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Dear Champiteans,
A few words about our campus, which has never looked more beautiful than it does in May 2026.
We are fortunate to come every day to a 40,000 m² site filled with trees and flowers, close to the lake, in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Among our trees, the monumental hundred-year-old oak in the garden provides shade for our meetings and meals in the summer. The flowering of the magnolia in front of the Science Villa is celebrated every year. The araucaria is suffering somewhat from climate change and the pine tree is reaching the end of its life.Let us remember that our pupils planted 120 shrubs on campus in 2023, the year of the school’s 120th anniversary.
A flower-filled meadow now flourishes on the land between the Gérard Payot building and the chapel: the insects it attracts enhance the biodiversity of our grounds. You are probably also aware that an educational beehive has been set up in the western section, near the secondary school: it is home to around 30,000 bees, and likely double that in summer given our queen’s productivity. The other day, we ‘neutralised’ a hornet (Vespa velutina), the sworn enemy of our honey-producing bees.
Our colleagues from the preschool had the brilliant idea of bringing in four ponies a few days ago.
Rainwater from the Payot building is collected to water the botanical garden, and the solar panels installed on the roof of the Village (Early Years Centre) generate more than enough electricity to meet the building’s needs. Our loyal gardener Jérôme tends to flower beds whose sight is a delight to the eye.
The boarding students, for whom the school is home for 10 months of the year, freed from the daily commute, make the most of playing sport or strolling in the park. Roadworks around the school are not expected to last beyond the summer of 2026: a relief for the school community, which has been affected for a full year. The school encourages cycling to school and has installed around fifty covered spaces for bicycles.
In response to growing interest in water sports, the school has purchased a catamaran, managed by the Pully Sailing Club. The aim is now to prepare a Champittet team to compete in the Bol d’Or, the largest freshwater sailing competition, which has revealed great talents. At any given time, at the school, pupils play tennis, football, basketball and volleyball, and go running.
One boarding pupil competes in triathlon at a high level. Next to the tennis courts, a new set of exercise bars, generously funded by a school parent, allows our young people to enjoy themselves, away from their smartphones.
Long live Champittet !