La Côte International School presented two projects, which were devised and carried out by two separate groups of LCIS students. Each project team had to present their data and methodology to other students, staff and guest speakers, knowing that they were being marked on their presentation, as well as their investigative and theoretical skills.
This annual science conference, held at Leysin American School, gives students the opportunity to participate in a science conference alongside their peers, to conduct “independent” research and distill this into a presentable science poster, as well as listen to short keynote speeches by well-known scholars.
This year's keynote speakers were Mary Ford, the Director of Education Programs at National Geographic Society, and Margaret Gold, Science Community Coordinator at the Natural History Museum in London.