by webtester | Mar 20, 2013 | Grade 9, Secondary History
The First World War officially ended on June 28, 1919, when Germany signed a peace treaty with the Allies. Signed in the Hall of Mirrors at the palace in Versailles, the treaty instantly became a lightning rod for debate due to its broad and harsh terms. Germany lost...
by Wayne Hampton | Mar 13, 2013 | Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Primary P.E., Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Team Leader
This week’s Secondary School post is dedicated to sports and exercise. The intramural (or inter house) football games have caused a stir this week and raised plenty of cheers and screams from our onlooking gallery of fans. We have been very happy with the level...
by webtester | Mar 13, 2013 | Grade 3, Grade 6, Humanities, Secondary History
For the past three weeks grades 3 and 6 have been collaborating on a film project in social studies. The theme of the film is migration–the who, why and how of people moving around the globe. Working in mixed groups of 4-6 students, their task is to tell the...
by Wayne Hampton | Jan 30, 2013 | Community and Service, Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Team Leader, Secondary Visual Arts
Thank you to the many parents who attended the Oman week meeting on Sunday. I am personally envious of the students and teachers involved as I will be stuck in the school helping oversee the IGCSE mocks for the Grade 10’s, who will also not be out sailing or trekking...
by webtester | Jan 23, 2013 | Grade 7, Humanities, Secondary History
For the past six weeks grade 7 History has had the look of an English class: students pouring over novels and pulling out themes; presenting plot and narrative elements, doodling ideas for story arcs, and writing first chapters. One of the most overlooked ways of...
by webtester | Dec 19, 2012 | Grade 10, Humanities, Secondary History
Beginning on May 7, our grade 1o students will sit their IGCSE exams, the culmination of two-years’ worth of study and preparation. These exams and their results–released in mid-August–mark a significant milestone for the students. It’s the...
