by Scott MCBIRNIE | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music
Some students came down to LC3 to use the music space for their Passion Projects. One student is busy honing her lyric and melody writing skills in order to compose a song. Two other students are wanting to cover a pop song from their own country and so are busy...
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 10, IGCSE
Grade 10 music embarked on the exciting adventure analyzing the Overture to William Tell by the Italian composer Rossini. On listening to it (whilst following the detailed orchestral score) for the first time, they articulated their first impressions:...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 24, 2019 | Grade 10, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts
I had the great pleasure of supervising the Grade 10 art class Tuesday. Students are working on pieces to submit for their IGCSE coursework portfolio. There was a diversity of intentions, techniques and media… A background in mixed media (for a portrait) a still...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Sep 18, 2019 | Grade 10, IGCSE, Secondary Maths
Recently Grade 10 mathematicians were collaboratively creating worked solutions for IGCSE style questions that required them to apply their understanding of similarity. This help to reinforce the approach that learning can be collaborative and when done this way it...
by Sean HOWES | Sep 16, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, IGCSE, The Grades
Secondary students have been discussing their countries of origin over the last couple of weeks during morning advisory time. They are now interviewing each other about topics such as culture, food, sport and so on. This has been an interesting experience for those...
by Sean HOWES | Sep 9, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
Or are we part of a very complex computer simulation? This is a question that Grade 7/8 English are considering at the moment as we delve in the esoteric world of philosophical debate. The class watched a number of video clips on topics such as Plato’s Cave...
