Tag: History

20/01/20262025–2026 School YearCreativity, Grade 6, History, Humanities, Library, Middle school, Project, Role play, Storytellingby ISL

Grade 6 Recreates Rome’s Founding Story

In Humanities, Grade 6 students explored the origins of Rome through the legend of Romulus and Remus. They brought the story to life by reenacting it in small groups and performing for their classmates. As a creative follow-up, each student designed a comic strip version of the story. These imaginative works are now on display in the school library for …

Grade 6 students on a stage during their debate

12/01/20262025–2026 School YearClassroom Activity, Communication, Critical Thinking, Debate, Grade 6, History, Humanities, Inquiry-Based Learning, Middle schoolby ISL

What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?

In Humanities, Grade 6 have been learning about the Romans, and to kick off the unit, they watched the famous “What have the Romans ever done for us?” scene from Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979). Students then researched each contribution the Romans had made before choosing the one they thought was most important. Teams prepared their arguments and debated …

13/10/20252025–2026 School YearGrade 10, Grade 11, High school, History, Inquiry-Based Learning, International Mindedness, School trip, Secondary schoolby ISL

Exploring History in Prague: Grade 10 & 11 Trip

History students from Grades 10 and 11 recently had the opportunity to visit a city at the crossroads of history: Prague. Prague has changed hands several times throughout history and links in many ways with our History programme, in particular with the Treaty of Versailles, the Holocaust, and the Cold War. Students visited Prague Castle, Terezin concentration camp (where Gavrilo …

Two girls looking excitedly at the camera while sitting in front of a computer

19/02/20252024–2025 School YearComputers, Gamification, Grade 6, History, Humanities, ICT, Middle school, Secondary schoolby ISL

Minecraft Meets Medieval History

Grade 6 have been learning about the medieval world and spent a lesson exploring the Round City of Baghdad using Minecraft Education, immersing themselves in key features such as the House of Wisdom, where ancient Greek and Roman texts were preserved for future generations. While discussing medieval warfare, they initially thought of using TNT but soon realized it wouldn’t exist …

13/06/20242023–2024 School YearCAS, Geography, History, IB, School tripby ISL

IB Geography, History, & CAS Trip

Grade 11 Geography/History students travelled to Spain for the trip which also included CAS activities, organized by Mr. Dunn and accompanied by Mrs. Mannion. The group flew to Madrid and visited Madrid from the Bernabeu stadium to the historic centre. We then visited the half a million to a million year old limestone caves of Aguila before arriving at the …

29/10/20212021–2022 School YearGrade 8, History, Interviewby ISL

Grade 8 Interview with Professor Johnson

Grade 8 did an online interview with Professor James H. Johnson from Boston University regarding the wearing of Renaissance masks. Below is a report about the

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