by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Jan 12, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Science
First week back and already full throttle. Grade 9 students have been learning about plant nutrition and investigating leaf structure. Grade 11 Biology students covered metabolism and respiration and the Chemistry ones metallic bonding and molecular geometries. Grade...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 17, 2016 | Secondary Science, Uncategorized
Finishing up topics in Science this week: Redox, Human Physiology SL, Forces and pressure, Nucleic acids and Periodicity. Students are in the process of being tested on these topics and new units will get started next week.
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 10, 2016 | Grade 9, Secondary Science, Uncategorized
This week the grade 12 IB students have been finishing the practical component of their internal assessment, so we have been extremely busy in the lab. Investigations ranging from water quality to using henna as an indicator, oscillating reactions producing...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Oct 26, 2016 | Secondary French, Uncategorized
As French lessons have started, now students spend all mornings at the language school and we only have evening activities together. On day 3, after a delicious lunch based on either crepes or burritos, we headed to visit the Chillon castle at Montreux. The place is...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Oct 24, 2016 | Secondary French, Uncategorized
Rainy day and mountain trek cancelled, but we took the time to visit two museums in Vevey. First one in the morning was the Charles Chaplin museum, which ended up being an intense interactive experience where we learnt about this fantastic comedian’s life and a...
