by Greg PERRY | Oct 5, 2022 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, The Grades
The grade 12 students are working hard to have their data gathered and organized within the required timeframe. Here are some pictures of them preparing to gather data, gathering it, or waiting for it. They are discovering the joys of completing a data gathering...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 29, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, The Grades
A focus for our DP classes this year in English and TOK classes has been on developing authentic, respectful conversations. One technique that we have been utilizing to this end are spiderweb conversations. Students are presented with an open-ended question which they...
by Nicholas MURGA | Sep 22, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
I am very excited this school year over the opportunity to offer DP Global Politics to our Grade 11 students. Interest in the class has been very good and we are well underway with exploring the key concepts related to unit one (Power, Sovereignty, and International...
by Oscar DASS | Sep 22, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Across the MYP and DP programs, maths requires skills that cannot be ignored. While we do summative assessments that explore the history of maths or applications of how to use maths in real life, we need mastery of the content and skills to unlock deeper meaning. This...
by Greg PERRY | Sep 22, 2022 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
We are at the beginning of two years of learning about the world of chemistry, the behavior of molecules, and the use of chemical thinking and mathematical skills. One of our tasks this week was to determine the empirical formula of a metal oxide. By precisely...
by Greg PERRY | Sep 22, 2022 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), The Grades
Here are a few images of the year 2 chemistry students investigating what happens in an equilibrium reaction when you disturb the equilibrium. Many economically important chemical reactions do not use up all the reactants and chemists must devise ways to coax the...
