The Post Graduate Certificate in Education – PGCE (International) - is a postgraduate course being offered by a collaborative partnership between Durham University UK and the International School of Geneva for those wishing to train, in English, to be teachers.
The course runs for one academic year and applications are now invited for the 2012/13 course. For further details click here.
Sunday, 26 February 2012 - 5pm
Auditoire Calvin, Place de la Taconnerie
Four of our students have had fabulous success in their auditions for the International Honor Orchestras. The fantastic four consist of two Middle School students, who have been selected for the International Junior Honor Orchestra meeting and performing in Berlin in February, and
After the publication by the New York Times of an article on the American novelist Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse 5 or The Children’s Crusade, the Swiss maturité students at La Châtaigneraie, having studied the novel as part of the curriculum, wished to express their disagreement about one of the article’s statements.
On Wednesday 9 November a special event for the young participants of UNOG’s “Peace Essay Contest for Schoolchildren” was held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). This event commemorates the annual International Day of Peace and the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 to 1961 and Nobel Peace Prize.
It was with great pleasure that our school welcomed Lord Bates, member of the British Parliament, to La Grande Boissière on Wednesday 19 October. Lord Bates gave a presentation to students about his campaign in support of the Olympic Truce. This Truce (the suspension of armed conflict world-wide for the period of the Olympic Games) is the subject of a resolution that has been adopted before each Olympic Games since 1993 by United Nations member countries, but no concrete action has ever been taken to ensure that the resolution is actually respected.
A great deal of fun was had by our visitors, our parents and our students as we celebrated the official opening of the new wing of the Saconnex Site of Campus des Nations. Thanks to all who came.
Some 50 guests joined over 300 parents and students to listen to Mrs Vicky Tuck, Director General and Mr Avard Bishop, President of the Governing Board speak about the wonderful new sporting facilities and additional teaching space which the new wing has given to our students. With the additional space we have also been able to find a home for our Extended Support Programme responding to the needs of students over the age of 16 with important educational needs. We also now have a permanent home for the Post Graduated Certificate in Education (PGCE International) which we offer to trainee teachers in partnership with the University of Durham.
The evening was animated by student filling the building with music and sports teams making the most of the new spaces. We are delighted that with the financial support of members of the community this wonderful wing is available to current and future students!
Welcome to LGB Lifelong Learning!
During the school year, we are offering French classes (5 different levels) to parents, adults...and it is opened to everyone.
The classes start in September and finish in June. You can also enroll by term:
You can enroll online by clicking here or print our brochure and complete the enrollment form.
For more information, please contact:
Natacha Bonvin Besson
Route de Chêne 62
1208 Genève
Tel. (022) 787 2624
Fax (022) 787 2441
natacha.bonvin@ecolint.ch
The results of the elections to the Governing Board of the Foundation of the International School of Geneva were announced at the Consultative General Assembly on 24th May 2011 as follows:
Mr Nick Thornton was declared elected for a four-year term, starting 1st September 2011; Mrs Caitlin Kraft-Buchman was declared re-elected for a further three-year term; Mr David Ogden was declared elected for a four-year term, starting 1st September 2011.
