This is Omar, our House Representative! Omar loves cars, sandwichs with chocolate spread and drifting (and his three hour SAT prep class of course!)
His first night in Franconis! Look at that smile.
Looking fresh on his way to dinner
Working hard. Online shopping requires a lot of focus.
Nadim’s parents surprised him this week! He wasn’t expecting them at all when the bell rang and he answered the door the other day.
They came by again this evening and his mother made us some delicious Lebanese food.
This evening we had our second Boarding Assembly of the year.
We touched on many topics, ranging from sharing all of the good things that have happened in our first month at school to Pillar 1 of our Wellbeing Program – of which both Karim and Jules are student advocates.
On our way to the assembly
Up in the auditorium
Karim and Jules giving a short but sweet talk about what they do to stay active and how it helps them.
This week for our Wednesday International Dinner, we enjoyed some lovely Lebanese food!
This evening, Karim and Nadim represented Franconis in the second challenge of the House Competition: the Disney Quiz!
“Was…Was Simba’s dad named…Paul?”
Karim smiling after they were the only ones to know who originally sung Let It Go.
While they didn’t win, they definitely tried their best and all I will say is…
Let It Go.
Today, Nihad received his Judo Orange belt! We are quite proud of him and he is excited for the next belt: Green!
Nihad and his good buddy Omar, celebrating their success!
Our first pillar of our Wellbeing Programme is coming to an end. We have shared some fantastic discussions with our students, who have demonstrated fantastic knowledge and and understanding of the topics we have covered.
They have showed us that sports activity, as well as a healthy diet, is crucial for a healthy, happy and successful life.
We have concluded this pillar by asking our students one simple question:
‘How have our friends helped us in maintaining a healthy balanced lifestyle?’
The aim of this question was to encourage the students to reflect on the key takeaway points from this pillar; ‘Sport for a healthy mental balance’ and ‘The importance of nutrition’. They could also reflect on positive influences in their lives, as well as the benefits of group activities.
Focused and writing
Loudly reading their answers
Their final answers
This evening for our weekly International Dinner, we had a Thai chef who made us a delicious red curry with rice!
This afternoon, Jules spent an hour learning how to play the guitar with our resident music aficianado Mr. Roger from Léman.
Jules working on his chords in the Léman Music Studio.