Sandbox Socialising
Our Primary Pupils love their new Sandbox.
Category: PTA funds at work
How your PTA is using the funds raised by the events organised
Water Safety Skills Grant
Bec Von Pfyffer talks about the importance of teaching water safety to children, and about the grant awarded by the PTA for a water safety skills course.
La Chât’s ‘Mini Museum’
Read about how parents can help with a new initiative to bring ‘a little History’ to La Chât.
Kermesse Grants – Funding Ideas from the School Community
Parents! Get your thinking caps on, make a plan, and submit an application!
The Typewriter Project – A Digital Detox
Read about this super initiative to help students to experience creative flow in the digital age.
Victoire du Tutti Frutti!
Radis noirs au lieu de snacks industriels! Cette initiative essaye d’éduquer les papilles gustatives de nos enfants.
Spotlight on the PTA Student Humanitarian Support Fund
With the Kermesse on the horizon, it is worth reminding the La Chât community what the PTA does with the proceeds of this summer extravaganza.
La Chât’s first String Orchestra Residency
With the generous assistance of the PTA Kermesse Grant fund and the support of the school, La Châtaigneraie has hosted its first string residency. Read to find out how the United Strings of Europe orchestra interacted with all sections of our school community during their one week visit.
Tanzania Trip
The 10,000CHF raised by the fourteen Y11 students who travelled to Tanzania last year, included matched funding from the PTA, and was spent on completion of a new boarding house and classroom at the WATU school, plus on supporting the work of the DARE organisation. Read on to find out more about the pupils’ visit to these projects.
‘Angst’ – Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are the most common class of mental disorders among young people, yet most struggle to talk about it, and only about a third receive the help that they need. The screening of ‘Angst’ at La Chât was aimed at raising awareness of anxiety and of getting a discussion started. We bring you the key messages from the event.
