At Le Roc we try our best to make students feel at home, and an important part of this is celebrating their birthdays. This term we have celebrated the birthdays of Nikita, Myriam, Evgeny, Sofia, Myriam, Dameli and Donya, who not only turned 18 but also has celebrated a decade at La Garenne!
What a busy term this has been. We went to Europa Park in Germany, then it was off to Italy during the half-term break. We visited some beautiful cities, including Venice and Milan. Right after the holidays, those taking part in the Juventus soccer experience went to Turin and enjoyed a great match between Juve and Inter. Last but not least, a group of intrepid young people spent a long weekend in Vienna where they saw the musical ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’, toured the city in a horse-drawn carriage, visited the spectacular Schönbrunn Palace and learnt about the Austrian royal family’s history.
Our athletes have taken part in a number of fixtures already this year, from football to volleyball, from our in-house chess competition to a golf tournament hosted in Villars. We are part of SGIS (Swiss Group of International Schools), which gives us access to sports competitions all over the country. Closer to home, we compete against other MLS schools (Mountain Lake Association). We are very proud of all our students who represent our school and constantly demonstrate their commitment to fair play.
In order to encourage our players, we arranged workshops for padel and basketball. We also set up a football training week with Juventus FC. Our students made the most of these opportunities, gaining experience and key skills.
Last, but not least, our students took part in a House IceBreaker event and a school challenge that consisted of running up to 10 km!
Our prefects and a group of students came back to school a couple of days early this term in order to welcome new students. We know how challenging starting in a new environment can be, so we all worked hard to make the transition as smooth as possible. We organised a scavenger hunt and we showed off our beautiful surroundings, our facilities, our students’ favourite restaurants and key places in Villars. We congratulate all our new students for settling in so well.
