by Geetika MEKHALA | Dec 6, 2018 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 11 has started the HL part of the course. While the SL students are excused from the classes to use their time focusing on other HL subjects, English HL students have become familiar with the requirements of written task 2. Grade 9 has taken a break from...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Dec 3, 2018 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
Grade 7 has completed their unit on stop-motion videos and presented their finished product to Grade 6 students. The Grade 6 students were surveyed to see if the message of the video is clearly identifiable. Ask a Grade 7 student to show you their final video and see...
by Abby BREWER | Nov 29, 2018 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 6, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IGCSE
Dubai LitFest is now in its 11th year, and for the second time we’re planning a school trip to meet the authors and hear them talk about their books! Although the festival goes for two weeks, we will be going the second weekend, from March 7-9. (You could still...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Nov 29, 2018 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Science
This week grade 8 scientists have been looking at the impacts humans have on the environment. They were discussing in small groups first and statements about the environment and seeing if they agreed, disagreed or were in the middle. This was then debated as a class....
by Todd DAVIS | Nov 29, 2018 | Community and Service, Eco School, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IGCSE, The Grades, The Head's Blog
Everyone was excited this week to see our special guest, Mr. Plasbin (Mr. Martin Mbuta). Mr. Plasbin visited ABIS this week to talk about the 3 Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and to begin a new “Reuse” art project. The theme of his visit was GIVE IT A...
by Meghan KENNEY | Nov 29, 2018 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IGCSE, The Grades
The ABIS winter musical is coming up fast! We are in the final stages of preparing for the musical, and are looking forward to sharing our work with you. Our musical is called Lady Pirates of the Caribbean, and has great humor and fun numbers for all to enjoy. The...
