by Liz JURKOWISKI | Jan 11, 2018 | Grade 8, Humanities, The Grades, Uncategorized
School is not always all about facts and theories. It is also important to collaborate, make relationships, and connect. This week, after much planning, the G8 students had a New Year’s Gift Exchange. All went home happy, after a fun day of giving (and...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Jan 11, 2018 | Grade 11, Secondary History, The Grades
After completing a long, detailed, and sometimes difficult unit on Imperial Russia and the Russian Revolution, G11 students are finally jumping into a new unit. For the next several weeks, students will switch gears and look at individuals causing history to change....
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Dec 12, 2017 | Grade 10, Secondary History, The Grades
Students in Grade 10 are experts on German history! They can explain Germany’s unification, can discuss its role in the First World War, and are beginning their review of the Weimar Republic. This week they began their IGCSE revision with a practice Paper 2, and...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Dec 7, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
Students in G9, G11, G12, and G8 are all taking tests next week for Mrs. Jurkowski. G8 Humanities has just wrapped up a unit on Europe. G9 will be tested on European Imperialism, and both the IB classes are revising Russian history. Start studying now!
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Nov 15, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary Team Leader, The Grades
G12 student, Ziad Barakat, completed Day 2 of the Future Doctors Program in Bahrain on Wednesday. He spent the day experiencing what medical school will be like. He learned how to suture, how to learn from ultrasound, and had a lesson in heart disease. The day ended...
