by Todd DAVIS | Feb 6, 2018 | Grade 8, Oman Week, The Grades
Snorkeling, zip lining, and team building where the main activities of today. The snorkeling gave students the opportunity to get in the ocean water without all the heavy diving equipment. It was a great opportunity for them to begin to feel comfortable out in the sea...
by Todd DAVIS | Feb 5, 2018 | Grade 8, Oman Week, The Grades
Day two of the Grade 8 dive trip was divided into three groups. Twelve of us were doing diving skills practice in the pool, two were out on a dive boat at the Dimaniyat Islands doing their advanced training in open water, and two of us were learning to sail! Tomorrow,...
by Todd DAVIS | Feb 4, 2018 | Creativity, Action, Service, Grade 8, Oman Week, The Grades
It’s been a busy but productive first day of Oman Week. Our camp is already set up and students are in Diving class learning all about how to become a diver. Laughter and good spirits are in the air. As you might have heard from your son / daughter, G8 students...
by Todd DAVIS | Jan 31, 2018 | Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
This week, G9 Global Perspectives students dissected questions to determine if they were good for research or not so good. And, if not, how could it be improved? Through this process, they are learning how to formulate their own research questions. They are beginning...
by Todd DAVIS | Jan 18, 2018 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Eco School, Grade 9, Secondary Team Leader, The Grades
Thank you for supporting the 5th annual ABIS beach clean-up held at Sanqar Beach here in Sohar last Friday, Jan. 12th. Over 70 caring students, parents and teachers attended ready and willing to comb the beach, for plastic, glass, styrofoam, buried fishing nets,...