After dinner Old Portena took two big pumpkins to cut and make a scary face. It was a fun activity because it made us laugh a lot but it was very messy too. Then we looked at all the other pumpkins and took a group photo. We still think that Old Portena’s pumpkin was the best! 🙂 (Julia T. Grade 8)
As part of our activity schedule after school all the girls in our house go to a yoga class which I really enjoy. It is a time where we can learn how to relax properly, how to make our bodies more flexible and learn more gymnastic moves. After a busy day at school we feel much more relaxed and energised for our study hall, but also calm enough to study hard. (Anna K. iGCSE)
It took us almost two hours by bus to arrive at the salt mine. After we arrived we had a picnic lunch and then went to the tunnel that connects to a video room that gave us the history of the salt mine in this area. After that, we went on a small train deep into the mine which took about ten minutes to travel several kilometers. When we got off, the air was full of the smell of sulphur. After we investigated the mine we came back on the small train. The trip was fun and we also learned more about Chemistry, which I loved! By the time we arrived back at the boarding house we were all very tired but happy that we found out more about mining salt. (Carmiel Z. G7)
After school one day, our tutors took us to the lake because the weather was so nice. We sat next to the water talking with our friends enjoying the evening and looking across the lake at the mountains. It was nice to go to the lake after a long school day, especially as it is only 5 minutes away. Elizaveta P and Elizaveta U. Grade 8
We loved the Welcome Dinner for all the boarders because there was live music, including two pieces played by boarders, a lot of food and it was fun to be there to meet new people that started school this year. Everybody looked great and all the girls from our house looked pretty. There was a lot of food from different countries with several ‘stations’ to choose from and a lot of courses. We loved it! Maria F (G8) Katia K (G7)
We went to the Cailler Chocolate Factory and saw how the chocolate was made. There was a museum inside where each room was decorated with the history of chocolate. At the end of the factory there was a choclate tasting room – they were really yummy. After the chocolate factory we went to the pretty town, Gruyere where the famous cheese is made. We had lunch and enjoyed spending time with our friends from the boys boarding house, Concha. It was a great day, I really loved it and it was my second time going there! (Julia T Grade 8)
At 9.30am on our day off, Jeune Genovois, we started our journey to Aqua Park in the Valais which is situated on the opposite side of Lac Leman.
During the two hours bus drive,we were chatting, some were listening at their favorite singer’s new song and some were looking out at the window, admiring the beautiful view that Mother Earth created for us.
By the time we got there, everyone was very hungry, probably because we were all hyper on the bus and ended up using the energy we got from the breakfast. We had lunch right after we got off the bus, which was a sandwich some chips and an apple. After we had lunch, we went in to the park and were told to meet outside where we were dropped off from the bus at four which was five hours later.
I had lots of fun inside the park, I was with one of my friends from the boarding house playing the water slides for the whole time! There were different levels and I found the black colored water slide the most terrifying, since it was all black on the inside, so we couldn’t see any turns or drops inside the slide!
While we were waiting for my other friends to come out, we had a little snack, which were delicious apple chips and chic chip muffins. I combined the chips with a coffee ice-cream, which tasted really good!
On our way back, we were all tired so most of us went to sleep, which included me…
It was a very fun trip and I hope that we can go there another time during the year!
Carmiel Zhuo (Grade 7/5)
Finally the youngest girls of the BH are telling their story…. keep on watching!!!!