Why do we study the Earth?

Who is not fascinated when presented with images or videos of the brute forces of nature. Floods, volcanoes, meteorites, glaciers, tornadoes, tsunamis. All these words inspire wonder and amazement that nature can behave in these ways with such devastation and terror....

Ramping up

We are excited to approach this new phase of mixed mode learning, both online and in-class. I hope to be in Oman in next week and probably a week later in school. I look forward to meeting all of you in person. As we are now getting used to each other and the scope of...

A change of focus

In the first term we had focused on biological sciences and dealt with questions such as “how do we change our attitudes towards food resources so that we restore balance to the planet?” This is a BIG question that many governments and the UN are grappling...

how long is a piece of string?

application and interpretations are all about making Math useful. Grade 11 learners will definitely not view the tasks of measuring in quite the same way again!. Is my measurement true, accurate, or precise? What instrument should I use to measure, and what level of...