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News image Message from the Head of School - Message from the Head of School News | Pully News | Message from the Head of School
End of the year reflections
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News image 120 years, 100 universities - Mot du directeur Novembre News | Message from the Head of School
120 years, 100 universities
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News image The time-tested economic model of private schools - Mot du directeur octobre News | Message from the Head of School
The time-tested economic model of private schools
Private schools play a recognised social role, complementing the public sector which ensures equal opportunities. 
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News image Wellbeing and mental strength - wellbeing-and-mental-strength News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
Wellbeing and mental strength
My colleagues and I voted on what we thought was the most promising theme for the next school year: wellbeing and mental strength. The two go hand in hand.
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News image The optimism of education: a bit of love in a world of bullies - the-optimism-of-education-a-bit-of-love-in-a-world-of-bullies News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
The optimism of education: a bit of love in a world of bullies
In January's report, the World Economic Forum describes the state of the world today as an era of "polycrisis": climate disruption, viral pandemic, war against Ukraine, banking crisis, authoritarian threat to democracy, inflation, you name it! The
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News image The Great Learning Debate: Content or Method? - the-great-learning-debate-content-or-method News | Message from the Head of School
The Great Learning Debate: Content or Method?
I have the privilege of observing the daily evolution of educational and pedagogical theories in the classroom. To summarise, there are two visions of knowledge acquisition in schools.
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News image New Year: are you a pessimist or an optimist? - new-year-are-you-a-pessimist-or-an-optimist News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
New Year: are you a pessimist or an optimist?
You know the famous quote attributed to Winston Churchill: "A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." According to some studies, having low expectations of life prevents being "surprised bad" as we say in our canton.
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News image Message from the Head of School - December 2022 - message-from-the-head-of-school--december-2022 News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - December 2022
From myth to technology: from Babel to DeepL
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News image Message from the Head of School - November 2022 - message-from-the-head-of-school--november-2022 News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - November 2022
A 4-year high school in canton de Vaud: a false good idea.
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News image Message from the Head of School - April 2022 - message-from-the-head-of-school--april-2022 News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - April 2022
The conflict in Ukraine led to reflections and decisions concerning the school's policy: it can be summarised in two parts.
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News image Message from the Head of School - March 2022 - message-from-the-head-of-school--march-2022 News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - March 2022
Message from the Head of School - March 2022
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News image Message from the Head of School - February 2022 - message-from-the-head-of-school--february-2022 News | Collège Champittet News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - February 2022
In anticipation of the School’s 120th anniversary in 2023, I continue to feed the debate on educational themes. Here, I would like to address the issue of the relationship between children and teachers.
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News image Message from the Head of School - January 2022 - message-from-the-head-of-school--january-2022 News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - January 2022
The countdown has begun: in exactly one year, the anniversary of 120 years of Collège Champittet (1903 - 2023) begins. This is an opportunity to reflect together on the values of our school community, as well as on the fundamentals of education.
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News image Message from the Head of Primary - message-from-the-head-of-primary News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of Primary
À quoi ça sert d’apprendre une poésie ? To this question asked by an 8th grader who had to memorize Charles Baudelaire's L'Albatros, I hesitated to answer: - Ça ne sert à rien, before putting forward more reasonable arguments.
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News image Message from School Principal Nyon campus - message-from-school-principal-nyon-campus News | Message from the Head of School
Message from School Principal Nyon campus
What a difference a year makes! Whereas the last few months was a time for reflection, now we are looking forward to what the school year 21/22 will bring.
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News image Message from the Head of School - September 2021 - message-from-the-head-of-school--september-2021 News | Message from the Head of School
Message from the Head of School - September 2021
Welcome back to your school. We welcome over 750 students to our campuses in Pully and Nyon at the start of the school year.
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