GEMS World Academy Switzerland

Tomorrow is our last day, and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful summer and a great start in your new schools!

MYP Celebrating Service as Action Day!
A fun and interactive day filled with various activities based on the 17 UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Through our MYP Service programme, GWAS aims to develop sustainably minded, environmentally conscious global citizens who look after our planet and the wellbeing of humans and animals.
Our Service as Action Day gave our students the opportunity to experience hands-on learning through direct service. A visit to L'Esperance Institution in Etoy was one of the many activities on the list.

Humanitarian trip to Nepal.
Our Grade 9 students have stars in their eyes as they describe the abundance and richness of this cultural experience. Our students and staff busied themselves with various humanitarian projects during their stay which was greatly welcomed and appreciated by the host community. Good job Grade 9!

Our Grade 9 Students ready to go for their IA Practice.

Using their musical talents, our Grade 11's put together this song to promote the MYP sustainable development goals. Follow the link and enjoy!

Service Song.mp3

Grade 10 English students are studying conspiracy theories and fake news as part of their MYP program. Here they are, getting to grips with logical fallacies and errors of reasoning.

Parenting in the Digital Age: Where to Start?
23rd May Alyson Schafer
We are welcoming Alyson Schafer who is a family counsellor and a best selling author and internationally acclaimed parenting expert on 23rd May from 19:00 to 20:30 at GEMS World Academy Switzerland in Etoy.
Teens today face many trials and tribulations on their way to adulthood, not the least of which are encountered in learning to navigate the cultural phenomenon that is social media. Now more than ever, we need a unique and empathic approach to parenting, one well suited to helping our tweens and teens transition to adulthood as they meet and master these challenges.

Our Present is our Future - The theme chosen for the Grade 5 exhibition this year!
Our Grade 5 students' hard work has paid off! The GWAS community was invited to enter the exciting exhibition area to learn more about the various topics on display. These young researchers have truly done themselves proud. Excellent work!

Grade 4 and their Unit of Inquiry getting their hands dirty! They've started their last Unit of Inquiry which has a strong link to gardening and looking at Nature’s systems. They even made a math connection by measuring their plot.

The grade 11 biology students were working on an internal assessment practice experiment, investigating the effect of salt concentrations on the mass of potato cores over time.

It was wonderful to welcome Pip Laing, Head of learning Support at Scots College, New Zealand to our school on Thursday. Pip is currently on a tour of Europe and had heard great things about our school and inclusion model of support. Pip said she was highly impressed by the Student Support Services and our whole school vision for inclusion. We wish Pip all the best for her continued travels around Europe and look forward to collaboration with Scots College in the future.
Stephanie Walmsley
Director of Student Support Services

Another amazing activity organized by our ECA team!
Last week eleven students joined the Club Nautique de Morges for their first ECA sailing lesson of the year in perfect sailing conditions.
Une autre de nos activités extraordinaires organisées par notre équipe des ECA : 11 de nos élèves ont rejoint le Club Nautique de Morges pour leur première leçon de l’année et ont pu profiter de conditions parfaites.