by Erin REHIL | Aug 11, 2019 | IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
My name is Erin Rehil and I am excited to join ABIS this fall as the secondary school’s visual art teacher. I am a painter and illustrator who has previously taught in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and the USA. It has been fun exploring beautiful Sohar and I look forward...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Apr 15, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Sara (Grade 11) has made time to pursue a personal area of interest: fashion photography. Her exhibition is upstairs in LC3, across from the science lab. Having started with nearly no photography experience, she committed a few hours a week to learning the basics of...
by Ann Gaillard | Jan 14, 2019 | Front Page, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
The Grade 8s are studying portraits as part of their unit centered on cultural identity. Students took selfies and chose one to develop. Using pencil, they need to include 5 tones and be as accurate as possible with the texture of the hair.
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 20, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Grade 7 design students are creating their own stop-motion videos about how they are influenced by their culture. For inspiration on techniques, students are encouraged to view a variety of examples, such as “Tony vs Paul”, “Spaghetti Western”,...
by Ann TURTON | May 16, 2018 | Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Grade 7 have been exploring texture this semester. Their studies have explored the textures which surround them and they have developed skill in how to recreate this in their own artwork. Their final outcome is a mask inspired by cultural mask and a contemporary...
by Eletia THOMAS | Dec 13, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Visual Arts
This week students in grades 7 & 8 competed in their Egg Drop Challenge. Students have spent several weeks designing and building their Egg Drop Packages, hoping to be the teams whose egg survives being dropped off the LC3 roof. It was an Egg-citing afternoon for...
