by Todd DAVIS | Nov 8, 2018 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 9, Humanities, IGCSE, Secondary History, Secondary Team Leader, The Grades
Twenty-one ABIS students are representing twenty-one Nations from around the world at the Model U.N. conference here at the Sultan School in Muscat (Nov. 8-9). From Iceland to Peru, students are working together with hundreds of other international school students to...
by Todd DAVIS | Oct 25, 2018 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
What country am I representing? Is my open speech ready? What issues are we addressing? Is my “Operative Cause” strong? Will my resolution pass? Just a few of the questions Model United Nations (MUN) students are asking themselves as they prepare to be delegates at...
by Todd DAVIS | Oct 18, 2018 | Grade 9, Humanities, IGCSE, Secondary History, The Grades
For the 4th year in a row, the G9 Global Perspectives students were treated to an excellent guest speaker on the topic of “Sustainability”. Our guest, Mr. Sean Spratley of Environmental Manager – Strategic and Precious Metal Processing LLC here in Sohar has a...
by Todd DAVIS | Sep 27, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
How do we fit major events from the universe onto a single timeline, you wonder? We make it BIG! Come check out the 42 meter timeline of the universe in the LC2 Atrium if you’d like to see the story of Big History. The story begins from the Big Bang and ends all...
by Gary GOODWIN | Sep 22, 2018 | Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
We have been exploring the use of visuals in history classes throughout secondary and the past couple of weeks. Students have been storyboarding historical events, creating charts and diagrams to collect information, and doodling their way to revision success. Visual...
by Todd DAVIS | Sep 20, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
In G7 Individuals & Societies class, students read and performed skits based on Origin Stories that have been passed down from generation-to-generation to try and answer the question, Where did we come from?” They studied a variety of cultures, including the...