by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Aug 25, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer and are excited to be back. It’s shaping up to be a great year: the classroom spaces are returning to the open fluidity ABIS was built for, we have an excellent and experienced DP team who are excited to be here, and...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Jun 20, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Incredible to think that another year has already gone by. It has been an eventful year full of fun memories and new challenges. Thank you to all of the students for their dedication and hard work and, of course, to you as the parents who support them through it all....
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Jun 16, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), The Grades
DP English have finished up the year with the classic 1999 film, The Truman Show. We have explored this film in relation to ideas of media and supervision and manipulation. We examined how we have sacrificed much of our privacy to the convenience of entertainment....
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Jun 9, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Having wrapped up our drama unit last week, grade 10 and I have spent this week (and will continue to explore next week) what the DP course will look like for the next two years. In the English Language and Literature course, we have a lot of flexibility and so the...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Jun 2, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, The Grades
I hope this works! We recently had the first edition of ABIS Spotlight published. This is a collection of excellent student work from across the secondary. It includes creative writing, poetry, and artwork from grades 7-12. We are incredibly proud of the great work...