by Oscar DASS | Sep 9, 2021 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
Inquiry forms the basis of Maths and Science. By questioning and inquiry, knowledge and understanding is acquired, and general concepts and contextual applications gain meaning. I always tell my students ” Welcome to the class of WHY! If we question our...
by Marie PERIN | Sep 9, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Bonjour, In the French class this week, we asked ourselves what are our best learning technics, especially when learning a new language. The students brainstormed their ideas individually, then found some space on the walls where they could write their ideas in...
by Andrew COOPER | Sep 9, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Primary P.E., Secondary P.E
Students in PHE are engaged in a unit about all aspects of Health Related Fitness. They have been taking a variety of different fitness tests in order to analyse their strengths and areas that they want to develop. Now they are learning how to train and make...
by Erin REHIL | Sep 7, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
In Grade 8, students practiced using the elements and principles of art to talk about an artwork. After learning that it was a tile mosaic from the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, they discussed the characteristics of Islamic geometry and how abstract art can...
by Oscar DASS | Sep 2, 2021 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Welcome back to the grade 7-8 cohort for science. It is wonderful to be face-to-face again! It has been great to meet the newbies on the block – the grade 7. It is an exciting transition for these kids to the MYP program. We have spent the week getting to know...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Sep 1, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, The Grades
It is fantastic to be in school at last and to meet the students face to face. This week we had a brief introduction to each subject, which included a general overview of the key and related concepts as well as the assessment criteria. We then started the unit of...
