Iman has been showing off his creative skills. Over the last few weeks, he has building this storage rack for his shoes in the wood-crafting activity. This is a great achievement for him to have made something with his own two hands from scratch. Well done Iman.

The topic of today was related to the effects of what we eat in our brain.

After a quick debrief about how did we sleep and exercised last week, we moved towards the influence of food in our bodies and brain… It was interesting to hear Junior, all of sudden, saying… ” I can be a bit moody sometimes. Can it be because of what I eat?” 🙂

It is a certainty that there is an influence and this proved that somehow, these sessions are making people wonder about their habits and choices.

The eternal debate about balanced diet and tasty food took us some of the time, but I believe this debate is relevant so we discussed it. Pleasure in eating should still be a priority but it is important as well to acknowledge that we shall think beyond the taste and consider the benefits of a balanced diet. This debate could last for days 🙂

This evening saw the first instalment of our CDL talks!! This evening, our Grade 11 and 12 students were given the fantastic opportunity to listen to our first guest, Edward Girardet – an international journalist and global adventurer. It is brilliant that our students get the opportunity to listen, and learn from, someone so interesting.

Turning 15 is a challenge which is much easier with chocolate cake and good friends 🙂

Wishing you all the best Kristian 🙂

John is our Prefect in Leman 2 and he is passionate about outdoors and sports. John is always keen in doing biking and here he is this morning in the forest of Versoix. As we talk about Well-being, here is a good example on how to have a relaxed, balanced but still active week-end. With time and organisation you can fit in a bit of each in your week-end. Good job John, enjoy the ride 😀

A big part of the CDL Community got together to celebrate the beginning of this new school year sharing a barbecue, some music, good moments and a lot of fun.

Here’s one of the reasons this is a special place to be 🙂

Muscle, speed, skill and team spirit granted us an honourable 3rd place 🙂

Still keeping within our first pillar of well-being, Nurturing Healthy Bodies and Minds, this week saw a particular focus on Exercise.

With busy activity schedules during the week and at weekends, alongside other hobbies, the level of exercise carried out by a large majority of our students is impressive. However, for those who may require more guidance, we continued to have a very positive and open discussion.

We started this weeks session by defining exercise and discussing the different ways it can be carried out. For example, different intensities, individual sports and group activities. We progressed our conversation and talked out the host of benefits which exercise can have on the body and the mind. We paid particular focus to strong links between exercise and happiness =).

Some of the boys shared with us which exercise they do and why they do it. The most common answers were that; it relaxes them, they enjoy the sport and predominantly for a healthy body. All really parts of this well-being pillar =).

It was a great interactive session and the boys can look forward to something a bit more proactive next week!

Sleeping patterns was the topic of this week’s Wellbeing session. Most boys admitted that they struggle to sleep and we have discussed how can we make little changes in order to maximise their sleeping time to a better level.

There is a lot of work to be done and it requires some individual and group discipline. They were asked that for a whole week, note down their bed times, sleeping hours and any disruptions… (difficulties to fall asleep, waking up in the middle of the night, etc… )

We also brainstormed about how what we eat before bed can affect this and they were surprised to know that there is a wellbeing kit in the House with infusions and other treats to help them relax before bed.

It was an interesting conversation which we will hope will improve things, even if just a little bit.

A few, only a few of the photos of the activities we have done this week-end in Leysin

On the menu… Mountain Biking, Via Ferrata, Orienteering, Living and cooking outdoors, Rock climbing, Camp fire, good fun…

🙂