On Friday the Boarding School headed for the mountains for a weekend of fun in the snow. The girls had a great time skiing and snowboarding with plenty of fresh snow. On Saturday night they ventured to the town to taste some of the  local cuisine and explore the town.

Today Yuquin joined us in New Portena. She is busy unpacking and moving in to a room with Margey and Louise.

Welcome Yuquin!

Wishing you a Happy New Year from New Portena and Welcome back to the girls as they arrive back to school this weekend!

Some of the girls went on the Sunday activity to Gruyere. They had an hour to explore the quaint town before we moved on to Masion Cailler. This is the chocolate factory museum. It starts with a history in to the cacao bean and how chocolate originated and then goes through to a tasting. The girls got to taste 12 different samples of their chocolate.

Every year the Boarders head to the Kempinski in Geneva for a Christmas Dinner and Dance. This was a great night and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Thank you for organising a Wonderful night Leticia!

On Monday the New Portena Girls started decorating the House for Christmas. We had a lot of fun creating a wonderful winter atmosphere. The tree was decorated by Ivy, her first time decorating a Christmas tree.

Last week for Thanksgiving we asked the girls to write down one thing they are thankful for.

Many of the girls went to the Christmas Market in Montreux on Sunday. A great day out in Montreux and the start to the Christmas festivities.