Distance teaching a testimony to team quality
Key ingredients that made our Infant & Primary team go above and beyond in this extraordinary situation… Involving everyone and building on the team experience and skills At Haut-Lac, we started preparing for Distance Learning about three weeks before the school had to close. We listened to, and were advised by staff who had already gone […]
6 non digital personal development activities
Technology is a boon in times like this. It allows us to keep learning, to stay in contact with each other and to connect with the world outside our homes. However, this is also an ideal period in which to rediscover the time-filling activities of our childhoods, away from screens and blue light. Up […]
Innovative home study learning resources
Distance learning is a technological jump no-one expected to be put into practice so soon and on such a scale. Yet here we are, parents and schools working together to ensure our younger generations are keeping their education on track. As teachers carry out lessons at a distance to students seated at kitchen tables in […]
The importance of maintaining a bilingual education
Why keeping children in bilingual education after their primary years is highly recommended for their development People say a child’s bilingualism journey should begin early…but is that the full picture? Every school’s approach to a bilingual programme is different, but one thing remains the same, no matter the student. What students really need, and what really […]
Introducing mantle of the expert
Enriching students’ learning through creativity with this drama-based programme – Introducing Mantle of the Expert Setting the mood for a stimulating learning experience Imagine you are an expert… one of a team of astrobiologists about to launch a mission to a new planet, a goldilocks planet that supposedly has everything needed to sustain life. Or […]
Visiting the Karin Dom Foundation
The charitable organisation that ensures every child has the right to an education in a tailored learning environment As many will know, Haut-Lac International Bilingual School is divided into 4 different houses, each supporting a different charity. Over the winter holidays, the Jura House Leader, Christine Mineva travelled to Bulgaria with her family to visit […]
A munbelievable weekend
See how these young diplomats are giving the real UN a run for their money The first weekend in October saw the culmination of a project at Haut-Lac International Bilingual School that was months in the making. A cross between the CAS project of four very ambitious DP students and an event run globally across […]
Get the most out of reading with your children
Get the most out of reading with your children Numerous studies have shown that reading with and to your children provides them with benefits such as a richer vocabulary, stronger literacy and oral language skills, and more success at school. How should you read to/with your child? There isn’t one fixed formula. You just […]
Language learning
Do children learn languages more easily than adults? You often hear that “It’s so easy for kids to learn a new language”, but is it really true? Yes and no – the truth is more nuanced. Children are better than adults at some aspects of language learning, but adults are not at a complete disadvantage either. […]