Football is a very popular sport within the Boarding Community. We, therefore, have an ongoing football tournament between the boarding houses. As we are well represented in Olympus, we have two teams competing in this tournament. So far, we are winning in all our matches and are hoping for overall success in the tournament.

Celebrating the diversity among our boarding community is always on ongoing goal for us. We talk about it through our Wellbeing Pillar, we live it through our interactions and learning from others, and we get to share it through events such as our International Dinners. Tonight it was Chilian. While the food may appear simple, the flavours were spectacular.

This weekend has been a very special one, as many of our students have been involved in many activities.

At Olympus we have also been busy preparing our Christmas decorations.

The weekend culminated in a very busy baking competition in which our master baker, Alex, presented what was undoubtedly the best of the participating cakes.

On the Friday evening Louis, Gary, Ivan and Temur trained together to improve their badminton skills. Tim and Murat also played.

Jinwoo (pictured left), as well as Ayu, Ryu and Ilya, were trying out tennis on Saturday morning. On the other hand, Herman and Aleksei (pictured centre and right, respectively) attended their usual climbing class. Also on Saturday, Navi went to the woodcraft workshop, and Adi and Läel were training basketball.

At the end of the day, Nikolai participated in our annual “Samedi du Partage”, encouraging people to donate food for people in need. It is actions like this that make a difference to the well-being of all people.

Kirill (on the right in the photo on the left) was part of the community service battalion, helping with the maintenance and welfare of the school. He also attended a very useful Grounding session with the boarding school counsellor. On the other hand, Alex (pictured right), with the invaluable help of Nikolai, submitted his pastry creation to the baking competition. Nikolai also participated with Christiaan, as they do every Sunday, in the chess club.

Finally, all our Olympus students (in the photos, from left to right, Navi, Billy and Nikita) collaborated in the preparation of the Christmas decorations, promising that next year, 2023, will be even better than this one.

Poutine is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with brown gravy. It emerged in Quebec, in the late 1950s in the Centre-du-Québec region, though its exact origins are uncertain and there are several competing claims regarding its invention. Poutine later became celebrated as a symbol of Québécois culture and the province of Quebec. It has long been associated with Quebec cuisine, and its rise in prominence has led to popularity throughout the rest of Canada, in the northern United States, and internationally.

The Gift Box Appeal is an annual fundraiser that we do within Boarding to try and provide Christmas boxes for those less fortunate. This started with informing the students about the aims of the charity and who we would be supporting. We then raised money in order to buy the supplies such as toys, stationery, toiletries and sweets. The nicest part was our students coming together to pack and wrap the gift boxes. This offers a moment of reflection to think of the privileges position we are in and how we can give our time and effort in order to help those less fortunate.

For more information about it, you can find this Tik Tok video:

Video made by Mr Gordon.

Herman, Billy, Otabek and Artem enjoy lovely pancakes.

Herman and Louis discussed their experience in Concha, their ups and downs throughout Grade 8, the importance of being organised, keeping to the rules and the privileges the boys will earn later in the year. They also spoke about the transition from Middle School to High School and the responsibility they now have as Grade 9 students.