After a lovely week of rest and skiing for some we’re happy to welcome the girls back to the house!
We are so excited to have everyone start coming back and can’t wait for the house to be full again.
lots of love,
The New Portena team x
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Pillar 4 week 1 – Online Safety
Our next pillar is online safety below are the takeaway points for this pillar
1) Cyberbullying
What You Send in “That Moment When … “
When we think we are being funny or witty or purposefully insensitive towards someone else’s post or picture- are we really aware of the potential harm or hurt we can cause. Being honest is important, but is there such a thing as being too honest? Comments or actions can easily escalate online when we can hide behind our screens. When is it cyberbullying?
2) Your Online Life
My Social Media Life
For most students being on some form of social media is a great way of staying connected with friends, sharing moments and keeping up to date. But it can also mean big-time distractions, over sharing, social pressures, and more. How can we navigate this?
3) Online Wellbeing
Can going online be Addictive?
The word “addiction” has a big meaning behind it. Research is inconclusive on whether it’s truly accurate when it comes to digital device use. What’s certain, however is when we use our apps, the companies are profiting from it. Most of the apps we use are designed to keep us hooked. What is the right balance?
lots of love,
the New Portena team xxx
Crochet art club
The beginning of crochet art club at new portena joined by some of the kids from champs des bois.
we had lots of fun painting and relaxing as well as finding out Carina is a natural at crochet !
lots of love,
The New Portena team xx
Friendship by Nastya and Ana Karina
The Power of a Balanced and Healthy Friendship
Friendships are vital for our wellbeing and in them we create some of the most powerful bonds we can experience throughout our existence. But with that term, which is friendship, there come many broad meanings to it, that can mean different things to different people. Our overall being can impact the way we view and experience that friendship. Most of the typical friendships are formed through:
- People you know and with who you have a mutual affection.
- A sense of connection, companionship, support, and understanding.
- Sharing time, experiences, and confidences.
- Give and take such that sharing is, perceived to be a two way street.
Benefits of Healthy Friendships
Connecting with other people is one of the most urgent impulses of us humans. With examples of life experience and research, having a life with the inclusion of friends helps makes us better adjusted in life. Having healthy friends helps to deal against negative mental health outcomes. Friendships improve our confidence and self-worth, help us cope with serious life events or trauma like break-ups, illness, or losing a job, improve our feeling of belonging and encourage us to avoid unhealthy behaviors or change them when it comes to numeros things in life.
Toxic or Unhealthy Friendships
While close friendships often serve in order to bring usz positive, protective, and healthy feelings, some friendships can have the opposite effect causing antagonism, conflict, and inequality in ourselves and the overall friendship. These relationships are considered toxic, unhealthy for our us. Examples of toxic friendships include:
- Encouraging harmful behavior.
- Having an unbalanced relationship or a relationship that’s a one-way street (all give, no take or all take and no give)
- Continuing to think and repeatedly talk about shared worries, wounds, or challenges, with no solution or alleviation.
Tips for Supporting Friends
- Connect Regularly ( message or even a simple call)
- Share your own struggles in order to make them like they have someone.
- Know when they need help
- Take care of yourself ( Don’t forget to also take care of yourself while supporting your friend)
NOURISH YOUR FRIENDSHIPS !
Crans Montana
The boarders all went to Crans Montana this weekend for a lovely little getaway.
The girls had fun skiing and snowboarding, they enjoyed the town of Crans Montana and the city of Sion as well as an escape room!
we can’t wait to go back in March!
lots of love,
The New Portena Team x
First Weekend back
After a long week of school we are all incredibly excited to welcome everyone back for a new year and semester.
Everybody enjoyed their fun weekend activities from skiing to wood crafting.
lots of love,
The New Portena Team
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Happy Birthday Kseniia!!
Happy Birthday to our resident photographer! We hope you have the most amazing day!
lots of love,
The New Portena Team x
Happy Holidays
From all of us at New Portena we wish you a happy holiday season and a refreshing holiday and we look forward to welcoming you back in the new year. It has been a wild year filled with lots of learning and joy ❤️
We will miss you girls a lot and hope you enjoy the time you can spend with your family and friends!
lots of love,
The New Portena Team xx
UNO!!
At new portena we love playing UNO after school to unwind. It’s our favourite game to play together and reminds us of when we used to use UNO to get to know each other at the beginning of the year.
lots of love,
The New Portena team x
Award Ceremony
Shout out to our New Portena Super stars who received awards tonight Sayuri, Rei and Zoya for boarding life. Sakura(not pictured) Cora and Coco for their participation and effort in activities. Rei, Bice and Nastya for their hard work at school and their excellence in academics.
Lots of Love,
The New Portena Team x