by Andres BRADSHAW | Nov 11, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
This week the students, parents and teachers have been reflecting on the past 4 months and have been looking backwards to work out how to move forwards. This reflective practice is one of the IB Learner Profiles that really enables us to grow in the direction we...
by Andres BRADSHAW | Nov 4, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
The IB defines communicators as those who “express [them]selves confidently and creatively in many ways…collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.” This has been more evident this week with classes reflecting on...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 25, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
This short week included an important school visit by companies around Oman, and we were pleased to have an opportunity to show off some of our finished artworks to a wider audience. Our recent displays included finished abstract artworks from Grade 9, clay fantasy...
by Nicholas MURGA | Oct 21, 2021 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
Grade 12 DP History students have had a very productive week with a focus on applying Internal Assessment feedback and practicing the skills needed for Paper 2. This week students received detailed feedback on their initial IA drafts. The next step is to reflect...
by Michael DE MARANVILLE | Oct 14, 2021 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12
This week has been a transition week in Theory of Knowledge as we shift from looking at History as an area of knowledge into looking at the Arts. This transition provides valuable comparisons, though. We started by looking at the similarities between cubist art and...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 14, 2021 | Creativity, Action, Service, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
When we set up the ABIS ceramics room, we decided to create tile swatches for each of our purchased glaze colors so that students in art classes would be able to see a preview of what each color looks like after firing. A number of students were interested in helping...
