How would you define music, “Any sound that is pleasant to the ear”? Really? Let us take the key words which are sound and pleasant. Is silence also part of music? If yes why do we define music by only the sound we hear? Also consider the use of pleasant in this context….. Someone may…
And what a week it was! Especially for our new students it must have felt like jumping on a rollercoaster and trying to hold on. There are so many new impressions, suddenly being a boarder, having to share a room, all the people at TIS who you need to get to know, and probably just…
This semester the MYP Students embarked on a Service in Action project that has created the opportunity for the students to learn even more outside the classroom. They located a nearby local school, Calvary Presby and initiated a number of projects and grown with them. The MYP students were happy to know their environment and…
On 14 March 2017, we went to Calvary Basic School and my group planted seeds with the Calvary Students. It was very fun. I made a friend named Dinah. She is my partner for our project. The Calvary students are very fun to be with. I planted cabbage and she planted carrots. At the end…
I wrote about the Grade 8 unit a few weeks ago. By now they have finished their creative process of designing and have now started transferring their ideas to the walls around the art room. It’s great to see how much students are engaged and working collaboratively on their murals. The outdoor becomes an extension…
In Grade 8 Visual Arts, we are working on the design and creation of masks. In the stage 1 of the unit planner, it is described through the Statement of Inquiry as “The way we represent and express ourselves changes through time and space”, which then results in inquiry questions like: “ How can…
It has been a week full of events, celebrations and activities, showcasing the best sides of TIS. It’s always a pleasure to see how much creativity there is in a school and being able to witness the high level of performances. As each day had its own theme, we have also been enjoying the different ways…
As I’m writing this on a Wednesday afternoon there are a number of TIS students walking around barefooted on the campus. It’s not that suddenly we have changed our dress code but seven students of DP1 decided to this as part of their CAS initiatives. Through this they are trying to create awareness of the…
The Grade 8 MYP Mathematics class has been very interactive and revealing over the past few weeks. Among the tasks/activities that students have been involved in is the “Group Domino Activity”. The objective of this activity was for students to establish the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages drawing from their knowledge of multiple representation.…
