by Greg PERRY | Feb 24, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
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...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Feb 23, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
Last week, we spent time consolidating our understanding of the many concepts and connections between what we have been studying and what we are learning. The grade 11 class finished up this week through a creative exploration of how this would translate into...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Feb 17, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP)
As a reflective exercise in grade 11, we divided into groups to explore what we had learned from the study of Nineteen Eighty-Four. The task was to identify the central concepts of the unit and to write a statement that represented that learning. Both groups...
by Andres BRADSHAW | Feb 17, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
This week the grade 9s, 10s, 11s and 12s have been using scientific ‘language’ to gather and communicate information. The grades have been using renewable and non-renewable energy sources, latent heat, ideal gases and nuclear equations, all topics using the language...
by Andres BRADSHAW | Feb 9, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
The Approaches to Learning are skills that enable us all to succeed in life. The ATL skill of perseverance is defined as the ability to “demonstrate persistence and delay gratification” The grade 9’s, 10s, 11s and 12s have been using this skill this week in the...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Feb 8, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), The Grades
As our diploma students work through the challenges of high school, they are also looking forward to where they want to see themselves next. This week we were able to send a couple of our students who have expressed interest in medicine to learn more about the medical...
