Some highlights of house competition this afternoon.

GO GIRLS GO!!!

Yesterday LY 7 ladies had our Boarding Academic Tutor meeting with Ms. Mélanie Batey.

For the first meeting we focused on academic workload/choices and potential issues for the year as well as trying to start setting some targets.

Ms.Batey will be helping us with our academic issues for the whole year. Already looking forward to the meeting on next Thursday 🙂

 In our second Welbeing Session, the girls answered the four issues raised last week.  Using their answers, we set up a new action plan: 

1- Unlike us, who have grown up without the internet and mobile phones, our students were born into the age of the Internet and for them it is something intrinsic and second nature.  Students need 7/ 8 hours per night to sleep. Due to their lack of sleep we made a deal: During the week, they are not allowed to use mobile phones after 22.30.  Parents agree with this deal.

2- To help relax their body and mind after an intensive daily routine, we suggested that they take a shower and drink a tea or infusion before bedtime. Obviously, family calls/chats are important as well as attending yoga classes or meditating, all helping them feel more relaxed.

 3- They need at least five meals: breakfast, snack at school, lunch, snack after school, and dinner. We suggested that they avoid eating fast food and energy drinks. Best to drink water. Tuck shop is cancelled so they can buy their health food. 

4- They must practice more sports. Almost all of them have signed up for 1 or 2 activities during the week/weekend: fitness, volleyball, horse, soccer, tennis.

  Next week the students will make an evaluation of this action plan.

^{Following our Pastoral Program, last Tuesday we had our first Wellbeing session: Nurturing Healthy Minds and Bodies.} 

^{We began by asking them to give us a synonym for the word Wellbeing and what personal association they have with that word. Understanding the initial concept is important. Some of their responses included: feeling happy, healthy, calm, lively, vital, energetic, having a good sense of humor and being glad.}

^{Following, we asked them questions like:}

^{– How many hours do you sleep and what time do you approximately fall asleep?}

^{– How do you manage to relax in the face of problems in general?}

^{– How many meals do you have per day and what do you eat? What do you drink?}

^{– What sports do you practice and how often? Do you practice yoga or meditation?}

^{They will give us their answers in detail the following week and we will discuss it together}

LY7  ladies visited yesterday the Olympic Museum in Lausanne  and  got the flame  of the Olympic spirit: Citius , altius , fortius (Faster, higher, stronger)

The Olympic Capital, Lausanne has been home to the IOC (International Olympic Committee) for 100 years and in 1993, the IOC founded its unique official museum on the banks of Lake Geneva. In 2013, The Olympic Museum was completely renovated with the most up-to-date facilities. Now on three floors, the exhibition presents the origin of the games, the competitions and the athletic spirit through over 150 screens and 1500 objects: The Olympic torches and medals of all The Olympic games, as well as the equipment of the most famous athletes. 

      Jeûne Genevois (meaning Genevan fast) is a public holiday in the canton of Geneva, which occurs on the Thursday following the first Sunday of September. It dates back to the 16th century.