by Nicholas MURGA | Nov 4, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Grade 9 I&S students have been focused on the thinking skills of analysis and comparison as we wrap up our unit on the Interwar Years. We have examined important historical events such as the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany, the reasons for the...
by Andres BRADSHAW | Nov 4, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
The IB defines communicators as those who “express [them]selves confidently and creatively in many ways…collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.” This has been more evident this week with classes reflecting on...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 25, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
This short week included an important school visit by companies around Oman, and we were pleased to have an opportunity to show off some of our finished artworks to a wider audience. Our recent displays included finished abstract artworks from Grade 9, clay fantasy...
by Robert MUNN | Oct 21, 2021 | Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Primary P.E., The Grades
For the following units, we will be working on Swimming and Athletics. We will be working on these until the beginning of the winter break. Please make sure that you bring the following equipment on the day that you are swimming; Girls – One-piece swimming...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 14, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Visual Arts
After researching the history and methods of 20th century abstract art, students in Grade 9 are now busy planning and executing their own works of abstraction. How can we take a real-life object and break it down into something less recognizable? Here are some methods...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 14, 2021 | Creativity, Action, Service, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
When we set up the ABIS ceramics room, we decided to create tile swatches for each of our purchased glaze colors so that students in art classes would be able to see a preview of what each color looks like after firing. A number of students were interested in helping...
