Kermesse 2018 – La Chât Knows How to Have a Good Time!
We have uploaded some photos of this successful event. Have a look!
Category: Secondary
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.
Summer Buvettes
Summer is here – just! Perfect timing to visit one of the lakeside buvettes
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.
International Women’s Day at La Chât 2018
Last week, International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated at La Châtaigneraie campus. IWD has been observed since the early 1900s
Broadening Horizons – the Ecolint Speaker Programme
In the past ten years, 150 external speakers – many of them famous, all of them impressive – have taken to the podium as part of the Ecolint Speaker Programme. En Bref had a conversation with John Deighan, to gain an insight into the Programme – how it came about; the highs and the lows; plans for the future. Here’s what he told us…..
The International Baccalaureate – Parents’ Advice to Parents
Read the advice of parents who have ‘been there, done that’.
The La Chât Dad’s Group
Find out more about the forming of the La Chât Dad’s Group.
