You don’t ski? Don’t let that hinder you, as the chill sets in and the snow descends. There are so many other winter activities to enjoy in the region, even skiers might be tempted to swap their skis for something more….. ‘interesting’! Here are our favourites…..
This area offers us outdoor activities all year round. Deirdre Bowley shares some of her favourite hikes in and around the French and Swiss Alps, plus tips on staying in mountain huts on longer treks.
December heralds the beginning of the festive season, with its plethora of traditions related to gift-giving. Read this fascinating account of how many of these traditions originated and evolved.
Summer is here – just! Perfect timing to visit one of the lakeside buvettes
Ute Eilenberger, who is the mother of one of our Y9 pupils, also happens to be Germany’s expert on wild gorillas. Read the fascinating story of how she earned her title of ‘Jungle Woman’.
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.
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.
Last week, International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated at La Châtaigneraie campus. IWD has been observed since the early 1900s
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…..
Last Wednesday was UNESCO Mother Language Day and the Primary School celebrated the day and the two days after with a number of events and workshops.
In the first our our new series – Parent Spotlight – read about the Wim Hof method and how one parent has fully embraced and benefited from the programme
Are you looking for some half-term activity inspiration?
Why not follow in the very large footsteps of parents who participated in the recent PTA Snowshoe Outing!
Why are you carrying empty cardboard boxes, PVC pipes and a carton of eggs into school?
How did the La Chat students build that?
What is going on in that classroom, is it science or theater?
These are questions that are asked of an Odyssey of the Mind coach on a weekly basis. So, what is Odyssey of the Mind and what do we do?
