by Meghan KENNEY | Apr 26, 2018 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students have been reading The Outsiders for English class, and are investigating into stereotypes and how it leads to prejudice and discrimination. They have read case studies from real life of stereotypes and prejudice, along with theories about how they...
by Meghan KENNEY | Apr 12, 2018 | Grade 10, Secondary English
Grade Tens spent their last class on Shakespeare’s Macbeth creating a revision mat for the play. They collaborated on the project and discovered that some groupings of students made for quicker decision making than others! Some had great concepts, but...
by Meghan KENNEY | Apr 5, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
Grade 7s have enjoyed their study of suspense stories. They enjoyed curling up with the Roald Dahl classic story “Lamb to the Slaughter”, and discovered that there is a whole new side to Roald Dahl beyond James and the Giant Peach. It showed the how...
by Meghan KENNEY | Mar 29, 2018 | Grade 8, Secondary English
As the grade 8 students are getting ready to read The Outsiders, we read a poem and a short story on the theme of identity. “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” is a short story that explores the experience of a young man experiencing the results of his choice to...
by Meghan KENNEY | Mar 15, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
Grade Seven students have been learning about Ancient Greek democracy and the difficulty of having every citizen debate every issue. They constructed arguments and then debated them in a recreated Ekklesia, or assembly. They are deepening their understanding how how...
