Our incredible activities programme was back in full force this weekend, and lots of the Léman boys were able to enjoy a wide range of fun activities. These included: Tennis, Horse-Riding, Running, Chess, Golf, Sailing, Climbing and Handball!!

Today we celebrate the 16th Birthday of Jinde, one of our boys. We gather as always with some friends in the kitchen and eat some cake, but this time was not chocolate as always, tonight we have RASPBERRY CAKE!!

What a delicious cake and awesome celebration!!

This afternoon our boys played the second game of the basketball tournament. Leman did not win, but we came close and our team fought hard on the court. We will see what happens next time.

Until the next derby!

This weekend was the first trip of the Boarding Community. The destination was the Disneyland Paris theme park! Our boys have the opportunity to meet the mythical characters of their favourite films, ride and have fun on the different attractions and see the incredible parades. They felt like children again in a magical world and lived the Disney experience 100%.

After having enjoyed a dinner with friends and the weekend with the family, we gathered in the kitchen to eat the chocolate cake and celebrate the 16th birthday.

This last weekend, our boys took part in many of the activities we have. Firstly, we started with the barbecue we had on Friday evening. The students were helping with the activities and selling moon cakes to celebrate the Chinese moon festival and raise money for charity. On Saturday and Sunday, they took part in the activities we usually have every weekend such as chess club, climbing, cooking, golf and tennis. This weekend they also went to Walibi amusement park where they had a great time and some of them also participated in the new history club.

This weekend there was a derby on Lake Geneva, Servette FC (Geneva) vs Lausanne. Many of our boys took the opportunity to watch this match and cheer for the team they liked the most. They had a great time together with their friends and saw the victory of the Geneva team.

Special day to Amir today. Turning 17 is a landmark and after celebrating with his friends, he got the traditional chocolate cake.

Lots of things to celebrate in his life. He is our Head Boy, Piano magician, brilliant in academics… and a source of energy and joy on a daily basis.

We can only wish for him to continue like this.

Happy Birthday Amir. We wish you lots of joy.

It was another fantastic weekend here in Switzerland, with lots of the Léman boys taking full advantage of the amazing opportunities on offer.

This afternoon, some of the Léman boys contributed to an initiative to help keep our local community free from litter. We really appreciate their kindness and their enthusiasm to help.

Dmytry, our guitar hero, turned 17 today and after a nice meal out, we gathered his closest friends for a mini celebration in the House.

Chocolate cake and good moments were part of the celebration.

We wish you the best Dmitry 🙂

Bits of French culture… and autumn weather 🙂

Last week, our student Wellbeing Advocates introduced the Sleep Challenge to all the other students in Léman Boarding House, as part of the first Wellbeing Pillar. The aim of this challenge was to highlight the importance, as well as the benefits, of a good nights sleep in our everyday lives.

One of our senior students, Jinwoo in Grade 12, wrote some feedback about how he felt after participating in the challenge. Here’s what he said:

“Hi, this is my personal feedback for the well-being challenge. The most effective method for me to improve my sleep quality was by not being in front of the screen for 30 minutes prior to sleep. In my experience, the more time away from screen the better I felt throughout the day. However, considering the fact that I usually have to do the schoolwork until late (with laptop), 30 minutes is a reasonable time in my opinion. Meditation helped me as well. I’ve always done it occasionally throughout the day but I discover that it also improved the quality of my sleep. I didn’t try warm milk before bed because I have to brush my teeth afterwards which would wake me up anyway. Stretching didn’t help me with sleep for me personally because it woke me up due to the pain”.

It’s great to have visitors in the House, particularly if the visitors are the High School teachers who came to the House to visit the new Léman facilities and share some pleasant moments with our boarders in a relaxed and classroom free atmosphere 🙂

This initiative always produces good results as it allows teachers to see the boarders “at home” while the students get to see more the person, than the teacher they have in the classroom.

Here are some snapshots of these good moments.

This weekend we had a wide variety of activities. Our students have been to the climbing wall, driving go-karts on an indoor circuit, they have also had tennis and cooking lessons in our facilities and many more activities. We are still taking advantage of the good weather to do some paddle boarding on the lake and running around the campus. For the first time we have also been able to play paddle tennis.

This weekend the lake clean-up took place in Geneva and some of our boys helped both in setting up the facilities and picking up rubbish from the shores. Meanwhile, other boys have been taking care of the campus.

Stefan, passionate about photography and aviation. In his free time Stefan loves to visit the airport and photograph airplanes, landing, taking off or taxiing…

A lot of talent indeed. We are looking for more photos and wonderful views.

A huge thank you to our two student wellbeing advocates – Marcelo and Aijuka

This evening they delivered a session to the rest of the students in Léman, focusing on how a healthy sleep routine will benefit us in our everyday lives.

A crucial part of this pillar will be to help the students by providing them with tools to get a better quality of sleep. A good sleeping routine has been proven to have a positive impact on one’s overall well-being. 

We have challenged our students to participate in the ‘Sleep Better Challenge’, and they should try to achieve at least one of the 5 tips listed.

Yesterday evening saw the first match of our annual Boarding Basketball Tournament.

Léman vs Olympus

Well done, boys!!

This weekend, all Boarding students from Grade 9 and 10 went to Fiesch for the Orientation Weekend! All the students had fun and were given the opportunity to enjoy incredible mountain activities including a Glacier Hike, Mountain Biking, Laser Quest, Multisports and more.

This weekend all Boarding students from Grade 11 and 12 travelled to Verbier for the Orientation Weekend! All the students had fun and were given the opportunity to enjoy thrilling mountain activities such as Zip Line, the High Ropes Course, Mountain Biking, Mountain Scooter, Rock Climbing and more.

The first House competition of the year happened and our boys were superstars !! Have a look at some of these special moments:

With great sun comes great activities! Our boys took advantage of several fun activities planned and had loads of fun. Have a look at some of the moments:

Happy to be back to our weekends here in Léman. As usual, Saturday was full of exciting activities where our boys could make the most of their time… being it simply by chilling at home while playing Uno, climbing a wall, playing basketball or paddling in the lake.

What a lovely way to enjoy the summer mornings that this beautiful area offers us 🙂