by Geetika MEKHALA | Mar 14, 2019 | Grade 9, IGCSE, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 9 English students have started their study of the novel “1984”. Before focusing on the novel, we learned about the socio/political context of the time and biography of Orwell that influenced his writing. As well, we learned about totalitarian...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Feb 12, 2019 | Grade 9, Oman Week
Excellent trip so far for the grade 9 students at Jebel Shams. The first day we kicked off from school and stopped for lunch at the beehive tombs, magical historic site facing the majestic Jebel Mist. Right after, we ascended wadi Dham and some of the students and...
by Todd DAVIS | Feb 7, 2019 | Grade 9, IGCSE, Secondary History, The Grades
This week, it has been a pleasure to watch G9 students stand up and talk about global issues, as well as share some ways to solve them. Following a deep dive into the research of perspectives on these issues, the G9s created products including TED Talks, Podcasts, and...
by Todd DAVIS | Jan 31, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 9, IGCSE, Secondary Team Leader, The Grades
Model United Nations students prepared diligently as delegates for the The Hague International Model United Nations Conference (THIMUN) held in Doha, Qatar last week, 22-25 January, 2019. Over 1,500 students convened from all over the world to discuss, debate, and...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Jan 10, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
DP Language and Literature students have started a new unit on language of campaigns. We studied a few Dove campaigns and analysed why some worked while others did not. MTV Switch campaigns were used to learn and practise analysing camera angles, images, lighting,...
by Todd DAVIS | Jan 10, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 9, IGCSE, Secondary History, The Grades
The Model United Nations ASA is in the final stages of preparation for a major MUN conference in Qatar. This year ABIS will be representing the two countries of the Netherlands and Rwanda. This week we were fortunate enough to have a real United Nations...
