Sports & Creativity
Starting from the 2025–2026 academic year, first-year secondary students will be able to choose the Sports & Creativity option. This programme gives them three PE periods every Monday afternoon instead of two, allowing them to flourish through a unique combination of sports and artistic activities.
Each term, students will choose one activity from a varied selection: gymnastics, hip-hop dance, football, mountain biking, parkour, climbing, fitness, and a nutrition and cooking workshop.
During winter, most activities will be held in IIL’s new B25 building, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities:
- a dance studio with high-quality sound equipment,
- a modern, fully equipped fitness room,
- a unique interactive climbing wall, specially designed for IIL.
The nutrition and cooking workshop will be held in a dedicated area of the new school cafeteria, fitted out as a professional kitchen.
Most activities will be led by our specialised teachers, each in their own field of expertise. The hip-hop dance course will be taught by a professional dancer, also a teacher at Dance Area—a renowned dance school in Geneva—ensuring students benefit from high-level artistic instruction.
The option includes 3 periods per week, totalling 2 hours and 15 minutes.
This initiative stems from the success of the Sport Passion Nature option in primary school. Students and families expressed the wish to extend this experience into secondary school. We therefore designed a more innovative and diverse programme that combines creativity, physical activity, and well-being.
The programme aims to help each student develop personally and find a balance between academic work and leisure. It is also an opportunity to discover new forms of expression, both sporting and artistic.
By taking part in these activities, students will strengthen not only their sporting and artistic skills, but also personal and social competences such as self-confidence, initiative, cooperation, respect for rules, and team spirit.
The diversity of activities encourages students to explore different fields, sometimes new to them, and to step out of their comfort zone. Whether succeeding in sports challenges, creating a choreography, or preparing a healthy meal, they discover their strengths, learn to manage their emotions, and build confidence. This experience helps reinforce their belief in their abilities, both personally and academically.
More than just a sports activity, this programme is a complete, enriching, and formative experience. It offers each student a privileged environment in which to flourish, reveal their talents, and acquire new skills, preparing them to face the challenges of tomorrow with confidence.