We have to learn that a “cake” is not synonymous of unhealthy. Here we have a yummy banana bread with no sugar, flour or additives. The girls loved it.
How important it is to love what we eat, be aware of it and make good choices.

Have an excellent day!

Love, New Portena

On Friday we played board games and get ready for our friendship soup.

and on Saturday due to the light Chinese day we had a little Chinese party at home.

During the Boarding Assembly, this month we welcomed Linda. And Christine was super Brave to go on stage and talk about Corona Virus.

“This is time for science, not rumor,

this is time for solidarity, not stigma”

It is always a pleasure to cook for the girls and see them happy when they come back after a long day to find some home prepared snacks.Today egg-avocado salad toast.

Creativity helps you see things differently and better deal with uncertainty.Alison proves that she realises this well.

With the great organization from our camps department we are able  to enjoy the pure mountain air and the natural alpine bliss of Villars during the weekends!

The THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations) conference is a five-day simulation of the United Nations for secondary school students, which takes place at the end of January each year in the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague.Our Crystal along with other CDL students are participating this year.We are expecting them back to give us their insight and thoughts from this valuable experience.

She is somewhere in there:

From the closing ceremony:

A very warm evening where we communicate important information to the girls!Main topic the coronavirus which has already affected lots of people in the world  in many areas.We explained that The virus is still too new to entirely predict how it will evolve , however, basic hygiene is the best recommendation for all.Furthermore the risk in our territory is very very low.

Following Cristine with the valuable help of Linda gave a heartwarming  presentation about the Chinese spring festival and its great importance to Chinese people.

You can find it here : Presentation

And Yes we had smores  from Mrs Kata and Mrs Dace!!!!