Benoit Mandelbrot

November 20th is the birthdate of the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, who was a Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Yale University in the US, and is famous for first introducing the term Fractal into Mathematics. Fractal geometry is a branch of mathematics...

IGCSE Mathematics

IGCSE Mathematics is a rigorous programme externally examined at the end of Grade 10 by two external examinations. Students are expected not only to complete the homework set each week but also endeavour to push themselves at home to complete each exercise started in...

August Ferdinand Möbius

November 17th 1790 was the birthdate of the famous German mathematician and astronomer, August Möbius. His best known discovery was the Möbius Strip, which can be made with a piece of paper and tape. If an ant were to crawl along the strip it would end up back at its...

A Buzz About Books

This week there has been a buzz about ABIS.  A few weeks ago, a huge shipment of almost 5,000 books arrived here at the school, and since then we’ve been working hard to count, stamp and sort them, so they’d be ready for the classroom. On Saturday,...

November’s Movie Night

On the heels of a great night of Sci-Fi action, the Movie Night Committee is happy to announce the lineup for November’s Movie Night. This month’s theme is Super Heroes, and we’ve chosen three movies, with something for everyone. For our little ones, we’ve chosen...