by Nicholas MURGA | Apr 19, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
The Grade 9 Individuals and Societies class has recently begun a new unit on the Cold War. In this unit, we will explore a range of topics including the politics of a bi-polar world dominated by two superpowers, arms proliferation and the threat of nuclear war,...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Apr 18, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Students have completed their interdisciplinary unit be being advocates for a persecuted people. They were expected to create a blog or video using different types of texts and literary conventions. We have just started a new unit called “Principles and...
by Magz BRAY | Apr 13, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, The Grades
“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going on inside ourselves.”― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score, 2014 Sometimes, it can be hard to...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Apr 13, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
With Ramadan limiting the amount of Music we can play and listen to, the Grade 9s have been focusing instead on investigating how their brains work and how they individually learn. Using the theory of Multiple Intelligences, the students first looked at the eight...
by Marie PERIN | Apr 13, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary French
All MYP French classes are finishing units at the moment, so it is time for some important summative assessments. Students should be revising key vocabulary, key verbs and tenses, as well as specific sentence structures and conventions. A little encouragement for...
by Nicholas MURGA | Apr 13, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Last weekend the ABIS MUN club had the opportunity to travel to the American School of Dubai to attend the 8th annual ASDMUN conference. The event brought together schools from a wide range of countries including Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, and the Philippines. ...
