This July Morgan, Ricardo and Tom (House Parents at CDL) will cycle from Geneva to Nice!

They will leave on the 1th of July and arrive in Nice on the 7th, traversing the Alps, with a total climb 22000m over the course of the ride.

The ride aims to raise money for SOA (Serenje Orphans Appeal), a charity championed by the Middle School principle Kevin Gilbert. SOA runs the SOCH orphanage in Zambia. The orphanage supplies food, education and support for up to 44 weeks at a time. The project aims to be self sufficient by running a local guesthouse. The building is past the roofing stage – all that remains is the internal tiling of bathrooms and the purchase of furniture which is estimated to cost €4000.

Please check out the link below – any donation would be greatly appreciated! It is a fantastic cause!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/First-Breath?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=First-Breath&utm_campaign=pfp-share

Today, thanks to the tuc shop money earned over the year, Olympus had a family meal in the Boarding House! It is not often the boys are all in the same place at the same time, so it was nice to be together! The students had a great time and it meant they could have small amount of time to relax as a house before the exams start on June 17th!

The CDL Photo Competition results are out and….. our very own Yilun MA has won! An excellent photo – well deserved! Yilun will pick up his prize of an iPad tomorrow.

We are back, and the boys have a been busy over the last three weeks!

Here are a few photos from the two long weekends, our trips to Berlin and Rome, Wakeboarding, Horse Riding, a day trip to Chamonix – Mont Blanc, Golf and preparation for the upcoming end of year exams.

Exams start on the 17th June for the majority of the boys.

Final goodbyes to Yoshitaka, Sulyman and Pietro. Yoshi is off to Royal Holloway University in London and Suley is off to the University of Geneva for one year, then onto the London School of Economics. We will you all the very best for the future!

Nikita represented his Russian heritage well this evening serving all students for the Russian International Dinner. Gougere, pasta and traditional chicken kievs were served, alongside a tasty dessert of pancakes with condiments. Well done Nikita!!

On Friday 16, a SOA concert took place in the Eiger auditorium by several students. This SOA concert takes place to gain money for charity – SOA. One of the musicians was our very own Vladyslav Panchenko from the Olympus Boarding House. He did an amazing job with his guitar and we want to congratulate him for his hard effort and enthusiasm. Very good job Vlad!

This evening was the Boarding House Awards, and the Olympus boys certainly did well!

The Boarding Activities Award is awarded to the students that put the most into attending extracurricular activities outside of their school studies.

1. Pietro Capra plays for the local Football team in Versoix.

2. George Kachamila plays for the local Football team in Versoix.

3. Massamba Sarre attends weekly horseriding sessions on a weekend.

The Boarding Life Award is awarded to the students that are an active part of the Boarding House.

1. Gio Chicheanu

2. Yilun MA

3. Anatolii Vasilev

The following students were then also awarded for their excellant academic results.

1. Yilun MA with a current GPA of 4.33/4!

2. Vladyslav Panchenko with a current GPA of 3.93/4!

3. George Kachamila with 11.8/20 in the French Bac!

Here are a few photos from the performance! The boys put in a lot of effort behind the scenes (15 of them total) to pull off their ‘ninja midget’ performance. Well done boys – solid effort!

This evening was the annual CDL Talent Show. Below is half of Olympus’ offering, drawn by our own Veniamin Novozhilov. The whole house is represented on a map of the world! The second half was a ‘midget dance’  performance performed in front of the rest of the Boarding community. Pictures to follow soon!

Since our return in February the Olympus boys have been quite busy. The second marking period is now over and we are pleased to announce the majority of our boys have got the results they were looking for! It has been fantastic to see their hard work and dedication finally pay off.

To reward the boys and celebrate fantastic results, the House is enjoying pizza for this evenings UEFA Champions League football match; Chelsea vs. Paris Saint Germain!

Well done boys – well deserved!