Category Archives: Senior 1 2017

Why did WW1 begin?

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Lenny

We are now about to plunge into one of the main topics of this year: THE FIRST WORLD WAR. No historical event is the result of only ONE  cause, that is why we shall be considering the main causes. In … Continue reading →

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History in Senior 1: Welcome!

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Lenny

Hello Everyone! We are in for a year of hard work and, hopefully, new and interesting challenges! The subject we will be studying together is History, world History. Senior 1 is the first year of a three-year preparation for IGCSE that is … Continue reading →

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History S1 – Período de Orientación y Evaluación Diciembre 2017/Febrero 2018

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Lenny

Dear All, Here’s all you need for the December make up period. Hope it helps!! 🙂   Plan de Trabajo S1 – History Dic 2017 from lennyambrosini History Senior 1 Esquema de Contenidos Nodales Dic 2017 from colegiolascumbres Trabajo para … Continue reading →

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The Roaring 20s in USA.

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Lenny

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” The 1920s in USA in a nutshell.  Watch the following presentation on the 1920s in USA and group the concepts presented here according to the following headings:  ECONOMY … Continue reading →

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A crushed American Dream.

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Lenny

After watching “The Immigrant” we shall be reading on immigration in USA in the 1920s. Immigration was one of the aspects were intolerance was at its most visible. In class, we’ll read pages 286 to 289 and then in groups … Continue reading →

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The League of Nations: A League of its Own.

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Lenny

It’s the dawn of a new project, a new challenge, a new experience for us in Senior 1. We are taking a plunge into the work of the League of Nations. Let’s warm up our engines watching this video made … Continue reading →

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The Big Three at Versailles.

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Lenny

We have read an overall description of who the leaders at Versailles were. Today you will first watch a video on the Paris Peace Conference and then you will have the chance of reading and listening to the conversations made … Continue reading →

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The Great War.

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Lenny

“I shall not easily forget those long winter nights in the front line. Darkness fell about four in the afternoon and dawn was not until eight next morning. These sixteen hours of blackness were broken by gun flashes, the gleam … Continue reading →

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Essay Writing!

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Lenny

How do I write an essay – HISTORY – Senior 1 from lennyambrosini

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1st Term Exam – SENIOR 1

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Lenny

Hello Everyone! Here’s a detail of what you should study for the 1st term exam.    A. Long Term Causes of WW1: Imperialism, alliances, Franco Prussian War, characteristics of the empires and unification of Germany and Italy.   B. Short … Continue reading →

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