A snapshot of Imanali with his Nike Swoosh Logo masterpiece! Imanali has been working on this piece since he arrived with us in February. He was a complete beginner when he first picked up a saw, but now he is proficient using woodcrafting tools and is creating amazing pieces of work.
Tonight we had our house meeting where we discussed the upcoming events for this week.
Tonight we introduced and spoke about some of the in-house activities we would like to do in the coming weeks. The House parents are looking to take the boys on some adventures in the Mountains, Electric mountain biking, Via Ferrata and rafting are all in the pipeline to be explored.
A shoot of a flying bee captured by Iyowuna last week. We entered this photo in for the Spring themed photo competition which ended up winning. The boys now have a pizza night tomorrow!! Well done Iyowuna.
After the meeting we took part as a house in the CDL May fitness challenge. Today it was to see how many jumping jacks we could do in 30 seconds.
We have a challenge for month, and we have been set a fitness Calendar to try and attempt each day. Arsenii has been hitting them hard this week, and tonight it was the turn of Mr Tom, Iluwona, Hamza and Nico to sprint 100m.
GO GO GO
The team in full sprint….. Iyuwuna takes a convincing lead, but the photo doest show the 2 seconds head start he took. it was then a close race between Mr Tom and Nico for 2nd. Hamza putting in a solid effort to come 4th.
Tonight the Grade 11&10 boys sat down and discussed the main topic for this week which was consequences as part of the Pillar 5; Making Safe and Responsible Choices.
The Grade 11 boys with Mr.Xavier.
The Grade 10 boys with Mr.Ronan
Tonight Olympus played Leman in a volleyball match where Leman came out victorious winning 2-0. It was a great match and well played by both sides in great spirits.
This weekend we have had a few special events to celebrate. Our G9 have been awarded as they won the Monthly house competition. Winning the house competition you know what it means: PIZZA !
Secondly, our beloved Nihad wanted to celebrate a bit in advance his birthday this weekend with his friends. He organised a lovely BBQ at the garden in Concha. Happy (in advance) Bday Nico ! but… 6th may the official one 😉
Finally !! After so long waiting for it… our boarders could enjoy the trip to one of the many “Wonderland” we have in Switzerland.
This time our boarders went to visit the <<Cailler Museum and Chocolate Factory >> . As part of the Lake activity program that CDL offers to its boarders. Our boys were able to learn about the elaboration process of one of the most emblematic Swiss products and … of course to taste it !
After this visit, the group had the possibility to enjoy free time in the beautiful city of Gruyeres, where the most iconic Swiss Cheese has its origin .
Football camp took place this morning. Weather was gentle with us.
Fran, Aoto, Ryu & Hanwen took part of it,
Ilya and Omar in action at the tennis court.
Tonight Olympus faced Leman in a game of basketball. Leman came out winners. It was a great game and both sides played really well.
Wednesday night is meeting night. Tonight we discussed different upcoming topics for the week ahead. We also spoke about the fitness challenge that will be happening for the month of May.
Here is the challenges that are set for the students who would like to take part. It is a different challenge for each day. It is a fun way to stay active and is great for the wellbeing of our students.
As part of the Wellbeing Pillar 5; Making safe and responsible choices, tonight we watched a short video that discussed the changes that happens when going through the process of being an adolescence.
Iyowuna received boarder of the week for this week.
A food truck came to visit campus today to spoil us with some delicious burritos to the whole of boarding. It is fair to say they went down a treat!!