by Andres BRADSHAW | Oct 15, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
This week everyone has been reflecting on their performance over the last 5 weeks. Being reflective is one of the IB Learner Profiles: “We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in...
by Gary GOODWIN | Oct 15, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary History
Grade 11 students have started looking at WWI as part of the paper 2 topic exploring causes and effects of 20th century wars. We have looked at short term and long term causes so far as well as some initial strengths and weaknesses of Allied and Central Powers. Our...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
DP visual art students in Grade 11 have begun a two-year process of curating their own exhibition, documenting their development over time, and completing a deep analysis of several historical artworks. All of the work done in the MYP—researching, studying the...
by Gary GOODWIN | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary ToK
Grade 11 students took part this week in a discussion about truth and how we determine if something is true and why we value truth. We then looked at 4 truth tests: correspondence test, coherence test, pragmatic test, and the consensus test. In looking at these we...
by Sean HOWES | Oct 7, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Last week we had planned to mark the International Day of the Older Person, but this had to be postponed due to the period of mourning declared for His Majesty the Emir of Kuwait. This week in advisory, students and teachers talked about the role of older persons in...
by Sean HOWES | Sep 30, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
This week Grade 11 have been working on their skills of critical analysis, specifically focusing on how textual events and characters can be interpreted in different ways. As we continue on our journey into ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ the piratical...
