As the school year draws to a close and exams are behind us, Olympus has entered vacation mode! Students are having a great time, enjoying their lives, and making the most of the last few days. This weekend, however, was filled with heartfelt goodbyes and lots of packing. Packing up all the belongings accumulated over the year is an emotional process, but everyone kept smiling and had a blast. Here’s to a fantastic summer ahead!
For many boarders, this weekend was the last one before exams began, while for some it fell in the middle of their exams. This made it even more remarkable that our students chose to participate in their favorite activities, demonstrating their genuine enjoyment of them. They understood that these activities provided a break from studying and some time to relax and enjoy themselves during this otherwise busy weekend. Usual activities such as tennis, boxing, climbing, golf, chess, and cooking were chosen, while one lucky and deserving student, Enzo, had the unforgettable experience of paragliding, flying through the skies.
As the school year comes to a close, we wanted to give our graduating students a send-off they would never forget. To commemorate their time in the boarding house and celebrate their accomplishments, we organized an exhilarating paintball match. This fun and spirited event was designed to foster camaraderie, create lasting memories, and give everyone a chance to let loose and enjoy themselves.
We divided everyone into four teams, mixing students and staff to encourage teamwork and interaction. Each team played against the others in a series of matches filled with laughter, strategy, and friendly competition. The day was marked by shouts of excitement, high-fives, and group photos with splashes of paint. The bonds between students and staff grew stronger as we shared this joyous experience.
To our graduating students: we wish you all the best and hope you carry these memories with you. Thank you for the great times, and remember, you’ll always have a home here with us.
With the stress from the finals of the G12 leaving, but the exams for the rest of the students being right around the corner, another weekend came. The students still did their activities like usual climbing, cooking, and boxing while others thanks to the good weather decided to go for Wakeboarding and enjoy the sunny Lake Leman.
For some, this was the last time doing their favorite activities with their friends, so it was an emotional weekend as well. We also decided to give for this last weekend a gift to our leavers and did a much-requested house activity, which will be featured in the next post.
This long weekend was a big chance for our Olympus Boarders to regain their energy and maintain their studying rhythm for the upcoming exams. While some decided to visit their families a lot chose to stay in the house and spend time with their friends taking part in our amazing activities. Their experiences made for a fun and relaxing environment. From new activities to regular weekend activities, they were able to choose from a diverse selection of choices.
Chess, climbing, and pilates among many others. A day trip to Annecy and the weekend trip to Venice sure made for some amazing fun in wonderful backgrounds.
With the exams approaching and the tensions high, this weekend had a lot of our students spend time revising. For some Friday was even the last day of school because now the have study leave so they can focus on the exams. Still that didn’t stop us from offering fun activities and them from participating. The common activities they prefer like boxing, climbing and tennis had students participating like always. 3 of our lucky students also had signed up to go on a trip to Berlin, where they enjoyed themselves greatly and learned about its history and culture.
Once again we had the happiness of hosting a dinner in the house. We hosted our very own Taco Thursday!! (We know it is usually Taco Tuesday, but no one seemed to mind! Haha!) All of the boarders enjoyed their tacos, their guac, their salad and their mashed sweet potatoes. The dessert, the chocolate tart which we had, was also a huge success.
On this weekend, with the holidays so close to us and the weather being nice our boarders found great amounts of energy to go around and have fun. Once again going to their favorite activities or going to try new ones the smiles never left their faces.
This weekend our boarders once again engaged in their favorite activities as well as new ones they wanted to explore. Climbing, Cooking, Horse Riding, and an adventure to an escape room. Some lucky ones were even signed up for the trip to Paris where they had a wonderful time.
This weekend the boarding community also held a march in support of International Women’s Day which was on Friday the 8th of March.
This weekend our students once again had fun partaking in their favorite usual activities like climbing, tennis, skiing, and cooking among many more. This weekend we also had two of our students representing us in a math competition held in Hague. But the most important event of this weekend probably was the Lunar New Year which our students of Asian descent celebrated.
