Mary competed in a badminton completion this weekend and came in 3rd place.
We are incredibly proud.
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx
Game Night!
We had a fantastic game night this week. A couple of the girls brought out different types of cards and taught each other how to play different card games from different countries.
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Defne!
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxxxx
Kate and Kseniia
During the boarding assembly this evening Kate and Kseniia gave a powerful presentation about the importance of peace and friendship regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Kseniia’s photograph featuring Kate is a collaboration between two friends urging everyone to come together, portrays the media silence in Russia and shows the connection between the two countries.
We are very proud of these two girls and they did an amazing job.
lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx
Senegalese Dinner
Our first international dinner after coming back was a delicious Senegalese meal, thank you so much it was wonderful!
Lots of love,
the New Portena team
xxx
Welcome Back!
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
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
Friendship and Holidays!!!
As part of our friendship wellbeing pillar, a few girls painted some rocks to symbolise what friendship means to them.
“In the cookie of life friends are chocolate chip”
Have an amazing break and gets lots of rest.
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
Weekend Activities!!
Our girls participated in a range activities this weekend.
Coco, Defne, Sara and Sabine had an amazing day on the slopes.
Molli and Rei enjoyed a lovely nature walk and a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Carina, Maria and Samira learned how to make frittatas in their cooking class.
Lots of love,
The New Portena Team
xxx