by Oscar DASS | Apr 14, 2021 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Science
In this term we focused on the skills of writing, making notes, analyzing and communicating scientific ideas. Observation is a skill that is too often taken for granted. In science, we are challenged to examine closely – much more than just accepting...
by Erin REHIL | Apr 11, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 8’s last activity before going online was to work in small groups to creatively photograph a cardboard box in as many ways as possible. There were no rules—the boxes could be held, moved around, suspended, painted, or even cut up and destroyed. At the end of...
by Sahar Mohammad IBRAHIM | Apr 8, 2021 | Arabic, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Completing the unit of wonders and oddities, the students activated the skills of learning, research and self-organization by presenting a presentation on one of the Seven Wonders of the World, taking into account the standard of organization and use of language,...
by Paul Healy | Apr 1, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
A busy week in the design classrooms. Most of the students have been building on their basic cooking skills by completing skills based activities. The cooking units in design offer students the opportunity to learn vital life skills of how to feed themselves through...
by Margot SIMONDS | Apr 1, 2021 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Grade 7 and 8 students have been investigating the UN sustainable development goal # 5, Gender Equality. In their investigations, they have taken surveys, calculated ratios, and created posters sharing their data. They have also practiced a visual note-taking strategy...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Apr 1, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Grade 8 students have been reading gothic plays in small groups and analysing how gothic elements add mystery, suspense and action to the narrative. But, what’s the fun of reading plays if we can’t perform? Afterall, the plays were written to be performed....
