by Gary GOODWIN | Dec 10, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary ToK
This week, students started exploring mathematics as an area of knowledge. We looked at questions such as “Is mathematics a language?” And “What is the importance of mathematics to other areas of knowledge?” One of our activities this week was creating our own number...
by Gary GOODWIN | Dec 3, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary ToK
Grade 11 students have been engaged in creating a mini TOK exhibit to practice for one of the final TOK assessments. Students are required to choose 1 of 35 prompts and then an object that focuses on knowledge and religion that addresses the prompt. A write up is...
by Gary GOODWIN | Nov 12, 2020 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary ToK
TOK presentations have started this week in grade 12. This is one of the final assessments for the course and accounts for 1/3 of the final grade. Below are some screen shots from the presentations this week. There were some interesting real life situations which were...
by Gary GOODWIN | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary ToK
Grade 11 students took part this week in a discussion about truth and how we determine if something is true and why we value truth. We then looked at 4 truth tests: correspondence test, coherence test, pragmatic test, and the consensus test. In looking at these we...
by Gary GOODWIN | Sep 3, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Humanities, Secondary History, Secondary ToK
It was great seeing everyone back in class this week. I have missed our conversations. Thank you to all students who participated and helped each other as we moved to the distance learning format. Here are some photos of student collaboration within Google Jamboard....
by Gary GOODWIN | Aug 20, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary History, Secondary ToK
This week has been a busy one as teachers, staff, and admin prepared for the beginning of a new school year. We are looking forward to getting started and taking on new challenges in the MYP and DP programmes. Theory of Knowledge has changed its syllabus this year and...
