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...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Oct 14, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English
During the last three weeks we have continued our investigation into travel writing. Students looked at examples of travel writing from books, for newspapers and blogs. Then they identified common techniques and differences between the text types. In addition they...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 10, 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 Oscar DASS | Sep 30, 2021 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths
Mental maths is a powerful foundation to understand more complex issues. Memorization of basic calculations enable students to focus on learning beyond the basic operations. To assist learners improve their basic math skills, we are using an amazing online resource...
by Andres BRADSHAW | Sep 30, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Hello, This week we have been demonstrating the learner profiles of knowledgeable and communicators. Grade 10 displayed that they are good communicators as they completed a Summative task on Snail Racing and the grade 12’s finished drafting their Internal...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Sep 30, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 8, the students are beginning to explore the difference between Blues and Jazz and their unique form of cultural expression. Born out of struggle, these two art forms have strong connections to regional and national identities. But can these two art form...
