by Kirsten LLOYD | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music
For AOI 3 (Absolute Music), the Grade 12 DP Music students are learning about experimental and avant garde composition techniques popularized during the 20th century. Instead of focusing on the traditional ideas of tonality and melody, many composers began to look...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
As a vocabulary building exercise, I have instituted a “word of the day” competition in the DP classes. Each class, we start off with a word (usually drawn from SAT vocabulary lists), which the students then need to define and provide an example for. They...
by Ferdi KAYA | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 12
Recent discoveries in Physics: While it has long been known that ultraviolet (UV) light can help kill disease-causing pathogens, the COVID 19 pandemic has put a spotlight on how these technologies can rid environments of germs. However, the excimer lamps and LEDs that...
by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Science
Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-based compounds and forms the backbone of life itself. It is a subject that can be both fascinating and challenging for students due to the complexity of organic molecules and their versatility of reactions. Organic...
by Nicholas MURGA | Sep 7, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
The Grade 12 Global Politics class has come back from the summer holiday with renewed motivation and commitment to starting the year on a positive note. Students are currently revising notes and resources related to the Human Rights unit and will sit for Paper 1 and...
by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Science
Practical work is an important component of IB Chemistry. Approximately 25% of our teaching time is devoted to the practical scheme of work. This is an equivalent of 40 hours including 10 hours devoted to the Individual scientific investigation which makes up 20% of...
