The MYP 3 and 4 students took a trip to see a valuable collection of works by two famous sculptors: Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti.  Both of the artists have a museum dedicated to their work in Paris. The two museums came together to make a combined traveling show that highlights the similarities and differences in their work.  For the students, the most important element was to realize that the expression, imperfection, gesture and liberty found in the sculptures of Rodin and Giacometti influences how we work today.  MYP 3 will begin a Giacometti like expressive sculpture and MYP 4 have already begun very clever sketches for their expressive figurative sculptures.  We will hopefully enjoy seeing these pieces on display in the creative space at the end of term. 

This week Year 1 and 2 visited the Tourist Information Office in Villars as part of their new Geography topic. They prepared some fantastic questions and brought back lots of information to help them build their own Tourist Office Role Play Area for their classroom. On the way back they took photographs to help them identify geographical features and thought about what makes Villars a great place to visit and to live in!

Over the half term break, our MYP4 students visited Berlin for a week packed full of history and culture. The students travelled by train to encourage them to reflect upon the environmental impact of flying. This also gave everyone plenty of time to rest up and prepare for the busy week ahead! 

Year 6 had a fantastic time at the Natural History Museum in Geneva. They had a wonderful guided tour by Chloe, a geneticist with so much expertise. The learned about how animals have adapted and evolved over time and asked some incredible questions. Did you know that if a polar bear and grizzly bear reproduce their offspring is called a pizzly bear? Neither did we!