by Geetika MEKHALA | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Grade 11 class continues to explore the unit on readers, writers, and texts. We studied and analyzed advertisements on ‘blood diamonds’. Then, we chose different text types on the topic of blood diamonds and explored how each text type has specific...
by John MWITA | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), The Grades
Having completed the first Core chapter on Measurements and Uncertainty, this week Grade 11 started on a new unit, Mechanics. As a prescribed practical by the IB, students had to experimentally determine the acceleration of free fall. Later they will use the IB...
by John MWITA | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IGCSE, The Grades
Grade 7 continued on the unit FOOD this week. Students had to research, present and use empirical data to decide whether a smoothie is better than a fruit salad. Later in the week, students did some activities to showcase their understanding of what a balanced diet...
by John MWITA | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, IGCSE, The Grades
This week we continued on the sub-unit Gravitation. Students determined the Earth’s gravitational acceleration experimentally. They documented limitations to the methodology and suggested improvements for more accurate and reliable data collection...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Maths
This week grade 11 mathematicians were creating worked solutions for various problems that applied their understanding of geometric series. They made these in the form of a poster. They then gave comments about strengths and areas to improve in each other’s...
by John MWITA | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IGCSE, The Grades
Grade 9 have completed their first Unit on Models (Atomic structure and Waves). Students prepared for their summative assessment through self-led and teacher directed tasks.
