Our lovely Sofiia had her AP art show this evening with some pieces about childhood and imaginary friends 🥰
We are so proud of you Sofiia and I had a great time at the art show.
lots of love,
The New Portena Team xxx
Week 3 pillar 4 “Your Online Life”.
Students are not able to open Insta, TikTok, Youtube etc, without being bombarded by the Life of Influencers. It has been glamorised and normalised as an aspirational pursuit to have 1000s of followers, likes and comments.
We want the students to think about the following points;
- What is our true reason for posting our pictures, videos etc online?
- Why do we think society now values followers, likes and comments on someone’s post as a measure of their success?
You can create or design your Wellbeing Session in whatever way suits your house. Or below are some resources you can use.
Here is a video that has been made by the Student Advocate Group. It may prompt a discussion which you can then use for your own students to share their thoughts.
we also played a really fun kahoot in our weekly meeting.
Lots of love,
the new portena team xx
Week 2 Pillar 4 ‘What you post….in that moment’.
We want the students to think about the following points;
- When we think we are being funny or witty or purposefully insensitive towards someone else’s post are we really aware of the potential harm or hurt we can cause.
- Posting a funny picture or video of someone or your friend can be online- forever!
Here is a video that has been made by the Student Advocate Group.
Our lovely Sabine and Sara led our meetings using the above video and poster
Or attached is a poster that can prompt a discussion
Classical
A few of our girls were lucky enough to receive tickets for a lovely classical concert on Friday evening, with the lead solo violinist from Ukraine and with the artistic leadership of the world-renowned violinist Renaud Capuçon. The concert took place at Victoria Hall in Geneva.
The girls said they had an amazing time at the concert and treated themselves to some Starbucks.
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team,
xxx
Badminton Champion
Mary competed in a badminton completion this weekend and came in 3rd place.
We are incredibly proud.
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx
Game Night!
We had a fantastic game night this week. A couple of the girls brought out different types of cards and taught each other how to play different card games from different countries.
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Defne!
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxxxx
Kate and Kseniia
During the boarding assembly this evening Kate and Kseniia gave a powerful presentation about the importance of peace and friendship regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Kseniia’s photograph featuring Kate is a collaboration between two friends urging everyone to come together, portrays the media silence in Russia and shows the connection between the two countries.
We are very proud of these two girls and they did an amazing job.
lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx
Senegalese Dinner
Our first international dinner after coming back was a delicious Senegalese meal, thank you so much it was wonderful!
Lots of love,
the New Portena team
xxx
Welcome Back!
After a lovely week of rest and skiing for some we’re happy to welcome the girls back to the house!
We are so excited to have everyone start coming back and can’t wait for the house to be full again.
lots of love,
The New Portena team x