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« Au revoir » but only « au revoir » because we hope that you will return to Champittet from time to time.

From cucumber seeds to a greenhouse of several square metres, the vegetable garden allows children to discover the magic of growing vegetables.

De plus, si la langue évolue constamment sous l’effet des pratiques collectives - ou si elle est parfois artificiellement mue par les fantaisies de l’Académie française...- elle ne sollicite pas, du moins pas tout de suite, l’originalité individuelle des élèves et leur créativité propre : son étude perd ainsi tout attrait et se résume à un acte de mémorisation qui n’a plus bonne presse dans la pédagogie contemporaine.

A study by Dr Glenn Wilson at London’s Institute of Psychiatry in 2005 concluded that constant interruptions can have a similar effect to missing sleep. We have all heard the various estimates of so called ‘concentration’.

Prendre conscience qu'il est une partie d'un tout immense est la mission ultime de l'éducation.

As a school, we can move away from a fear of failure, by opening ourselves up and being vulnerable.

Having grown up in the beautiful Blue Mountains of N.S.W. Australia, I spent an amazing amount of time running about in the bush (which is Australian for outdoors!). I learned life lessons about the value of nature and its importance in human health.

In many ways, the pandemic has transformed our work, we have had to reinvent ourselves as teachers and educators, multitasking more than ever before, providing support over screens and messages and now helping our students and boarders negotiate a brave new world that none of us could have thought of just a few months ago...

Last year, 551 universities from 80 countries across 17 regions and 6 continents were asked to submit data for the ranking and 462 were ranked.  This year a further 291 universities have signed up to measure their own performance with regards to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

To lead a meaningful life is to lead a creative life; they are not add-ons, the conditions for its development need to be integrated fully into every aspect of our working lives.

It is also a timely reminder for me as an educator to consider the contemporary landscape of education.

A testimony from Dana Bauer, an English teacher and chaperon on the ascent of Kilimanjaro.

A testimony from Dana Bauer, an English teacher and chaperon on the ascent of Kilimanjaro.

A day under the sign of extravagance at Collège Champittet in Nyon on Tuesday 25th of February, a day when everyone can become who they want.

Of all the phases through human life and in developmental stages, childhood is the simplest and the easiest to make happy and joyful.

La raison d’être d’une école privée est d’offrir une alternative à l’école d’Etat, cela non seulement dans un but de performance académique mais plus encore dans celui de permettre un développement complet de la personne, ce qui inclut la dimension spirituelle mais aussi d’autres aspects comme l’éducation holistique (arts, confiance en soi, capacité à se connecter à autrui, sens de la responsabilité).

Fifteen students and three teachers from Collège Champittet have set themselves the goal of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

The Swiss Constitution states that « Every person is equal before the law (and) the law shall ensure their equality, both in law and in practice, most particularly in the family, in education, and in the workplace. Men and women have the right to equal pay for work of equal value.»

C’est une très importante réforme du baccalauréat qui a été mise en place par l’Education Nationale en France. Elle présente trois changements essentiels.