Vaud Panda Club

Panda club in Vaud, organises outings all year round for 7-14 year olds to take them on the walking paths in the canton of Suisse Romand. All the outings are based around the central WWF themes: such as protection of the environment, the discovery of animals or an environment. The outings are lead by Panda Club monitors and are normally accompagnied by a specilist.

Go to the following website for further information and information to sign up. http://www.wwf-vd.ch/

Cuisine à thèmes

Activity name: Cuisine à thèmes (Desserts, plats typique, entrées.) 

Madame LONGHI-CASTELLINO

Activity duration: one term but if the activity progresses well I will think about doing it for the three terms.

Date of offer: from 4pm to 5:15pm on Mondays from 24th October

Outline of activity with a description: This activity will be the occasion for students to show cooking talents and present recipes from their country. Every month the teacher will choose a new theme for this activity for example:

  • November : desserts
  • December : Christmas themed dishes
  • Monthly student recipes from his/her country
  • It will also be an occasion for the students to work on their French vocabulary because the activity will most of the time be in French.

Qualifications: The students from all sections are welcomed in this activity if they already have bases in French (Minimum one year of French already done). Maximum 10 students.

Target age group: 15 to 18 years old

Location: Kitchen (possibly in the school, to be confirmed). Students will need an apron and a little notebook to write some recipes and vocabulary words.

Please contact Madame LONGHI-CASTELLINO by email : niela.longhi-castellino@cdl.ch for further information.

2011 Gift Box Appeal

MADS is again organising the gift box appeal for the High School and Second Cycle.
The boxes go to underprivileged children in schools and orphanages in Eastern Europe such as Belarus.
  • The boxes must be unisex
  • For children aged 4-14. 
  • It is essential that each box contains all of the items included in the attached list and in approximately the quantities given.
Boxes can be left in CR215 until November 23rd. Each box must have one of the labels with the items ticked attached to each box.
For more information please follow this link or email caroline.ross@cdl.ch

Global Youth Conference 2011

17 – 19 October 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

9 am to 4:30 pm, Institute National Genevois

 

3 days – Effects of climate change, new energies, nanotechnologies and the law, positive action and more.

Objectives:

  1. To send a message to negotiators at COP 17 in Durban
  2. To plan together for future action – RIO+20 and more

Discussion now for action in the future.

For more information go to:  www.earthfocusfoundation.org

Come to MADS meetings on Tuesday from 13.00 to 14.00 in room CR215 or email caroline.ross@cdl.ch

 

34ème Edition de la course de L’Escalade

Escalade Race – 3rd December 2011

An opportunity to help train and run the race.

Please contact Rosheen at vijrosh@yahoo.com

Each year, on the first Saturday in December, the most popular sporting event in Geneva takes place in the old town – The Escalade Race. Last year nearly 25,000 runners were signed up. This year it could be your turn.