by Ferdi ATESIN | Sep 7, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
It’s easy to view art and math as completely separate subjects. Right brain vs. left brain. Creative vs. analytical. Imaginative vs. practical. Right? In fact, many of the core skills in art and math are closely related. Both disciplines require spatial reasoning...
by Sahar Mohammad IBRAHIM | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
G9 students analyzed a novel from world literature entitled (Oliver Twist), linking its events to a global issue, which is poverty and ill-treatment of shelter children. Each student began after sharing the reading, identifying the most important points, and forming...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
This year, the grade 8s, 9s, and 10s have MYP support on their schedule. The purpose of this course is to help student develop study skills and self-learning tools, all centered around the ATLs. As their academic careers become more rigorous and challenging,...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
In Grade 8, the students are beginning to learn about how different styles of Music have connections to a culture’s identity. But who do we define, “Identity?” The students have set out to define their own, first as individuals and then as parts of...
by Duncan MAKORI | Sep 6, 2023 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Science
In line with the ABIS Mission which is to ‘challenge and inspire all students to reach their full potential by providing an innovative and inquiry based education that supports well being and lifelong learning’, the grade 9 scientists have benefited a lot from...
by Magz BRAY | Aug 31, 2023 | EAL, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
This week in Grade 8 we took a gamified approach to developing academic language, critical thinking, communication and collaboration ATL’s.