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Founex, VD, Switzerland
August 1st village bonfire prepared by fire fighter, field near Founex (photo, E Wallace)
August 1, 2006 - 09:55 Founex, VD, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
What's the World Cup compared to being a lead singer?
Submitted by Ellen Wallace on June 9, 2006 - 10:22.Community :: Lake Geneva Region :: Arts and Entertainment :: Founex, VD, Switzerland
My husband came home with shocking news: he is about to become the lead singer in a band. Tomorrow.
This could change my life, so forget about the World Cup. You think you know the people you love, and then you suddenly have to adjust your image of them. I thought I was married to a nice British economics teacher who is interested in developing economies. He tells jokes reasonably well, he can bellow across a rugby pitch and be heard, and he's a nice guy.
Now I see that I might have to fight groupies, learn to dress differently, pay attention to his singing. In short, adjust.
Clearly, I never took his singing seriously enough, although there were hints I should have picked up. A few years ago I tried to describe my husband to a new neighbor with the usual descriptive stuff: tall, blond, bearded. She looked blank and then the light dawned. (continue reading)→
Int. School of Geneva, La Chat, graduation 2006
June 5, 2006 - 09:54 Founex, VD, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Three students speak at graduation ceremonies.
Graduation ceremonies send friends to far corners of the world
Submitted by Ellen Wallace on June 5, 2006 - 07:52.Community :: Lake Geneva Region :: Education :: Founex, VD, Switzerland :: Society
This has been a weekend of happy partying and tearful farewells for students at the International School of Geneva's La Châtaigneraie campus.
It's the end of secondary school and the beginning of university or training programmes and for a few, work. More than this, it is the start of adulthood. Children leave home and lose or transform forever their "student" and "child" labels because they can now shed these skins whenever they feel like it. (continue reading)→
IB students bow to exam pressure
May 2, 2006 - 10:43 Founex, VD, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
GenevaLunch - [Updated May 3, 08:00: La Châtaigneraie and La Grande Boissière, two campuses of the International School of Geneva, have about 275 students registered for IB exams this year. In all, 876 students do the exams this month in Switzerland.]
Students at 24 international schools in Switzerland head back to the classroom today to start International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. The exams are, for many, the key to university acceptance.
IB classes at La Chataigneraie in Founex, one of the largest IB schools, ended a week ago to allow students time to prepare for the notoriously tough exams which cover two years of study. (continue reading)→
