Welcome to Grade 11

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Grade 12 Global Politics Exams Next Week

The Grade 12 Global Politics class is currently preparing for summative exams on the Development unit.  This is our last unit of study which means that the class will have ample time for revision prior to the mock exams beginning in late-January and the actual IB...

Grade 11 DP Biology

Grade 11 DP Biology

The DP students have been exploring specialised cells as part of their understanding of cells. Students had the opportunity to explore different specialised cells in the human body and how these cells are adapted to perform their functions. As part of the exploration,...

MUN Represents ABIS at The Sultan’s School

MUN Represents ABIS at The Sultan’s School

Last week, 14 secondary students traveled to Muscat to participate in The Sultan’s School Model United Nations Conference.  This is the largest MUN event in Oman with approximately 500 delegates in attendance.  Our students made a tremendous contribution to the...

Congratulations to our Performers!

Congratulations to our Performers!

The first (of hopefully many) Coffee House performances was a great success.  Our MYP and DP students presented their works with professionalism and class, sharing the connections to the AOIs and learning goals with the audience.  A huge thank you to the students who...

Public Speaking and MUN

Public speaking can make many people panic. But everyone can learn skills and the confidence to speak in front of peers or a room full of strangers.  MUN has provided students excellent opportunities to practice and refine their public speaking skills, most recently...

Arabic Poetry الشعر العربي

Arabic Poetry الشعر العربي

During this week, G9 students analyzed a poem by the poet Nizar Qabbani, one of his most wonderful poems (Aba Tammam, Where Are You), which he recited at the Iraq concert, describing the weakness and lack of creative images that Arabic poetry has reached now. The...

Academic support (ACSU) for Grade 11 Chemistry

Academic support (ACSU) for Grade 11 Chemistry

                                We have begun  bi-weekly 20 minute long sessions every Tuesday from 12.40-13.00pm for grade 11 chemistry. Our first session was held this Tuesday on the 14th. This condensed time frame encourages focused learning. We hope to delve into...

Happy World Kindness Day!

Happy World Kindness Day!

On November, Monday 13th, the school celebrated World Kindness Day. For this occasion, the Secondary Student Council and the Primary Student Leadership Team planned a simple but sweet activity so we could all show kindness to the people around us and enjoy some...

Music and the Brain

Albert Einstein.  Brian May.  Francis Arnold.  James P. Allison.  Beyond their contributions to science and technological advancements, what do these people have in common?  They were all musicians. There has always been anecdotal evidence about Musicians and...

Grade 11 IBDP Biology

Grade 11 IBDP Biology

Substances move in and out of cells by various mechanisms. As biologists it is important to understand the processes by which substances move in and out of the cells in our body. Understanding these mechanisms is the first step at understanding how the immune system...

Secondary students present Time-based Art

Secondary students present Time-based Art

On November 13 at 6:00pm, secondary students will be presenting Coffee House, a time-based Arts exhibition.  For our inaugural night, the selected performances will be Music students from Grade 10-12.  All performances will be works the students have been preparing...

MUN Club Receives Visit From UN Peacekeeper

MUN Club Receives Visit From UN Peacekeeper

This week, the ABIS Model United Nations club had the exciting opportunity of welcoming Lt. Colonel Ella Van Den Heuvel as a guest speaker.  Lt. Col. Van Den Heuvel graciously shared her insights and experiences as a United Nations peacekeeper, leaving us all with a...

What makes a style of Music cultural?

In Grade 11, the DP Music students are beginning AOI 1: Music for Socio-Political and Cultural Expression.  But what makes Music cultural?  Is it the instruments used? But then how do you explain the different cultures that use the same instruments?  Is it the...

Coffee House: ABIS’s Time-Based Art Night

On November 13 at 6:00 PM, ABIS will be hosting the first Coffee House.  Come celebrate the Music students as they share their current works-in-progress and hear from our student rock band, The Sand Monkeys.  The students would love your support. Enjoy your Fall...

Literary criticism النقد الأدبي

Literary criticism النقد الأدبي

During this week, G9 students studied the standards of literary criticism for poetic texts, the employees or elements of criticism in terms of ideas, structure, words, methods, imagination and statement, creativity, the emotion of the text, judgments and values.

How can I work hard in math?

Strategies for Difficult Math Problems — and Beyond Do something. Yeah, the problem is hard. ... Simplify the problem. Try smaller numbers and special cases. ... Reflect on successes. You've solved lots of problems. ... Focus on what you haven't used yet. ... Work...