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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.

A time in our lives arrives when we start to question how those shapes relate to the real world and could these lines and shapes indeed be used to describe the natural world?

Notre monde évolue et l’école se doit de rester compétitive, pertinente, flexible, tout en accompagnant nos élèves à atteindre les objectifs académiques et sociaux.

There is much talk about the nature of work in the future. What further impacts will advances in robotics and artificial intelligence have on the workplace of tomorrow for example? Where is my place? How can I prepare?

Au coeur de la pédagogie positive, qui englobe l’éducation du jeune dans sa dimension holistique, l’expérience spirituelle lui permet de découvrir ses racines et son intériorité. Le but poursuivi est de parvenir à une connaissance de soi authentique. C'est un désir de rencontre avec l'absolu très présent chez le jeune qui dépasse les limites subjectives.

The last Vaud Economic Forum focused on collective intelligence. The subject may seem out of place at a time of demagogic politicians and fake news. I would like to share with you the scientific aspects presented at the Forum, which I believe happily support the educational project of Collège Champittet.

Des études ont démontré que les élèves obtenant des bons ou des très bons résultats scolaires passaient en moyenne 20 minutes par jour à des lectures personnelles (non demandées par l’école), qu’il s’agisse de textes littéraires, de magasines spécialisés ou de journaux quotidiens.

Teaching is certainly one of the most legitimate and socially-useful professions in the world. Nations and communities can expect a huge return on their investment in education. In the face of increasing complexity and challenges, teaching deserves recognition, respect, and support.

In the world of education, we should hope that the work we do with our students will be useful in their lives and will also give them the tools they need to improve our world.

Only a generation ago, students were required to perform academically, athletically and ideally also artistically. A healthy dose of rebellion was tolerated as part of their maturation process. Now globalisation has made the world substantially more competitive.

These last weeks have been interesting for those of us who are University Guidance Counsellors. I opened the papers recently and saw a familiar face from the series «Desperate Housewives», in the spotlight in the United States because of the help she afforded to her children to ensure their acceptance into the « right » universities.