Our school recently welcomed 150 delighted teachers from 20 French and English schools for the Edutech conference.
Tags : 21st century skills
Technology in Class: Dos and Don’ts
The International Institute de Lancy (IIL) is considered to be one of the most innovative schools in Switzerland when it comes to using IT in the classroom. The school’s ICT Leader for English Secondary Adrian Hirst, shares some of the lessons they have learned.
We are evolving – New Logo
We start every school year with a new mindset, but this time it is more tangible than ever. When students returned after their summer holidays they discovered a new look and feel of the IIL. (more…)
Celebrating our writers
True to tradition, IIL held its very own 500 Words Competition in March 2017 which proved to be an immense success with entrants from Year 5/8e and Year 6/7e classes across both the English and French Primary Sections. With the deadline looming, pencils poised, students busied themselves with writing. Lire la suite
IIL is planting new seeds
As from the 2016-2017 school year, IIL is offering to all the students of 6 an entrepreneurship programme, which is a reference in Suisse Romande. The programme will also be proposed to all IIL students as part of the extra-curricular activities.
Around the corner
One of the Year 10 Mathematics groups already wrote their IGCSE Mathematics exams and have hence started an Additional Mathematics course. To emphasise that Mathematics is a creative subject, we have chosen to use 10 periods for a project titled ‘Around the corner’. Lire la suite
Christmas story-telling is fun, bringing the stories to life is better
Our 8e French classes experienced the old-time tradition of Christmas story- telling in a new way via a collaborative creative-writing exercise using their iPads. New 21st century skills such as creativity, communication and the use of information technology were learned throughout the work.
Norbert Foerster in an interview with the Monde économique
Norbert Foerster, Director General of the Institut International de Lancy, speaks to Thierry Dime about the changes in education and what the future holds for schools.
Creative Writing Course at the Arvon Foundation
Once the shock of having no internet subsides, something shifts in the students’ faces. Their vision becomes broader as they take in the ferny forest floor and sweeping Yorkshire Dales.
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Building a House at School
The technology syllabus for this year’s Grade 8 students addresses the real issues faced when constructing a house. Thanks to IIL’s 1to1 iPad policy, students are able to realistically simulate the various phases involved in this type of project.