When I think back on the last 10 months, lots of wonderful moments shared with the children come to mind—times of cultural outings (museums, visit to the historical downtown of Geneva, the theater…), festive times at Christmas and for the LIA Open House, and all those precious everyday moments that brighten a teacher’s life !
I want to thank our students warmly. They showed their growing sense of responsibility and an attitude becoming more mature each day… the atmosphere during our 4-day trip in the Valais also demonstrated how proud of them we can be. These positive traits have grown out of a constructive partnership between the LIA staff and the families. Together with this group of children, we are ready to make LIA grow. We count on each one of them to welcome our new students next fall and to share with them the LIA flavor.
Thank you to our parents who renew each year their confidence in us ; you contribute very efficiently to the life and development of LIA.
We have a special thought for Miguel, our « oldest » LIA student who will be starting secondary school next fall, and for his parents. We are eager to hear from them.
Until then, happy summer holidays to all,
Catherine Renard
A student's testimony about his 5-year experience at LIA
Hello! My name is Miguel Castillo. I am a student at LIA, I’ve been in here for 5 years now. This is my last year in LIA. I will mostly miss the friendly students and the teachers whom I met since the first day I came to this school in 2011. I was 6 years old at that time and I felt nervous on the first day. There were only seven students at that time and they were all friendly. One of the first friends I’ve made was Suleiman. My very first teacher was Mrs. Sanchez, she helped me learn a lot of things. The other teachers I’ve met throughout the years I’ve been in LIA are Mrs. Hoppe, Mme Renard, Mme Blancou, Mme Valoia, Mme Letourneau and Mrs. Kunz. They have been very supportive and made me enjoy my years in this school. You’ll probably have lots of good memories when you leave this school especially if you stayed in this school for more than 1 year like me. I am sad to leave but maybe I can come back to visit sometime.
