The British School Geneva yearbook 2014 - 2015 by The Brtish School of Geneva

The British School of Geneva Yearbook 2014 - 2015

Created using Yearbook Machine www.yearbookmachine.com May 2015

Main Book Editor: Louise Prior Printed in the United Kingdom ÂŠ 2015 Yearbook Machine Limited. All unauthorised copying prohibited.

Contents Welcome Culture and Art Science and Maths Sport Primary Students KS3 Students KS4 Students A-level Students Teachers and Staff Notes Index

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Welcome

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

2009

A-level A-level

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

2010

10 Years of A-level 2005-2015

A-level A-level

BSG The British School of Geneva

2011-

A-level A-level

GSS Geneva Secondary School

Ch창telaine

2005

A-level College

Ch창telaine

Year 1 / 2 Year 3 / 4 Year 5 / 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 A-level / Year 12 A-level / Year 13

ASC- rue de Lausanne

Welcome â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are and the things you never want to lose.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; There are many such memories in this Yearbook - academic successes, sports activities that brought some well-deserved success to our teams, charity events where the students have made a difference, enjoyable to trips to Italy and London, ski trips â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the list goes on. This is a momentous year for BSG as we are celebrating our 10 th anniversary. During the pivotal years between 2005 and 2015 we have grown from 12 students to over 150 with more than 40 nationalities represented within the student body, added secondary and primary sections, expanded curricular and extra-curricular choices and most importantly, forged our identity amongst parents and the wider community. Our students are proud to be part of BSG as the following photographs and articles demonstrate. Thank you once again to Mrs Prior and her team for making this compendium of memories possible. I hope you have as much pleasure going through this as I had. Wishing you all enjoyable reading! Mrs Raji Sundaram Principal

10 years of A-level

On 28 March 2015 we had a celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of our A-level programme. The party was small-scale but lots of fun! We now have The British School of Geneva Alumni Group through which all A-level school leavers can stay in touch. On the balcony of ASC on rue de Lausanne you can see our very first AS and A2 students in 2005/06.

Welcome

10 years of A-level

The British School Geneva

Most likely to become a teacher Sarah Irwin

Happiest person Patrick Corsame

Funniest Person Gianna Harness

Culture and Art

The British School Geneva 14

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

By Yr 7 English

The English Class The English class made everyone a genius-geniuses trawling through La Dame sans Merci for symbolisms, half-asleep, daydreaming, scribbling on Romeo and Juliet to conquer the face of tragedy. Words evading us, we pulled the terms out of their linguistic depths in bright red: Coldfire-an oxymoron; Lennieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dead mouse-a metaphor. In writing, we lived other lives, as Great Depression farmers, narwhal hunters, donkey racers in Karachi, adventurers watching the sky split open into a thunderstorm, unrequited love in a sonnet. In someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world. Outside, grey clouds gravid with rain, trains whizzing past, trees rustling, a cat walking through the window sill. The cat knew that we are going to change the world. In the English class, we lived our metropolitan existences like falling in love or palmed knowledge, accepted than tolerated, each culture an exclamation mark. The air smelled of intellectual ambition. We changed the time, opened windows to let the world hum with our boredom, squashed flies during those drab days, wrote our names on essays to instill our talents. We breathed the world.

by former BSG student Julian Ignacio Canlas October 2010-June 2014 Currently at University of East Anglia doing English with Creative Writing as a scholar from 2014 to 2017. Notable achievements so far: UEA 50th Anniversary Scholarship Geneva Literary Competition - Poetry Royal Collection publication http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/the-hobby-of-searchingfor-gold Vice President of Creative Writing Society Vice President of Cinema Society Publicity Officer of Literature Society

A Knocking at the Door

[In a dimly lit room, WALTER, in a grey suit stands by a window gazing into the night, while JOHN, wearing a stained, dishevelled suit and a plain black scarf sits in a leather armchair with a look of despair on his face. Stacks of paper and books litter the room in organised chaos.]

WALTER: John this can’t go on. (He turns to face JOHN) It’s been two months. (JOHN shakes his head and fiddles with his scarf.) WALTER: People are starting to notice. They’re worried John. I’m worried. (JOHN mutters something inaudible) WALTER: (sighs deeply) John, Maria wouldn’t wanJOHN: (jumps from his chair with wild eyes) Don’t say her name (he shrieks) don’t you dare utter her name! WALTER: (regards JOHN calmly) She’s gone. You have to accept that. JOHN: (sits down again and shakes his head) Not gone, not gone (he mutters in a frenzy, tugging his scarf) She will return to me. I know it. She said she would. WALTER: What are you talking about? JOHN: (looks up at WALTER grave and serious) You won’t believe me Walter. WALTER: (frowns) I’m your closest friend, John. Of course I’ll believe you. JOHN: (looks unconvinced) No Walter, you’re too wrapped-up in the world of the living. You can’t see the world of the dead.

WALTER: (looks hesitant) You sound insane (laughs uneasily). JOHN: (smiles and strokes his scarf) I’ll tell you anyway Walter. Even though you won’t believe me. I know what killed Maria, you see. WALTER: John, we all know what killed her. It was a wild animal. JOHN: (shakes his head firmly) No, no, no. That’s what it wants you to believe. But it wasn’t. It wasn’t. I know the truth. I know. I was there, so you see I know. WALTER: (looks at JOHN with concern) Maybe you ought to rest dear fellow. When was the last time you got a good night’s sleep? JOHN: (ignores WALTER and plays with the edge of his scarf distractedly) It was a full moon, and we were walking through Hyde Park, Maria loves walking at night. And I could see everything. Everything. Everything. And I saw him. It. Him. The Lord of Death, I suspect he was. Yes, must be. And he saw Maria and his eyes darkened with evil. Putrid. Filthy creature. Filthy. Filthy. Filthy. (JOHN spits out furiously). WALTER: (takes a step back) John. Calm down. You aren’t well. JOHN: (giggles) Mad. You think I’m the mad one! But I know the truth. It’s you who’s living a delusion, Walter. I saw the creature tear open her neck and oh the blood! Ruby red. Red like rubies, red like wine. Wine for the dead! And Maria screamed and screamed she did. And ran and ran did I. I ran away far far far. So far so fast so far. WALTER: Stop it now John! (Yells fearfully) You’re sick. Let me help you. JOHN: (laughs hysterically) Help me! Help me! I didn’t help her! I left her like the coward I am. John the Cowardly! Mad Cowardly John! (He cries gleefully tugging his scarf). WALTER: John you should know, I’ve called the doctor; I’m getting you help!

JOHN: No, no, no. Walter let me tell you something. Let me tell you. I know a secret. (He scoots further out of his seat and leans closer to WALTER, lowering his voice to just above a whisper). Maria…she’s coming for me. She told me so in a dream! Beautiful dream. She kissed my neck and it burned like fire. See? (Pulls his scarf down, revealing two small puncture wounds with blackened edges of decaying flesh). WALTER: Good God man! What are you doing to yourself? (Cries out in distress). JOHN: Fret not, dear Walter, don’t you fear. Maria told me you see. She’s coming for me tonight. And she will make me immortal! We will live all of eternity together! Living death forever! WALTER: (eyes widen in sorrow) Oh John, my poor dear fellow. JOHN: (grins dementedly) Oh Walter (he echoes) my poor dear fellow. I knew you wouldn’t believe me. It’s okay though. It’s almost time. She’ll be here soon. WALTER: (shakes his head) No she[The clatter of horse hooves outside the window makes WALTER turn to see a carriage with the words ‘The Bedlam Mental Institute’ painted on it.] WALTER: (sighs sadly) Oh John. [A soft knock at the door] JOHN: (grins) Won’t you open the door, Walter? My fiancé’s home, and I think she’s hungry.

By Vanessa Albertolli- A2

A-Level History Blame-o-Meter A-Level Students consider the Cold War

Mr Hutchesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s History Lessons are never dull. Here students were asked to use the Blame-o-Meter to rate who they felt was responsible for the cold war, Russia or America. What a great catalyst for discussion and debate.

A2 COURSEWORK EXTRACTS

Magazine Article on Smuggling

Blog on Les Miserables

Megan Haylock

Sarah Irwin

Article On Reincarnation: Vanessa Albertolli

A2 COURSEWORK EXTRACTS Short Story on Insanity: Daniel Nazarov Happiness is air, and what man needs is to breathe, to breathe, to breathe, dear reader! Yet there are those who breathe mechanically, merely for the sake of existing, without existing for a reason. Why do they not see that they must breathe happiness, welcome every breath, and use the air which was given to them for the good of their own personal god, who lives inside our hearts and dies in our minds? Breath should not be automatic, but voluntary; a desire, not a necessity! But I am writing empty words, perhaps to waste time before defeating the fear of not breathing (I guess the same goes with the title of this letter, which took me a quarter of an hour to bring onto paper). Hence, allow me, dear reader, to proceed to the point of this suicide noteâ&#x20AC;Ś. â&#x20AC;ŚAnd now, dear reader, I must bid you farewell. Fallen is Babylon the Great, my priesthood was always an automatic process, and my soul has long been devoured by emptiness. Jesus ordered the Demons to enter the swines. You, dear reader, and I, are the swines. We have, indeed crucified our God, and his teachings have become too rational to love. We will drown in our demonic thoughts.

us Run children, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Enormo Crocodile!!

Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marvellous Medicine Workshop

World Book Day

Let the competition begin!

Our Trip to the Natural History Museum On Tuesday, 27th of January, we went to the Natural History Museum in Geneva. The museum was about animals and precious stones. (Most of it was about animals.)When we arrived there, we hung our coats on the pegs and we kept our lunch under it. After a few minutes of waiting, our guide arrived. His name was Laurent. He told us that they were renovating the museum for a new exposition and that we should not touch the walls or else the paint will come on our hands. The first thing he showed us was a stuffed bird called the ‘Swift’. It’s latin name is ‘apus apus ‘. It’s a bird that never touches the ground. (Except for the female, to lay her eggs.) Then we saw a stuffed vulture that lived in the mountains of Switzerland. They had red rings around their eyes and people thought they would eat their babies but actually the bird eats bones. The bird is extinct in Switzerland. We also saw a huge owl known as an ‘hibou’ in French. We also saw a tiny owl that is known as the ‘chouette’. It’s also a French word. There was a bird that looked like a mouse when its wings were tucked in and looks like a butterfly when it flies. Lots of birdwatchers from England like to come to Switzerland to see it. Finally there was a bird called the ‘Ivory Gull’. It was shot at Lausanne around 50 or 60 years ago. It’s from the North Pole and eats Polar Bear droppings. It belongs to a museum in France. When our tour finished Laurent told us that if we ever find a dead bird that isn’t completely crushed and disfigured we should bring it to the museum so that they can stuff it and put it in an exposition. Then we looked at some other animals and we ate our lunch there. Lastly we packed our things and went back to school. We arrived just in time for the lunch break.

Year 2/3 Reptile Museum Trip

Culture and Art It’s ready, steady, cook time for Year 4

Jaccob relaxing while Rishika does all the work

Isai and Ini performing the ‘taste test’

A case of ‘too many cooks’ here!

Year 4 Trip to the Alimentarium

London form our apartment!

Hiding from the wind in Canary Wha

Tower Bridge!

rf!

Greenwich in the sun!

Portsmouth Harbour!

Spinnaker Tower! Porsmouth! 26

AS Geography Fieldtrip to London and Portsmouth

By Mr Lille

A2 Geography Field Trip - Bay of Naples

Key Stage 3 Art

Year 9 still life By Racheal Browning

Key Stage 3 Sketchbook work By Racheal Browning

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Year 2! This academic year has seen Awards given to successful candidates from year one, and a new group of candidates begin the Award Scheme. In fact the year got of to an early start at the end of the summer holidays with an overnight camp in the Jura and an assessment of the group’s orienteering skills. Following this it was mostly a question of individual candidates finishing and logging their activities, and out of 14 Bronze Award candidates 10 have received their Award. I think this showed that participation alone is not sufficient, determination and organisation are essential elements in the Award Scheme. We also saw the international nature of the Scheme, as one candidate had left school but was able complete and receive his certificate in Barbados. The new Bronze Award group - again 14 candidates - got off to a good start with most of the training already completed and many of them close to completion with their individual activities. It is obvious that the staff running the course also learned a lot from the first year and modified the ‘in school’ administration of the Scheme accordingly! This brings me to the thanks: to the candidates who express diligence and enthusiasm; to staff members who have helped in tutoring activities: to the much missed Ms.Tuplin for her efforts last year; to the much appreciated Ms. Mesa for her help this year; and of course to Mr. Wiseman, as none of this would be possible without his competence and willingness to give up his time to help others. All of the above embody the spirit of the Award Scheme and remind me why we embarked on this journey in the first place. Paul Dawson.

Science and Maths

Year 5/6 visit to CERN

As you might have read in the press, CERN re-started its main accelerator, the LHC in April 2015, after 2 years of maintenance and update. The LHC’s underground detectors will compile a wealth of physics data during the next 3 years. As a matter of fact, the detectors will not be accessible anymore. With its 22m length, 15m height, and 14,000 tons weight (twice the Eiffel Tower), the view on CMS is supposedly breathtaking! Year 5/6 were very fortunate in having been invited to an Exceptional Visit of CMS experience, 100m underground, on Monday 16th February. This was the final opportunity to visit CMS for the next 3 years. Our visit included explanations and demonstrations on the surface installations, and the visit of the control room.

‘One day our school had a trip to CERN to go deep, deep down underground to see the kaleidoscope which is a hundred metres down. We went by school bus to CERN. When we got there our guide was waiting for us to show us around CERN. We took a very big and fast elevator all the way down 100m underground. We arrived underground then our guide was taking us down to the accelerator, on the way we passed through many cables and computers and many, many more types of technology. When we arrived at the accelerator it was awesome. It was a huge and technical circle that is full of cables. There is a tube that goes through both accelerators and protons go through that tube so they try make the protons collide.’ by David Milicevic

THE ANIMAL PARK! In the morning all the non-skiers left the school to go to an animal park. We left at around 9:15am. We arrived 9:30am. We had to walk up a lot of very steep stairs which was very tiring. We saw a lot of animals. There were 2 parts of the park. While we were walking we saw squirrels in the trees. In the 1st part we saw wild boars, super cute Shetland ponies, loads of birds, bunny rabbits, lamb, sheep, donkeys and ducks. While we were walking, turkeys and peacocks were chasing us and Ms. Evans and the little kids were scared, it was hilarious. In the 2nd part of the park we saw ginormous cows, more turkeys, a stag, even more peacocks, a mountain goat and marmots. After that we went to a playground, it was amazing. There was a huge climbing frame, a roundabout, an excellent swing, another swing, another climbing frame and little spring stuff. I loved the trip it was so much fun! ď &#x160;

The British School Geneva

Year 9 Students investigate Chemical Cold Packs

By Ishaan Sagar 36

Year 9 Science

By Ewan Mesa

Science and Maths

Year 9 Science

The British School Geneva Year 9 - Similarities and Differences

Year 9 Science

Science and Maths

Mitosis

Data Representation, Year 8

Coordinate Geometry Year 8 practice cartesian coordinates. Each student created a list of coordinates that defined a picture. These were then given to class-mates who re-created the original diagrams from the given coordinates. The resulting images are perfect.

Geography: Renewable Energy Grand Dixence Dam Photos 42

Geography: Renewable Energy - Grand Dixence Dam Year 10 Geography Visit

Going to the Grande Dixence Dam brought smiles to our faces at the start of Year 10. The roaster crowed at 6 a.m. in the morning, at the British School of Geneva. As a stampede, we made our way to the auto bus, which could carry all 13 Year 10 students (plus Mr. Lille).The field trip was six hours long, but it was worth enjoying the stunning scenery of Valais in Switzerland. We arrived at the bone-chilling bottom of the dam, where we climbed a steep hill to look at the timeline of the dam and how everything works. We entered via a tunnel. The tour guide was kind enough to show us an exclusive clip of the construction of the Dam. To get a closer look at the dam and a higher view of the environment, we all crammed in to a blue cable car to the top, which was quite scary as nearly all of us are scared of heights. After a class photo on the top of the dam, and a visit to the power station to see the generators and turbines that were powered by the water, we made our way home. Overall, the trip to the dam was great, as it was an explosive way to start Geography. The cool breeze of the dam mixed with smiling and joyful Year 10 students were all the ingredients to brew an exuberant Thursday. By. Conrad.A.Jr

The British School Geneva

Working hard on their app!

Mentor sessions

Listening hard!

Rumbi wins 1st prize for her blog! 44

Girls in ICT@ITU Photos!

Molly and Maria win 2nd and 3rd place!!

By Mr Lille

Girls in ICT@ITU A great day out to the ITU!!

On Thursday 23th April 2015 the Year 10 and 11 girls visited the ITU for the Girls in ICT event. We were given our disposable lab coats then were given 30 seconds to attempt to make a duck out of six pieces of Lego. Rather more complicated than it sounds, as in a basic 2D line, there would be roughly 720 possible combinations. However, each piece of Lego has many different ways of connecting to the next, bringing the total number of possible outcomes into the ten thousands. When you add in the fact that it’s 3D you have millions of possible ways of connecting the Lego. You then need to figure out which of these form a duck. Probably easier to just work from the imagination! Our group soon separated and half of us attended the satellite workshop. Needless to say, satellites are hard. Our group was shepherded through the exercise by a woman who was surprisingly patient considering we had no clue what we were doing. The app-design workshop proved more successful and we all came away feeling fairly pleased by the results. Lunch was quiet, but we all enjoyed it because, you know... free food. The afternoon was more relaxed; our group starting off with a short video. It explained how a man had turned a cheap $60 phone, an LED torch and a pair of speakers into a projector for schools that couldn’t afford a proper one. He also made an ingenious device that, using an old alarm clock and a few pre-programmed computer parts, could tell a medical worker whether a patient needed to seek urgent, basic or no treatment. This can save much money and time as minor cases can be solved locally whilst the major ones will hold the immediate attention in the hospitals.

Next came the mentors, who discussed their career history with us, then explained how each of our dream jobs would end up revolving around ICT. A computer coder from Google joined in to explain what a typical day at Google is like (it is true, by the way, that they use a slide to go down a floor) and to explain the benefits of understanding code. By this point everyone was exhausted, and finally settled to find out who had won the blog competition. Everyone in year 10 had been asked to write blogs for two weeks before the event, which ended up being more fun than anticipated. Rumbi came in first place, a result she more than deserved! Me and Maria then came in second and third, with all three of us winning an iPad mini presented by Swisscom. The day was definitely worth the exhaustion at the end of it, with a lot being learned. I’m certainly off to learn how to code! By Molly Brown

Speechless

By Patrick Corsame He wakes up on the cold barren floor. Disoriented, not knowing where he is. Then it hits him like a bullet, the fact that he passed out in the tanning booth (UV rays). He runs to the mirror that lines the walls of the room. His skin is as tan as ever. The tanning bed definitely has done its job. Ryker's phone rings, his wife is on the phone (radio waves and microwaves). "I need to see you at home now. And I mean now." Quickly grabbing his clothes he runs out the door into the main lobby of the spa. "Excuse me sir, you're going to need to go through the security scanners to make sure you don't have any stolen items on you,” the receptionist says in a snooty valley accent. Ryker runs through the X-ray without hesitation, but she asks him to stop after passing through the infrared scanner. The IR scanner has picked up extreme amounts of heat on his body. "Excuse me sir, you were in the tanning booth for an extremely long time." She grabs her walkie-talkie (radio waves) and contacts Security. Ryker runs as if his life depended on it, practically jumping into his car. "Maybe some tunes over the airwaves will help calm the mood a little,“ he hopes (radio waves). Ryker turns his GPS on, which gives off a bright display (visible light). Under the bright noon sun (UV rays), he zooms through the green traffic light (visible light). Ryker races home to get to his wife. He drives swiftly into the garage, the fluorescent (visible and UV rays) lights flicker on. His wife stands in the kitchen, microwaving a Lean Cuisine and turning on the toaster (infrared). "I'm dying," she says, faintly weeping. Jessica works at the local hospital as an oncologist who helps with radiotherapy (gamma rays) and helps sterilise medical equipment (gamma rays). She begins to cry and Ryker tells her to look out the window and try to calm down. She begins to cry harder. "I’m dying because the thought of you dying kills me. It's you. That wasn’t a tanning bed. You were getting a CT scan (X-ray). Your doctor has just called." Ryker stands there. Stands there speechless.

Godzilla By Nicholas Yu It was peaceful in the city of Tokyo, music of the radio (radio waves) echoeing through the city, and the light of the sun (visible light and UV waves) shining everywhere. But then, everything changed. The waves of the sea changed; something had changed them, something big. The station near the sea shore detected a large heat signature (infrared waves) in the ocean. They did not know what it was. But whatever it was, it came closer to shore. Bursting out of the water was the almighty Godzilla. A giant dinosaur, mutated with atomic radiation (gamma rays) and with a body heat (infrared waves) of over 1000 oC. It rose out of the sea and went to destroy Tokyo, firing its atomic breath (gamma rays), stomping everywhere. The news about the destruction of Godzilla was sent out over the radio waves to warn people of the incoming danger. They had to stop this monstrosity before it ended humanity! Using photos (visible light) sent over satellites (radio and microwaves) and RADAR (microwaves), they were able to locate Godzilla. If only they had a way to stop it! Using some very specific x-ray technology, scientists studied the skeleton of Godzilla to find its weak spots. They found out that just like us, its skin cells were vulnerable to highly concentrated ultraviolet waves, which could cause great damage to any organic material. They went to the location of Godzilla and sent out a burst of highly concentrated ultraviolet and x-rays, which caused massive damage to Godzillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internal organs. The plan was a success, it finished off the monster. Humanity was saved this timeâ&#x20AC;Ś.. But will we ever see (visible) another monster like Godzilla out there again? And will it rise to try to destroy humanity?

Scholarship

By Rumbidzai Muyambo In a small town, there lived a very intelligent girl named Amy Hill. All she wanted to do was experience life at college but unfortunately her family wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the wealthiest. She enjoyed Physics and was extremely interested in the electromagnetic spectrum and its medical uses. She really wanted to experience all the different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation but never could. Her family decided to get her a simple mobile phone (radio and microwaves) due to her good grades. Every day she would study her phone, learning more about how they worked. One day, Amy heard about competitions in Art, Physics, Biology and Geography on a radio show. She decided to enter the Physics competition, because it had the best prize: a video recorder (visible light) with remote control (infrared). So, the next day she travelled all the way to the city, ready to defeat her opponents and win. The competition consisted of difficult questions like; How do microwave ovens heat food? microwaves of 2.45 GHz What part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to read CDs, DVDs or Bluray? infrared and visible light What do you use to detect forged bank notes? ultraviolet waves Is there a way of tricking the infra-red detector in a security system? Since visible light is too large to see inside crystal atoms, what type of wave can we use? x-rays Amy answered these questions very well and ended up winning the prize and a free wish, which had limitations of course. The judges asked her what she would like and she replied that she wanted to go to college, without any hesitation. They noticed that Amy was a very bright young girl, who had the potential to succeed. This was a tough wish but the judges tried to make it happen. They got hold of her CV, reports, what she wanted to study and other important information. In a few weeks she got the greatest newsâ&#x20AC;Śshe had been accepted with a full scholarship to a college on the other side of the country. She was overjoyed, mostly because she would finally be able to go through the airport security (X-rays), learn what can help kill cancer cells (gamma rays) and how radiotherapy works (gamma rays) and finally get a nice sun tan (ultraviolet)!

Super Hero Logos with Complex Numbers

Representing Regions on an Argand diagram. Our A-level Maths students are real super heroes. Our top students studying Further Pure Mathematics have created Super Hero Logos by using Complex Numbers. An Argand diagram is used to represent complex numbers in a visual way and by using inequalities it is possible to define a region on the Argand diagram. Students where challenged to use these methods to define regions and create some super hero logos.

AS Psychology

By AS Psychology

A Level Psychology AS Psychology: Geneva Airport 21st April 2015 AIM: The Learning Approach says that we learn how to be and how to behave from our environment. Through operant conditioning and learning from observation boys and girls learn what behaviour is considered appropriate for their gender. We wanted to see if there was an identifiable difference in how men and women greet each other. The idea behind this is that men and women will have learned what is an appropriate greeting based on their gender. Thus, we expected to find that men were less tactile than women. Our directional experimental hypothesis was that women are more likely to greet by hugs & kisses than men. Our null hypothesis was that there would not be any difference in the way males & females greet each other. PROCEDURE: We went to Geneva International Airport to observe how passengers greeted each other when they saw their loved ones or friends at arrivals. We used a table where we used tallying to take account of all the different types of embrace (hug, kiss, and handshake) from the two different groups: males and females. Whoever initiated the move first (either woman or man) got a tally. For example, if a man hugged a woman, it counted as a tally for the “man hug” column and if a woman kissed a man, it counted as a “woman kiss” tally. We observed silently and participants didn’t know that they were being observed. Thus, it was a covert observation. We separated into two groups in order to gain a more detailed & accurate observation, this allowed us to be more attentive so that we wouldn’t miss any participants by mistake. It was also an independent groups design as there were two groups (male and female), which were being observed for the same purpose.

Our Independent Variable was gender and our Dependent Variable was the number of tally marks made for the observed gesture. RESULTS: From the data gathered, we saw that men were more engaged in handshakes (17 to 8) and women were involved in kisses (25 to 16). Women also had more tactile encounters than men, with 41 for women and 25 for men. As we were testing for difference using nominal data and independent groups, we used the Chi-Squared test in order to see if statistically our findings were of any significance. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that women were more tactile than men. Thus, gender specific behavior indeed exists and is apparent in both genders. With a chi-squared value of 5.22 and a level of significance of 0.05, we checked our mathematical table and found that our Chi Squared value exceeded the critical value of 3.84. Thus, our findings were of significance and we were able to accept our experimental hypothesis and reject our null hypothesis.

The British School Geneva Liam Deehan

Sarah Irwin

Thomas Haylock 52

A2 Psychology Leaflets

Alastair Beveridge

Unipolar depression By Liam Deehan A2.

What is it ? It is likely that you have all heard of the word ‘depression’ at one point in your lives, be it from a friend, teacher or in the media. There are many misconceptions about depression and this leaflet aims to help your understanding of the mental illness in terms of: what it is; how it affects the sufferer; the symptoms; features; potential explanations for it; and finally the possible treatments to help someone with depression. Depression is a mood disorder that features feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, sadness, disappointment, and negative thinking. It is called the ‘common cold’ of mental illnesses because of how many people are affected by it. We are going to look at one type of depression, called unipolar depression, or sometimes referred to a clinical or major depression.

Symptoms of unipolar depression Symptoms of depression are the way that sufferers feel. They include:         

Extreme lethargy: lack of energy and always feeling tired. Disturbed sleep: this can consist of trouble getting to sleep or waking up throughout the night and waking up early. Permanent anxiety and irritability Feelings of hopelessness: extremely negative thoughts Difficulty in concentrating Loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities, which the person previously enjoyed. Lack of sex drive Suicidal/extremely negative thoughts A loss of appetite may also be experienced by sufferers, therefore there may be visible weight loss

Features of unipolar depression Women are twice as likely to suffer from the mental illness, but men are more likely to commit suicide as a result of being depressed. Depression does tend to affect work and family life, as well as day to day functioning, such as sleeping and eating. Anyone can become depressed at any age, be it a teenager or a 40 year old adult. It is said that the most common ages are between 20-50 years old.

The difference between unipolar and bipolar depression

There is also another type of depression called bipolar depression. This involves the individual changing between two extreme moods; this manifests in being extremely happy and extremely sad. This means that someone with bipolar depression may feel happy and extremely hyper for a period of time, but then it eventually leads to a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;crashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and they begin to feel depressed (low, lack energy, lack interest in life, withdraw from friends and family, etc.). Unipolar depression, however, only really involves one mood and that is sadness.

But what causes depression? Many things can trigger depression such as the death of a loved one or a traumatic event. However, hereditary causes (due to genes being passed on within families) must be taken into account. One explanation for unipolar depression is the monoamine hypothesis from the Biological approach.

Firstly, monoamines are a group of neurotransmitters that include serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. The main monoamine involved is serotonin and this is used to regulate other neurotransmitters, as well as being the neurotransmitter that makes people feel happy. Low levels of serotonin can produce low levels of another neurotransmitter, norepinephrine, which is required for a person to have energy and show alertness. Other symptoms such as disruption of sleep patterns also seem to relate to problems with the levels of monoamine neurotransmitters. Stress can also be a trigger for depression and must be taken into account. There is evidence for this explanation with antidepressants being used to increase serotonin levels. However, another biological explanation shows brain differences such as the hippocampus being smaller in depressed people. Therefore, brain differences may be a cause of depression and not the monoamine hypothesis. Alternatively, another explanation is the cognitive model of depression. This explanation for unipolar depression is based around “faulty thinking” being a cause of the mental illness. This explanation consists of 3 aspects: 

Cognitive triad: a negative view of self, the world and the future (as shown below)

Cognitive errors: fault thinking and extremely negative ideas Schemata: faulty thought patterns maybe a result of automatic negative thoughts. A negative belief pattern will make someone vulnerable to depression. There is evidence for this explanation of unipolar depression, such as Teichman et al (2002). They looked at how far a person’s negative self-concept related to their level of depression. They found there was a link between how negatively a person viewed him/herself and the severity of their depression.

The cognitive model takes into account genes, early experiences, learning and suggests that developmental issues can lead to certain thinking patterns and beliefs that may cause someone to become depressed.

How can people with depression be helped or treated? In terms of treatments for those people suffering from depression there is the option of drug treatment.

This consists of the use of anti-depressants which increase serotonin levels because it is said that low levels of serotonin cause depression. Drugs used in treating depression are called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). An example of an SSRI is Prozac. This drug is commonly used for depression sufferers. There are atypical anti-depressants which are newer drugs; they target other neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine, dopamine as well as serotonin. The third option is monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Although these drugs help sufferers by reducing their symptoms there are several side effects of anti-depressants which include: nausea, insomnia, anxiety, weight gain or loss, headaches, dry mouth, lack of sex drive and dizziness. Therefore, the side effects may be uncomfortable and may even need medication themselves. Before considering medication, you should take into account that the use of anti-depressants has supporting scientific evidence, from the monoamine hypothesis, and has been shown to work alongside other therapies. This can be seen in the study by Kuyken et Al in 2008. It may be surprising that these drugs are actually relatively cheap to produce. There is also the problem that sufferers may become addicted to the anti-depressants and experience withdrawal symptoms if they come off them. Drug treatment is not seen as a complete cure for depression, but the anti-depressants do reduce the symptoms to allow some sort of normal functioning for the sufferer. It is important to speak to your health care provider before commencing any drug treatment.

There is another treatment available that may not involve the use of drugs. However, It can be used alongside drug treatment to help the sufferer. CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) is part of psychotherapy, which is a broad term for counselling. CBT is funded by the government (UK) because there has been evidence to show that it actually works and helps people who are depressed. This treatment aims to help the sufferer deal with depression. It focuses on negative automatic thoughts and trying to change these negative thoughts. CBT aims to help the individual improve their self-esteem. Each CBT session lasts 50 minutes. A patient is advised to go once a week and take part in 6 sessions. CBT may be used along with drug treatment to help someone who is severely depressed.

Tips, advice and support I hope that you have a clear understanding of unipolar depression now and are aware of how serious it can be. It is a difficult mental illness to overcome. Here are some helpful tips to consider if you feel that you, a friend, or a family member is dealing with depression.  You should tell your friend or family member that depression is a mental illness and that they should seek professional help  You should inform them that ignoring it will not help it to go away  You should encourage them to take part in appropriate treatment, but you should also listen to their opinions on the treatment: is it helping them or not? If not, then they should return to their healthcare provider.  Be very sensitive and compassionate. Depression is very common. Listening can be a great help. For further information visit http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20452135,00.html

Sport

Primary Ski Trip 2015 - Les Carroz This year the Primary Team took 26 children from Year 2 to Year 6 to the beautiful resort of Les Carroz, part of the Massif ski area. Here are a few recounts of our time away. ‘On this year’s skiing trip we went to a big chalet in Les Carroz. The first thing we did on the day we got there was dog sledging. It was awesome and it was actually one of the things I enjoyed most. First I was really scared and I was whining all the time that I didn’t want to drive but when I was forced to do it I actually found it really, really awesome. I was partners with my friend called Mridula who was also scared. She was sitting in the front of the sledge and when she saw how much fun I was having she was begging for me to let her ride for the whole way’ Alisa Kohlemainen It was my first time skiing so I was really nervous because I thought that people would injure themselves very easily but I managed very well. I was too tired in the beginning but, if it wasn’t for Mrs. Compton I would’ve given up already’. Alushe Nghilundilua ‘When we went to ski I really improved my skiing there. It was one hot day at skiing, I was so hot there that I even had to take off my jacket when we had break. Edi was funny at skiing because he fell off from his skis quite a lot of times, he was the funniest.’ Oseka Akande Alasoka ‘On the last night of the ski trip we had a disco. By the first song Mr Parsons was teaching us some dance moves. By the others songs we were allowed to do free-dance. Some of the boys were doing breakdancing and some boys and girls were just dancing with the music. We had snacks and drinks. It was fun.’ Alexander Beets 60

love is...

Primary Ski Trip 2015- Les Carroz

Above: This year BSG had a very positive and successful sporting image.

Below: BSG Juniors Basketball Team â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ADISR 3rd Place

Basketball Club

Basketball Club This year BSG had a very positive and successful sporting image. The school participated in a number of Basket ball tournaments, one of them being and international tournament against schools as far away as Holland! Finishing at fifth place, the team was satisfied with their performance but some reckoned they could have done better. The school’s main basketball team isn’t the best team around but we did play to our strengths and came out with flying colours. As for the junior basketball team who went head to head with three other international schools in

Geneva, they had a memorable experience. They came third out of the total of four teams earning bronze medals that I think they definitely deserved after all that hard work and effort. In the coming years in the school’s growing participation in other tournaments both the Junior and senior basketball teams hope to improve and expand their skill and knowledge of the sport. However they must remember one thing, - what’s the point in trying if you keep telling yourself you’re going to lose?

Berk Y11 - Best goal keeper of the tournament…

Penalty Kick – Go Ciaran…

Football Club

Sport

Victory

1st point

BSG Netball Team - 1st Match

Working out

Netball Club

The British School Geneva

Winners 66

BSG Christmas Basketball Tournament

Escalade 2014

Table tennis

Best Hair Georgia Llywarch

Best Dancer Ashley Boniface

Most likely to write a novel Vanessa Albertolli

Primary Students

Jumana - “She is really kind”

Minan - “She is a great singer”

Ranak - “He’s a really good friend”

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Year 1 - Mr Parsons

Ahmed - “He is very kind”

Hamam - “He is great at sports”

Mohamed - “He writes good stories”

We celebrate together.

Rawan - “She dances really well”

Sara-Eden - “She is a good friend and fun”

Rania - “Is very kind with others”

Zoe - “I think she is great at Maths”

Our first day together.

Year 1 - Mr Parsons

Karleeen always tries hard in lessons.

David is very clever.

Ben is a smart boy- super brainiac!

Abhimani is a kind friend

Arnaud is good at swimming.

Muad is thoughtful and polite.

Damini is always happy and excited.

Shahd is good at Gymnastics.

Years 2 and 3

Promise can run re all

y fast!

Emile is always kind.

Nissreen is kind and helpful.

Laurent tells funny jokes.

Atlegang is a great friend!

Tibyan is an excellent artist. Tiffany is nice to everyone.

Years 2 and 3

Aahan - Very friendly and loves P.E.

Farah - Laughs a lot and always nice.

Camille - Super smart and great at sport

Enora - Always kind and mad about horses 76

Year 4 - Mr Neill

Jaccob - Makes me laugh and is a cool dancer

Harmannat - Loves learning and always kind

Ini - Always smiling and super fast

Isai - He is always making me laugh

Mr Neill - Loves teaching Year 4!

Samar - Finishes all her work really quickly

Treesha - The best friend in the world

James - Knows so much about everything

Laure-Anne - Always helps me when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m stuck

Rishika - Is always so kind to everyone in class

Year 4 - Mr Neill

Alisa - clever, a good friend and hardworking.

Aaron - funny, kind and good at Maths.

Alexander - good at Science, football and Maths.

Jasmine - amazing at Tag, smart and fun.

Alushe - Great at singing and a goo

d friend.

Year 5 and 6

Ahmed - likes to laugh, fun and good at football

Joella - kind, funny and helpful.

Edi - good at football and funny.

Joshua - works hard, good at playing the guitar.

le Madaline - makes peop fun , rts spo at od go , laugh

Mrs Sims and Mrs Compton

Mayra - loves singing, pretty and a good friend.

Nada - good listener, trustworthy, pretty and kind

Mrs Kenward

Rhea - cares for others and very smart.

Mridula - smart, good company and good at Maths.

Oseka - chilled out guy!

David - funny, cool and sometimes silly!

Year 5 and 6

Year 1

Year 2/3

Class photos

Year 4

Year 5/6

Class photos

Making wind socks

Say Cheeeeeeze

Sink or Float?

Fun times in Year 1

Sorting lesson- Outdoors!

The girls of Year 1 having a well deserved rest.

Exploring the rainforest.

Enjoying an afternoon play in the meadow.

Making sketches of the diverse plant types.

The boys of Year 1 enjoying the sun.

Not long after this the sprinklers came on!

Fun times in Year 1

Primary Easter Egg Hunt

Right: The Eiger houseall this running around makes you thirsty!

KS3 Students

Karosi AkandeAlasoka

HOME TOWN: Abuja NATIONALITY: Nigeria INTERESTS: Skating

COMMENTS

KAROSI SAYS...

Karosi is a very kind person and cheers me up.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Busi Haambote

Karosi is a really kind girl who always comes to school with a great smile.

The talent show night where I said hello to my old friend from primary

Toufaha Alzaroug

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Be mean to anyone Most likely to... • Be a famous designer • Draw an amazing picture!

Khaled Alzaroug

HOME TOWN: Tripoli NATIONALITY: Libya INTERESTS: Football and video games DESTINATION: Engineer

KHALED SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Most likely to... • Say “yo”. • Play football

I like football, chicken nuggets, GTA, Call of duty, fifa, and table tennis.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Football, basketball and badminton.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? LifeStyle

Otherwise known as: • Sup

Nour Alzaroug

HOME TOWN: Tripoli NATIONALITY: Libya INTERESTS: Music and tennis

NOUR SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME: My name is Nour Alzaroug , Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 13 years old and from Libya, Derna . I have lived in Geneva for 6 years.

Very inquisitive most of the time, she makes my breaks extremely hyper active : ). Overall she is an awesome friend with a great sense of humor.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Varshinee Sathyanarayanan

My favourite activity is tennis.

Best sister Khaled Alzaroug

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: My most memorable moments of this year are the projects that we have done in class, and the cool experiments that we did in science.

HOME TOWN: Tripoli NATIONALITY: Libya INTERESTS: swimming/science/drawing/reading

COMMENTS

TOUFAHA SAYS...

Toufaha is such a good best friend and is the kindest person I know!!!! She is always happy

ABOUT ME:

Paris Pickering

Toufaha is really good at making things neat and perfect Ariana Colas

Very cool and pretty person. Ciao Bella! Liza Nazarova

Toufaha Alzaroug

My name is Toufaha! I am 12 years old, my favourite colours are orange and blue, and my favourite animals are tigers, zebras, dolphins ,rabbits and penguins. My favourite activities are swimming and badminton. I am a huge fan of Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato!!!!!!!

Best sister in the whole world Nour Alzaroug

Edwin Asiedu

HOME TOWN: Accra NATIONALITY: Ghanaian INTERESTS: Art,Video games, Anime, Karate.

EDWIN SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Least likely to... • Ever dance...again(if you missed the last time I did you are very lucky). • Listen to rap

Well my name is Edwin .N Asiedu(try to pronounce Asiedu) I am 12 years old and in year 7. I spend my free time gaming and trying to develop my own software and video game. I can understand a little Japanese but I’m a bit rusty.

Most likely to... • Tell everyone about his video games

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Art,video games,plotting

Nana Asiedu

HOME TOWN: New Jersey NATIONALITY: Ghanaian and American INTERESTS: Gymnastics

COMMENTS

NANA SAYS...

You’re such a great friend!!! xoxo Paris!!

ABOUT ME:

Paris Pickering

You’re a really funny friend with a great sense of humor, you’re great the way you are. Varshinee Sathyanarayanan

Nana you are a really good friend and funny, I really enjoyed spending this year with you. xoxo Nour Nour Alzaroug

I used to attend a school which taught more than 10 subjects. I used to write exams for 25 different subjects.

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Not correct someone.

Natalie Biashvili

HOME TOWN: Tbilisi, Georgia NATIONALITY: Georgian INTERESTS: Singing Playing guitar Traveling

NATALIE SAYS...

COMMENTS

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Natalie you are beautiful Chelsey Pickering.

Tropkillaz - Baby Baby

ABOUT ME: Just arrived in Geneva, feeling a bit nervous and already miss my friends.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Hanging out with friends

Ashley Boniface

HOME TOWN: Moroka NATIONALITY: Motswanan DESTINATION: Geneva

ASHLEY SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Music

Most likely to... • Stay short

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

COMMENTS

Talent show

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Height isn’t everything bro! Ezekiel Mberu

Hall of Fame

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Playing piano

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Basketball tournament

Lauren Brown

HOME TOWN: Brighton NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Performing Arts and cats!

COMMENTS

LAUREN SAYS...

Lauren is a very kind and loving person and she is a very good dancer

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Paris Pickering

Lauren is so trustworthy and she is always helpful anda really pretty gal. Toufaha Alzaroug

Dancing around my living room with my sister to a Lorde song!

ABOUT ME: I love dancing and my friends are the most important thing in the world to me!

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Be a professional dancer

Dylan Bucagu

HOME TOWN: Kigali NATIONALITY: Rwandan INTERESTS: Playing basketball and hanging out with friends. NICKNAME(S): Bob DESTINATION: Switzerland

DYLAN SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Most likely to... • Help you • Have an amazing comeback

Playing with friends and having a good time.

ABOUT ME: My name is Dylan. I moved to BSG two years ago. I like having a good time with friends.

COMMENTS Is dis prince. Derrick Corsame

He always knows what to sayyyyy. Sumayya Zahid

HOME TOWN: Queens, New York NATIONALITY: American INTERESTS: youtube, instagram Ed sheeran and singing

COMMENTS

FRIENDS SAY...

You are the best friend in the whole world and I will miss you so much!!

Most likely to... • Take a selfie that makes no sense, and yet still look amazing in it!

Lauren Brown

Ariana is such a good friend, who helped me when I needed help, she is really smart and a positive person!!!!!

Ariana Colas

Otherwise known as: • Ari :D • Rihanna

Toufaha Alzaroug

ARIANA SAYS... MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Being with all of my friends and doing crazy things

Grace Connelly

HOME TOWN: Cardiff NATIONALITY: English INTERESTS: golf, singing DESTINATION: Geneva

GRACE SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME:

Grace is very kind and funny and always calls everyone muppet!!!! xoxo Paris!!

Love sport, play for the golf england under 16’s squad. listen to music all the time , and love hanging out with friends.

Paris Pickering

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Research and time of our lives

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Laughing

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? GolfSport

Derrick Corsame

HOME TOWN: Hackettstown or SF NATIONALITY: Filipino INTERESTS: American Football, basketball, video games, history and ICT. Hanging out with friends. NICKNAME(S): Jeremy Lin

FRIENDS SAY...

DERRICK SAYS...

Hates: • Shopping

ABOUT ME:

Least likely to... • To go sightseeing

I think quickly and take situations seriously.

Likes: • Running • American bacon Most likely to... • Become Jeremy Lin 2.0!! • Play GTA, FIFA or play sports

Shidoo Emad

HOME TOWN: Kartoum, Sudan NATIONALITY: African INTERESTS: Basketball, boxing, karate and also video games. NICKNAME(S): Shidoo Boss

SHIDOO SAYS... ABOUT ME: L am 13 years old, I like to eat nuggets, chicken, KFC and Mc donalds. I like to play games.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? My favorurite sport is basket ball

FAVOURITE TEACHER? Mr. Wiseman

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? MGK and YG

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Making friends like Max, Dylan, Derrick, Khaled and Lore.

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Going to the basketball tournament and winning a bronze medal

Busi Haambote

HOME TOWN: Lusaka,Zambia NATIONALITY: Zambian INTERESTS: Singing, dancing, baking, reading books, laughing sometimes

COMMENTS

BUSI SAYS...

Busi is my first friend ever and always there for me. Sometimes she’s silent but she’s a cool friend trust me!

ABOUT ME:

Karosi Akande-Alasoka

Busi is a really nice girl with such a great smile she is always positive and a really great friend Toufaha Alzaroug

I am quiet, yet talkative at home,I am kind and friendly.I was born in Zambia.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Singing,reading books,laughing, talking to my friends

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Cry • Be mean to anyone

Yohannes Kiflemariam

HOME TOWN: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia NATIONALITY: Ethiopian INTERESTS: football, games.

YOHANNES SAYS... ABOUT ME: I like to play ping pong

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: When we went to the walk for charity

FAVOURITE MOMENT? When my sister and I went to Australia to see my brother and sister.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I can spin on my head

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing ping pong

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Dont let it get u down jhonswim

Hanjoo kim

HOME TOWN: Seoul NATIONALITY: Korean DESTINATION: I want to be a prosecutor

HANJOO SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

Hates: • Noise

Sleeping.

Least likely to... • Study

ABOUT ME: Madlife!

FAVOURITE TEACHER? Mr. D.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Good at playing games ( in the world 10%)

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Nightcore.

Patrick LYNCH

HOME TOWN: Hamillton NEW ZEALAND NATIONALITY: NEW ZEALAND INTERESTS: ACTING DESTINATION: London ENGLAND

PATRICK SAYS... ABOUT ME: Hello I’m Patrick I’m 15 years old and love acting.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

When the class came to watch Lord of the flies.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Acting, dance , cycling and running

Going to the Olympic museum.

FAVOURITE TEACHER?

I can walk on my hands

Mr. Dawson

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? My happy little pill - Troye Sivan

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS?

HOME TOWN: Coimbatore, India NATIONALITY: Indian INTERESTS: Animation and art in general..

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Most likely to... • Trip on air • Fall off a bridge • Correct me for using text talk! • To be very clumsy

She is so crazy and she is such an amazing friend!

Otherwise known as: • Angie • A unicorn

Anjana Madhav

Lauren Brown

You are crazy but you are still a great friend Liza Nazarova

ANJANA SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Jumping, dancing(badly), going crazy and singing...

Herald Manongi

HOME TOWN: Tanzania DESTINATION: Geneva INTERESTS: Football

HERALD SAYS... FAVOURITE TEACHER?

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Mr Wiseman

It was Christmas

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Watching football with my dad

Football

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Football and dancing

ABOUT ME: My name is Herald, I was born in England. I am 11 and a half, my hobbies are football and music. I sometimes visit my grandmother in South Africa during the holidays.

Guillaume Maurice

HOME TOWN: Ghana NATIONALITY: Ghanaian/Caribbean INTERESTS: Art, gaming, sport

GUILLAUME SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Most likely to... • Listen to music • Greet in or out of school

My favourite activity is tennis

ABOUT ME: My name is Guillaume Maurice and I’m 12 years old. I like drawing and playing video games. I also enjoy being with friends and having a good time.

Ezekiel Mberu

HOME TOWN: Nairobi NATIONALITY: Kenyan INTERESTS: Sport,nature, Piloting, Driving DESTINATION: The World!

EZEKIEL SAYS... ABOUT ME: I love food!!!!

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Doing a stop-motion animation in year 8 and 9

Basketball

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Batting in Rounders!

FAVOURITE TEACHER? Mr. Palmeira

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Another Brick in the Wall!

FRIENDS SAY... Otherwise known as: • Ezabella

Iris Mehrabian

HOME TOWN: Genève NATIONALITY: Swiss/Armenian INTERESTS: Destiel

FRIENDS SAY...

IRIS SAYS...

Hates: • Any type of sport

ABOUT ME:

Least likely to... • Pay attention in Mr.Dawson’s classes

I admire Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.

Most likely to... • Use “like” in every sentence Otherwise known as: • Ms.Beefy

HOME TOWN: Geneva NATIONALITY: Swiss/Scottish INTERESTS: Skateboarding and Snowboarding DESTINATION: London or Brooklyn or Tokyo NICKNAME(S): Noddy

EWAN SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Otherwise known as: • Scrappy • Cornelius

Skateboard for life

Ewan Mesa

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Skateboarding, snowboarding and drawing

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I am an ace at cracking my knuckles.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? All of them

Liza Nazarova

HOME TOWN: Den Haag, Holland NATIONALITY: Russian INTERESTS: Synchronized swimming,unicorns,sleeping

COMMENTS

LIZA SAYS...

Liza is a great friend, and she is really talented and smart and really, really pretty

ABOUT ME:

Toufaha Alzaroug

The craziest person I’ve ever met! Anjana Madhav

My crazy funny friend is always smiling!!! xoxo Paris

I love synchronized swimming and I even have 7 swimming suits! I train 5 and a half hours in a normal week.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Swimming, sleeping

Paris Pickering

Devin O’Toole

HOME TOWN: Batavia, IL, USA NATIONALITY: American INTERESTS: Sports, video games DESTINATION: San Francisco, but London and Chicago are near the top

DEVIN SAYS...

COMMENTS

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Yo NHL!!

Playing hockey

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I can Photoshop things, which is surprising since I am awful at traditional art

ABOUT ME: If you want to know about me, you can always ask me

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Ishaan Sagar

You Kill People! Ishaan Sagar

Devin, a big Samus fan! Lyo Yuson

HOME TOWN: Windhoek NATIONALITY: Namibian INTERESTS: Ballet, dancing, singing and sleeping DESTINATION: Geneva

Chelsey Pickering

CHELSEY SAYS... WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? The Rolling Stones- Shes so cold.Research- Big Sean

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Laughing, rapping with Grace, dancing and having fun.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Being with my friends.

ABOUT ME: Very easy person to be around, enjoy conversation and people that make me laugh.

HOME TOWN: Windhoek, Namibia NATIONALITY: Namibian INTERESTS: Dancing, singing,acting,shopping DESTINATION: BSG School

PARIS SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME:

Paris is so sweet and kind she is an awesommmmmme person

I am 11 years old and I was born in Windhoek Namibia!! I came to Geneva 9 months ago for my mothers work. I am an outgoing and loud person!!!! My favourite colours are lilac, pastel pink and baby blue. I am one out of 4 children

Paris Pickering

Ariana Colas

She is so much fun to be around and she makes everyone so happy! Love you Paris! Lauren Brown

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... â&#x20AC;˘ Stop giggling!

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Ishaan Sagar

HOME TOWN: New Delhi NATIONALITY: India INTERESTS: Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Science, Maths DESTINATION: New Delhi, Geneva, London, Washington D.C, New York or Manchester!

COMMENTS

FRIENDS SAY...

Worst director in the world

Most likely to... • Not play cricket for INDIA.

Ezekiel Mberu

A badminton player with no mercy Lyo Yuson

Loves the song “Very super famous” Devin O’Toole

ISHAAN SAYS... ABOUT ME: The Best?

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Cricket

Nagu sai niranjan

HOME TOWN: Trchu NATIONALITY: India DESTINATION: Modila Patti,London, Geneva

NAGU SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

ABOUT ME: Cricket is my life, I love cricket

Animating film

FAVOURITE TEACHER? Mr. Dawson, Ms. Crawford

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: When I got the best cricket player award in my school

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? None

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Why This - Kolveri Di

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FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Pronounce words strangely

Varshinee Sathyanarayanan

HOME TOWN: Chennai NATIONALITY: Indian INTERESTS: Music

COMMENTS Varshinee is a really funny friend and really nice. If I need any help on something, she would always be happy to help. Thanks a lot! Toufaha Alzaroug

You are an amazing friend , I really enjoyed this year with you. When I needed help you were always there to help me.

be there to help me, you’re AWESOME!!! Nana Asiedu

VARSHINEE SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing netball and the piano

Nour Alzaroug

Varshinee you are an amazing friend.You are trustworthy, funny and really cheerful. When I need your help you will

HOME TOWN: Manila, Philippines NATIONALITY: Filipino INTERESTS: Film making, Music, Star wars DESTINATION: Holywood!!!!! NICKNAME(S): EpicLyo

LYO SAYS...

COMMENTS

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

A nice guy, a great friend to talk to

I like playing music on the piano.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I love making short films that I upload to YouTube

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The Talent Show!

Lyo Yuson

Nicholas Yu

Very funny at least I think so and a very good friend Sumayya Zahid

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Eat sushi on a Friday • Make a pun

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Sumayya Zahid

HOME TOWN: Islamabad, Pakistan and Italy NATIONALITY: Pakistani INTERESTS: Food, sleeping and food. NICKNAME(S): Sumo DESTINATION: Geneva

SUMAYYA SAYS...

COMMENTS

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

A really good friend to have.

Sleeping and eating

ABOUT ME: I’m in love with the fridge and I like playing video games (I know.... its not believable).

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Laugh and smile for no reason. Otherwise known as: • A cheerful person.

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Nicholas Yu

You’re a great friend. Nana Asiedu

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KS4 Students

Benjamin Abimbola

HOME TOWN: Lagos, Nigeria INTERESTS: Playing guitar and video games NICKNAME(S): Ben NATIONALITY: Nigerian

FRIENDS SAY...

BENJAMIN SAYS...

Likes: • Seal

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Most likely to... • To be successful

ABOUT ME:

Otherwise known as: • Tunde

Boluwatife AkinAkintunde

I am a 15 year old boy, I like gaming and later in life I would want to become either a pilot or a Doctor.

HOME TOWN: Lagos, Nigeria NATIONALITY: Nigeria DESTINATION: Geneva Switzerland INTERESTS: Football

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Least likely to... • Say Come Through

A good friend

Most likely to... • Ask for food and say fam • Say he’s your best friend just to get food

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Playing football, Gaming

Fran Rajic

Complete lad Ciaran Deehan

Great friend Reda Tamtam

HOME TOWN: Accra,Ghana NATIONALITY: Ghanaian INTERESTS: Reading,Gaming,Movies,Writing, DESTINATION: Success and Hard work NICKNAME(S): Coco, C’rad, ConCon, Decaslash!

CONRAD.JR SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Least likely to... • Be sluggish • Ever get into trouble.

I am 16 years old and this is my second year in BSG. I’m self-confident, independent and best of all smart and too good to start a life of defeat. I believe that success and hardwork gets good breaks.

Conrad.Jr Asiedu

Most likely to... • Get good grades and PASS • Being the nice guy

COMMENTS Very helpful, very, very smart. Nicholas Yu

Fun to work with. Hannah Payet

HOME TOWN: Thoiry, France NATIONALITY: Scottish DESTINATION: New York, Los Angeles (I wish) INTERESTS: Cuddling cute puppies, acting, singing. : dancing and eating sushi

CHLOE SAYS... FAVOURITE QUOTES? Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Acting (I also love watching Adventure time, shh!)

Chloe Ballantine

ABOUT ME: I have a fish phobia

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Become a famous actress • Win an oscar

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Being accepted into my top choice for a Performing Arts school

FAVOURITE TEACHER? All of them?

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Anis Bedja

HOME TOWN: London INTERESTS: Animals, growing plants

ANIS SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Hates: • Silence

Boxing

ABOUT ME: I am 17 years old and doing my IGCSE at BSG. I use to live in London. I now live in le Pays De Gex in France.

Most likely to... • To have Fun • To get into a fight • Ask the craziest questions • Shout the wrong answer

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Eating

Molly Brown

HOME TOWN: Brighton NATIONALITY: English INTERESTS: Knitting, TFIOS, maths

COMMENTS

FRIENDS SAY...

Will be remembered for her funny malnutrition stuffed cat animal ;)

Least likely to... • Pay attention in a conversation

Penelope Diamonds

Absolutely adore you. Patrick Corsame

The most sarcastic cat/maths lover you’ll ever meet. Maria Costa

Best sister in the world! :D Lauren Brown

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Most likely to... • Reply sarcastically to a compliment • Be beaten by Penelope ;)

Glenn Bucagu

HOME TOWN: Kigali, Rwanda INTERESTS: Football Spending time with friends Enjoying Television Downhill biking

GLENN SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Hates: • Raw chicken

Finishing IGCSE exams

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Duke of Edinburgh Outdoor Education

Most likely to... • Bring a comb to school • Say “Bruh” or “Shots Fired” • Have a laugh in class

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing football

ABOUT ME: Fried Chicken and watermelon = LIFE

Andre Colas

HOME TOWN: New York, New York INTERESTS: Basketball Music Dancing NATIONALITY: American

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Least likely to... • Pass the ball

You always think you can do the impossible. Berk Ozturk

Most likely to... • Play basketball Otherwise known as: • Dre

ANDRE SAYS... ABOUT ME: Aspiring basketball player.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Rap as fast as Busta Rhymes

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Patrick Corsame

HOME TOWN: San Francisco, CA, USA NATIONALITY: Filipino - American INTERESTS: Social Networking

COMMENTS

PATRICK SAYS...

Never get bored with Patrick

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Hannah Payet

The Nicest Person I know :D Reda Tamtam

The school would be way too quiet without him :)

I couldn’t even imagine having to pick one memorable moment. This year overall has been truly amazing.

Molly Brown

Calling you a best friend is an understatement ;) love you Maria Costa

My 7/11 buddy ;) Too fabulous! School would be boring without him. Rumbi Muyambo

Maria Costa

HOME TOWN: Vila Real, Portugal NATIONALITY: Portuguese INTERESTS: Cinema, writing, internet

COMMENTS

MARIA SAYS...

This girl is literally my sister. She is literally my other half and I could not have survived this year without her. I love you so much.

ABOUT ME:

Patrick Corsame

A very sweet and polite girl Love you Maria Hannah Payet

Love you! Forever the Richard-joke girl ;) Molly Brown

Maria!! So sweet and kind & nice to talk to. Love your stories! Love you Rumbi Muyambo

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A cinema lover with a big internet addiction. I’m bilingual. I absolutely love going to music festivals. I like to think that a little rebellion once in a while is a good thing.

HOME TOWN: Glasgow NATIONALITY: Scottish INTERESTS: Football, food, sleep, money

COMMENTS

CIARAN SAYS...

Fifa addict

ABOUT ME:

Fran Rajic

Ciaran Deehan

Got that Scottish accent

Have a destiny to be the coolest guy in the world! Nicholas Yu

Great Friend and like a brother to me. Reda Tamtam

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Say ABU • Say your a wee darling.....

Penelope Diamonds

HOME TOWN: Windhoek & Havana NATIONALITY: Cuban Namibian INTERESTS: turning up!

COMMENTS Molly Brown

enjoy reading. The key to life is happiness and stability. Do onto others as you would want others to do onto you.

An interesting person to talk to - Peace out :)

FRIENDS SAY...

Will forever be remembered for her U-turns

Hannah Payet

Where have you been all my life. Hahaha I love you :3 Patrick Corsame

PENELOPE SAYS...

Least likely to... • Betray You. Stay Loyal. Most likely to... • Do something unexpected • Convert Swiss Franc into Namibian Dollars

ABOUT ME: I LOVE Food. I like to chill and sleep. Music is life and so is friends and family. My goal is to make money and I do

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Iorvihi hembasoon loveth

HOME TOWN: Makurdi NATIONALITY: Nigeria DESTINATION: Geneva INTERESTS: Love dancing , cooking and making friends

IORVIHI SAYS...

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

ABOUT ME: I am from Nigeria, I LOVE MAKING FRIENDS AND GOING OUT. I am in year 10.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Geography lesson with Mr Lille and the talent show

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Laughing with mates in history class

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Watch me do ma tin

COMMENTS My crazy other half :D Penelope Diamonds

Geograpy trip in year 9 ...Kandersteg

Aklesia Kiflemariam

HOME TOWN: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia INTERESTS: Food, Netball,Dance, Editing DESTINATION: Aim for the stars NICKNAME(S): Klé Klé NATIONALITY: Ethiopian

AKLESIA SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Hates: • Hot dogs and long walks

I am 16 years old, born in Ethiopia, has lived in Kenya and Switzerland. One of my goals is to become a successful entrepreneur and also I would definitely love to be taller, about 5,7.

FAVOURITE QUOTES? “The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is what you do”

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Otherwise known as: • Alkesha

COMMENTS One of my favourite people.... EVER. <3 Gabrielle St.Hilaire

HOME TOWN: Seoul , South Korea INTERESTS: Drawing, playing video games, singing, cooking DESTINATION: Doctor, President NICKNAME(S): rivaqu stero, sirock, kim

HYOUNGJOO SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Likes: • Minecraft, League of legends

Cooking Korean dish

ABOUT ME: I am Korean. I used to do taekwondo for 7 years.

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Playing sports and video games

Hyoungjoo kim

Most likely to... • Become a doctor • Play LoL Otherwise known as: • Kim

HOME TOWN: Liverpool INTERESTS: Shopping and spending time with my friends NICKNAME(S): Geo NATIONALITY: English DESTINATION: France

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Hates: • Silence

Flawless GiGi ;)

Georgia Llywarch

Gabrielle St.Hilaire

Most likely to... • Play with your hair • Go off-topic in class

GEORGIA SAYS... ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Put my foot behind my head

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Meeting amazing new people

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Rumbi Muyambo

HOME TOWN: Harare NATIONALITY: Zimbabwean/South African INTERESTS: Music, Sports, Art

COMMENTS

RUMBI SAYS...

7/11 Buddy from SA. hahaha(:

ABOUT ME:

Patrick Corsame

Awesome friend :) Has a bright future...probably will teach me Karate :) Hannah Payet

Great friend despite the Bieber obsession...I forgive you Molly Brown

I am Rumbi. I like sports especially karate. I try to be nice most of the time! I enjoy listening to music and playing piano. I also love watching series like PRETTY LITTLE LIARS! I enjoy art and marimbas. Oh and I like to laugh ;)

Amazing friend, you can always count on her :) Karate Queen ;) Maria Costa

Berk Ozturk

HOME TOWN: Ankara, Turkey INTERESTS: Video games, cars, trucks and electronics NICKNAME(S): Beko NATIONALITY: Turkish

BERK SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME:

Lonewolf!

I love video games!!!!!! Other than that I am Turkish, 16 and I’m a lone wolf ;P I am a cool and funny person btw, you should meet me!

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing video games!

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Break the rules Most likely to... • Play video games

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Glenn Bucagu

Hannah Payet

HOME TOWN: Victoria NATIONALITY: Seychellois INTERESTS: Art and design

HANNAH SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME:

My home girl from The Seychelles.(;

I come from a group of islands called The Seychelles. I love being artistic and expressive on paper or on a converse. I hope to see my art in a gallery one day.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Water Sports!! All kinds are my game :)

Patrick Corsame

The artistic ninja with an impressive knowledge in presentation media, great friend too :) Maria Costa

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Be there for u • Want to fight • Just come and find me if you want someone to talk to

HOME TOWN: Manila, England and Switzerland NATIONALITY: British / Filipino INTERESTS: Flying, Music

MATTHEW SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME:

A pretty cool guy, great to hangout with, and always helps you out

I fly aircraft as a hobby and currently I’m in the process of getting my pilots licence. My dream and my ultimate goal is to become an airline pilot for a leading airline.

Matthew Preston

Nicholas Yu

Such a cool guy and an awesome pilot. (: Patrick Corsame

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Just being with great company.

FAVOURITE QUOTES? “To most people the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home.”

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Fran Rajic

HOME TOWN: Zagreb,Croatia NATIONALITY: Croatian INTERESTS: Golf,Football,Basketball,Table tennis,Tennis

FRIENDS SAY...

FRAN SAYS...

Least likely to... • To play netball

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Table Tennis

Most likely to... • Play golf Otherwise known as: • Drake

COMMENTS A very positive guy, always a good friend to everyone Nicholas Yu

Complete lad Ciaran Deehan

Koketso RANTA

HOME TOWN: Pretoria, South Africa INTERESTS: Football Swimming Mountain Climbing DESTINATION: Everywhere!

KOKETSO SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Duke of Edinburgh

Football

ABOUT ME: I like football but enjoy other sports such basketball and running. I enjoy eating and watching a lot of series.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Talent show

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Double jointed fingers

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FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Become a billionair

INTERESTS: Besides being amazing in every way? Just kidding. I love science, reading, dancing,etc. DESTINATION: To infinity and beyond NICKNAME(S): Gabby, Gabs NATIONALITY: Dominican

GABRIELLE SAYS...

COMMENTS

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

You give me life. -- Beyonce in this school of lady gagas

Falling off the mountain on the duke of Edinburgh trip LOL

Queen of the universe ;)

Gabrielle St.Hilaire

Hayley Townsend Georgia Llywarch

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Meeting awesome new people and being part of a great school

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Not to speak her mind Most likely to... • Become president

HOME TOWN: Nalut-Libya NATIONALITY: Libyan INTERESTS: Music,TV series, Movies, Hating school

COMMENTS

REDA SAYS...

A cool guy to talk to and a great friend to have

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Nicholas Yu

One of the nicest people I know.(: Patrick Corsame

The bro ;) Adam Thorn

Reda Tamtam

The talent show.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? The Secret Santa Party We had

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Be one of the nicest people I know

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Adam Thorn

HOME TOWN: Hornchurch NATIONALITY: English/Moroccan INTERESTS: Youtube,motion graphics,video editing DESTINATION: Ferney

COMMENTS

FRIENDS SAY...

Always like games, and a very good friend

Least likely to... • Allez allez

Nicholas Yu

Amazing Intros and such a cool guy

Most likely to... • Get hyper

Patrick Corsame

Brother from another mother Reda Tamtam

Complete lad Ciaran Deehan

Alex Yu

HOME TOWN: Singapore INTERESTS: Yo-Yo, Gaming, Magic, Sports DESTINATION: Where it takes me :) NICKNAME(S): Alex NATIONALITY: Singaporean

ALEX SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Gaming, Badminton, Football, Cardistry

ABOUT ME: I am 16 years old and it is my 4th year in BSG. I love gaming and badminton. I hope to become an engineer or criminal psychologist.

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Badminton Tournament

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Football Tournament

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Chemistry Flame Test

FRIENDS SAY... Hates: • Performing in public

HOME TOWN: Jurong West, Singapore NATIONALITY: Singaporean INTERESTS: Dinosaurs, dragons, drawing, kaijus, NICKNAME(S): Nick, Nico

NICHOLAS SAYS...

COMMENTS

ABOUT ME:

Coolest guy in bsg

My name is Nicholas Yu, and I am 15 years old. I was born in Singapore, and I moved here at the age of 11. I am a bit shy, I do not talk a lot, but I am very nice and kind person though, and I always help my friends.

Nicholas Yu

Ciaran Deehan

Such a nice person and smart too!(: Patrick Corsame

Cool and Smart Guy NICO Reda Tamtam

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? I am very good at drawing and I have great knowledge about dinosaurs. In the future, I am hoping to use them and become an artist or a palaeontologist.

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A-level Students

Vanessa Albertolli

HOME TOWN: Long story NATIONALITY: Italian/Australian/Argentinian INTERESTS: Travelling, reading, writing, singing, dragon-slaying and brownie-baking for the INGRATES. NICKNAME(S): Nessa/Ness DESTINATION: ????

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Hates: • Spiders

“Imagine if you accidentally pushed your friend down the stairs and they died?” *laughs*

Least likely to... • Die. She is immortal. Most likely to... • Bake brownies

Sarah Irwin

“Do you ever feel like you’re just a brain walking around on legs?” Alexandra Ridley

Otherwise known as: • Brownie Master

Alastair Beveridge

HOME TOWN: Leicester INTERESTS: Football, Music and THE GYM WITH ABDULLAH!

ALASTAIR SAYS... ABOUT ME: I’m a football addict, I’m a goalkeeper in my local team. I am also a keen supporter of Leicester City FC. As this book comes out in the future, I’ll just assume that we beat the drop and are still in the premier league...Elsewhere I’m a drummer and a football coach.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Living for the Weekend - Hard Fi,An Honest Mistake - The Bravery,I Won’t Come Back - The Pigeon Detectives,Had

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Enough - The Enemy,I Wont Look Back - Duke Dumont.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Beating Gerald at Ping-pong!

FRIENDS SAY... Hates: • Declined bench-press

Francesca Coss

HOME TOWN: Windsor, Berkshire NATIONALITY: Irish and English INTERESTS: Skiing, Music and Films NICKNAME(S): Frankie DESTINATION: Future

COMMENTS

FRANCESCA SAYS...

Thanks for a wonderful year, showing me around and hanging out.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Skiing!!!

Eve Warden

HOME TOWN: Glasgow , Scotland INTERESTS: Subculture, music and Celtic DESTINATION: Unknown

FRIENDS SAY...

LIAM SAYS...

Otherwise known as: • L.i.am • Mail • L-Dog • Liam Gallagher

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Liam Deehan

The Courteeners- Bide your timeOasis- Fade away

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Shraveen Dhalladoo

HOME TOWN: Vacoas, Mauritius NATIONALITY: Mauritian INTERESTS: HUGO BOSS, Liverpool FC and Football DESTINATION: Dubai

SHRAVEEN SAYS...

COMMENTS

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Don’t forget to wait for the BAAAASSSSSSS DRROOOOOPPPP ;P

Drake - Know Yourself

Timothy Inkoom

FAVOURITE MOMENT? The 3-0 and 5-1 wins against Manchester United and Arsenal respectively

Emily Dubuisson

NICKNAME(S): Emily NATIONALITY: French/ British INTERESTS: Friends, chocolate, music

EMILY SAYS...

COMMENTS

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Sweetest girl x

Listening to music, singing, going out with friends.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The talent show.

FRIENDS SAY... Hates: • Nothing Most likely to... • Become a singer • Use a sign

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Louise Ligertwood

HOME TOWN: Copenhagen NATIONALITY: Danish, Swedish and Peruvian INTERESTS: Music DESTINATION: Wherever the wind takes me

CÉSAR SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Most likely to... • Amaze us with his musical talents.

I love ducks and have loved studying at BSG as much as I love those beautiful people. I have enjoyed my years in BSG as I’ve gotten to meet some of the loveliest people I know.

César Dyrberg

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Everyday is memorable, so much so that I can’t remember any of them.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Four Tet - Plastic PeopleEl Mudo - Chacarron Macorron

Gianna Harness

HOME TOWN: Brighton, England NATIONALITY: German, British INTERESTS: Music

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Least likely to... • CARE ABOUT ANYTHING. EVER.

Is this the real life?

Most likely to... • Make weird videos • Over-think walking up stairs, and freak out. • Randomly start singing

Hayley Townsend

Or is this just fantasy? Sarah Irwin

My sausage xx Emily Dubuisson

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Megan Haylock

HOME TOWN: England- boring I know... NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Netball and writing DESTINATION: England!

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Most likely to... • Read fan-fiction to procrastinate Geography homework

She’s a pyromaniac and she has no friends.

Otherwise known as: • George • The Chocoholic

Vanessa Albertolli

English banter ;) Sarah Irwin

MEGAN SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Sitting on my bed with a warm cup of tea and a good book

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Definitely all the trips in Geo and History! :D

Thomas Haylock

HOME TOWN: Southend, Essex, England, Earth INTERESTS: Video games, science, sleeping, theater. DESTINATION: Somewhere nice with good wifi

FRIENDS SAY...

THOMAS SAYS...

Least likely to... • Say something useful or related to the conversation.

ABOUT ME:

Likes: • SCIENCE! LIONS! TIGERS! BEARS! OH MY! Most likely to... • Make a bad, but witty joke. • Attempt to get two people to fight in an arena of death over my last piece of food.

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Marmots and jet packs seem like a good idea.

HOME TOWN: Genthod Bellevue NATIONALITY: Ghana INTERESTS: Basketball, Athletics and Dubstep

COMMENTS

TIMOTHY SAYS...

NO you do not take psychology. You are not fooling anyone!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Emily Dubuisson

Shut your music!Haha Karim Kiwirra

Timothy Inkoom

Hanging it out with Tim and Dhallad after lunch

“Inkoom Tax” Daniel Roman

No, your phone is NOT a tablet Louise Ligertwood

HOME TOWN: Geneva DESTINATION: unknown INTERESTS: wakeboard, snowboard, philosophy of life

Anton Iouriev

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Do well in life - somehow.

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Sarah Irwin

HOME TOWN: Geneva NATIONALITY: Swiss/ British INTERESTS: Theatre, netball, music and life NICKNAME(S): ‘Netball’ DESTINATION: BROADWAY!

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Most likely to... • Friendzone --’ #truestory • Have fancy nails • Sing without noticing. • Force you to P.E.

“I think I might have two Balisto bars but I don’t want to get my hopes up...”

Otherwise known as: • Ma Nutella Buddy • Netball • Serah

Henri Karppinen

Megan Haylock

Yellow houses!! Malumbo Kasanda

NATIONALITY: Finnish HOME TOWN: Planet earth DESTINATION: Hell INTERESTS: Music and learning

HENRI SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS?

Hates: • No one. He loves EVERYONE

Making water droplet sound

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Procrastinating

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Blink 182 - family reunion

Least likely to... • Do homework. Most likely to... • Say “it’s disgusting” or “that’s disgusting”

COMMENTS Your computer screen is brighter than your future Hayley Townsend

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Jenni Karppinen

HOME TOWN: The Death Star NATIONALITY: Finnish INTERESTS: dance, art, music DESTINATION: Unknown

JENNI SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Most likely to... • Come up with a smart pun.

Reading, drawing, dancing, listening to music

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Otherwise known as: • Flamboyant Cow • Jenni Swagppinen

Laughing fits that would last over 10 mins

HOME TOWN: Lusaka, Zambia DESTINATION: Not sure yet, wherever God takes me. INTERESTS: CHELSEA FC!! Music, football, cricket, athletics.

MALUMBO SAYS... WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? A Few More Miles - Take 6That’s Life - Frank SinatraSomething to hold on to - Accapella CompanyPing Pong - Armin van Buuren

Malumbo Kasanda

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: CERN

COMMENTS Chess...? Daniel Roman

ABOUT ME: Die hard Seventh Day Adventist.Try to live my life according to what I believe.My blood is blue, hardcore Chelsea FC supporter. 2014/2015 Champions when this is published, if not I blame John Obi Mikel.

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Karim Kiwirra

HOME TOWN: Geneva, Switzerland DESTINATION: University

KARIM SAYS... ABOUT ME: What Can I say about me? I’ve been in 2 Milleniums, 3 Decades, 2 so called “Apocalypses”, Witnessed a Revolution, Danced in and on a Tank, been stranded abroad due to a Volcano and all this while I didn’t even turn 18 at the time. I hope to make something of myself, when it comes to my future I’m a no nonsense Guy, but doesn’t mean we can’t laugh along the way. In fact I’m Crazy, and when you meet someone with the same type of crazy that bunch of crazies becomes a friendship :).

Jeffrey Koppanyi

The best memory I have and probably will still have by the time I leave here will just be the laughter we all shared.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? I would say the song that will remind me of my time here at BSG would be Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

NICKNAME(S): Jeff NATIONALITY: Irish, Hungarain & British HOME TOWN: Geneva DESTINATION: University in UK (hopefully) INTERESTS: Science, Skateboarding, Guitar

JEFFREY SAYS... FAVOURITE TEACHER? Ms. Prior, sorry Ms. Lee and Ms. Aquilante but I’ve been taught by Ms. Prior since year 7 :P

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Probably playing the guitar (sometimes at the expense of studying :/ ...

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Louise Ligertwood

HOME TOWN: Geneva NATIONALITY: British/Swiss INTERESTS: Piano DESTINATION: Wonderland

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Most likely to... • Smudge nail polish on her coursework.

Best ginger x

Otherwise known as: • Drama Queen

Emily Dubuisson

Yes I do take Psychology u just don’t notice I’m around :P Timothy Inkoom

HOME TOWN: Westeros? (Oh, and New Delhi, India) NATIONALITY: Indian INTERESTS: Swimming, Netball, Netflix, Chris Pine NICKNAME(S): Archie DESTINATION: To infinity and beyond... :)

FRIENDS SAY...

ARCHANA SAYS...

Hates: • Chris Hemsworth • David

ABOUT ME:

Most likely to... • Dance like Uma Thurman • Bring a laugh into a conversation Otherwise known as: • Archicus • Archietect

Archana Madhav

I tend to laugh at inappropriate moments, cry when dogs die in movies, I enjoy listening to music, watching movies

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Eminem- Lose yourself

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Michael martinez

HOME TOWN: Prévessin-Moëns NATIONALITY: Argentinian - Irish - English DESTINATION: The cupboard INTERESTS: House cleaning & grooming horses

MICHAEL SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Most likely to... • Take his shoes & socks off in class • Share his food

Watching swans sing & dancing with party hats on, of course!

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Spending a week in detention with Ms Messer, Mrs Sundaram & Mrs Reina.

Otherwise known as: • Ramirez

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Peanut-butter jelly time

Valentine Mberu

HOME TOWN: Nairobi, Kenya NATIONALITY: Kenyan INTERESTS: Baking, Netball, Chris Hemsworth

FRIENDS SAY...

VALENTINE SAYS...

Hates: • Tofu • Chris Pine • Lentils

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Most likely to... • Fail to open a pizza box, and almost stab herself • GET 100% ON A TEST!?! • Eat all your food • Steal your stationery

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Baking

ABOUT ME: I enjoy silence. I get cranky when hungry. FEED ME!

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush

Sebastian Molina

HOME TOWN: London NATIONALITY: British, Chilean DESTINATION: north Dakota INTERESTS: music, skateboarding

SEBASTIAN SAYS... WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? I.A trip

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Meeting Louise Ligertwood

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Big Jet plane

COMMENTS T-rex <3 Louise Ligertwood

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Friday nights

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Ski trip

HOME TOWN: Lusaka DESTINATION: Places INTERESTS: Footy, other sports, music and movies NICKNAME(S): Jayjay NATIONALITY: Tanzanian

Gerald Mwandandila

GERALD SAYS...

COMMENTS

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

He wants to be called Jordan. Sarah Irwin

Playing Ping-Pong with the lads at lunch.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Football.

FAVOURITE QUOTES? Get’em!

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Destroy his opponents in sports.

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Daniel Nazarov

HOME TOWN: Saldi, Latvia NATIONALITY: Russian INTERESTS: Acting

COMMENTS “Not good Sherlock” Megan Haylock

Who could possibly follow in his footsteps as Iago? Nina Leumann

DANIEL SAYS... FAVOURITE MOMENT? Talent Show and Acting Out In English Class

FRIENDS SAY... Otherwise known as: • Sherlock

Peter Pariyo

HOME TOWN: Kampala NATIONALITY: Ugandan INTERESTS: eating, sleeping, working for myself

PETER SAYS... ABOUT ME: I sleep, breathe, play, injure, interact, shout and eat. What am I?

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Sabah Phillips

HOME TOWN: Harrogate NATIONALITY: British DESTINATION: who knows?...

SABAH SAYS...

COMMENTS

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Being head of the school council together was great :)

What’s my name? - Rihanna

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Sarah Irwin

P.E together :) Emily Dubuisson

London

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Talent show

FAVOURITE MOMENT? I ride my bike at night- Michael m

HOME TOWN: Monaco and Prevessin DESTINATION: Loughborough INTERESTS: Football, guitar, table tennis

XAVIER SAYS...

COMMENTS

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Xav Xav

Normandy

Daniel Roman

Xavier Planchette

Sarah Irwin

“Oh yeah, BABY!”

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing guitar

ABOUT ME: I’ve lived in Geneva for 15 years and attended BSG for 5 years. Overall I’ve enjoyed my time in the school. The school trips were great fun and I remember with fondness the ski trip in year 12 and the KS3 trip to Normandy.

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Borna Rajic

HOME TOWN: Zagreb DESTINATION: St Barts INTERESTS: Business, Golf, Tennis, Cars

BORNA SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing tennis

Alexandra Ridley

NICKNAME(S): Alex NATIONALITY: UK + Irish HOME TOWN: This could take a while... INTERESTS: Acting, reading, drawing, crafting, travelling, science.

FRIENDS SAY...

COMMENTS

Hates: • LIFE DECISIONS.

Dress hunting buddy... Otherwise known as procrastination!

Most likely to... • Put an annoying nose on emojis ;P • Succeed...we hope. • Have an early mid-life crisis...quarter-life crisis?

Megan Haylock

Our friendship can’t be described in words <3 Sarah Irwin

ALEXANDRA SAYS... ABOUT ME: Internationally-raised British ginger.

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HOME TOWN: Manila, Philippines INTERESTS: Music, food, nutella, anime and TV series. DESTINATION: Who knows?

DANIEL SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Most likely to... • Do Fridays right :D • Eat a jar of Nutella in an hour

Hi, I am a pink sea star. I live under a rock in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. My best friend is Spongebob and I love jellyfishing.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS?

Daniel Roman

Otherwise known as: • BUDDDDDYYYY • Nutella Buddy

Unfortunately no...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

COMMENTS

Chilling with ma homies, buddy and eating nutella.

“Calm down Bick Boii” Malumbo Kasanda

HOME TOWN: Manila, Philippines NATIONALITY: Filipino INTERESTS: Video games and music NICKNAME(S): Dave DESTINATION: Bikini Bottom

David Roman

DAVID SAYS... ABOUT ME: I like to play games, go out, have fun and listen to music.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Explosions in the sky- Your hand in mine

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Stargazing with friends

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Being in Mr.Lille’s homeroom

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Timothy Sauer

NICKNAME(S): Tim, Timmy HOME TOWN: Geneva NATIONALITY: Dutch, French, American DESTINATION: Any English speaking country INTERESTS: Learning, playing video games, sports

TIMOTHY SAYS...

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

One of the many enjoyable moments in BSG for me has been the Berlin trip

Spending time with friends

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Getting U nique grades on my tests

ABOUT ME: Quite a lazy person, I enjoy practical activities and in my own time I like to chill with friends.

Hayley Townsend

HOME TOWN: Hell NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Baking, netball, dress making DESTINATION: Somewhere better

FRIENDS SAY...

HAYLEY SAYS...

Most likely to... • Be stalked by a random Nick at a music festival • Have weird hair colours • Sing with Gianna and me • Do fun STUUUUUUUUUUUFF :D

ABOUT ME:

Otherwise known as: • Buddy :) • Blondie

I intend to make each of you very fat before I leave.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I haven’t murdered anyone, I consider that a talent.

COMMENTS Bohemian Rhapsody with Gianna ;’) Sarah Irwin

#stillhere Daniel Roman

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HOME TOWN: Ornex though I was born in Harlow NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Horse riding

EVE SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Least likely to... • Be able to eat tons of chocolate hahahahaha.

Horse riding, reading and bowling

Eve Warden

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Going Bowling with a few of my friends

COMMENTS I was so pleased to get to know Eve during the ski trip to Saas Fee. A great girl you can really rely on. Louise Prior

HOME TOWN: Islamabad, Pakistan INTERESTS: Gym, Eat, Sleep and Repeat DESTINATION: Technology University of Eindhoven, Holland

FRIENDS SAY... Hates: • Giving up his racket at ping pong • Anything that doesn’t involve lifting heavy things! • Cardio!

Abdullah Zahid

Otherwise known as: • Azzie • Dullah

COMMENTS You own this school Sarah Irwin

Least likely to... • Work when we sit next to each other :P Most likely to... • Talk about going to the gym • Be really competitive, and fun in PE. • Trip you

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Teachers and Staff

Fiona Crawford

HOME TOWN: Glasgow NATIONALITY: Scottish INTERESTS: I like my life drawing class, and taking photographs when out wandering. Cycling around Swiss vineyards. Reading. Arguing.

FIONA SAYS... WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Allez allez allez by Camille

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Discussions (and arguments) in class; the talent show; Yr 10 talks; handing over the completed coursework.

Laura Aquilante

HOME TOWN: Cluj-Napoca, Romania NATIONALITY: Romanian INTERESTS: Socializing with friends, Latin American dances, cooking, travelling

LAURA SAYS... ABOUT ME: I enjoy cooking...itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some kind of applied Chemistry! I like to discover new places, organize gatherings and plan things in detail.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Starring in the AS School Movie

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HOME TOWN: Outre Brevon DESTINATION: France INTERESTS: Art, craft and design, walking, interior design, crafts NATIONALITY: British

RACHEAL SAYS...

COMMENTS

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

So glad you can finally teach art in BSG - the displays are great!

Being asked to set up the first IGCSE year in Art for the school, I was delighted.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? I love walking in the mountains near to where I live with my new puppy.

Racheal Browning

Fiona Crawford

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Inspire the students AND their parents!

ABOUT ME: In my spare time I am busy renovating my house which just happens to be an old school.

Kerry Compton

HOME TOWN: Hampshire DESTINATION: France INTERESTS: My family and friends

KERRY SAYS... WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Uptown Funk

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Finally finishing my diploma.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Skiing and reading

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Dog-sledding

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Karaoke night! And watching Julie paint the ‘yellow brick road’!

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Mr_Lille daniel.lille@ britishschoolgeneva.ch

HOME TOWN: Sheffield (UK) NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Traveland Travel!

COMMENTS

FRIENDS SAY...

The best homeroom teacher ever

Hates: • Poor student excuses for not doing Homework!

Conrad.Jr Asiedu

The greatest form teacher I could ever have Nicholas Yu

Least likely to... • To Win the World Cup for England!

Great Geography teacher! Hannah Payet

MR_LILLE SAYS... ABOUT ME: My aim is to visit every country by the time I’m 50 - 40 down only another 141 to go!

Marnie Dara Evans

NATIONALITY: British HOME TOWN: Welshpool INTERESTS: Languages, Literature, Travel, Photography

MARNIE SAYS... MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The school production of “A Christmas Wizard of Oz”. The children all worked extremely hard and it all paid off in the end.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? The first day! I was so nervous and yet everyone was so welcoming. I was very happy to meet all these lovely new people.

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WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Frozen- Let it go. The girls will NOT stop singing it...

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Skiing! Reading, drinking tea and singing really loudly in the car.

HOME TOWN: Leeds NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Rock climbing, road cycling, English rugby.

PAUL SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE?

Travel.

Still ‘Universal Soldier’.

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS?

Still 2003 Rugby World Cup final.

Paul Dawson

No talents, just hard work.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Visiting Robben Island.

ABOUT ME: The older I get the more I just like chilling out.

HOME TOWN: Limerick- Ireland DESTINATION: Anywhere INTERESTS: Rugby, Food, Travel, Movies,

MARK SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? I once loved playing rugby but those days are long gone! Now I just enjoy watching.

Mark Fitzgerald

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Up town funk

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Playing against the students in our annual basketball game. Even though we were soundly beaten!

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Watching the primary kids sing ‘Up town funk’ and dance to Michael Jackson

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Louise Fogarty

HOME TOWN: Dublin, Ireland NATIONALITY: Irish INTERESTS: baking, knitting, dog walking, reading...

LOUISE SAYS...

FAVOURITE TEACHER? It’s too difficult to pick just one!

ABOUT ME: English, Citizenship, and Psychology teacher.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Talent show; AS Psy presenting their dioramas to Yr 11; A2s covering Eyewitness Testimony with AS; Yr 7s dancing to Shake It Off; Yr 8s laughing at the antics of Digga and Reilly from Our Day Out.

FRIENDS SAY... Least likely to... • Allow “ugly” macaroons pass for public consumption even when the public want them!

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Sleeping

John Hutcheson

HOME TOWN: Ferney-Voltaire DESTINATION: Gallifrey INTERESTS: History, drawing, exploring, cats

JOHN SAYS... ABOUT ME: I left books and Archaeology in England 5 years ago to find more books here but attached to students. I am thinking of taking up Kids Christmas parties and magic as my next career.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Communicating with macaques using eyebrow language.

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Meeting my long lost brother Gareth Parsons

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WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Reasons To Be Cheerful: Part 3 by Ian Dury

COMMENTS I’m sure I speak for the whole history class in saying that the London History Trip was a highlight of the year! Thank you! Vanessa Albertolli

HOME TOWN: Ferney-Voltaire NATIONALITY: Swiss INTERESTS: Education, Languages, Cinema, Cats

SABINE SAYS... ABOUT ME: I was born a long time ago in a galaxy far away called Meyrin - just up the road from school! According to Year 10, the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me was meeting my wonderful husband. Other than meeting Mr H, my achievements include an exciting teaching career and working as Education Consultant to help students in this area.

Sabine Hutcheson

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Laughing at Mr Hutchesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas crackers jokes

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? The Only Way Is Up! by Yazz

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The A2 History trip to London great fun!

Olga Ianchina

HOME TOWN: Moscow, Geneva DESTINATION: A Phd some day INTERESTS: life in its every moment

OLGA SAYS...

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE?

I like evenings. From my window I have a splendid view of the Jura

Reading and speaking about new topics

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? None to be sincere

Teaching Russian and other languages, being with my family, gardening, listening to some really nice music, meeting friends

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Talent show repetitions

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Sarah Kenward

HOME TOWN: Cambridge NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Skiing, swimming, cycling, running

SARAH SAYS...

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY?

Getting my new puppy, Lola.

Cycling in the mountains

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: London Trip

ABOUT ME: I love to spend my weekends up in the mountains where we are renovating our new home in Manigod. Other interests of mine are travelling and sampling Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest food and wine! This year I am completing Geneva half marathon and hoping for a personal best.

Maria Lavelle-Munt

HOME TOWN: Strathaven, Scotland NATIONALITY: Scottish DESTINATION: Somewhere hot and sunny INTERESTS: Baking, dressmaking, travelling

MARIA SAYS...

COMMENTS

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

Partner in crime!

Talent Show

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Making cakes and eating them of course!

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Louise Fogarty

Red velvet cakes...mm... Fiona Crawford

HOME TOWN: Toronto, Canada NATIONALITY: Canadian INTERESTS: Asking why over and over again :) DESTINATION: ...just keep swimming...

MICHELLE SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Least likely to... • To understand what Mrs Hutcheson says

Being “killed” by a single D Cell battery

HOME TOWN: Zurich NATIONALITY: Swiss / American INTERESTS: talking to people, having coffee DESTINATION: Gallifrey

COMMENTS

FRIENDS SAY...

I like our cake tradition. Yes, thank you, Daniel!

Most likely to... • Say a kind word when needed • To be considerate of others. • Give a really sound second opinion. And know stuff.

Sarah Irwin

You may be called Mrs. Leumann, but to me you shall always be Mrs.Lulu =)

Michelle Lee

Nina Leumann

Karim Kiwirra

It was fun celebrating birthdays in English class!

NINA SAYS...

Vanessa Albertolli

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Students acting out scenes in class

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Aaron McCrea

HOME TOWN: Belfast INTERESTS: Rugby, music (Deftones, Interpol), karaoke NATIONALITY: British

AARON SAYS...

COMMENTS

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Great party organiser!

BSG Talent Show

Makes the best sausage rolls!

Kerry Compton Sabine Hutcheson

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? George Michael - Careless Whisper

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Demand cake and fine wine Otherwise known as: • Stingray

Susan Mesa

HOME TOWN: Glasgow NATIONALITY: Scottish INTERESTS: Still, discovering anything new.

SUSAN SAYS... MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The Dressgate during study period - some of the students’ reactions were priceless!

ABOUT ME: I started teaching French in 1997 and became involved with BSG in 2009.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Opening the door from a distance, of course...

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WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? “Beggin” - one of my favourite moments of the talent show.

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Smile at any time of the day. • Recommend cool things and places.

HOME TOWN: Belfast DESTINATION: Geneva INTERESTS: Sport, food and family... maybe not in that order... I really love eating.

DAVID SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Playing Footy

David Neill

I enjoy playing and watching most sports, particularly football.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Mr McCrea at the Talent Show

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? No Limits - 2Unlimited

ABOUT ME: I teach Year 4 in the Primary School, they’re a cracking bunch! Over the past year, I became a dad, which has been exhausting but truly amazing.

HOME TOWN: Esposende - Portugal DESTINATION: Walking the way... INTERESTS: Aviation, and Sports in general...

CARLOS SAYS... WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? “It’s my life”, Bon Jovi…

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Going to the beach...

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The wining of the first ever sports medal for BSG...

FAVOURITE MOMENT?

Carlos Palmeira

amazing… Thanks to everyone involved.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? Still working to achieve it… BSG first sports cup…

COMMENTS When you thought my name was ‘Netball’... Sarah Irwin

All the victories we achieved with the sports teams… The fact that we savoured victory with all the teams feels

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Gareth Parsons

HOME TOWN: Norwich, Norfolk (England) NATIONALITY: English INTERESTS: Music, football and food. NICKNAME(S): G funk DESTINATION: Life is a journey...

GARETH SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS?

Most likely to... • Publish his very own phrasebook of ‘Norfolkisms’ - very unique sayings and very entertaining.

I could tell you but MI5 have forbidden me from revealing it.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Football. Watching and trying to play.

ABOUT ME: The long lost brother of Mr. Hutcheson - not really!Born in Norfolk and some people say I never really left. I lived in Norfolk most of my life until moving to Paris. Happy to find myself here in Geneva.Husband, proud father and dodgy football player.

Louise Prior

HOME TOWN: Chamonix, France NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Music, Art, Skiing and Hiking DESTINATION: Staying right here for the foreseeable future.

LOUISE SAYS... ABOUT ME: This is my sixth year at BSG, how time flies. I teach IGCSE and A-level maths and act as form teacher for year 11. I’ve many other responsibilities in the school but will be best known for the Gazette and this yearbook.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: My favourite memory this year has to be the talent contest. The atmosphere of camaraderie in the school was fantastic. No matter what the talent, each act was welcomed onto

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the stage with enthusiasm and appreciation by the audience, it reminded me why it’s so great to be part of this school.

FRIENDS SAY... Most likely to... • Remain calm and level-headed and offer sound advice • Be able to help, whatever the problem, and seem happy to do so. And know new poets.

HOME TOWN: Cadiz NATIONALITY: Spanish INTERESTS: Snooker/Pool, travelling, the seaside, Flamenco, guitar

PILI SAYS...

COMMENTS

FAVOURITE MOMENT? Visiting the Christmas Market in Strasbourg

Thank you for all that you have done for BSG, we truly appreciate all of your hard work!

FAVOURITE QUOTES?

Patrick Corsame

Eramos pocos y pario la abuela

I enjoy speaking Spanish with you. You are such a lovely person and thank you for everything.

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: The staff Christmas dinner

Pili Reina

Penelope Diamonds

FAVOURITE TEACHER? Mr Lille of course and some others

HOME TOWN: Somerset INTERESTS: Walking, reading, and being with friends.

JULIE SAYS... FAVOURITE MOMENT? 3.30- Hometime!!

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Julie Sims

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? The Talent show- the children worked very hard and we were all so proud!

Passing my diploma.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? The Tickling Song

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Chilling.

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Jackie Smith

HOME TOWN: Harrogate, North Yorkshire NATIONALITY: British DESTINATION: Paradise- wherever that may be

JACKIE SAYS... ABOUT ME: Born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England where I went to school, started teaching and met my husband.Moved to Borneo to broaden my horizons. Upon my return I was blessed with my beautiful daughter and continued teaching for a few more years. Next was a move to the French Alps for a change of career with a chalet holiday company.Missing the smiles and energy of children around me,I returned to teaching at BSG.

Lesley Stockman

Alushe raising a toast(of glasses of water)on the Primary School Ski Trip to thank the teachers and parents for giving the children such a great opportunity. Such appreciation of one so young, certainly makes all the hard work worth while.

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? The Scientist - Coldplay, performed by Mr Neill- now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undiscovered talent!

HOME TOWN: Wrexham, North Wales NATIONALITY: Welsh/British INTERESTS: Reading, Cooking, Cinema, Gardening DESTINATION: For the Summer....my back garden!

LESLEY SAYS... FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Socialising with good friends

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Hearing Mr McCrea sing at the talent show.

FAVOURITE TEACHER? That would be telling!

WHAT SONG REMINDS YOU OF YOUR TIME HERE? Any song from Bugsy Malone.

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MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

HOME TOWN: Johannesburg NATIONALITY: South African INTERESTS: Murder mysteries and travelling. DESTINATION: Unknown

MRS SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Most likely to... • To turn into a fairy godmother

I am slowly losing my mind, I keep hoping the students may find it. Alas it does not look that way.

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? Tap dancing

MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE YEAR:

Mrs Thompson

COMMENTS BEST MATHS TEACHER EVER!!!! Paris Pickering

Michael Martinez’s face after his performance at the talent show.

NATIONALITY: British INTERESTS: Skiing, snowboarding, cooking, running and anything creative! NICKNAME(S): Tuppers DESTINATION: Unknown

SALLY SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Least likely to... • Take a piece of chocolate from the teacher’s table

I have a pet tortoise called Basil who I love very much.

Sally Tuplin

FAVOURITE TEACHER? Mrs Thompson

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I can make a chicken out of a tea-towel.

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Monique Wehrle-Haller

NATIONALITY: Swiss HOME TOWN: Basel INTERESTS: Travelling, reading, hiking DESTINATION: Anywhere sunny

MONIQUE SAYS... ABOUT ME: I was born in Basel where I went to school and studied Biology. My husband and I lived in the US for four years and we moved to Geneva 18 years ago. Before joining BSG I worked in a medical research laboratory. I have two grown children.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Relaxing on week ends.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY OF YOUR TIME HERE? The students enjoying making colorful polymer slimes.

Sean Wiseman

HOME TOWN: Cruseilles NATIONALITY: New Zealand INTERESTS: Rock Climbing, Guitar, Reading, Snow sports

SEAN SAYS...

FRIENDS SAY...

ABOUT ME:

Most likely to... • Be called CJ Daquan • Ask how you’re doing and sound like he’s not just being polite.

I was born in Queenstown, New Zealand. I went to school in Preston, England and University in Bangor, Wales. I enjoy most outdoor activities and am keen to try new sports!

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY? Science! Specifically.... practicals!

ANY UNUSUAL TALENTS? I was a very good Octopush player when at university. Look it up if you dont know what it is!

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First to fall asleep in class hanjoo kim

Most likely to come to school late michael martinez

Most likely to come up with a good excuse Daniel Nazarov

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Benjamin Abimbola

Laura Aquilante

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Playing guitar and video games Page: 108

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Socializing with friends, Latin American dances, cooking, travelling Page: 144

Karosi Akande-Alasoka

Conrad.Jr Asiedu

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Skating Page: 88

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Reading,Gaming,Movies,Writing, Page: 109

Boluwatife Akin-Akintunde

Edwin Asiedu

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Football Page: 108

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Art,Video games, Anime, Karate. Page: 90

Vanessa Albertolli

Nana Asiedu

Section: A-level Students Interests: Travelling, reading, writing, singing, dragon-slaying and brownie-baking for the INGRATES. Page: 124

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Gymnastics Page: 90

Khaled Alzaroug

Chloe Ballantine

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Football and video games Page: 88

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Cuddling cute puppies, acting, singing. : dancing and eating sushi Page: 109

Nour Alzaroug

Anis Bedja

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Music and tennis Page: 89

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Animals, growing plants Page: 110

Toufaha Alzaroug

Alastair Beveridge

Section: KS3 Students Interests: swimming/science/drawing/reading Page: 89

Section: A-level Students Interests: Football, Music and THE GYM WITH ABDULLAH! Page: 124

Index Natalie Biashvili

Andre Colas

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Singing Playing guitar Traveling Page: 91

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Basketball Music Dancing Page: 111

Ashley Boniface

Ariana Colas

Section: KS3 Students Page: 91

Section: KS3 Students Interests: youtube, instagram Ed sheeran and singing Page: 93

Lauren Brown

Kerry Compton

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Performing Arts and cats! Page: 92

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: My family and friends Page: 145

Molly Brown

Grace Connelly

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Knitting, TFIOS, maths Page: 110

Section: KS3 Students Interests: golf, singing Page: 93

Racheal Browning

Derrick Corsame

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Art, craft and design, walking, interior design, crafts Page: 144

Section: KS3 Students Interests: American Football, basketball, video games, history and ICT. Hanging out with friends. Page: 94

Dylan Bucagu

Patrick Corsame

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Playing basketball and hanging out with friends. Page: 92

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Social Networking Page: 112

Glenn Bucagu

Francesca Coss

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Football Spending time with friends Enjoying Television Downhill biking Page: 111

Section: A-level Students Interests: Skiing, Music and Films Page: 125

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Maria Costa

Shraveen Dhalladoo

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Cinema, writing, internet Page: 112

Section: A-level Students Interests: HUGO BOSS, Liverpool FC and Football Page: 126

Fiona Crawford

Penelope Diamonds

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: I like my life drawing class, and taking photographs when out wandering. Cycling around Swiss vineyards. Reading. Arguing. Page: 145

Section: KS4 Students Interests: turning up! Page: 113

Mr_Lille daniel.lille@britishschoolgeneva.ch

Emily Dubuisson

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Travel, Travel and Travel! Page: 146

Section: A-level Students Interests: Friends, chocolate, music Page: 126

Marnie Dara Evans

CĂŠsar Dyrberg

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Languages, Literature, Travel, Photography Page: 146

Section: A-level Students Interests: Music Page: 127

Paul Dawson

Shidoo Emad

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Rock climbing, road cycling, English rugby. Page: 147

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Basketball, boxing, karate and also video games. Page: 94

Ciaran Deehan

Mark Fitzgerald

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Football, food, sleep, money Page: 113

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Rugby, Food, Travel, Movies, Page: 147

Liam Deehan

Louise Fogarty

Section: A-level Students Interests: Subculture, music and Celtic Page: 125

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: baking, knitting, dog walking, reading... Page: 148

Index Busi Haambote

Olga Ianchina

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Singing, dancing, baking, reading books, laughing sometimes Page: 95

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: life in its every moment Page: 149

Gianna Harness

Timothy Inkoom

Section: A-level Students Interests: Music Page: 127

Section: A-level Students Interests: Basketball, Athletics and Dubstep Page: 129

Megan Haylock

Anton Iouriev

Section: A-level Students Interests: Netball and writing Page: 128

Section: A-level Students Interests: wakeboard, snowboard, philosophy of life Page: 129

Thomas Haylock

Sarah Irwin

Section: A-level Students Interests: Video games, science, sleeping, theater. Page: 128

Section: A-level Students Interests: Theatre, netball, music and life Page: 130

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Henri Karppinen

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Love dancing , cooking and making friends Page: 114

Section: A-level Students Interests: Music and learning Page: 130

John Hutcheson

Jenni Karppinen

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: History, drawing, exploring, cats Page: 148

Section: A-level Students Interests: dance, art, music Page: 131

Sabine Hutcheson

Malumbo Kasanda

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Education, Languages, Cinema, Cats Page: 149

Section: A-level Students Interests: CHELSEA FC!! Music, football, cricket, athletics. Page: 131

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Sarah Kenward

Maria Lavelle-Munt

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Skiing, swimming, cycling, running Page: 150

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Baking, dressmaking, travelling Page: 150

Aklesia Kiflemariam

Michelle Lee

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Food, Netball,Dance, Editing Page: 114

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Asking why over and over again :) Page: 151

Yohannes Kiflemariam

Nina Leumann

Section: KS3 Students Interests: football, games. Page: 95

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: talking to people, having coffee Page: 151

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Louise Ligertwood

Section: KS3 Students Page: 96

Section: A-level Students Interests: Piano Page: 133

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Georgia Llywarch

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Drawing, playing video games, singing, cooking Page: 115

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Shopping and spending time with my friends Page: 115

Karim Kiwirra

Patrick LYNCH

Section: A-level Students Page: 132

Section: KS3 Students Interests: ACTING Page: 96

Jeffrey Koppanyi

Anjana Madhav

Section: A-level Students Interests: Science, Skateboarding, Guitar Page: 132

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Animation and art in general.. Page: 97

Index Archana Madhav

Iris Mehrabian

Section: A-level Students Interests: Swimming, Netball, Netflix, Chris Pine Page: 133

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Destiel Page: 99

Herald Manongi

Ewan Mesa

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Football Page: 97

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Skateboarding and Snowboarding Page: 99

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Susan Mesa

Section: A-level Students Interests: House cleaning & grooming horses Page: 134

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Still, discovering anything new. Page: 152

Guillaume Maurice

Sebastian Molina

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Art, gaming, sport Page: 98

Section: A-level Students Interests: music, skateboarding Page: 135

Ezekiel Mberu

Rumbi Muyambo

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Sport,nature, Piloting, Driving Page: 98

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Music, Sports, Art Page: 116

Valentine Mberu

Gerald Mwandandila

Section: A-level Students Interests: Baking, Netball, Chris Hemsworth Page: 134

Section: A-level Students Interests: Footy, other sports, music and movies Page: 135

Aaron McCrea

Daniel Nazarov

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Rugby, music (Deftones, Interpol), karaoke Page: 152

Section: A-level Students Interests: Acting Page: 136

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Liza Nazarova

Hannah Payet

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Synchronized swimming,unicorns,sleeping Page: 100

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Art and design Page: 117

David Neill

Sabah Phillips

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Sport, food and family... maybe not in that order... I really love eating. Page: 153

Section: A-level Students Page: 137

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Chelsey Pickering

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Sports, video games Page: 100

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Ballet, dancing, singing and sleeping Page: 101

Berk Ozturk

Paris Pickering

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Video games, cars, trucks and electronics Page: 116

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Dancing, singing,acting,shopping Page: 101

Carlos Palmeira

Xavier Planchette

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Aviation, and Sports in general... Page: 153

Section: A-level Students Interests: Football, guitar, table tennis Page: 137

Peter Pariyo

Matthew Preston

Section: A-level Students Interests: eating, sleeping, working for myself Page: 136

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Flying, Music Page: 117

Gareth Parsons

Louise Prior

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Music, football and food. Page: 154

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Music, Art, Skiing and Hiking Page: 154

Index Borna Rajic

Ishaan Sagar

Section: A-level Students Interests: Business, Golf, Tennis, Cars Page: 138

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Science, Maths Page: 102

Fran Rajic

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Section: KS4 Students Interests: Golf,Football,Basketball,Table tennis,Tennis Page: 118

Section: KS3 Students Page: 102

Koketso RANTA

Varshinee Sathyanarayanan

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Football Swimming Mountain Climbing Page: 118

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Music Page: 103

Pili Reina

Timothy Sauer

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Snooker/Pool, travelling, the seaside, Flamenco, guitar Page: 155

Section: A-level Students Interests: Learning, playing video games, sports Page: 140

Alexandra Ridley

Julie Sims

Section: A-level Students Interests: Acting, reading, drawing, crafting, travelling, science. Page: 138

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Walking, reading, and being with friends. Page: 155

Daniel Roman

Jackie Smith

Section: A-level Students Interests: Music, food, nutella, anime and TV series. Page: 139

Section: Teachers and Staff Page: 156

David Roman

Gabrielle St.Hilaire

Section: A-level Students Interests: Video games and music Page: 139

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Besides being amazing in every way? Just kidding. I love science, reading, dancing,etc. Page: 119

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Lesley Stockman

Monique Wehrle-Haller

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Reading, Cooking, Cinema, Gardening Page: 156

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Travelling, reading, hiking Page: 158

Reda Tamtam

Sean Wiseman

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Music,TV series, Movies, Hating school Page: 119

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Rock Climbing, Guitar, Reading, Snow sports Page: 158

Mrs Thompson

Alex Yu

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Murder mysteries and travelling. Page: 157

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Yo-Yo, Gaming, Magic, Sports Page: 120

Adam Thorn

Nicholas Yu

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Youtube,motion graphics,video editing Page: 120

Section: KS4 Students Interests: Dinosaurs, dragons, drawing, kaijus, Page: 121

Hayley Townsend

Lyo Yuson

Section: A-level Students Interests: Baking, netball, dress making Page: 140

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Film making, Music, Star wars Page: 103

Sally Tuplin

Abdullah Zahid

Section: Teachers and Staff Interests: Skiing, snowboarding, cooking, running and anything creative! Page: 157

Section: A-level Students Interests: Gym, Eat, Sleep and Repeat Page: 141

Eve Warden

Sumayya Zahid

Section: A-level Students Interests: Horse riding Page: 141

Section: KS3 Students Interests: Food, sleeping and food. Page: 104