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The traditional elders' sports tournament took place last Saturday.

In addition to its Eco-School label, the Nyon campus has adopted a new pedagogical approach called "the open-air school" based on the pedagogy of Outdoor Education.

Our three 7th grade classes went on a school trip to Nendaz, from 23rd to 25th September. On the programme: mountain biking in the heart of the mountains, climbing and outdoor games.

Following the tragic explosion that occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, this summer, Collège Champittet Foundation decided to involve the school community to support education in this crisis-stricken country.

It has been a month since preschool and elementary school students discovered their new learning places and they seem to have totally adopted to them!

The year 2020 has become a historic year for everyone, even before it is over, as the great "adventure" of lockdown has left a deep imprint on both memory and behavior.

For the past 15 years, the Champittet family has allowed me to fulfil myself as a teacher and has opened me up to other perspectives!

During our CAS (creativity-activity-service) lesson, our class of 13IB went to the forest nearby and decided to clean up the environment surrounding us.

We took the opportunity of the summer holiday to renovate the library of our school.

On Tuesday, September 15, Collège Champittet had the honour of welcoming the famous musician Makiko Goto.

Interview of Philippe de Korodi, Head of School, Collège Champittet

Last Friday, on June 26th, the award ceremony was held at Collège Champittet, which took place in a slightly different way than the previous ones.

« Au revoir » but only « au revoir » because we hope that you will return to Champittet from time to time.

Discover the works of Collège Champittet's elementary and secondary school students

As part of the STEAM project, 9th and 10th grade students worked this year on finding solutions to water pollution.

A superb friendship binds this group of Champittet Alumni, who went to visit the Hôtel des Ventes, in Geneva, on June 24.

If you ask the students of Collège Champittet in Nyon what was the most striking memory of the month of May, many will certainly answer the birth of the little chicks.

From cucumber seeds to a greenhouse of several square metres, the vegetable garden allows children to discover the magic of growing vegetables.

De plus, si la langue évolue constamment sous l’effet des pratiques collectives - ou si elle est parfois artificiellement mue par les fantaisies de l’Académie française...- elle ne sollicite pas, du moins pas tout de suite, l’originalité individuelle des élèves et leur créativité propre : son étude perd ainsi tout attrait et se résume à un acte de mémorisation qui n’a plus bonne presse dans la pédagogie contemporaine.

The organisation PET-Recycling Switzerland certified that Collège Champittet recycled 258 kg of PET beverage bottles in 2019, saving approximately 774 kg of greenhouse gases.