An Apology

We would like to apologise for the lack of blog updates recently - we have just been too busy!

Following our fabulous trip to Winterthur (which you will soon hear all about), we are now in Grindelwald for our ski week. The weather is fabulous, and we are all learning lots of skiing and German.

Here you can see a photo of Devin, Sharon and Anne-Gabrielle on the hotel terrace and below are some pictures of everybody in their German lesson. Tonight's lesson: German Monopoly, led by Jaqueline and Carla. (So while they're all busy trying to buy hotels on Schloßallee, and trying to pass "Los", I found a moment to update the blog.




Bis später!
KF

Senior class profiles (Lisa)

Lisa Uvarova is a 17 year old student from Russia. She has been in Switzerland for a few years and has taken the chance to learn French. Lisa has a good language knowledge, she has some relatives throughout eastern Europe and is able to speak fluently Russian, Ukrainian, English and French. As these are not enough she is currently learning German and Spanish.
Lisa has a passion, she has been dancing since the age of four and basically has never stopped. Ballet, jazz or even Latin American dance, nothing has stopped her from exceeding her comfort zone. She has been putting her talent forward at St George's, as you may have seen in the school play. An activity is organized by her once a week, so that the girls she teaches have a taste of different dances.

As Lisa is graduating relatively soon, she has been thoroughly thinking about her future career and study at university. She has always had a preference for studying in the United States. As a career, she has almost always been sure she would like to go into political journalism, she loves the social contact and the thrill of the job. A dream she would like to realise is the opening of a cultural center for poor children in Russia. She likes children very much and would love to give them chances to have a better and brighter future.

Senior class profiles (Sameer)

Sameer Garg is a 17 year old student from Richmond, Virginia. He has lived in the United States his whole life and aspires to build a career over there as well. He is very cultivated and is able to speak English, Hindi (from his origin) and is currently learning French. He likes interacting with people, and this is why he is currently approaching his career interest into business. He recalls always being quite sure of his professional choice as when he quotes “I remember running a little lemonade stand outside my house when I was younger.”

Sameer is a very bright student and loves math, he tries to exceed in everything he does, “I try to be in the top 25 % of everything I do.” Sports plays an important part in Sameer's life, he is very good at basketball (he made everyone play in the school, and appreciate it!) and has been playing it since he was 10 and since he was 8 he has been practicing a particular dance from India. He is Indian, but has never lived there, even though his family lives in the United States they have very strong traditional morals and beliefs.

One of his fondest memories is when he traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii and recalls walking on molten lava. Concluding, Sameer is a hard worker with lots to give to the world and his life moto proves this. “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost: when health is lost, something is lost: but when character is lost, everything is lost.”

Senior class profiles (Daniil)

Daniil Levin is now living in Neuchatel after having lived in Russia for over 10 years. He came to Switzerland when he was only 10. He has traveled to many places in the world including the United States, countries all over Europe, and Africa. He has family living in the US as well as in Russia whom he visits often. Daniil plans to obtain a Swiss passport after finishing school at St. George's and also plans to go to college in Switzerland or the US.

He has motivation for getting a good education because he has seen times of poorness. He was touched by these times and it has pushed him to do well in school so that he can get a good job to support a rich lifestyle. He also enjoys playing basketball and football. He played on football teams in his younger years and now simply enjoys playing with his friends. Daniil is a sharp, confident St. Georgian who continues to live an interesting life.

Senior class profiles (Hannah)

Hannah Vissers is our senior St-Georgian. Comparing to most of teenagers at this age (age 15) she already knows what she wants to get from life: She wants to be a doctor, and not any doctor, she wants to be a plastic or heart surgeon. Her uncle is a brain-surgeon. He was the one who inspired her to study medicine.

Hannah is not afraid to study much more than the others (as doctors normally finish at the age of 30), and is sure that she will not give up half way. She says that education never ends, and the school is only a first, basic part from all experience and knowledge that people gain.

Hannah's target is a university in USA, but Geneva is good too, as she says. Her favorite subject is, surely, biology. She starts her long path without hesitation. Biology is not the only Hannah's good point. She also plays tennis and volleyball. She even rides horses and performs jumps on competitions. She speaks English and French perfectly. Hannah traveled a lot: She lived in France and now lives in Switzerland. Her presence in school and out of it can surely be used as a good example for the young Georgians.

Cool EDUCATIONAL science trip!

On our school trip to Winterthur, we will be visiting the Naturmuseum, where we will see exhibitions about interesting animals which are cool. Later that day, we will go to the indoor sports center. We will do indoor beach volley ball and indoor rock climbing, which we are all excited about. The trip is an overnight trip and we will be staying in the Riverside Inn, which is not too far from the places we are going. We will be having lunch and dinner at the hotel; for lunch we will be having Wienerschnitzel and Spaghetti for dinner (you get to choose what kind of sauce you want with your spaghetti!!!).
The next day we will go to Technorama, which will have a bunch of really cool science exhibits, we will do some science experiments and then go around the exhibits. There are exhibits that have to do with math, light, and physics.

-By Sebastien, Annabel and Agnieszka

Skiing with St Georges!

Skiing with St Georges is really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really FUN!!!!! (That's how fun it is)

We go every Thursday to Bugnenets (about 20 minutes away) and have lunch earlier than usual. We do not have afternoon school lessons and we skip one morning lesson to have lunch. We carry our skis down to the funicular station so we can meet our bus (We use the same bus as the La Chaux de Fonds hockey team!!!)

Once we get there, we can carry our skis or ski down to the slopes. You have the choice to ski or snowboard. We get put into groups that are beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The advanced group is the biggest because St. George's has really awesome skiers. The advanced group gets to do jumps and go into the forest. Our instructors are very nice and they look like they want us to strive to become professional skiers. And best of all... There's nobody else there!

When we get tired, we get a break. We have tea and chocolate. Most of the time the weather is fantastic, and today it is snowing meaning that we get FRESH SNOW ON THURSDAY!!!!
Dario S. will be conducting an after school activity for ski maintenance, to show us all how to look after our equipment properly.
Miss Fish also took some photos.
- Annabel and Sebastien