by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Oct 19, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
Today, we had a guest speaker presenting to our DP students about managing the stresses and opportunities of the diploma program. Our guest was an IB student, who did exceptionally well and moved on to study at his university of choice. He gave each of the groups a...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Oct 13, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Grab your popcorn and drinks, it’s time to watch a movie! Next week on Thursday, our grade 10 students will be putting their film review skills to work. We have booked a private viewing of the latest DC superhero film, Black Adam, and after watching this film on...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Oct 13, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Our visit to the Edutrac fair in Muscat on Tuesday of this week was a great success. And we have one more fair coming up, the Novva fair is virtual and can be joined from anywhere. It will be held on Nov 3rd (which is during the break). Here are some more details:...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 29, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, The Grades
A focus for our DP classes this year in English and TOK classes has been on developing authentic, respectful conversations. One technique that we have been utilizing to this end are spiderweb conversations. Students are presented with an open-ended question which they...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 22, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
The first unit of inquiry for the grade 10 students looks at analyzing the content we consume through film. We have been busy examining scenes from famous films and the students just selected and analyzed their own scenes. These tasks were submitted on Wednesday this...
