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!
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 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.