by Geetika MEKHALA | Aug 19, 2018 | Front Page, Secondary English
It’s been 5 days since coming to this magical desert called Sohar. While I was expecting a vast land of sand and desert, I was pleasantly surprised to find ourselves surrounded by a farm filled with mango, banana, lime, dates, and papaya trees along with a bunch...
by Meghan KENNEY | May 10, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
Now that we are at the end of this inquiry into suspense and the techniques used to create it, students are finishing their performance assessment of writing a Gothic suspense story. They have learned how even grammar and paragraphs impact the impact of the stories....
by Abby BREWER | Apr 26, 2018 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Secondary English
Star Wars/Science Fiction Day The Student Council would like to announce its next event: a Science Fiction/Star Wars on Thursday, May 3th! All ABIS students are invited to dress up as a Star Wars character or any science fiction book or movie character. Rules to...
by Meghan KENNEY | Apr 26, 2018 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students have been reading The Outsiders for English class, and are investigating into stereotypes and how it leads to prejudice and discrimination. They have read case studies from real life of stereotypes and prejudice, along with theories about how they...
by Abby BREWER | Apr 12, 2018 | Grade 12, Secondary English
Today was the last day for our seniors! We sent them out in true ABIS fashion by clapping them down the stairs just before break. A bittersweet moment for us…the start of their official exam season for them! Good luck with your exams! We’ll miss you around...
by Meghan KENNEY | Apr 12, 2018 | Grade 10, Secondary English
Grade Tens spent their last class on Shakespeare’s Macbeth creating a revision mat for the play. They collaborated on the project and discovered that some groupings of students made for quicker decision making than others! Some had great concepts, but...
