Getting Political

We have been getting political in grade 12. We have been examining political speeches and exploring how the choice of language and technique can help a speaker connect to their audience, achieve multiple purposes, and downplay stereotypes or labels without ever being...

Grade 11 Theory of Knowledge

Grade 11 TOK students are finishing up with the first of two optional themes.  This first theme focuses on knowledge and politics.  We have explored a wide range of ideas and examples related to political knowledge and numerous factors that affect it.  Among these are...

Thank You Plants!

In grade 11 biology we’ve been studying photosynthesis. Students need to recall and understand a lot of information but we did a practical to look at the outcomes of the process in leaves. We also took the chance to extract some chlorophyll. Here are some...

Knowledge and Understanding

The ATL skills that have been the focus this week are communication and self-reliance. What has to be done post the mocks is an in-depth reflective activity to ensure that the grade 12 scientists can move forward with what they have learnt about themselves. As said by...