by Erin REHIL | Mar 17, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
After designing their treasure boxes, Grade 8 students crafted them using clay hand building techniques, like rolling out slabs and using scoring and slip to join two pieces together. After their greenware had dried, some students opted to apply underglaze in a...
by Erin REHIL | Mar 11, 2021 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Students in Grade 10 have the rest of the month to finish their ePortfolio materials. Five will be submitting their visual art unit work to the IB for external assessment, while others will be submitting for music, design, or PHE. In the LC3 art space, there is a lot...
by Erin REHIL | Mar 10, 2021 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
The secondary school has been considering forming a collection of artworks from current and former ABIS students, framing them, and hanging them around campus. With the support of Mr. Robeau, our first dozen works have now been framed and look wonderful on display....
by Erin REHIL | Feb 15, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 9 art students have just finished their unit on abstract art and acrylic painting. After researching a 20th-century abstract artist, students created their own original works that were asked to meet a number of specifications. The paintings had to use at least...
by Erin REHIL | Feb 14, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Grade 8 students are finally getting their chance to play with mud! Now that Oman Week is over, we are back to our regular curriculum work and that means starting the studio portion of the Treasure Boxes unit. After designing their boxes and making canvas templates,...
by Erin REHIL | Feb 11, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Oman Week, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Visual Arts
This week, students in Grade 8 focused on two projects, each relating back to the broad idea that our perspectives are shaped by our locations in place and time. Mr. Perry led a Service as Action project in which students identified and mapped all of the plant species...
