by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 3, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
What an exciting week it has been! After weeks of preparation it was nice to finally see our students and interact with them face to face. In MYP English classes we are still focused on learning how to send formal emails to our teachers. Also, we played vocabulary...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Aug 27, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
How did I spend my summer, you ask? I have been reading books, watching movies, watching controversial news and debates, watching interesting advertisements, traveling in Oman and taking pictures. And guess what? All of those were part of preparing for the new...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Jan 23, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English
We jumped into an exciting new unit: “Men vs. Women – is one gender better than the other?”. As one can imagine, this topic elicited passionate discussions. We started by discussing what feminism is and what it isn’t. I was impressed with their...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Jan 16, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, IGCSE, Secondary English
It was a short but sweet week where we enjoyed getting to know how each of us spent the winter break. Experiences ranged from falling off the ski slopes in Austria to chillaxing at home in Sohar. Grade 12 DP students are jogging their memory on Persepolis to make...
by Rachel HOWES | Dec 12, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, News Flash, Secondary English, Uncategorized
Our students were recently surveyed as to what sort of House Competitions they would like to see put on and football was a very popular option! As a result, today saw the first round of an inter-House mini football tournament, organized by Olly Cooper and Orjuwan in...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Dec 5, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary English
Persepolis is a graphic novel by Mariane Satrapi, that depicts her childhood and adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. We are studying the art form of graphic novels and understanding the novel in its cultural and historical context. Having...
