by Meghan KENNEY | Mar 9, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
Grade 7 students have been working hard to learn about different ancient civilizations, and they developed a museum exhibit to display their learning. The process included not only identifying the key elements of civilizations and research skills, but they learned...
by Meghan KENNEY | Feb 16, 2017 | Grade 8, Humanities
8th Grade students have been studying the Enlightenment. So to cap off their experience they participated in an “Enlightenment Salon”, where they role-played famous enlightenment thinkers and discussed big concepts such as what is the perfect form of...
by Meghan KENNEY | Feb 2, 2017 | Grade 8, Humanities, Secondary History
Grade 8 students have started studying the Age of Enlightenment, and to help them learn about it, they are practicing a form of note taking called sketch noting. This involves using notes, text, and structure to present your understanding of the main ideas and how...
by Meghan KENNEY | Jan 26, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
Grade 7 Humanities students investigated into different civilization’s geographical characteristics, trying to find patterns among them. It’s led to some intriguing debates and discussions, and students are full of questions and realizing how much they...
by Meghan KENNEY | Jan 19, 2017 | Grade 9, Secondary English
Grade 9 English have been reading the IGCSE text Spies for the past few weeks. This week they arrived at a key chapter where many tense moments and character decisions happened. To help students really dive into the scenes, and to identify these key moments, they are...
