by Andrew COOPER | Aug 19, 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., Secondary P.E
I am looking forward to starting my third year at ABIS. For those new to our community, my name is Andy Cooper and I have 18 years teaching experience in the UK and 5 years Internationally in Albania and Oman. I am here with my family, Sarah Cooper who teaches Grade...
by Andrew COOPER | Feb 11, 2021 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Primary P.E.
We couldn’t take the students out to explore Oman, so we designed games that involved bringing Oman into our school grounds. The students especially loved the assault course where the had to cross Jebel Shams and successfully carry their water over the sand...
by Andrew COOPER | Nov 24, 2020 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Primary P.E.
Grade 4 students in PE this week were set the challenge of trying to beat the World Record for 1 Mile (1609 meters). This was set by a Morrocan athlete named Hicham El Guerrouj, with an amazing time of 3 minutes 43 Seconds. That’s just over 4 laps of our...
by Andrew COOPER | Nov 12, 2020 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Primary P.E.
We were able to welcome Mr.Munn onto campus this week and I think it is fair to say that he was very impressed. It has been such a pleasure to see so many of our students back in PE. We have been able to enjoy the facilities and activities, whilst still maintaining...
by Andrew COOPER | Sep 23, 2020 | Grade 6, Primary P.E.
Students in Grade 6 have been investigating how to keep fit and healthy at home. They have been taking part in different fitness tests to determine their own strengths and areas they would like to develop. We are now looking at ways to train these different components...
by Andrew COOPER | Sep 23, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Primary P.E., Secondary P.E
Students in Grade 8 did an inquiry into the skills they would need to be effective learners in their current Health Related Fitness Unit. They shared ideas individually and then discussed and agreed upon the final focus as a class.
