Explore Oman: Day 1

What a fantastic first day!  Grade 4 had an incredible time today exploring Bait Al Naman Castle in Barka. We had a wonderful tour guide who showed us the features and details of a traditional Omani castle. Highlights included a peek of the jail, a demonstration...

Total Anarchy!

Who has the power in different societal systems? Students in Grade 4 inquired into this question as they investigated different forms of government this week. They looked at: direct and indirect democracy, dictatorship, theocracy, oligarchy, anarchy and monarchy. In...

Informative vs. Persuasive Writing

Grade 4 took to the playground this week to learn about writing for a specific purpose. Students were asked to write a paragraph about the ABIS playground–the “catch”, however, was that half the class was to write an informative paragraph while the...