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...
by Abby BREWER | May 11, 2017 | Secondary English
Grade 8s started an examination of fake news during IWS time today. By starting with a suspicious photo, they began to consider how to define fake news and why it is important to be able to tell real news from fake. We are working our way through their list of inquiry...
by Abby BREWER | Apr 6, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary English
In grade 12 English B we have already begun the final frontier: revision! This week we focused on paper 1 type questions, coming up with our own set of rules to follow when tackling each set. Next week we start with paper 2, and then it’s already study week! The...
