We were lucky to have a weekend full of sunshine on campus. The girls were full of smiles and were in a good mood because of it! They enjoyed their usual activities like tennis, cooking, an outing to Geneva, baking and chess.
After a nice weekend with great weather, it’s time to get ready for the week ahead by doing some homework and tidying up the house!
This weekend was again spent in the beautiful Swiss Alps village of Fiesch. The girls and other boarders once again had the opportunity to enjoy the impressive alpine scenery and the various sports activities that were on offer such as skiing and snowboarding. Some also went on an excursion to the town of Brig!
What a great weekend we had!
Welcome to the third pillar of our well-being programme: Building Positive Friendships.
During our house meeting today, we discussed the importance of international friendships and the girls wrote down what being a good friend means to them.
We ended the meeting on a sweet note as the girls ate crepes, their favourite 😊
This evening some of the girls participated in a badminton tournament and they had fun while being active! Lily won 2 games and Chihana won 1. Well done girls!
After the winter holidays, the girls are back at it again with their usual weekend activities! They enjoyed tennis, woodcrafting, stretch & relaxation, chess and baking. And of course they enjoyed some crepe time on Saturday. Check out some of them in action below.
The Old Portena team wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy and peaceful New Year.
The house will reopen on the 7th of January. Enjoy the break and see you then!
Happy birthday Lily! We hope you have an amazing day. We wish you all the best!
Christmas was in the air last night as we built and decorated a gingerbread house. As this is a competition between all the other houses, the girls really got stuck into it and tried their best to decorate to the best of their ability. Let’s hope we win!
The end result!
Last night, the boarding community gathered to celebrate and give awards to students who displayed an outstanding contribution to Boarding Life, Activities and Academics.
Huge congratulations to all students who won awards, especially our Old Portena girls! We are all very proud of you!
Ashley and Mia are winners of the Boarding Life Award
Ran and Mia are winners of the Activities Awards
A happy Amy got an award for Academics!
Most of our girls spent a fun weekend in Europa Park with other boarders. They enjoyed all the amazing rides and the glittery Christmas decorations – no doubt getting them into the holiday spirit!
