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Grade 10 Science
We started a new unit in grade 10. The initial concept we are...
Effective Study for Maths
Maths is based on facts, theorems and rules (conjectures). And there are many of them It is a good...
Grade 9 English
This week we have started our second unit of the year. We will be reading ‘Animal Farm’ by...
Creating Adaptive Soundtracks
In Grade 7, the students have been exploring Gaming Music and it functions within the structure of...
Poetry Analysis. الشعر العربي
During this week, G8 students analyzed a poem related to the unit (family bonding) and its title...
L’arbre de notre vie! The tree of our life!
Grade 9 finished their first unit today. They had to present their tree of life on which they...
pause. reflect…
A hectic start to the year! It has been a whirlwind of assessments, IAs, EE, CAS besides the...
Time to pause and reflect…
It has been a hectic term. Full time face-to-face teaching and learning. The pressure to catch up...
Translanguaging to Write (Grade 7)
Whilst the language of learning at ABIS is English, we are an international community with a...
Grade 10 is busy!
Grade 10 is busy. The students will not disagree with this statement! There has been a lot going...
Developing knowledge and understanding in PE
In PE, most of the classes have started with new units of learning. The grade 1 students have been...
Why study Maths?
At its core, Maths is a "set of rules" we create to play a game. So in order to play well, we need...
world literature الأدب العالمي : رواية الأمير والفقير
The G7 students analyzed a novel from world literature entitled (The Prince and the Pauper),...
3D Art by Grade 10
The Grade 10 Art students have been thinking about their idea of Utopia, part of this involves a...
Advisory and ABIS House Competitions
Every student at ABIS is a member of a house (Dolphins, Falcons, Jaguars, Foxes). We have monthly...
Grade 8 English and Individuals and Societies
In English we have completed the first unit in advertising. Students write an essay using the...
Maths in MYP – a first impression
It has been seven weeks into the first term and we have completed some assessments in every grade...
Those who can, teach
The grade 8 students had a challenging summative task in which they prepared lessons and taught...
Thinking About the Effects of Our Digital Footprints
Today in advisory we spent time thinking about the images of us that exist in the world. We...
Creative thinking : التفكير الإبداعي
During this week, G7 students employed the related concept, which is the point of view and the...