Yesterday Ms Perrine and Ms Iola organized a fun mid-week activity to reward the students who participated in the May Fitness Challenge!
Sofiya was happy to accept the challenge and made her way through the track speeding and having fun with the other students. After this amazing afternoon, they headed to have dinner in a burger restaurant, and came back home with a huge smile on her face.
Maria and Lina 🐿️
This weekend, on Saturday, we attended the graduation ceremony of the class of 2024.
All students, boarders, and day students, collected their diplomas on one day that will always accompany them. We saw our girls graduate in front of their classmates, teachers, families, and us, their House Parents. It was a very emotive ceremony where two of our boarders performed on stage, showcasing their piano skills.
As House Parents, we have seen our students fight for their goals and study to achieve them. We have laughed and cried with them, supported them in moments of distress, and always with a big smile to comfort them.
Now it’s time for us to say goodbye and wish them luck in their future endeavors, should it be New York City, Dallas, London, or Geneva. And although we will miss them greatly, we are sure our paths will cross again and we will see how they have accomplished their goals.
Akmaral, Bruna, Ana Lucia, Ana Sofia, Defne, and Mia: thank you for an amazing year.
This past 4 weeks we have been working with our students about peer pressure, how it works, and how it can affect our lives and decision-making.
To wrap up this pillar, our well-being advocates have created this conclusion video answering some of our boarder’s questions.
Thank you, Mr. Manu and the pillar advocates for your hard work these past few weeks!
Lina and Maria 🐿️
And finally, we saw the sun! After a long and rainy weekend, we are delighted to see again our blue sky and the sun (even if it will only last until Thursday).
Haruka didn’t want to miss the chance to get some fresh air while revising for her exams and was the first one to use our new terrasse. We are sure the girls will enjoy spending time in our lovely garden once the temperature goes up.
Maria and Lina 🐿️
Although the cooking activity had to be canceled this weekend, Sofiya and Haruka didn’t want to miss the chance to put their cooking skills into practice in the house.
Haruka never (never) eats vegetables, but if it’s in Bibimbap she absolutely loves them. Saturday morning she put all hands on deck and cooked one of her favorite Korean meals. As you can see in the picture, it’s a mix of rice, many different vegetables, an egg, and a spicy sauce.
On her side, in the afternoon, Sofiya went for a quick supermarket trip and bought the ingredients she needed to make Khachapuri, one of her favorite traditional Georgian meals. Khachapuri is a bread filled with Georgian cheese and, if preferred, topped with an egg.
Maria and Lina 🐿️
Our Grade 12 and Ib2 students have been working very hard for the last couple of weeks to prepare for their end-of-year exams. It will soon be time to say goodbye and see you soon, as we will have the chance to see them again one last time at their graduation ceremony in June.
Today we say goodbye to Defne, who will be finishing her IB2 exams on Friday.
Akmaral, Bruna, Defne, Ana Sofia, Ana Lucia, and Mia, we wish you the best of luck, we are sure you are going to do amazing. We are really proud of you ♥️
Maria and Lina 🐿️
Today marks the first time we say “last”. Today we had our last dinner in the house and to celebrate we enjoyed a delicious lasagna and tiramisu. The girls gathered around the table and enjoyed a relaxing dinner sharing memories.
Maria and Lina 🐿️
This week we talked about the importance of decision-making and how difficult it can be when it comes to important decisions.
Our advocate team prepared an informative video offering our students different tips to navigate the decision-making progress and they have summed them up in this poster.
Maria and Lina 🐿️
Last night, as part of our International dinner program, we enjoyed pulled beef tacos with delicious guacamole that made part of our students go (literally) nuts for it.
Lina and Maria 🐿️
This weekend’s weather is all we’ve been dreaming about since November. Students went down to the lake to enjoy the sun and relax before the exam season started.
Sofiya had a lovely birthday picnic in our garden with a few friends before heading to her beloved activity of the semester: boxing. Week after week Sofiya enjoys going to the Versoix Boxing Club and give the punching bag a hard time.
Maria and Lina 🐿️