The best people to give a testimonial about the boarding life experience are the ones that are concerned the most: the Students.

Our Boarding community is proud to share a glimpse of what a boarding student can witness, share and create in our school. Wellbeing pillars, projects, charity, clubs, activities and much more.

You are also welcome to take a look and visit the blogs of other Collège du Léman Boarding houses: Girls, Boys and Primary, everyone has a neat place to live in our boarding community 😀

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Tonight we had dinner in the house.

On the menu was Thai salad, Sweet and sour beef and wok tofu. As you can see we had mixed reviews regarding each dish 😅

Even in high school, it’s challenging to make them eat vegetables😉

As it was the 1st Wednesday of February, CDL Boarding held the general assembly, entirely made by students for students.

Misha and Jamil participated as well helping Miss Terri with the Pillar 3 of our Wellbeing Programme, Building Positive Friendships.

This information below were the outcomes:

How does the boarding house support and encourage international friendships, give examples: 

Boarding House brings the opportunity to establish international friendships, making students aware of what surrounds you, offering activities, meetings and dinners. The students are placed with roommates from different cultures. The houses are an open space where culture is shared in the common spaces, it is the best space to make and find friends. 

What advice would you give future students coming into an international school environment? 

Be social, get involved in sports, make lifetime memories, be tolerant to others‘ thoughts, get ready to learn more languages and be prepared to earn independence. 

Can you think of some examples of famous international friendships? 

Messi and Neymar, Alphonso Davies and Musiala, Ronaldo and Benzema. 

Reflective Question: Do you embrace the international community, or do you prefer the convenience of building friendships within your own culture and language? 

Comments: They prefer to meet people with their own culture and understand as they feel it is much easier to have empathy and a good bond. Although they are aware of the environment where they live, they also enjoy spreading their friendships throughout other countries.