Aujourd’hui, our Concha boys got a delicious French dinner delivered at the house 🍽️

As you might have realised, one Thursday a month the kids get to have dinner together with us in the house. Thanks to this initiative, they have the opportunity to try dishes from different countries in the world, which reinforces their perception of multiculturalism and allows them to explore new flavours and traditions. ✨

This month, it was time to try an appetizing French dinner. The main course consisted of a cheeeeeeesy croque monsieur with some chips on the side. Then, it was time for dessert. A yummy éclair au chocolat was waiting for us! The kids loved it (yes, some of them even had two 😝). After dinner, they enjoyed the rest of their social hour, which helped them recharge their batteries for the upcoming study hall. 💪🏻

It was too cheesy to say cheese 🧀📸

Ready to eat! (But let’s wait for Emir to get his chips first) 🍴

A picture with Mr Sam, our new House Tutor! 🤩

This éclair au chocolat was insane! Wish you could have tried it 🍫

Boarding and Crans Montana are back together. Unbelievable weather, skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledging, snowshoeing, bowling. It was non-stop fun and activities for everyone in boarding. Our boys showed respect towards their ski instructors and all House Parents on duty in the mountains. They really showed great effort skiing and snowboarding, the beginners enjoyed their first experience in the Swiss Alps and really tried their best. Well done everyone!

Not a cloud in sight

Sam was selected once again to represent Collège du Léman and joined the basketball team. This time the Panthers traveled for a tournament against 10 other teams. Sam  played really well contributing to his team with, and I quote, ”Quite a lot of points”. We’re sure he’s being modest. So proud of this young talent and great to see him trying his best to succeed in all areas of his life.

He’s cooking!

After a well-deserved break, our Concha boys started to arrive from different parts of the world, where they got to spend their Christmas holidays with family and friends. 😎

Some of them went back home, others travelled around Europe and others went to stunning beaches. But all of them came back to the same place: the Concha Boarding House, where they got to know each other back in August and connect despite coming from very different backgrounds. ✨

As soon as they stepped foot in the house they started telling us memorable stories about their holidays, what they did, what they bought and what they got for Christmas. In addition, they did not hesitate to talk to those who had already arrived, play jokes, go around Versoix together to run some errands or simply cook together in the house kitchen (we have to say that some of them felt really jet-lagged 😂).

After recharging their batteries, they are ready to face they new semester, which kicks off tomorrow. They will face new challenges, learn new things, go on trips to different places… and they will do it together! 💪🏻

Sam and Martin, our new Concha superstar, playing chess together ♟️

These two are back at it 🤩

First Sunday dinner of the year 🍽️

Gotcha! 🥸

Say cheese, lads! 🧀

The Brazilian duo is ready to face the new semester 🇧🇷

Time for a quick house meeting! 🫡

Hello everyone!

We are back!

We’re looking forward to welcoming all of the boys back to Concha and we are excited for all that is to come in this new semester!

…a mug of hot chocolate would be nice!

The Winter Break is here! We wish you all a lovely holiday, filled with good food, quality family time, lots of fun and even more rest.

See you in the New Year!

Best,

Tarun, Manu, Zach, Steph, Jack and Victor

HoHoHo! 🎅🏻

Today it was a magical day at the Concha Boarding House. We could feel the Christmasy vibe and celebrate this tradition together as a beautiful international family. Last week, it was the Winter Ball and this week is Secret Santa! You can tell we love Christmas here, right?

Few weeks ago, we got the kids together in the living room and assigned a name to each one of them, including both staff and other kids. In this way, they got the person they had to buy a present to. In addition, we also set a budget and helped them if they needed a hand (yes, we ended up knowing some of their Secret Santas…).

Today, we reunited with them in the living room and started picking up presents from the Christmas tree. It is a way for them to celebrate Christmas with us, get a nice present and also, carry unforgettable memories from this year at the Boarding House.

Let’s have a look at some of the presents our Concha boys got! ⬇️🎁

Look at this beeeeeeautiful tree! 🎄🥹

The Concha Gang is ready to open some cool presents! 🎁

Sam is obsessed with Pokémon cards… so he got some! 🃏

Zhengtai was in awe with his new badminton racket! 🏸

Kike got some chocolates and this cute dog! 🐾

Jiarui will play basketball even more with his new ball! 🏀

Basketball players are very lucky…look at Fanbo! ⛹️‍♂️

Firdavs got a lovely Lego set! 😱

I’m sure Edu will wear his new t-shirt tomorrow, no doubts! 🎽

Matthew is going to have a blast with this cool car! 🏎️

Adrian got a sports bag…and he celebrated it! 🎊

Alex will fly high with this helicopter 🚁

More Pokémon cards for Gianni! 💪🏻

Another basket ball for Tim 🏀

We already know what Fanyang is going to wear when he reunites with his family during the break… 😁

Damn, Daniel! It’s all about cars today 🏎️

Of course, another car to conclude the post. This time, Vincent’s! 🤩

⚠️ Warning: this post contains LOTS of pictures ⚠️

After waiting for weeks, the day finally arrived: the Winter Ball is here! 🥳

Yesterday was particularly busy. Although most of the kids had everything ready, some of them went to Geneva to buy last-minute clothes, get a meal with their friends to celebrate the end of the term before the ball itself or even to look for the perfect Secret Santa present (yes, we are doing Secret Santa but that is something we will deal with in upcoming posts…sorry I spoiled it 🤫).

Those who did not go to Geneva stayed in the house, getting enough rest or simply getting ready before everyone came back. All of them were wearing elegant black / navy suits, combined with matching (bow)ties and polished leather shoes or snow-white trainers. We have to admit everyone was punctual and we could make it on time to the bus.

After leaving school, we arrived at the Hilton Geneva Hotel, where the kids took pictures together, had an appetizer and incredible meal with House Parents and other children from different Boarding Houses and enjoyed a party with music they personally chose. Emir and Eduardo got the opportunity to be DJs for half of the night and people loved it! Some other students were congratulating them both on the amazing job they’d done.

Once it was all over, we spent some time chilling in the house living room and, as everyone felt a bit hungry, Mr Tarun prepared some noodles. All in all, a night to remember! 🤩

The Concha Gang ready for the night! 🤩

Arrived at the Hilton Hotel! 🇨🇭

You better not mess with these three! 😵‍💫

As I was saying, the Boarding experience is not only about connecting with the kids in our house, but also with the kids in other houses! 👏🏻

The Middle Schoolers were sitting on table 18 with Mr Tarun and Mr Víctor ⭐️

I also wanted to be in the picture! 🤪

Look at the Concha High School crew! 😱

Beautiful table decorations 🍽️🎄

What are these four up to? 🤔

Say cheeese! 🧀

Let’s state facts: we smashed the photo booth! (not literally) 📸

Say “pishloq” 🇺🇿🧀

Mr Víctor and Mr Stéphane wanted to prove they are cool too! 😎

I see some potential models here! 😮

These two get along really well! 🤓

Wish the third picture was bigger, it looks fun! 😂

Adrian and Gianni having fun with Laura Jane from Villa du Lac! 😁

Adrian and João had a blast at the party 🎊

Who are these fancy gentlemen?! 🧐

DJ Eduardo and DJ Emir will make you put your hands in the air! 🪩

Late night talks 🗣️

Noodles, made by Mr. Tarun, to go to bed with a full stomach! 😋

Another calm night in the common area with our young Grade 8s, each reading their chosen books. It’s wonderful to see their vocabulary progressing as we go over and log in their reading diaries key words they may have misinterpreted or not understood. 

Adrian is deep in another world and Firdavs is distracted by the camera.

Javi and Sam doing great and Jerry too – but needs to work on that posture.

Jiarui and Fanbo find it more comfy on the beanbags.

Our boys ceremonially make sure to visit Olympus Gym every evening. They usually practice their hooping skills and tonight wasn’t any different. Check out these epic pics of the Concha Team balling together!

Which way is he going?

This way? – That way?

It’s a Fanbo Fade-away!!