by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
As a vocabulary building exercise, I have instituted a “word of the day” competition in the DP classes. Each class, we start off with a word (usually drawn from SAT vocabulary lists), which the students then need to define and provide an example for. They...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
We are already finishing up our first unit in DP year 1 English and Literature. We have been studying film reviews, returning to our first unit from grade 10, but this time as critical readers rather than creators. From next week, we will be starting our first novel....
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Aug 31, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
We are two weeks into our first unit. We have been busy analyzing film clips considering how they build character, setting, and conflict. I have just collected our first analysis and looked at student notes. They are quickly picking up what to look for and have...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Aug 24, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
Well, they have been DP students for an entire week and there has been no irreplicable damage, nothing was even set on fire. So, we may make it through this thing. Truthfully, our new grade 11s have started the program well. They entered with just the right amount of...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Aug 17, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Dear parents and students, Welcome back to ABIS for another wonderful year of learning. I hope you have had a wonderful summer break and that you are as excited to be back as I am. We have been busy preparing our lessons and learning spaces and all we need now is to...
