This sunny weekend was filled with a variety of activities for our girls here in Louis Degallier! 🌞

First up, Lucy joined Collège du Léman’s very own karate club! Along with her friend Antonio, together they learnt the craft of this martial art. Well done Lucy for trying something new this weekend 👏

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Heloisa took on the challenge of making homemade sushi! With the help of fellow boarder, Nico, together they made 2 huge platters filled with freshly hand rolled sushi, including the classic ‘Maki’ 🍚

This type of sushi is made by wrapping rice and other ingredients in a sheet of seaweed called ‘Nori’, it’s then sliced into even segments. The hard part was making sure the consistency of the rice was perfect – a lot of concentration and skill is required to get it just right, and it seems like Heloisa & Nico followed the instructions to a tee. Well done! 🍱🍥

Heloisa also enjoyed the Stretching and Relaxing class, which took place outside this week! 🌻

Duda enjoyed the weekend socialising in the sunshine with friends. She couldn’t quite believe how lovely the weather could be in Switzerland having only experienced the cold winter so far. As an active person, Duda also went to the gym, and attended the body shaping class here at Collège du Léman 🙏

Well done for trying new things, girls – and here’s to more sunny days here at CDL! 🌞

Wishing Lucy, and all those who celebrate, a very happy St Patrick’s Day! We celebrated this evening by baking, decorating and of course eating some homemade biscuits ✨🎉☘️

There’s something about rainy weekends that makes us want to slow down, unwind, and enjoy the little things in life. Luckily for us, baking home cooked treats is something that our students love doing as part of their weekend relaxation 🥰

Here you can see Lucy making some amazing chocolate chip cookies that she made for the whole house 🍪❤️

The cookies were absolutely delicious, but unfortunately didn’t last long! She made a second batch and delivered some to another boarding house situated around the corner from us. I am sure this kind gesture was very well received  🤗🏠

Thank you, Lucy, for treating us to your culinary skills! 🥰👳‍♀️

Meanwhile, Jasmine made some healthy protein balls using peanut butter, flax-seeds and oats. A great healthy alternative to cookies 🧆🙏

Despite the rainy weather, the girls still felt motivated to move and enjoyed doing their workouts at the gym. In addition to this, Duda attended a Stretching & Relaxing class this morning – which aimed to improve flexibility and reduce stress 🧘

Over in Belgium, Maria Carolina enjoyed visiting some family members whilst doing the thing she loves the most – horse riding. Not only was she was able to do some impressive showjumping, but she also found the time to immerse herself in nature with these majestic animals. She returned to the boarding house this evening very happy indeed 🐴

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Valentine’s day is a wonderful excuse for all of us to celebrate love & friendship with little acts of kindness that show appreciation for the special people in our lives. And that’s exactly what happened in our boarding community ✨

Every year, the students of Collège du Léman have the opportunity to send a rose to someone special. Our wonderful Louis Degallier girls secretly sent a rose and a heartfelt message to one another 🥰

Duda & Helo joined some other school friends to celebrate this special day. With a wonderful dress code of pink & red, the evening was filled with laughter, love and lots of delicious treats 🩷❤️

And of course Valentine’s day wouldn’t be complete without bouquets of beautiful flowers. The girls were well & truly spoilt 🌸🌷

This weekend, Heloisa, Duda & Maria Carolina learnt how to make traditional french crepes, with a complex salted caramel sauce and classic caramelised apples! 🍎

It’s safe to say they enjoyed the process, and I’m not sure how much salted caramel sauce made it back to the boarding house 😅

On Saturday, Lucy was able to enjoy the ski slopes in Leysin. She was above the clouds, soaking up the sunshine and the beautiful mountainous air ⛰️🎿

Maria Carolina & Duda embarked on their first shopping experience in Geneva! They then found a delicious Brazilian restaurant where they enjoyed some food with some fellow boarders 🥗🥟

& finally, Jasmine was busy in the kitchen perfecting her cooking skills. Not only did she bake two batches of healthy brownies made with blended oats, but she also seasoned and cooked the perfect steak. Well done! 🥩

As always, we had a great weekend here in Louis Degallier 🥰

Every year, the boarding houses compete in the year long House Competition, and this weekend was the much-awaited Gingerbread House Competition! ✨🍪

As you can see, we have some very talented decorators here in Louis Degallier, who managed to produce the most wonderful festive house. Everyone helped in creating this fantastic masterpiece! ✨🏠

But the most challenging part? Getting it to school in one piece! And yesterday just happened to be the windiest day of the year! Well done, Ella, for protecting our beautiful house from the severe weather ♥️

Good luck girls! Results will be announced very soon! 🎖️

This weekend was one of our last weekends before the winter break, therefore, we decided to enjoy a cosy evening in together ❤️🥰

Complete with snacks, blankets, gingerbread decorating, festive films and the girls favourite take away – Sushi! 🍪🍣🍥🍱

And most importantly.. another opportunity to celebrate Heloisa’s birthday together as a house 🎉🎈🎂

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Today is Heloisa’s special day where she celebrates turning 16! 🎈🎉

Her wonderful friends surprised her this weekend with a small gathering at our boarding House. They ordered traditional Brazilian food and made the most delicious chocolate cake! 🎂

We hope you have the most wonderful time celebrating, Heloisa ❤️

This evening, Ava & Jasmine started the week right by cooking some healthy homemade meals 🥗

Using fresh vegetables, peeled prawns, and some flavoursome spices, Ava whipped up a delicious pasta dish from scratch. I think she almost reached her 5 a day just with this one meal! 🍄

Meanwhile Jasmine, inspired by her trip to a Danish Christmas market in Coppet this weekend, made Danish meatballs from scratch. She was also able to enjoy it with her favourite Danish citrus drink, Faxe Kondi, which she bought at the market ✨

Well done girls for excelling your culinary skills this evening, we’re impressed! ❤️

In Louis Degallier, our girls are becoming obsessed with making Cinnamon Rolls – an obsession we are VERY happy with 🤗❤️

The process is very technical, requires exact measurements, and demands a lot of patience indeed! It’s definitely one of the more challenging bakes, and we are impressed that they willingly took it on 👏

Using different recipes and techniques, Jasmine & Ella took on the Cinnamon Roll challenge separately and both made some very tasty sweet treats for the whole house to enjoy 😍

Ella had the help of two other CDL boarders, however, as you can see, the flour mixing didn’t exactly go to plan😅

Thank you girls for providing us with lovingly homemade treats, we really appreciate your generosity and talents  ❤️