by Dan KEARNEY | Jun 3, 2014 | Front Page, News Flash, The Head's Blog
If you are interested in registering for the bus service for academic year 2014/2015, please ensure the ABIS – Bus service registration form 2014/2015 with the fees are returned to the school before Thursday the 5th of June 2014. Before Monday, September 1st we...
by Dan KEARNEY | May 22, 2014 | Grade 8, Secondary History
Grade 8 students have been examining the role of natural resources in violent conflicts, particularly in Africa. [The map shows each African nation’s most lucrative export. Notice that most are precious natural resources.] Last week we viewed the film...
by Dan KEARNEY | May 8, 2014 | Grade 11, Secondary History, Secondary ToK
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” These words, written by George Orwell, perhaps more than any other sixteen words ever written, explain why history is much more complicated than simply listing a series of...
by Dan KEARNEY | May 1, 2014 | Grade 5, Grade 6
Some grade 5 and 6 students have been taking part in Odyssey of the Mind, an after school activity that challenges them with creative problem solving. Some of these challenges are verbal. For example, I asked them to use “catch” as many ways as possible in...
by Dan KEARNEY | Apr 14, 2014 | Grade 9, Secondary History
In History class, the First World War has come to an end and it’s time to discuss peace. In preparation for our upcoming unit on the Paris conference of 1919, Grade 9 students played out a simulation this morning, with each student playing the part of one of the...
