by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 19, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Grade 11 DP English Language and Literature course is new for all of us, so we spent the first week learning about the various requirements, assessments, areas of exploration and concepts. The first unit on gender equality and the #metoo movement saw some passionate...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 11, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 7/8 Language Acquisition class are continuing with their first unit of study where we are exploring the statement of inquiry, ” choices we make about what we eat are influenced by our culture and the context in which we live.” Last week, we learned...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 5, 2019 | IGCSE, Secondary English
Grade 10 English students have started their first drama unit of IGCSE with The Crucible. Set in Salem and heavily inspired by the Salem witch hunt, the play explores the effects of mass hysteria. A play is written to be performed and that’s exactly what we do...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 21, 2019 | Secondary English
For our final text in Grade 12, we are reading Camus’ The Outsider, a brilliantly depressing book to finish off 12 years of education. If you haven’t read it and you’re looking for something to make you feel like life is meaningless, then this is the...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 21, 2019 | Creativity, Action, Service, Secondary English
The Secondary Library has a new feature: The Secondary Puzzle! So far our students have completed two puzzles, which make great brain breaks during a long day of learning and provide super teamwork opportunities. The only problem is that we’ve run out of...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Mar 21, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Grade 11 students are doing a great job in breaking down and analyzing poetry by Carol Ann Duffy. They first do this in groups and then discuss as a whole class. The discussions are mostly student lead, and I only step in to steer them in the right direction if...
