House system: students celebrate community

We’ve launched a new tradition at Collège Champittet: our school House System!

For the entire school year, every student from preschool to Grade 8 will belong to one of four Champittet Houses – the Eagles, the Lynx, the Wolves or the Bears. Fostering solidarity between our younger and older learners, our House System rewards positive behaviour and teamwork.

Over the year, each House can collect tokens for its House Chest. Students can help to win tokens for their House by earning points for acts of kindness, achievements and participation in school activities. Our new House System is not linked to academic grades – instead, it honours team efforts to engage with our community and embody a great attitude every day.

House Launch Day

On September 4th, we kicked off our House System with a series of special activities. First, every student came to school dressed in their House’s colour: yellow, red, green or blue. We began our day with team-building workshops, where students collaborated to create flags, slogans and songs to represent their House. Afterwards, the students from each House proudly displayed their new identity during our school parade.

Our students also enjoyed their first friendly competitions as part of their House teams. Fellow House members cheered on their peers as they participated in races and stood on the podium for our very first House award ceremony.

A shared lunch for each House further boosted the community feeling, while throughout the day our learners contributed to their Houses by winning points for participation, creativity and team spirit, as well as achievements in our sporting events.

As one participant’s mother commented, “This was such a special and inspiring day – the House System is a great initiative. Well done, everyone!”

We’re delighted to see how our Houses are already helping to integrate our new students and strengthen each child’s sense of belonging. Long live the Houses of Champittet!