by Dan KEARNEY | Apr 23, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 9, Secondary History
Congratulations to all Grade 9 students for their performance and quick-thinking in today’s trial. Germany, on trial for being the main cause of World War One, was found not guilty by the jury of Grade 10 students. Grade 9 did some fantastic work preparing for...
by Leo THOMPSON | Apr 16, 2015 | Grade 7, Secondary History
The students are well on their way to producing their ideal community. They have been working on this following reading their novel The Giver. They are designing the values and mission statement of their community and a selection of facilities to support these values....
by Dan KEARNEY | Apr 15, 2015 | Grade 9, Secondary History
Next Thursday, April 23, Germany will go on trial. The charges: being mainly responsible for starting the First World. That war shattered the world and ushered in the second world war and our modern era of cynicism. Over 20 million people died in a war caused by a...
by Leo THOMPSON | Mar 26, 2015 | Grade 7, Secondary History
Following the Gd7’s reading of The Giver and discussing the qualities we value in our communities today, the students are now doing an assessment task where they are working in groups to build the community they see as ideal. At the moment they are working on...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 19, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary History
This morning in advisory we spoke about note taking–how students can go about doing it and why they should. The research is pretty clear on this. Note taking, when done properly in class and at home, works. It improves retention of facts, understanding of...
by Dan KEARNEY | Mar 12, 2015 | Grade 11, Secondary History
Effective summarizing of texts is a fantastic way to check for comprehension and deeper understanding. This week Grade 11 was challenged to read a text about the Russian Civil War and then, working in groups of three, summarize the text in thirty words. The difficulty...
