On Wednesday evening, we took some of our bravest girls to take on ConchAttack in the Boarding Basketball Tournament, and….. WE WON! 26-24.

Thank you for a great game, and great team spirit (and also lending us one of your players…).

Onto the next match…

It’s a lovely day, so for lunch Terri and Sarah cooked and prepared a lovely barbecue for the girls. We had a great time, and everyone enjoyed the sunshine, music and laughter.

Have a great day!

Love, New Portena

‘Making Safe and Responsible Choices’: Last Wednesday, we sat down in groups and discussed the positive and negative consequences of different decisions. We discussed topics surrounding; smoking and vaping; sexual activity; bullying online and in person; judging others online; underage drinking; not following your dreams.

We were very impressed with the answers and comments the girls gave us and hope they will put into practice these types of pros and cons mentally before making risky decisions.

Kokoro  and  Sofia made their favourite Japanese meal

A home made take away, the best one!

On Sunday we went to Cailler Chocolate Factory and Gruyeres to get to know a bit more the beautiful country where we live in

…tried our best! What an incredible fun and good first Volleyball match for our team ‘Queen Victorious’. Well done to Concha for the win!

Second week of our Pillar 5: Making safe and responsible choices.

The discus-sion points of week 2 will be around:

The ESSENCE of teen brain and the science behind decision making process.

The objectives are to :

• Debunk some of the most misleading and disempowering myths around adolescence
• Explore how changes in brain structure during adolescence are just part of anatural, innate and healthy development which simply prepares teens for grown-up life
• Being aware of this process and honouring this unique and fascinating moment in our life, can help teens and adults (caregivers) alike to support each other
• Explore how the awareness of upsides and downsides of the different cardinal features of adolescence can help our kids to develop a fully integrated mind,and reduce and contain the risks of harm and serious injuries. At the same timethis awareness can help educators (and parents) to bring a more empathic andcompassionate approach when interacting with, looking after and guiding ado-lescents during these tumultuous years.