This evening we had our first Boarding Assembly since coming back after the break!

We had a lovely piano performance by Sedef from Villa du Lac, who played Valse by Evgeny Grinko to start off our assembly.

We also celebrated Javier for his stellar performance in a Horse Riding competition back in Mexico, that qualified him to represent his country!

Winter is definitely here, so getting a bright photo of our lads dressed up is tough.

Celebrating our sports successes. There’s Javi on the right!

This is the final that was broadcasted on national television!

This evening we enjoyed some delicious Italian cuisine for out international dinner!

We had Ossobucco, Parmigiana di Melanzane, and some cheesy Gnocchi – a hearty and warming meal for a chilly night.

Did you know the typewriter was invented in Italy??

This afternoon, the boys sat down to prepare for their upcoming summatives with Mr. Victor and Mr. Manuel beside them to offer support and to answer any questions they may have.

While the boys are being studious, we find it quite fun because it allows us to work parts of our brain that we haven’t had to use since we were in High School our selves!

What’s one way to go on an adventure without taking a single step?

Picking up a good book!

Reading is an immensely enriching experience that helps our boys explore new worlds, ideas and, of course, vocabulary.

Javier traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965 with some greasers, Adrian made his way to Surrey Street in Plainview, Massachussets with the Wimpy Kid and I found myself in Alagaesia with a bunch of dragon riders.

Some new words from today’s reading include: antiquities, meteor, pacifier, dazed, archeologist and muttered.

As I unfortunately missed Halloween with the boys – which happens to be my all time favorite holiday! – I made up for it by taking the lads out this evening for a spooky evening walk in the woods near by.

We trekked down the road and headed into the woods, where everyone turned off their flashlights and set off on an a little dark adventure. We traversed tunnels, crossed bridges, sang some songs, stepped in puddles and got a little muddy, but what fun it was!

As the path commences

Loving that blurry aesthetic. Blurry smiles, but smiles nonetheless.

A little flash photography to ruin the night-vision they developed.

This evening we enjoyed some lovely Indian food for our International Dinner!

Have a look at a few photos from the last few days of October.

As the fog rolls in and the leaves begin to tumble, the house starts to get cozier and cozier.

Jiarui, Shunyu & Fanyang munching away on some apples from our fresh delivery

The boys putting their heads together on a rainy day.

Adrian finishing off his most recent book.

This Fall break three of our boys, Jiarui, Eduardo and Enrique went on an adventure across Tanzania!

Not only did they explore their beautiful surroundings, they also helped the community and learned some new skills in the process.

Dear all,

We would like to wish you all an excellent break!

To our Boys: Get plenty of rest so that you’re back fully recharged and raring to go! The second half of this semester is going to be awesome!

To our Parents: We wish you an enjoyable holiday with your son! It has been a pleasure having him with us these busy last 7 weeks.

With so much going on, there’s a simple way to keep track of it all, receive quick updates about the various goings-on here at Collège du Léman, and get access to important contacts and information, just click here –> The CDL News app!

Have a great Autumn Break!

Best,

The Concha Team

October is a busy month for birthday as we have the pleasure of celebrating Daniels birthday today as well!!

We wish you all the best in life Daniel, with many more happy years to come.

Yet another lovely birthday morning

Daniel got the first tiramisu cake that we have had in the house!