Tonight we have celebrated Chinese New Year. It was lovely to share traditional Chinese food in the dining hall and was a great moment to enjoy our Asian students culture.
Boarding assembly
Dear all,
Tonight, as every wednesday, we had our house assembly. And, as you know, we cannot gather all houses together for now, so we once again had our montly boarding assembly in-house. Mr Usher, our boarding director, was the master of ceremony. We had a workshop on peer pressure, interviews (Alex and Emma explained what they did for the CDL change the world action), announcements… And Betty, Alina and Valentina made presentations about toxic friendships and long-distance friendships.
Thank you, everyone !
A wonderful weekend in Villa du lac :D
It has been a wonderful weekend in the mountains under the orange sky. We finished the day with marshmallows, too much nutella and a lot of fun XD.
Nastya and Akmaral’s wellbeing project
Dear all,
This pillar, Akmaral and Nastya baked lovely cupcakes for everyone in the house ! Yummyyyy !
Ski day, January 30th
Dear all,
Yesterday, Olga K, Gabriela, Ana Carolina, Stacy and Akmaral went skiing in the beautiful resort of Leysin. It was snowing (a lot !) and we had a lovely time together !
Noor’s wellbeing project: the compliment box
Dear all,
As part of her wellbeing pillar number 3, Noor had a great idea for the Villa du Lac. She offered her housemates the opportunity to write compliments to anyone to the house, anonymously, and she read the papers out loud during the assembly. It was so heart warming, we decided to keep the box available in the office until the end of the school year.
Olga’s birthday !
Dear all,
Earlier this week, Olga S turned 18 !
Happy birthday, Olga !! We love you !
Welcome, Nina V. !
Dear all,
This semester, we welcome a new girl in Villa du Lac, Nina V. !
Welcome to the Collège du Léman family, Nina ! We hope you will have the best of times here in the boarding house.
First day of Ski
This weekend we have enjoyed the first day of ski of the season. Our girls had a lot of fun and learned a lot in Villars for the beginners and in Leysin the most advanced. Definitely, looking forward to the next one!
Wellbeing pillar number 3: Building positive friendships
Dear all,
This month is dedicated to the 3rd pillar of our wellbeing program: building positive friendships.
It is important to us at CDL to talk to our students about peer pressure, good and bad friendships and to offer to everyone the opportunity to describe what they think is toxic or valuable in a friendship, how to cultivate friendship even with people far away…
We will be keeping in mind the key points we would like our students to take away:
- Authentic Connection
- The Power of Listening
- It Takes Time
- Conflict Is Natural
- Friendship Change
- Technology and Online Friendships
We can’t wait to see what our girls’ projects for this pillar will be !
