Dear all,

This month is dedicated to the 3rd pillar of our wellbeing program: building positive friendships.

It is important to us at CDL to talk to our students about peer pressure, good and bad friendships and to offer to everyone the opportunity to describe what they think is toxic or valuable in a friendship, how to cultivate friendship even with people far away…

We will be keeping in mind the key points we would like our students to take away:

• Authentic Connection
• The Power of Listening
• It Takes Time
• Conflict Is Natural
• Friendship Change
• Technology and Online Friendships

We can’t wait to see what our girls’ projects for this pillar will be !

Dear all,

To keep warm during these cold winter days, we had some lovely hot chocolates yesterday evening. Yummy !

Dear all,

From January 23rd until March 6th, our students will have the opportunity to go skiing/snowboarding on Saturdays.

If they are staying here during the February break, they can also go skiing/snowboarding every day. If they are not into sports, no worries, we can also offer lovely winter activities.

Registrations for the Winter camp are still open. Click here: https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/en/our-schools/switzerland/cdl/camps/winter-camp

CDL is made for education… and adventure !

Dear all,

Yesterday, we had a snowy weather. This offered us a lovely view of Villa du Lac under the snow.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow !

We are happy to be back in Villa du Lac to give our best in this new year 2021, with our positivity and focused on taking care of the wellbeing in the House. We will keep posted our activities, achievements and daily life, don’t miss it!

Dear all,

It is time to close the Villa du Lac for the winter holidays.

We wish you all a very happy festive season and a happy new year. Enjoy your time together, and we will see you in 2021 !

The boarding school will be open from January 8th, 2021.

We have enjoyed our last dinner of the year together in the House. We had lovely Thai food and the girls were very happy.

Thank you Maria for taking care of us and keep Villa du Lac tidy and clean. We really appreciate your work.

Dear all,

Yesterday night we celebrated our Winter Dinner. In a beautiful environment, we enjoyed a very special dinner, where our girls looked stunning. It is a nice occasion to say goodbye to the year and relish last moments together before de Winter break.

Note: As we are considered as a family unit we don’t have to wear masks.

Dear all,

Yesterday’s weekly meeting was special: we celebrated our “Secret Santa” evening along with some awards for our girls. We also had been gifted a big chocolate Marmite for the yearly ‘escalade” event in Geneva.

What is a “Secret Santa” ?

In a group of people, names are drawn randomly so everyone has to find a gift for their pdesignated “Secret Santa”. On a designated day, everyone leaves the gifts under the tree and when opening your present, you have to guess who got it for you !

Awards in VDL

Nycol, Stacy, Nastya, Ana, Mila, Noor, Sophie.

What is the “Escalade” in Geneva ?

In 1602, French soldiers tried to invade the peaceful Swiss city of Geneva. The Genevans decided to fight back and organise a race against the French at night. They defended themselves with weapons and marmites full of hot water they threw on the ennemy’s heads !

Today (luckily), Genevans do not fight French people with boiling water. Every year there is a race and a fancy dress contest in the old town of Geneva to celebrate this event, and shops sell chocolate marmites of all sizes. This year, unfortunately, there is no Escalade race because of the COVID measures.