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! 🤪
A couple of days ago, Rodrigo surprised us with a drone he got during his holidays between Mexico and the States. Today, he spent a nice time outside the house using it and exploring the surroundings with Firdavs and Kike. They used it as well, which demonstrates how generous and friendly he is!
With this drone, they can see the house from above and even prank some of us (yes, I have had a “suspicious” drone behind me a couple of times…I guess whose it is! But the truth is that in this way they get to spend more time together, laugh and discover tucked away places to explore in a nearby future. Guess we will have to organise another spooky walk if they find an interesting place to visit! 👻
It’s gonna take off in no time! 🛫
Firdavs was learning how to use it, and Rodrigo was a good mentor! 🧑🏻🚀
Spot the drone 👀
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.