New standardised grading system in the Secondary School

Dear parents, One of the teachers’ areas of focus recently has been to standardise our grading system, which will have a number of benefits ultimately leading to higher student achievement. A great deal of time has been spent on this and we have now arrived at a...

A new garden at ABIS

I am very excited to be helping A.B.I.S. create a garden for students to work in and enjoy. This garden is special because it will be an edible garden, where students will see their plants grow into food they can eat and share with others. The goal is for those...

Target Setting

Dear parents, It’s been a very busy week for students (and teachers for that matter) as students have set up new CAS projects and begun discussions about target setting. As you’re aware, three Secondary School areas that we are focusing on this year are...

Eid Mubarak from the secondary team!

This week students have been focusing on using their calendars, organising their folders and notes, and updating their personal websites with finished work (see the featured picture). Many were also involved with helping organise ‘Movie Night’ as a CAS ‘Service’...

Getting organised!

Dear parents, A big focus area in the Secondary School at the moment is personal organisation and we are actively working with students to help them to develop effective organisational systems and daily rituals that will not only lead to their academic success in...