by Chris COOK | Sep 26, 2024 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
This week, grades 9 and 10 have been working hard in preparation for their first summative assessment for the school year. Grade 9 have inquired into the ‘interwar years’ in Europe from 1918-1933 and grade 10 have taken on understanding different type of...
by Camilo RUBIANO | Sep 25, 2024 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to provide you with an update on the students’ progress in their personal projects. As a reminder, the personal project is an ongoing process that will culminate in a final product. The students have now...
by Camilo RUBIANO | Sep 25, 2024 | Grade 10, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to provide you with an update on our students’ progress in their music projects. This week, we concluded our formative assessments, which allowed us to gauge the students’ understanding and progress...
by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 19, 2024 | Creativity, Action, Service, Front Page, Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
After completing their unit on the impact of electricity and magnetism on society, our Grade 10 science students took their learning to the next level by applying it to real-world issues. Through a service-as-action project, they worked in groups to tackle energy...
by Ferdi ATESIN | Sep 19, 2024 | Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
In the IB MYP Mathematics curriculum, formative and summative assessments serve distinct purposes in evaluating student learning. Here’s a breakdown of the differences and key ideas behind each type of assessment: Formative assessments are ongoing checks for...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 19, 2024 | Grade 10, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
We had the pleasure of having two university representatives visit us at ABIS this week. Our first representative came on Tuesday and presented for four universities located in Switzerland, all of which rank in the top 10 for their degrees globally. This was followed...