This evening, pretty much all of the Olympus basketball court was occupied by our Concha boys, there to play volleyball, basketball and badminton with Mr. Eleador.
Fanbo and Fanyang vs Gianni and Adrian
Zhengtai and Jiarui studying some racket science
Back in the house, some of our boys attempt todays Fitness Challenge – the Wheelbarrow Hold!
They got 1:45!
These two got 1:02!
As Friday approaches, our boys eagerly anticipate the weekend, but we ensure they have dedicated time for study hall and our biweekly book club. Each boy selects a book of his choice and records notes in his reading journal. This provides a wonderful opportunity for them to come together, reflect, and unwind after a busy, activity-filled day.
Today’s words of the day were: Smuggled, elongate, hooves, scrubbed, encouraged, and silken to name a few
Sam and Rodrigo went to the library this afternoon to prepare for their upcoming summative.
When three’s a crowd but the story’s too good to put down! 📖
This evening, we enjoyed some delicious food from Ghana!
We had a spiced beef & egg ragout with Waakye (peanut rice) and plantains for our main, and some Boflots (beignets) with a mango coulis for dessert.
Can anyone spot Mr Ronan?
The Readingmoot convened once again this evening.
Sam read through some of Kensuke’s Kingdom, and without knowing the name of the book, his description sounded like Life of Pi to Mr. Jack and the novel version of Castaway to me!
Rodrigo has been reading through the Fellowship of the Ring, which I am quite happy about as it’s one of my favorites! Tolkien loved to make up a bunch of quirky words, so Rodrigo came across words like mathom (an item that Hobbits have no immediate use for, but are unwilling to throw away) or a smial (the name for the hobbit-holes dug into the sides of hills)
Here are some of the new words that the boys wrote down and that we went over:
Ambush, Veranda, Gangway, Concentrate, Shawl, Delighted, Pridefulness, Crescendo, Encyclopedia, and Conflagration.
This month of November, the Fitness Challenge is taking place at CDL. Yesterday’s (November 10th) challenge was all about making fun short videos promoting physical activity. 🏋️
During the day, Concha’s House Parents and House Tutors got some of the kids to volunteer and take part in some of the videos that were sent, in an attempt to win yesterday’s challenge. We tried different sports out, danced and even had time to make some memes out of the short clips we filmed! 😂
Besides the kids, the House Team got really involved, Mr Zach was an outstanding cameraman, Mr Víctor did the editing and Mr Jack, as always, tried to foster that sporty spirit in them and even appeared in one of the videos! Do we have a potential model here? 👀
The first video is called “How to become a Boarding Superstar”, and features some of our Concha Boys playing sports. The second video, however, is a funny one, where Emir boxes as if it were a way to get ready for school after the weekend 😂
We finished off the weekend in style. It took a gentle bit of encouragement to get the Concha boys up this morning, but once they got into gear, it was hard for them to wind down. Our middle schoolers went on a hike along the riverbed. Scroll down to take a glimpse into a weekend in Concha!
Our middle schoolers went for a riverside stroll
Just Firdavs hanging out
Abs of steel 💪
Looking Firdavstatingly good!
A study hall session to wrap up a productive weekend 📚
A work in progress
We had a day filled with activities and outdoor adventures today!
Only our Concha boys showed out for Saturday’s running club. Tim, Gianni and João ran 10km through the woods of Versoix.
Rodrigo with a monstrous back hand 🎾
Eyes on the prize 🏆
Slice from Fanbo 🎾
The three runners
Emir learned how to ride a bike today 🚲
Yesterday, Friday November 8th, was Alex’s birthday! 🎉
Let’s state facts: he was lucky! Yesterday there was no school, due to the Parents-Teachers meetings and he could enjoy some time off in beautiful Geneva, where he got some treats! After that, we got a chocolate cake and gathered all of the Concha boys in the living room and sang Happy Birthday to him! 🥧
And the truth is, no matter how far they are from their countries and /or families and friends, they feel like home in Concha thanks to this cool international community they’ve created! 🤩🌍
Alex’s in good company with the Concha boys! ✌️
Our House Representatives have kicked off a new initiative to boost Concha spirit! Every two weeks, a fun challenge will be unveiled, and this week it’s a Word Search.
Henrique, João, Eduardo, and Firdavs are already on it, representing the boys and finding those hidden words! Tonight, some Concha goers also hit the gym, proving we’re strong in both mind and body.
Today, we had a special dinner at home! 🍽️
Instead of going to the Léman Cafeteria as usual, we got some food delivered. The theme of this dinner was the United States, so we had some American food to have a House Dinner together 🇺🇸
Besides premium quality burgers, we got some vegetables and apple pies, to make sure the kids follow the balanced healthy diet we want them to get used to. Some of them sat around the table and others on the sofas, chatting friendly while enjoying a tasty dinner together. This is a good initiative to connect with one another and foster communication using either English or French, which makes the kids put their linguistic and social skills into practice 🗣️
We will soon have another dinner at home but, for now, we will enjoy the food from the school’s cafeteria as usual. Stay tuned for more updates about the Concha Boarding House! 🤩
Food’s ready to be served!
Mr Zach and Mr Jack serving the food and organising the queue!
Emir is ready to have dinner!
These two are such good friends!
Say “cheeeeeese” 🧀📸
Mr Jack and Mr Ishaan were in the middle of an interesting conversation with Alex 👀
Look at this crew! 🤪
