Year 11 - UN Visit

11o Individuals and Societies group visited the United Nations on Tuesday 6th February to explore how such an organisation was created. The students toured three of the main assembly spaces. They also learnt a lot about some of the gifts that are displayed throughout the buildings, as well as the concept of the artwork on the ceiling of the Human Rights Committee meeting room. The students asked great questions and everyone learnt something new.

Year 8 - Medieval Journey ArcGIS

As the Year 8s have now returned from their Medieval Journey trip they are working recording their experience and showing where aspects of the trip link to what they have learnt this year. To do this they using an online mapping tool called ArcGIS. The students are adding photographs that they took with their phones to the journal to illustrate what they saw. As it is currently very hot 8i took the opportunity to work on their story map journals outside in shade.

Year 9 - Trip to Old Town Geneva

A la rentrée du mois de janvier, les élèves des années 9 sont partis toute une journée à la découverte de l’histoire de Genève. Nous avons visité plusieurs lieux chargés d’histoire comme la maison Tavel, plus ancienne maison de la Vieille-Ville de Genève. A l’intérieur, les élèves ont pu découvrir le relief Magnin, une maquette représentant Genève au milieux du XIXe siècle. Nous avons ensuite découvert les entrailles de la ville de Genève avec le site archéologique de la cathédrale. Pour finir cette plongée historique, un guide nous a fait découvrir l’histoire des châteaux et des chevaliers en découvrant leur mode de vie et leurs occupations lors d’une exposition au Musée d’art et d’histoire.  

Cette journée a été l’occasion pour beaucoup d’élèves de découvrir le passé de cette ville internationale qui jusqu’au XIXe siècle était enfermée dans ses murs.

Year 8 - Medieval Journeys

Every year Year 8 get the chance to take part in the Medieval Pilgrimage. Throughout the 'pilgrimage' the students visit five different sites; Lausanne Cathedral, Chateau Chillon, Abbey at St. Maurice, Grotte aux Fees and the salt mines at Bex. All of the journey is done on public transport whether it is a bus, train or boat. After the trip the students created a record of their journey and how it related to the medieval times by use ESRI's story map journal app. Please have a look at examples of the students' work below:

Peter De Salis

Enakshi Sinha

Daniel Coates

Seyf Naman

Petr Strunilin