by Liz JURKOWISKI | Feb 16, 2017 | Grade 10, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
Now that the Grade 10 students are finally finished with their mock exams, they are preparing for battle in history class. Well, not a real battle, of course! Still in our unit on World War I, all students have the task of researching, becoming an expert about, and...
by Meghan KENNEY | Feb 2, 2017 | Grade 8, Humanities, Secondary History
Grade 8 students have started studying the Age of Enlightenment, and to help them learn about it, they are practicing a form of note taking called sketch noting. This involves using notes, text, and structure to present your understanding of the main ideas and how...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Jan 22, 2017 | Grade 10, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
On Sunday, the Grade 10 students took the first part of a lengthy history mock exam. Preparing them for the real IGCSE history exam that they will take this spring, this week’s test was a single essay answering a question about the First World War. In...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Jan 19, 2017 | Grade 12, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
The Grade 12 history students are preparing for the upcoming mock exams by taking a mock before the mock! They completed a shortened version of Papers 1, 2, and 3 this week. These exams simulate the real IB HL History exam that they will take in May. After two sets of...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Dec 1, 2016 | Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary History, The Grades
Today, the Grade 9s took a unique assessment from a well-established educational and careers guidance company: StepOne who have worked successfully with international students for many years. The results of the test will help students discover how to make their best...
by Meghan KENNEY | Aug 31, 2016 | Grade 8, Humanities
8th grade humanities have been learning about systems thinking while working with the question of how ABIS can be sustainable. They started by considering all the different parts of ABIS according to the sustainability compass: north-nature, east-economy,...
