Meet Haut-Lac student-athlete & skier Victoria
Hello! My name is Victoria. I’m 16 years old and an alpine ski racer. I started skiing at age three near where we live in Les Paccots, and then began skiing in Morgins. From there, I joined the ski team and skied with Morgins until I was 12. I then joined Ski Valais for four […]
For athletes Axel & Victoria, success is a mindset
Haut-Lac student-athletes Victoria and Axel are enjoying a month’s rest after a very successful ski season with elite ski team, Ski Valais. We therefore managed to catch up with them to find out more about their sport, and of course to congratulate them. It’s not easy achieving such superb performances in slalom, giant slalom and super […]
Pre-season training: student-athlete tips
Despite winter weather conditions, MYP4 sport & study student Kyan has been training hard indoors to prepare for the next cycling season. He managed, however, to find some time to tell us a bit about what he’s been up to. After a season filled with races but no extreme training, I have started a […]
How to get the IB diploma & a division 1 scholarship
We met up with our Class of 2021 Sport & Study graduate Karl, to hear how he managed his intense football training schedule alongside the rigorous IB Diploma programme. Would you like to introduce yourself, your sport and the club you played for during your IB Diploma studies? I played in the FC Lausanne-Sport under-18 team throughout my […]
How to play high-level sport & obtain an IB diploma
Today I’m sitting down with a particularly unique student – one who joined us in order to simultaneously work towards an IB diploma and train for the biggest sporting event in the world calendar, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (*article written before COVID-19).