by Liz JURKOWISKI | Apr 9, 2018 | Grade 12, Secondary History, The Grades
G12 History students enjoyed their last week of regular classes by sitting for three mock exams this week. To prepare for the HL and SL IB History exam, students took a Paper 1 test on Monday (Japanese Aggression 1931-39), a Paper 2 on Tuesday (Authoritative States...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Apr 5, 2018 | Grade 9, Secondary History, The Grades
The Treaty of Versailles, after the First World War, was a great meeting of diplomats who were tasked with figuring out who started the war, and how to punish them. This week, the G9 class simulated the Paris Peace Conference. Our brave delegation from Germany had to...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Mar 26, 2018 | Grade 8, Secondary History, The Grades
Many months ago, the G8 Humanities students had an opportunity to build Viking ships! Using the correct width and length ratio, many different ships were built, showing the individuality of the builders. Finally, this week, the boats were tested in the pool at school....
by Todd DAVIS | Mar 22, 2018 | Grade 9, Secondary History, The Grades
The G9 class is in the midst of working on their team projects. The three teams are tackling important global issues facing the world today. One team (Sanna, Tahlyn, and Abhishek) is working on Poverty and Inequality by exploring the relationship between war and...
by Liz JURKOWISKI | Mar 22, 2018 | Grade 11, Secondary History, The Grades
The G11 History class is learning about Japan’s transformation into a modern world power. After analyzing Japan’s history from 1853-1905, students were given the task to create a movie showing its emergence as a world power to be reckoned with in the 20th...
by Meghan KENNEY | Mar 15, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History
Grade Seven students have been learning about Ancient Greek democracy and the difficulty of having every citizen debate every issue. They constructed arguments and then debated them in a recreated Ekklesia, or assembly. They are deepening their understanding how how...
