We had 4 strong members form a team of super brains for the Internation Quiz, earning points for us in the House Competition! The Concha Lads competed against the other Boarding Houses in quizes about international knowledge, geography and flags.

Our boys competed very well and took home with them many points to help us move up on the overall scoreboard.

Well done Concha Lads!

Concha Lads are on fire!

The brainiacs themselves

Another fantastic goal we want to acheive with the Middle School students this year is to cycle around Lac Leman. Of course this is a big task so we must start with small steps. This Sunday the children, led by staff, cycled to Nyon and back to Versoix. A great starter to help improve stamina and road saftey.

Zhengtai is ready to ride!

Boarding is always busy and we have so many options for clubs and activities but we still find time to add in more. This weekend we set up a fundraiser for cancer research that the children and staff could donate to and take part in.

We set up a 24 hour relay run! Staff and students took part by running in slots of 30 minutes from 11:00am Saturday until 11:00am Sunday. Some students wanted to run more than their allocated slot which was amazing to see. The enthusiasm and dedication to such a great cause is truly inspiring.

Thank you to all who helped make this happen!

Gianni at his 10:00AM running session – Merci Gianni!

Martin in a great mood for the 08:30 slot

Always a pleasure to have some of our boys from Concha join the Climbing Club. We have been working hard every weekend, drawing in more crowds to join this awesome group activity.

João has shown his upper body strength has improved massively, going straight into the cave and doing the most outrageous overhanging climbs. After a while his arms were too pumped to continue this rythm so he slowed things down and focused on footwork, body-position and balance as he moved over to the slab wall.

Martin and Fanbo are such natural climbers and have been leveling up fast. They work together as a team and always push each other to do more. So great to see them in this positive enviroment and truly encouraging themselves to try their best.

João climbing out of the cave!

“Come on, Martin!” – Fanbo. “Let’s go, Fanbo!” – Martin.

Incredible participation from our Concha Team to represent our house in the Climbing Cup.

This is the first Climbing Cup where the children have had a chance to earn points for the House Competition. We had a total of 16 students taking part from 11 Boarding Houses. For the Concha athletes from Grade 8 we had Firdavs and Martin, from Grade 9 we had Joāo and Fanyang.

The Team were giving it their all and climbed hard for 2 hours. After a long climbing sesion like that it was nice to sit down together and have a few snacks together while talking about different climbs and which muscles hurt!

Hello Mister!

Trying hard!

Amazing strength!

Don’t look down!

A new weekend club is now available in CDL, Karate Club! Zhengtai was keen to be one of the first to sign up and practice this from of martial arts.

On the other hand a more delicate art, cooking, with Daniel and Juze. Together they made a delicious meal that the scoffed down as soon as it was ready!

Ready your guard!

Daniel’s looking hungry.

Recalling back to a blog post we made earlier this week where we mentioned the weather was clearing up and we are on our way to welcome Spring, it seems like the Swiss meteo wants to throw a spanner in the works – it’s snowing!

Overnight we had a small snowfall here in Collège du Léman, just enough to cover some of the bushes and field. We’ll make sure to wrap up warm and enjoy this little frosty treat.

Climbing Club is always a great choice and a popular one with the boys here in Concha.

Today João showed great determination and never gave up. Eduardo focused on muscle training, triceps and shoulders. Henrique was brave and eager to improve. Firdavs’ climbing level has moved to the next level. Manuel Enrique has a natural talent for this sport, with a little more focus on technique and power, we’re sure he’ll dominate the climbing gym.

Firdavs and Enrique challenging each other.

Mr. Zach’s top climbing tips

Fanyang’s newest cooking endeavour has been making his own sushi. He had help from his Sous Chef, Juze, who cooked the rice to perfection. Fanyang mastered quickly the art of rolling up each sushi roll and carving them with precision.

Look at the pride in that smile!

Reading Club, it’s become synonymous with calm Thursday evenings in Concha Boarding House.

Quiet, focused and deeply immersed in our books, we dive into new worlds, meet new characters and explore these new surroundings that the authours describe so well. They have us hanging on every word with thick plots and unexpected twists.

The Reading Club’s relaxed mood is contagious and the whole house feeds off this serene atmosphere, getting everyone ready for bed in a smooth, calm way.

Another great read.