It’s another weekend at the Concha Boarding House and the kids are keeping themselves busy! Weekends are the perfect opportunity for them to get out of the weekly routine and enjoy themselves a bit. As every weekend, they get to join activities involving physical activity or a bit of creativity. After these, they shower and go to Geneva to grab a bite and do shopping. But they can also find fun inside the house! Some of them decided to go to the supermarket here, in Versoix and cook in our kitchen. All in all, our kids had fun and strengthened their bonds!

Martin and Zhengtai are developing a passion for climbing! 🧗‍♂️

Fanbo and Ethan from Champs des Bois make a good cooking team! 👨🏻‍🍳

Speaking of cooking, these four stayed in the house and prepared crunchy spicy noodles snacks! 😋

These three are into boxing 🥊

The weekend is finally here and the kids take advantage of their free time to do activities they cannot usually do on a daily basis. Gianni, Tim, Jiarui and Fanbo spent the evening playing basketball together in the Olympus Basketball Court. Sports and actual communication can give our kids way more than screens can, well done! 👏🏻

Someone decided to take basketball to the next level 🤩

Come on, Jiarui, go get the ball! 🏀

Who will win this? 🤔

Today, 14 years ago, Juze was born! 🤩

It was a very busy day for him. In the early morning, everyone rushed to wish him a happy birthday and after school, Juze and his closest friends went for dinner to a nice restaurant here in Versoix! Also, once all the kids were settled in the house, we sang “Happy Birthday” to him and ate a cheesecake together. All in all, a good day to remember 🥳

Look at this gang! ✨

A mouth-watering cheesecake was waiting for us 🍰

Mr Tarun really knows how to slice up the cake! 🔪🎂

Everyone enjoyed this special moment, that’s for sure!

Today was a very important day for Joe!

We all know he’s very keen on football and trains quite a lot every week. Today, he took part in the ADISR Senior Girls and Boys Football Tournament at the Stade de Blanché and he came back home this afternoon with a trophy! We cannot express in words how proud we are, Joe! We encourage you to keep it up and work even harder to become a worldwide recognised football player. You got this, mate! 🙌🏻

Joe and Bisher from Léman celebrating their victory! 🏆

One Thursday a month, we get to try food from a different country in the house, as part of the “Dinner at Home” initiative at school.

Today, it was Indonesia’s turn, and the kids really enjoyed it! We had the opportunity to try a typical Indonesian rice dish called “nasi goreng” and some poultry. Coconut cakes were the dessert option and some of the kids decided to have two or even three!

It was absolutely gratifying seeing all the kids sitting together in the living room, enjoying their food while chatting about the things they like. Moments like this are pretty much bonding! It is also a great way to give a sneak peak of the weekend, and if it is like this, it is going to be fine! 🙌🏻

Jiarui helped Mr Sam serve the food!

Sam was ready to sit and start devouring his plate 🍽️

Emir loves spending time with House Staff! 😄

Look at this table! 🤩

Fanyang was actually enjoying the chicken 🍗

Food appreciation post 🍛

Although Sunday might be a synonym for “boring” or “rest” for many people, for our Concha boys it is still an opportunity to take advantage of some of their leisure time during the weekend.

They get to enjoy a very nice brunch at the Léman Cafeteria and then, they go to their activities. Hiking and tennis were the preferred activities today. It’s great how the kids choose sport as a way to disconnect! Others decided to take on a Chess challenge, which is pretty much helpful to shape their concentration and critical thinking skills ⚡️

After this, it was high time to do some homework and tidy their rooms up. Everything must be ready to kick off the upcoming week!

Fanyang went on a hike! 🚶

If someone does not look at you in the same way Martin looks at the chess board, then they don’t love you!

Firdavs and Javi went for a nice dinner with Firdavs’ dad!

It’s another busy Saturday at the Concha Boarding House! As usual, the kids took part in some of the weekend activities offered in the morning. While some of them went for cooking to shape their skills and be able to prepare delicious dishes for their parents in a nearby future, others preferred to do some sport, such as running or climbing. After lunch, they headed to Geneva, where they can go shopping, grab a meal in their favourite restaurants and most importantly, enjoy the weather! This weekend, the weather is being amazing so far – the sun has been up every single hour! This is ideal to walk around Versoix or Geneva and get the best view of the lake.

What will our Concha boys be up to tomorrow? We will see! 👀

Nathan, Kike and Firdavs having a break during their climbing session 🧗