Diamond (conflicts) are forever

Into our final unit of study in Grade 8 Humanities: natural resources and the conflicts they inspire. Last week we examined the case of Afghanistan, a country rich in minerals and energy resources, but also 97% dependent on foreign donations and bursting with...

IGCSE exams are underway!

This week our Grade 10 student got into the full swing of their IGCSE exams, the culminating assessment of their past two years of study. These exams are unlike anything they have had to do before and bring with them a certain amount of stress. For most days...

Recognizing Propaganda

Our technologically advanced teens are daily bombarded with half-truths, mixed messages, and outright lies as they live a good deal of their lives online. Much of this comes from the adverts they see plastered all over the websites they visit, though those websites...