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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN LISBON
An international school with a brand new gym must have ONE thing – a basketball team! And what better to create one than a competition goal? Our sports teachers have understood this well and have not hesitated to register two teams, one for women and one for men, at an international tournament in Lisbon. February 9 was the Big Day. Once arrived at the school that organizes the tournament, we quickly understood that for our guests, basketball is serious. Their entire gymnasium is decorated with awards obtained through competitions. Our other competitors have also well prepared and inflict us two big defeats.
It’s not easy to re-motivate when we understand that it’s going to be hard to win, especially for boys, where some players have impressive levels for young fans. The day after an evening spent together around the fireplace of the hostel, the fighting spirit is back. We came here to have fun and we will give the best of ourselves to the end. With a remarkable cohesion, our two teams manage to progress each game and set up a real collective game. Both coaches have stars in their eyes and even Clementine Weingaertner, who has agreed to accompany us, becomes a basketball fan! In the end, the boys arrive in fifth place and the girls pull out a bronze medal. Their trophy goes around Lisbon, which we manage to visit on Sunday afternoon. On Monday, after three days of intensive sport, waking up at 3 a.m. to catch a plane is painful. An army of IBS zombies – exhausted, but proud – crosses the airport. And they became even more proud once they returned to school and where a nice reception at IBS was waiting to welcome them. To start over without any hesitation !
ROYAL CANIN GLOBAL DIRECTOR VISIT
We were extremely grateful that Royal Canin’s Global Director, Mr Biasi de Lima, an IBS parent, shared his precious time on Tuesday Feb 6th with our IB Business Management students for a special presentation on his company and how it works. As part of the IB Business Management curriculum, our students are required to learn about how globalisation, ethics, culture, change, innovation and strategy play such vital roles in multi-national companies. Mr Biasi de Lima gave a fascinating talk on how these aspects impact Royal Canin as well as providing our students with invaluable information that will not only be essential in preparing for their final exams but has also provided them with a great insight into today’s ever changing and exciting business world.
Thank you to both Mrs Pont and Mr Besozzi for organizing this important event for our students.
VISIT OF THE FRENCH COURTS
On Tuesday, February 20th, accompanied by Mr. TOPPIA, the students of 1ère STMG were able to attend a lecture in the largest amphitheater campus (the PORTALIS amphitheater). They discovered the university library as well as a big part of the university itself which was very interesting. The Faculty of Law (and Political Science) welcomes more than 10 000 students and teaches courses whose quality is widely recognized in France but also abroad.
This educational outing allowed them to discover a new vision of future studies. It was an enriching experience from every point of view.
BOOK MONTH : GOURMANDISE
For this year’s book month, the French department has organised a tasty trip around the five continents for the lower and high school students of IBS. An escape to greedy words, succulent sounds, come to awaken your senses. The lobby has been transformed for a few weeks into a true palace of gluttony!
The diversity of the activities carried out by the professors allowed to create a very greedy literary and international menu:
Aperitif: exquisite poems (6th and 2nd bilingual),
Starters: mishmash of fruits and vegetables (6th), gourmet self-portraits,
Main dish: family or imaginary recipes,
Dessert: tasty riddles (5th), author quotes (4ème).
To reward the students for their serious work and to conclude our tasty trip, Mrs. DI MAURO organized two outings that will take place in April: the visit of the chocolate manufacturing workshops in Puyricard as well as those of the Roy René confectionery in Aix-en-Provence.
Students and teachers have once again demonstrated creativity and enthusiasm.
A big thank you to my colleagues: Mrs MIJANGOS, MAUDET, TROPINI, for the beauty of the words and to Mr ARESES HUERTAS for the magic of the colors.
SWIMMING WITH THE DOLPHINS
Marie Leroy, an IBS student from 3ème, will be going on a trip to Egypt by the end of June during the summer. She is going to swim with dolphins with a group of people who have fought cancer. Marie has already been to one session to prepare for snorkeling which turned out to be great. The group of people were all smiling of joy and happiness and so much looking forward to leaving on this trip, also because most of the participants needed to quit their job. Marie explains that she is going on this trip because her mum has had cancer in the past and she is going to a place called ‘Centre Ressource’ in Les Milles, very close to school. They will be swimming with the dolphins three times a day.
The dolphins will be like some sort of therapy because it will help them to calm down and to not be scared. The point is, if they are not calm, the dolphins will not come to them and swim very close by because stress is bad for cancer. Therefore, they are all seeking the long-term benefits of this trip. The whole group is very much looking forward into this crowd sourcing, it will be an extraordinary experience and will be a positive opportunity for them all.