Learning till the end

by Melodee PETERS | Mar 18, 2026 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Humanities, Secondary English, The Grades

I always appreciate students who show strengths in the ATL skill of self-management, specifically the affective skill of perseverance. Students in English and Humanities had classes continue as usual till Wednesday and those who attended benefitted from collaboration...

English and Humanities: The Start of Final Units

by Melodee PETERS | Mar 12, 2026 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Humanities, Secondary English, The Grades

Grade 7 to 9 English Language and Literature students have started their final units for the academic year. It is important that students review their progress and the MYP objectives to set clear targets for improvement in Term 4. The same goes for Grade 7 and Grade 8...

Grade 9 Practising ATL skills

by Melodee PETERS | Feb 19, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades

This week the grade 9 students practised a variety of the Approaches to Learning Skills in order to develop as learners. They practised Social skills of Collaboration by negotiating tasks and ensuring every person in their team gets help to succeed in completing the...

Collaboration Skills Practice in Grade 8: English

by Melodee PETERS | Feb 5, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades

This week the Grade 8 students practiced their social skills of collaboration. They specifically focused on 3 strands of collaboration: Help others to succeed Encourage others to contribute Delegate and share responsibility In English, they worked as a team to analyse...

Humanities and English

by Melodee PETERS | Jan 22, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Humanities, Secondary English, The Grades

Update on students’ learning: Grade 7 Humanities – students are being guided through how to make clear and purposeful research notes. They have received formative feedback and must use it to show improvements in the upcoming summative. Grade 8 Humanities...

Grade 9s share Knowledge about AI and Plagiarism

by Melodee PETERS | Dec 11, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades

This week, after completing their end-of-unit summative, Grade 9 students worked through video lessons on the appropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how to avoid plagiarism. To show their understanding, they produced infographics for Grade 7 and Grade 8...