by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Science
Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-based compounds and forms the backbone of life itself. It is a subject that can be both fascinating and challenging for students due to the complexity of organic molecules and their versatility of reactions. Organic...
by Nicholas MURGA | Sep 7, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
The Grade 12 Global Politics class has come back from the summer holiday with renewed motivation and commitment to starting the year on a positive note. Students are currently revising notes and resources related to the Human Rights unit and will sit for Paper 1 and...
by Sahar Mohammad IBRAHIM | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
G9 students analyzed a novel from world literature entitled (Oliver Twist), linking its events to a global issue, which is poverty and ill-treatment of shelter children. Each student began after sharing the reading, identifying the most important points, and forming...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
We are already finishing up our first unit in DP year 1 English and Literature. We have been studying film reviews, returning to our first unit from grade 10, but this time as critical readers rather than creators. From next week, we will be starting our first novel....
by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Science
The grade 11 chemistry students have finished their orientation to DP Chemistry. As part of the Pre-IB Chemistry requirements at ABIS, the students sat for a baseline test. they have also been involved in a series of laboratory investigations that have equipped them...
by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Science
Practical work is an important component of IB Chemistry. Approximately 25% of our teaching time is devoted to the practical scheme of work. This is an equivalent of 40 hours including 10 hours devoted to the Individual scientific investigation which makes up 20% of...
