by Abby BREWER | Aug 30, 2017 | Grade 9, Secondary English
In grade 9 we’ve started the year with a short story unit. After doing a group story, we’ve been going through some of the elements of narrative stories. Today, we looked at famous first lines. What makes a story start off with a bang? We collected our...
by Abby BREWER | Aug 24, 2017 | Community and Service, Secondary English
We had a very energetic start to the 2017/2018 school year in our Advisory program! Our first day was filled with reminders about our Essential Agreements and the Dress Code, the distribution of supplies, and our annual Secondary ABIS Olympics. Monday and Wednesday...
by Meghan KENNEY | Aug 24, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students spent some time reflecting on their strengths and challenges in English. They connected the skills that they learn in English class to their life goals, and then made some specific goals for this year. This was done in the Secondary Library area for...
by Abby BREWER | Jun 8, 2017 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Secondary English, Secondary ToK, The Grades
We’ve been back at school for a week now, but the memories from Maher are still strong in our minds and hearts. The grade 10s, Mr. Davis and I had a wonderful visit, during which we got to see the impressive work Maher is doing. We also got to see our school...
by Meghan KENNEY | May 25, 2017 | Grade 9, Secondary English
As preparation for final exams, grade nines have been reading poetry and practicing their analytical skills. With one particular poem, “The Lost Woman”, the meaning was difficult at first, and so the students worked hard to uncover the themes and ideas. In...
by Meghan KENNEY | May 18, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8s have been studying the techniques of propaganda, both how to recognize it and how to create it. As their culminating project they had to create a piece of propaganda related to an event in the French Revolution, which we had been studying in Humanities. The...
