This evening, the school was visited by a local restaurant who had prepared tremendous amounts of Lebanese for the students and staff. It was a lovely meal and a great opportunity to expand the students’ culinary horizons! Tender beef, rich hummus and fresh lettuce and tomato were just some of the delicious ingredients and foods that were served to us. Overall, this meal allowed the boys to spend some quality time with their peers and to grow to appreciate internationalism in all of its forms.

This year we had 2 ski days in La Tzoumaz. Some of our boys went to make the most of the snow and the ski slopes! It is a privilege for us to be able to provide such opportunities that allow the boys to experience all that Switzerland has to offer. At the end of the day, we welcomed very tired but very happy boys back to the house – we hope you enjoyed yourselves, boys!

This weekend, Cheickna, Oleg and Michael took part in a local “Bridge builders” event, attending a social event to meet and spend time with displaced Afghan.

“On Saturday, we want to Bridge Builders – Les Caves Versoix, which was near the school. We had Afghani food when we first arrived, including some delicious bread with sauce prepared by one of the refugees. Overall, the experience was wonderful. We left after hearing an informative discussion and seeing multiple performances by the Afghani people that were present.” – Cheickna.

Happy Birthday Oleg, many happy returns! Wishing you all the best for the year ahead.

This weekend, whilst some of our boys had the opportunity to go and enjoy the slopes, others remained on campus and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the weekend by participating in various activities. Climbing, Tennis and Basketball are just a few of the activities available to the boys, and they all enjoyed themselves considerably whilst taking part. Not only do these activities allow the boys to move around and reap the benefits of an active lifestyle, but give them the opportunity to socialise and strengthen their bonds with one another.

Tonight all the boarders who have been recognised with honours in the first half of the school year were joined together in the English part of the school in the Eiger auditorium.

We have 28 of our boys with honours in Leman. Congratulations to Domiciano, Cheickna, Yuce, Filippo, Adam, Saif, Bisher, Rui, Aril, Ignacy, Mohammad, Masafumi, Mykhail, Mario, Emad, Enrico, Ayu, Korel, Jinde, Seyed, Dmitry, Yuxiang, Liusen, Antoni, Aydan, Nikita, Iskender and Kristian. We are very happy for you all.

Congratulations to all of you! We are very proud of you.

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated by Chinese people. It marks the beginning of the lunar new year. People visit temples to pray for good fortune and exchange red envelopes containing money for luck. It means the start of a new year, new beginnings, and the hope for prosperity and good luck in the coming year. – Michael.

Tonight we were able to enjoy the concert organised with the Music students. It started with the Grade 10 and IG2 students opening the concert with the song Bodago Bay by John Montgomery, then other students participated playing different instruments such as the piano, violin, saxophone, even an Oboe. Between these solos, we could see Samuel playing the song Vang Gogh by Virginio Aiello, a real pleasure.

Happy Birthday Liusen!

We hope you enjoyed your day in Crans Montana and the small gather that we did back in Leman with the Lemon Pie.

While Grades 11 and 12 were enjoying Crans Montana, Leman’s Grade 10s stayed on Campus and enjoyed some great activities. This weekend they were able to improve their skills in sports such as basketball, tennis and boxing; as well as playing and laughing at the Versoix ice rink.

Happy Birthday Aril!

Hope you enjoyed your day with your family and Leman friends!

After celebrating his birthday in the mountains of Crans Montana, it was time to celebrate in Leman with friends from home.

Happy Birthday Lenin! We hope you had a great time!

Another special day in the Léman House. Asiimwe and Aijuka are now 18 and double birthday means 2 cakes 🙂

We are delighted to see them reaching adulthood, in a funny, balanced and joyful way. We are sure the future holds wonderful things for the two of you.

Happy Birthday boys from all of us in your Léman family.

Today we had the first boarding assembly after the holidays and the year 2025. This time in the cultural diversity section we had the opportunity to listen to Masafumi together with two other Japanese students about the typical gastronomy for this celebration, the custom of the new year’s pocket money that the youngest members of the family receive and the traditions surrounding this date.

Happy Japanese New Year!

あけましておめでとう！

Welcome back everyone!

We hope you enjoyed and rested your holidays and that you are ready for the new semester.

See you soon.

The Leman Team

Tonight we had the pleasure of attending WATU’s winter concert. For those who do not know, WATU is a charity working in Tanzania, and as Swahili is spoken in that country, they used the Swahili word for people as the name of the association, WATU.

Samuel and Jason took part in it as G10 students. First they sang Geographical Fugue part one by Ernst Tock. It was unexpected as they were mixed in with the audience and out of nowhere without any introduction they started singing, very entertaining.

Then they did News of The World section, Samuel talked about the Dana of Valencia, while Jason talked about the 25th anniversary of the peoples’ republic of China’s resumption of sovereignty over Macau. Then they played Silent Night with guitars.

We are celebrating the 17th day of Advent in the Leman boarding house today, with this being the most excited day celebrated so far as the holidays are rapidly approaching! The boys and boarding staff alike remain excited in the lead-up to the festive season, and have been enjoying this tradition!

This weekend, to celebrate his 18th Birthday, Antoni travelled from Geneva to Tampa to race in a half-Ironman event. This grueling physical and mental test pushes athletes to their limits as they complete a a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run. Athletes train for a considerable period of time in order to accomplish such a feat, and we are proud to report that Antoni’s final time was 07:06:28! This accomplishment represents considerable levels of discipline, fortitude and resilience, qualities that will serve him well in the future. He was encouraged from the sidelines by Ignacy, who also flew to Florida to support his brother. Bravo, Antoni!

Last night, the Léman boys attended the Annual Collège du Léman Winter Ball, dressing up in style to enjoy one of the landmark occasions of the boarding calendar at CDL. Delicious food was served and a great time was had by all! Our boys had fun posing for photos, throwing some shapes on the dance floor and catching up with dear friends from other boarding houses. It was a pleasure to see our boys enjoying themselves in such a beautiful environment with a delightful and special atmosphere!

Special thanks must go to Mr Brinkmeyer for organising this special event, as well as the other members of boarding management who assisted and facilitated in the planning procedures.

As part of the new Excellence Week initiative at Collège du Léman, we would like to give special recognition to Adam, Emad and Apollo for their efforts and achievements both within and outside the school framework.

As well as obtaining some excellent academic achievements, Adam and Apollo have both represented the Genève-Servette under-17 hockey team at matches and tournaments, demonstrating considerable sportsmanship and teamwork. They have both set excellent examples for the other boys in Léman – Congratulations, gents!

Special recognition must also go to Emad, who has demonstrated considerable entrepreneurial and innovative spirit through his attendance at a start-up conference, presenting his company and the app that they are producing – Bravo!

Yesterday, Michael and Liusen had the honour of representing Collège du Léman at a national fencing tournament held here in Geneva. The boys both did amazingly, and were able to represent our boarding house in their boarding achievements. Bravo, gents!

Yesterday I participated with Michael in the national fencing competition that was held in CDL. We met people at different ages, at different levels and from different clubs, for example Martigny and EPFL. For me it felt more like friends having fun together rather than a serious competition. I did quite well in the group stage and lost to Michael in the elimination stage. Although I was sad but at the same time I am very happy for Michael and I know that is also a motivation for me to learn and get better next time. I really enjoyed the tournament in general and I hope I can do better in them next year. – Liusen

The Léman House would like to wish Nikita a very Happy Birthday! We hope you enjoyed your day!

Following the Winter Ball yesterday, our boys were in high spirits as they opened their doors on the Advent calendars today! We hope to continue to develop this new tradition within the boarding house to continue to bring excitement (and chocolate) to the boys in the weeks leading up to the Winter Break.

As the Winter break draws closer, Adi, Seyed and Mykhail took a break from the excitement of the preparations for our Winter Ball today and opened their doors of the Advent calendars, enjoying their chocolates before the fun of this evening begins! The boys are all looking forward to the upcoming holidays, however continue to enjoy life within the boarding house!

In keeping with our Advent posts, today Cheickna, Asiimwe and Aijuka opened the calendar to mark the fact that we are now one day closer to Christmas!  As the Winter break is approaching, we are encouraging the boys to reflect on the progress that they have made this term and how they have evolved as individuals.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!