History
Effective summarizing of texts is a fantastic way to check for comprehension and deeper understanding. This week Grade 11 was challenged to read a text about the Russian Civil War and then, working in groups of three, summarize the text in thirty words. The difficulty...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 5, 2015 | Grade 11, Secondary History
Grade 11 is winding down its unit on the Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik seizure of power. On Thursday students presented on various aspects of the years 1918-1921, with a focus on historical details and organization. The goal of the task was to set the students...
by Dan KEARNEY | Feb 26, 2015 | Grade 10, Secondary History
In our final topic of IGCSE History, the Grade 10 students have begun looking at Amercia’s conflict in Vietnam. The first question we’ve examined is the mystery of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which two U.S. Naval vessels were attacked–or maybe...
by Dan KEARNEY | Feb 8, 2015 | Front Page, News Flash, The Head's Blog
This is a reminder that there will be no After School Activities (ASA) during Oman Week (8 to 12 February) due to the fact that many of the teachers and students will be away. All students need to be picked at 3:20pm or when they are on the school bus go home with the...
