Staging a Scene With Grade 10

Grade 10 is reading the IGCSE drama The Winslow Boy, and as part of their reading, they were asked to stage a scene. This required them to closely read the text, and interpret how the characters would relate to each other. Then they had to see how where they position...

Novel Writing with Grade 8

Grade 8 students are participating in the National Novel Writing Month, where they set a goal of a certain number of words to write with the goal of writing a novel. They have set their word count goals, and are ready to get started! We’re looking forward to sharing...

Giving peer feedback

Grade 11 English HL students had a chance to give each other feedback on their first Written Task 2 that they have been working on for the last few weeks. The opportunity to read each other’s work and give helpful suggestions is a great way to see not only what...

Another Successful IOC in the BOOKS!

Our Grade 12s have reason to celebrate this weekend: they have officially completed their first formal assessment for English A, the Individual Oral Commentary! We held the IOCs on Monday morning in the 6th grade space (Thanks Mrs. Larsen and 6th grade!), where...

The Musical is Underway!

Our backstage production team took a tour of the new theater space this week to see how we could make everything work in terms of backdrops, props, costumes, lights, and more! It was great to don the infamous “yellow jackets” and see the rigging...