by Oscar DASS | Nov 4, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Maths
We are excited to approach this new phase of mixed mode learning, both online and in-class. I hope to be in Oman in next week and probably a week later in school. I look forward to meeting all of you in person. As we are now getting used to each other and the scope of...
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 Gary GOODWIN | Sep 24, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary History
This week students in grade 11 DP History looked at the broad span of Chinese history from the 19th to the 20th centuries and tried to make connections between individuals and events. This led us into our first assignment of writing a paper 3 essay. We spent time...
