This week we started the second pillar of our Wellbeing Programme.

This pillar is led by Mr Antonio who is guiding us down this important journey.

Wouldn’t it be a boring world if everyone was exactly the same? If we all looked identical, dressed alike, ate the same foods, spoke the same language, the world would be pretty uninteresting! What makes the world exciting is that we’re all different. Diversity simply means differences.

At CDL we like to celebrate the diverse range of differences that our community brings together. It is important we show tolerance and understanding to those who at first appear different to our own normals. And through showing acceptance to all and kindness to each other, we in turn reduce any worry of bullying within our community.

The first takeaway point of this pillar is;

Integration and diversity are part of the international agenda of the world’s most important institutions. 

When we think of many big companies such as Google, Facebook, Walmart, and Mcdonald’s – we do not think of them as representing one specific person. They represent all and therefore employ a diverse range of staff in order to ensure there is a good representation of all cultures, values and lifestyles.

Globally what we want to achieve with this point is that students understand that Diversity and Integration are present far beyond the school environment or our individual background and that it’s a top priority in the world today. Sometimes, this might be overlooked, and we believe it’s important they acknowledge that the work and reflection being done here is echoed in the World Leading Institutions.

This evening we had a great Halloween where the students enjoyed some great food, dressed up and went Trick or Treating.

Olympus team ready for trick or treaters

It has been a very exciting match, disputed until the end, with a final score of 33-34. Congratulations to the Boarding team and congratulations to Lael, Tim, Adi and Toma for their great role in the match, thank you very much for representing us.

Second victory for the Olympus team. We would like to thank Maksim, Herman, Louis and Boris for their support today and Otabek and Artem for their support from the stands. Congratulations and we wish this team more victories and above all to celebrate how united they are.