Staff Handbook 09 10

1. How to use this handbook THE CHARTER AND THE PRINCIPLES
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION:
This handbook is primarily intended COMMENTARY................................4
as an introduction to the Campus CAMPUS DES NATIONS AND THE
des Nations for parents and INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
students. Its aim is to briefly .....................................................8
describe services offered by the ABSENCE .....................................10
school, expected behavior from
students, formalities that have to be ACCIDENTS DURING SCHOOL
completed by parents and students, HOURS .........................................10
and relevant points of contact, as ADDRESS, CHANGE OF..............10
well as other useful information.
AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Please make any suggestions to PROGRAMME ..............................10
improve the handbook, either on ALLERGIES ..................................11
paper addressed to ‘Handbook at
ALUMNI.........................................11
Nations’ or electronically to
reception.nations@ecolint.ch. ARRIVAL TIMES ...........................11
ASSESSMENT..............................12
Points of contact BOOKROOM.................................12
Pregny CAFETERIA ..................................12
14, rte de Pregny
CH-1292 Chambésy CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Tel 022 748 14 50 ......................................................13
Fax 022 748 14 55 CAMPUS SERVICES....................13
earlyyears.nations@ecolint.ch
CAREERS AND UNIVERSITY
ENTRANCE ..................................13
Saconnex
11, rte des Morillons CODE OF CONDUCT ...................13
CH-1218 Grand-Saconnex CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ICT/
Tel 022 770 47 00 MEDIA TOOLS..............................14
Fax 022 770 47 10
reception.nations@ecolint.ch COMMUNICATIONS WITH
primary.nations@ecolint.ch TEACHERS...................................15
secondary.nations@ecolint.ch COMMUNITY SERVICE ...............15
COMPUTER FACILITIES..............15
COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2008-09 ...... 3 SECONDARY ...............................16
A VISION FOR AN CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ...........16
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION*.... 4
CURRICULUM ..............................16
THE SCHOOL’S VISION FOR ITS PUPILS
.................................................... 4 DEPARTURE TIMES ....................17
EMERGENCY CARDS..................18
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2. EQUIPMENT ................................ 18 SCHOOL TRIPS ...........................28
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SECURITY ....................................29
...................................................... 20 SPORTS COMPETITION..............29
FOOD AND DRINK....................... 21 STEERING COMMITTEES ...........30
GOVERNING BOARD .................. 21 STUDENT COUNCILS..................30
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ........... 21 STUDENT CARD ..........................30
HOMEWORK ................................ 21 TRANSITIONS ..............................30
IDENTITY CARDS ........................ 22 TRANSPORT ................................30
ILLNESS ....................................... 22 TRANSPORT SERVICES .............31
LANGUAGE SUPPORT................ 23 WEBSITE ......................................32
LEARNING CENTRES ................. 24 WINTER SPORTS PROGRAMME32
LEARNING SUPPORT ................. 24 WORLD OF WORK WEEK ...........32
LEAVING SCHOOL/ TRANSFERS VISITORS .....................................32
...................................................... 25
ANNEXES .....................................33
LIBRARIES ................................... 25
ORGANISATION CHART
LOCKERS..................................... 25
LOST PROPERTY........................ 25 GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Primary Years Programme
LUNCH SUPERVISION ................ 25
- Middle Years Programme
MEDICAL AND HEALTH .............. 26 - Diploma Programme
MEDICINES IN SCHOOL ............. 26
MEETINGS, PARENT/ TEACHER/
STUDENT ..................................... 26
MUSIC BAND (PYP)..................... 26
NEWSLETTERS ........................... 27
NURSE AND CHILD WELFARE
ASSISTANT .................................. 27
PARENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES .. 27
PARKING...................................... 27
PHOTOCOPIES............................ 27
PSYCHOLOGIST.......................... 27
PTA............................................... 28
REPORTS .................................... 28
SCHOOL GOVERNANCE ............ 28
SCHOOL STAFF .......................... 28
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3. School Calendar 2008-09
1st TERM : 27 August - 19 December 2008
Term starts for staff Wednesday 27 August 2008
Preparation Day Thursday 28 August
Pedagogical Day Friday 29 August
Classes begin Monday 1 September
Jeûne Genevois Thursday 11 September
(no classes at La Grande Boissière or the Campus des Nations)
Jeûne Fédéral Monday 22 September
(no classes at La Châtaigneraie)
Pedagogical Day Friday 24 October (no classes)
Half-term Monday 27 October through Friday 31 October
Classes resume Monday 3 November
Classes end Friday 19 December (at 12 noon)
Winter break Friday 19 December through Friday 9 January
2nd TERM : 12 January - 3 April 2009
Classes resume Monday 12 January 2009
Half-term Monday 9 February through Friday 13 February
Pedagogical Day Monday 16 February (no classes)
Classes resume Tuesday 17 February
Classes end Friday 3 April
Spring break Monday 6 April through Friday 17 April
3rd TERM : 20 April - 26 June 2009
Classes resume Monday 20 April 2009
Ascension Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May
Whit Monday Monday 1 June
Pedagogical Day Tuesday 2 June (no classes)
Classes end Friday 26 June (at 12 noon)
External examinations
There are no external examinations to be taken before the end of the Diploma Programme.
However, PYP students present an exhibition at the end of Year 6 and MYP students complete a
Personal Project at the end of Year 11. Students successfully completing the PYP and MYP
Programmes receive certificates upon graduation.
Other Scheduled events
Orientation Day for new students ............................28 August 2007 Saconnex 10:00 – 12:00
................................................................................. Pregny 13:30 – 15:30
Secondary Community Week ..................................15 - 19 September 2008
DP Graduation Ceremony .......................................12 June 2008
PYP and MYP Graduation Ceremonies ..................24 June 2008
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4. A Vision for an International Education*
The school’s vision for its pupils
The International School of Geneva aims to provide a distinctive high quality
international education that prepares pupils for membership of a world
community based on mutual understanding, tolerance and shared humanitarian
values. It respects individual and cultural identity and stresses the importance of
pupils exploring and developing their own interests, views and values. Pupils are
encouraged to become independent learners who are curious and
knowledgeable, keen to carry on learning throughout their lives, socially
responsible, concerned for the environment, and ready to face the complex
challenges of the modern world. Its aim is to help them develop intellectually,
socially and culturally to the highest level of their potential.
This vision has shaped the education provided by the school throughout the
years since it was founded, in the spirit of the League of Nations, in 1924. It is a
vision that continues to inform every aspect of the school’s life today. The
languages of instruction are English and French and every effort is made to
develop pupils’ fluency in these languages and to ensure that they receive full
benefit from their education within the francophone environment of la Suisse
Romande.
The school exists for the sake of its pupils and is committed to a continual re-
evaluation of their needs in the light of the rapid pace of social, economic and
cultural change. In all aspects of its provision the school will strive continually to
do better than its previous best.
The International School of Geneva’s vision for its pupils is based on its Charter
and its Principles for an International Education.
The Charter and the Principles for an International Education:
Commentary
An international school in a uniquely international area
The school serves the international and local communities of the Geneva area.
This area is uniquely international. Geneva is the European headquarters of the
United Nations and home to many affiliated agencies, with a large diplomatic
community. It is the birthplace of the Red Cross and a key centre for global
humanitarian efforts. It has attracted numerous international businesses and
hosts a major research centre that draws on leading scientific expertise from all
over the world. Geneva also has its own deep-rooted intellectual, cultural and
*
This document supersedes previous statements of overall aims and mission (with the exception
of the Foundation’s Charter and the Principles for an International Education, to both of which it
continues to refer).
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5. political traditions. It is this richness and this mingling of influences that provides
the background to the vision of the International School of Geneva.
The Foundation of the International School of Geneva
The school is a non-profit making Foundation governed by the elected
representatives of the school community and by representatives of the relevant
Swiss authorities. It comprises a number of different campuses in the cantons of
Geneva and Vaud.
The school’s Charter
The Foundation is governed by a Charter under the auspices of the Federal
Department of the Interior. The Charter sets out the Foundation’s objectives, its
governance, its funding and the powers of the supervising authority (the Swiss
Federation).
The school’s objectives
Article 4 of the Charter, reproduced later in this document, defines the
Foundation’s objectives. These provide the school with its vision and underlie all
aspects of the Foundation’s educational provision. It is these objectives and this
vision that all sections of the Foundation have in common. All pupils enrolled in
the Foundation are therefore entitled to receive an education that is in harmony
with these objectives and this vision. It is this that constitutes the unity of the
International School of Geneva.
An international education
A key element of this unity is a commitment to a particular kind of international
education. The Foundation has defined the main principles of this international
education as follows:
• Encouraging important international values;
• Supporting the student’s language development;
• Ensuring an international dimension to the curriculum;
• Recognising the importance of global issues;
• Showing respect for, and integration with, the host country.
These principles are spelled out in detail in a document Principles for an
International Education. The Foundation is committed to the development of
Foundation-wide policies based on these principles. All relevant aspects of the
educational provision offered in the different sections of the school are kept
under constant review to ensure that they are informed by these principles.
Diversity of provision
Diversity in the education provided across the school’s different sections is not
just permitted but actively encouraged. The Foundation believes that there are a
number of different ways of providing a high quality education and that
educational decision-making in most areas is best delegated to individual
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6. sections. Educational provision within the Foundation benefits from the
coexistence of different educational traditions reflecting the diverse community
that it serves. The different schools of the Foundation are distinctive communities
which have evolved over time and have a distinctive ethos.
This diversity, however, has to meet some conditions. It has to reflect the
Foundation’s Charter and the Principles for an International Education. It also
has to allow for adequate continuity when students transfer from one programme,
or one part of the Foundation, to another.
Serving the international and local communities
The Charter requires the school to provide an international education for both the
international and local communities. The Governing Board’s admissions policy
attempts to maintain a balance between these two communities, not least in
order to assist its aim of promoting fluency in English and French.
It is partly because it serves such a diverse community that the Foundation, while
providing an international education for all its students, also offers programmes in
some of its sections that reflect those of a number of national education systems.
These programmes include ones leading to the French Brevet des Collèges, the
Swiss Maturité Fédérale and the US High School Diploma. Given that the
community that the Foundation serves is in a state of constant evolution, its
educational provision needs to be flexible and will change over time.
The Foundation aims to provide an education appropriate to as wide a section of
the international and local communities as possible. It is in this sense a mixed
ability non-selective school. It offers an education for students with special
needs wherever it has adequate resources to do so.
The Foundation has a duty to consider how it might best respond to any demand
for increased places from the international and local communities, and will
continue to do so. It also has an overriding duty to its current pupils and will only
expand where this can be shown not to compromise the quality of education on
offer.
Excellence and innovation
The Charter also commits the school to emphasising educational excellence and
innovation. In addition to defining the distinctively international aspects of these
objectives, the document Principles for an International Education also commits
the Foundation in particular to:
• Providing a breadth and balance of education experience;
• Adopting an innovative approach to learning and teaching;
• Providing an appropriate student service.
These additional principles are also spelled out in further detail in the document
Principles for an International Education.
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7. As with the diverse range of curricula on offer, the Foundation also encourages
diversity in the teaching and learning approaches used in its various units and
departments. Its firm belief is that there are different ways of stimulating students’
interest and commitment and in helping them to become autonomous learners.
The fundamental principle is that all students should be exposed to a wide variety
of learning strategies.
Innovation in teaching and learning is strongly encouraged, but never at the
expense of tried and tested methods that deserve to be retained. As in all other
matters, the Foundation aims to think continually about what and how it is
teaching and to keep this under constant review.
Values
The Charter requires the Foundation to base all its activities, especially the
education provided, on ‘the principles of equality and solidarity among all peoples
and of the equal value of all human beings without any distinction of nationality,
race, sex, language or religion’. These principles underlie all aspects of the
education that the Foundation provides and its daily life as a community. They
are conveyed to students both by active teaching and through the example set by
the adults in the community.
Annexe: Excerpt from the Charter
Article 4: Objectives
1. The Foundation shall serve the international community and those committed
to the concept of international education, be they members of the
international or local community.
2. It shall strive to achieve this objective by:
a. Providing primary and secondary schooling alternatives to national
systems;
b. Emphasizing educational excellence, innovation and relevance to the
international as well as the local environment;
c. Allowing for the preparation of students for reintegration into their own
cultures or for integration into other cultures; and
d. Allowing for the continuation of the education and development of
students who leave the Foundation.
3. The basic teaching shall be given in English and in French, and possibly in
other languages.
4. The activity of the school in all fields and especially in the field of pedagogy
shall be based on the principles of equality and solidarity among all peoples
and of the equal value of all human beings without any distinction of
nationality, race, sex, language or religion.
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8. Campus des Nations and the International Baccalaureate (IB)
The International School of Geneva was founded in 1924 to pioneer international
education. The foundation is now spread out between three campuses and
welcomes around 4’000 students. The Campus des Nations is the only school in
the Foundation which offers all three programmes of the International
Baccalaureate:
PYP Primary Years Programme for students from 3 to 11
MYP Middle Years Programme for students from 11 to 16
DP Diploma Programme for students from 16 to 18
It is accredited by the Department of Public Instruction of Geneva, by the Council
of International Schools (CIS) and by the Middle States Association (MSA).
“The International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) is a recognized leader in the
field of international education, encouraging students to be active learners, well-
rounded individuals and engaged world citizens.” (IB) The organization has four
regional offices which conducts formal site visits every 5 years to ensure world
standards are maintained in each school. The Geneva regional office overlooks
the Campus des Nations.
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9. The IB Learner Profile
The IB Learner Profile is valid for all the students of the school and is central to
the values of the school. It is a keystone of the continuity and consistency of the
learning experience at Nations from 3 to 18.
IB Learner IB schools are internationally minded communities, by this
Profile we mean their students are learning to become:
Inquirers Their natural curiosity is nurtured. They acquire the skills
necessary to conduct purposeful, constructive research, and
become independent active learners. They actively enjoy
learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout
their lives.
Critical Thinkers They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and
creatively to make sound decisions and approach complex
problems.
Communicators They understand and express ideas and information
confidently in more than one language and in a variety of
literacies.
Risk-takers They approach unfamiliar situations with confidence and
have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas
and strategies. They are courageous and articulate in
defending those things in which they believe.
Knowledgeable They explore concepts, ideas and issues which have global
relevance and importance. In so doing, they acquire, and are
able to make use of, a significant body of knowledge across
a range of disciplines.
Principled They have a sound grasp of the principles of moral
reasoning. They have integrity, honesty, a sense of fairness
and justice and respect for the dignity of the individual.
Caring They show empathy and compassion towards the needs and
feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to
action and service to enhance the human condition, and
respect for the environment.
Open-minded Through an understanding and appreciation of their own
culture, they are open to the perspectives, values and
traditions of other individuals and cultures and are
accustomed to seeking and considering a range of points of
view.
Well-balanced They understand the importance of physical and mental
balance and personal well-being for themselves and others.
Reflective They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and
personal development. They are able to analyse their
strengths and weaknesses in a constructive manner, and act
on them.
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10. Year 12 and 13 students
Absence Students in Years 12 and 13 are
Medical required to be on Campus when they
Absence due to illness or medical have lessons. If their first lesson
appointments should be reported by does not start at 08:30 they may
phone or e-mail to the Welcome ‘sign in’ at the Welcome desk before
Desk at Saconnex (+41 (0)22 770 47 the start of the lesson. If their last
00 or reception.nations@ecolint.ch) lesson finishes before the end of the
or the Pregny School Office (+41 normal school day they may ‘sign
(0)22 748 14 50 or out’. Students in Years 12 and 13
earlyyears.nations@ecolint.ch) as may not, however, leave the campus
soon as possible on the first day of between their first and last lesson
absence. If the child returns within except during lunchtime. Students in
three days, a written explanation is Years 12 and 13 are required to
required for the reason of absence. attend homeroom period. If parents
After the third day, a medical of students in Years 12 and 13, who
certificate is necessary are under the age of 18, do not wish
their child to leave the Campus
Non-medical during the school day then the
Absence during term time is strongly parent should write to the Secondary
discouraged since attendance at School Principal.
school is a legal requirement.
Holidays or participation in activities Accidents during school
not organised by the school (such as hours
sports tournaments) require For any major and some minor
permission by the School Principals. accidents, a form will be sent home
Parents should address written with details of what happened and
requests to classroom/ homeroom the action taken for parents to sign
teachers via letter or e-mail, and return. See Emergency Cards.
specifying the periods and days of
absence.
Address, change of
Unauthorised absence Parents are requested to inform
Where absence is ‘unauthorised’ the Campus des Nations administration
school is unable to assist with setting of any change of address, before or
additional work to enable students to during the academic year.
catch up. ‘Unauthorised’ absence reception.nations@ecolint.ch or
can also have implications for earlyyears.nations@ecolint.ch
students’ ability to graduate with a
high school diploma or to complete After School Care
an IB Diploma course. Frequent Programme
unauthorised absence could result in
The After School Care programme
a student’s place being withdrawn.
provides students with a secure
environment after school hours,
allowing children to have a snack, do
homework, participate in a variety of
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11. activities including sports, crafts and bring packed lunches to avoid
games. exposure to allergens.
The ASC programme is available to Alumni
children from Reception, Years 1 - 2 Visit the link: http://alumni.ecolint.ch
in Pregny, and at Grand Sacconex and register on the site to access all
for children in Years 3 - 6. the facilities.
Please note that there is no Alumni Office
supervision for students in Years 7 – 62, route de Chêne
11 between the hours of 15:30 and CH - 1208 Geneva - Switzerland
16:15. Students remaining on
campus between these times are Contact
expected to work in the library. alumni@ecolint.ch
Tel: +41 22 787 25 55
The ASC registration form is sent out Fax: +41 22 787 24 10
with the summer mailing. Further
copies are available at the Welcome
Desk/Reception. Filled-in forms Arrival times
should be handed in on the first day Pregny
of school. 08:15 School doors open
08:30 Instructional day begins
Opening hours
From the end of school until 18:00 At Pregny students arriving after
08:30 must sign in at the School
Cost Office
SFr 12 per hour and any portion of
the hour. After 18:00, there is a Parents who have children at both
penalty fee of SFr 5 per five minutes sites are asked to drop off their older
of late pick-up. children attending Saconnex first and
then proceed to Pregny.
Billing
Parents are billed directly by the Parents may accompany their child
Foundation’s Accounts Department. to the classroom or preferably allow
the staff on duty in front of the school
Contact to see the children safely indoors.
andres.carnevali@ecolint.ch Parents are encouraged to use this
“drop-off” service so as to ease
Allergies congestion in the parking lot.
Any existing medical condition Saconnex
including allergies must be declared 08:00 Arrival time (Primary
on the application form. An students in Years 3-6
appointment with the Nurse should will be supervised on
be made to discuss care provision. the school playground)
Children who are highly allergic and
at risk of anaphylaxis are advised to
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12. 08:10 Homeroom (Primary has been awarded the “fourchette
Years 3-6) or verte”. Hot beverages and snacks
Instructional day are available during break times for
(Secondary) begins students from Year 5. Students
have 3 options for lunch:
Students arriving later than 08:10 1. Bring own lunch (a microwave
must sign in at the Welcome Desk, oven is available to heat food at
at the main entrance, and then Saconnex, but there is none at
proceed to lesson 1. Pregny)
2. Pay as you go
Assessment 3. Parents pre-pay and students
Students are assessed regularly in a need to present their ID card at
variety of ways against specified the cash desk
learning objectives. The information
from these assessments is used to Saconnex Opening hours
compile two detailed annual reports. 07:30 – 16:30
The reports contain information
about effort and attainment as well Parents wishing to register their
as written comments from the children with the hot meal service will
teachers. Each subject is evaluated have to fill the application form and
by levels on a set of defined criteria. return it to Campus Services, and
Student performance is individual specify the date of the first meal
and students are not ranked. taken at school. Cancellation and
changes to the Lunch enrolment will
In addition, the Secondary school be possible only with a two weeks
issues two interim reports which written notice before the end of term.
comments on the student’s approach Failure to comply with this condition
to learning in each individual subject. will mean that the school has the
right to charge the whole term.
There are no external examinations
until the end of Year 13. Children without a subscription can
purchase a hot meal lunch ticket at
the Pregny School Office or pay
Bookroom cash directly at the self-service
Saconnex: School books, supplies check-out in the Saconnex cafeteria.
and PE uniforms may be purchased
at the Bookroom, Room 403, Please note that hot lunches on
Level 4. Wednesdays for Reception classes
through Year 6 are available only
Opening hours through subscription to the After
Monday to Friday 7:30 – 16:00 School Care programme or Extra
Wednesdays closed Curricular Activities. Hot lunches on
Wednesdays will be billed separately
Cafeteria through these programmes.
NOVAE is responsible for catering to
Pregny and Saconnex. The campus
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13. Pregny: world of work, preferably in an area
Hot meals served in classrooms: in which they already have an
12:15 - 12:45. interest.
Saconnex Contact
Hot lunches at self-service cafeteria: robin.smith@ecolint.ch
Primary 12:00 - 12:30
Secondary 12:30 - 14:00 The school has a Guidance
Counselor working with students on
Campus Development their course choices, career
possibilities, summer school
Group opportunities, as well as university
Each campus of the International requirements and applications for
School of Geneva has a Campus universities in the UK, USA,
Development Group (CDG). This is Switzerland and in many different
an advisory group consisting of countries.
elected parents, staff and student
representatives that consults the Students can participate in exam
senior management of the campus preparation sessions (SAT)
on key features of campus life. Furthermore all campuses receive
Details of elections for the CDG will visits from many university
be communicated to parents and to admissions representatives.
senior students. Students can also participate in an
ISG (International School of Geneva)
Campus Services led tour of British universities.
Campus Services is responsible for
building maintenance, security, Contact
cleaning, preparing rooms for special ellyn.levin@ecolint.ch
functions, managing the school bus
transport and registering prepaid Code of conduct
cafeteria users. The code of conduct represents the
central values of the school and are
Opening hours based on the belief that one of the
Monday to Friday 08:00 – 17:00 school‘s main aims is to support the
development of decent, respectful
Contact and caring citizens of the world.
sam.zitouni@ecolint.ch Parents and Students are asked to
melanie.grandjean@ecolint.ch sign a code of conduct.
brigitte.lowe@ecolint.ch
Discipline in the school is of a high
Careers and University standard. Isolated infringements of
Entrance the code of conduct are usually dealt
with through discussion and usually
Year 10 students have a week of
involve a written reflection by the
work experience as part of their
student. If a student is disrupting a
career guidance programme, in
lesson, they may be removed from
order for them to experience the
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14. the room and counselled. Patterns of footwear rules for safety reasons.
persistent disruption of the learning Details will be given from the
environment may lead to a student teachers concerned and safety rules
being asked to leave the school. are posted inside the specialist
rooms.
All members of the community are
expected to treat each other with If jewellery is worn, it should be
respect. This means listening to minimal and objects of value should
others carefully, acting with good not be brought to school. Items like
manners and avoiding aggressive ipods and phones should be marked
behaviour. Students are expected to with a name and the serial numbers
follow instructions given by adults should be recorded.
regardless of their role. The teachers
and other adults in the school will
treat the students with respect. Code of Conduct for ICT/
Media Tools
Sanctions are determined by the
school principal and may include any Our Code of Conduct represents the
one or a combination of the central values of the school, and is
following: detention, warning letter, based on the belief that one of the
parent meeting, suspension from school’s main aims is to produce
school, denied access to school respectful and caring citizens of the
events, exclusion from activities or, world. Teachers, Parents and
in extreme cases, an expulsion from Students are asked to sign the Code
the school. of Conduct.
Staff address students by their first ICT/media tools such as computers,
name and students usually address the Internet, television, DVD players,
members of staff as Mr/ Ms/ Mrs/ cameras, video cameras, etc provide
Miss/ Dr/ M/ Mlle/ Mme etc. followed possibilities and opportunities, but
by the first name or the family name, also require respectful manners and
for example Dr Smith or Mme behaviour.
Danièle or Señora Teresa.
At Campus des Nations ICT/media
Older students are actively tools are provided for staff and
discouraged from displays of over- students as a resource to enhance
affectionate behaviour. teaching and learning opportunities.
Computer usage is a key part of
Clothes and shoes are expected to classroom programs. All students
be appropriate for a learning have access to computers with
environment. Deliberately torn Internet connections.
clothing, offensive slogans and
visible underwear are not allowed. Use of ICT/media tools comes with
Specialist learning environments like obligations, and expectations of
science laboratories and the gym appropriate behaviour.
have additional clothing and
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15. All ICT/media tools users (teachers, supervising teacher. The
students and staff) pledge to: supervising teacher, the school
• Use ICT/media tools for principal and/or the ICT staff will
educational purposes. then deal with the situation.
• Use the school network in a way
that does not disrupt its use for Communications with
others. teachers
• Respect the files and data of
other users and not change, or When the academic performance of
copy or delete files/data of others students gives rise for concern, a
without their permission. letter will be sent home and the
classroom/ homeroom teacher will
• (Excepting routine maintenance
usually organise a meeting with
by ICT personnel)
parents.
• Be ethical and courteous and not
send hateful, harassing, obscene,
Subject teachers may e-mail parents
discriminatory, or other
concerning lack of effort or lack of
inappropriate messages.
homework. The classroom/
• Treat anything created by others homeroom teacher may contact
(information, graphics, music, parents over behavioural issues,
sounds, projects, etc.) as their lateness or absence from lessons.
private property and respect Of course, teachers often also
copyrights and passwords. communicate praise and
• Not develop or distribute commendation.
programs that invade other
computers, computer systems, or Communication is a two-way
networks. process. Parents are welcome to
• Maintain the ICT/media tools in contact teachers through their
good working order, by not Ecolint e-mail address:
destroying, changing, or misusing firstname.lastname@ecolint.ch
the hardware or software in any
way.
Community service
• Inform appropriate members of
staff if hardware is damaged or The MYP Community programme of
not functioning as it is supposed Campus des Nations is referred to
to. as 'SMACK' (standing for Service
Makes All Communities Kinder).
Students pledge: Students receive guidance
• To follow all teacher instructions throughout the year to help them
regarding the use and activities meet the requirements which are
involving ICT/media tools in all one long-term and two short-term
situations on campus. activities for MYP and 150 hours in
two years for DP.
• When using the Internet, in the
unlikely circumstance a student
comes across unacceptable Computer facilities
material, students must The Secondary Library and the
immediately notify the Primary classrooms are equipped
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16. with internet-connected computers. • Hepatitis
The Primary School has a full class • Impetigo
set of iBook laptops and the • Measles
Secondary School has access to • Meningitis
PCs. • Mumps
• Pneumonia
At Pregny there are computers in • Poliomeyelitis
each classroom and in the Library for
• Rubella
student and teacher use. There is a
• Scarlet Fever
mobile cart with laptops for student
use. • Tuberculosis
• Whooping cough
Computer software for Please inform the school
Secondary immediately if your child has a
Campus des Nations encourages serious contagious disease. After a
families to have access to the serious illness, a doctor should
Internet, so that their children can confirm in writing that the child is fit
benefit from email and resources on to return to school.
the World Wide Web. If you already
have a computer at home, it would Contact
benefit students greatly if you could Pregny
install: aukje.maas-kamphoven@ecolint.ch
• An Office productivity suite such
as Microsoft Office, Open Office, Saconnex
Neo Office, Claris Works, etc. virginia.odell@ecolint.ch
Some subject groups recommend Curriculum
the following: Please see the website
• An image editing software, such www.ecolint.ch for the school
as Adobe Photoshop Elements, curriculum. We are an authorised IB
Macromedia Flash MX or version World School and offer the
8, the GIMP, Picasa, PhotoPlus programmes for Primary Years,
6, Paint Shop Pro, Corel Draw, Middle Years and Diploma. Each
etc. programme has a curriculum
• A graphic organizer software, coordinator:
such as Inspiration, MindMapper,
Decision Explorer, FreeMind, etc. Contact
Christine Deluca - PYP Coordinator
Contagious diseases christine.deluca@ecolint.ch
Students who have infectious
diseases should not be in school. Fiona Davison - MYP Coordinator
These diseases may include (not fiona.davison@ecolint.ch
exhaustive):
• Chickenpox Conrad Hughes - DP Coordinator
• Diphtheria conrad.hughes@ecolint.ch
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17. Departure times siblings in Secondary will be
supervised on the playground until
All primary students must be picked
15:30.
up at relevant departure times unless
they are attending the After School
Students who take the school bus
Care programme or Extra
will also be supervised on the
Curricular Activities. Any child who
playground until it is time to board
has not been picked up by the times
the bus at 15:30. All primary
specified will be sent to the After
students must be picked up at this
School Program and parents will be
time unless they are attending the
billed accordingly.
After School Care programme or
Extra Curricular Activities. Any child
Pregny
who has not been picked up within
Pre-Reception
ten minutes of the times specified
Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:15
will be sent to the After School Care
Tuesday-Thursday 15:15
programme and parents will be billed
accordingly.
Reception, Years 1 and 2
Monday to Friday 15:15
Secondary Years 7-11
Wednesday 12:15
Monday to Friday 15:30
Children who travel home on the
Parents can pick up their children at
school bus will be transferred to
the secondary entrance. Students
Saconnex to catch their bus home.
who take the school bus should
proceed directly to the bus area by
15:40. Buses leave promptly at
Transfer buses
15:45. Students who are not on the
Monday to Friday 15:25
bus by this time will be left behind.
Wednesday 12:30
Secondary Year 12-13
Saconnex
Monday to Friday 16:15
Primary Years 3-6
Monday to Friday 15:10
Parents can pick up their children at
Wednesday 12:10
the secondary entrance. For parents
who have children in Years 7 – 11
Parents can pick up their children at
and a child in Year 12 or 13, please
the upper entrance only. Pick up at
note that there is no supervision for
the main entrance should be avoided
students between the hours of 15:30
due to traffic congestion at the main
and 16:15. Students in Years 7 – 11
gate. Parents who have children at
should work in the library while they
Pregny are asked to pick up students
wait for their older siblings.
at Saconnex first and then proceed
to Pregny. Parents who have
Please also note that there is no
children in the Secondary School of
school transport after 15:45 which
the school can arrive at 15:30 to pick
may affect Years 12 and 13 students
up all their children. Primary
on some days since they may have
students in Years 3-6 who have
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18. classes until 16:15. There are the Saconnex Welcome Desk and
excellent public transport facilities Pregny School Office.
serving Campus des Nations. For
more information about public Early Years
transport, please click on • A backpack
www.tpg.ch and/or www.sbb.ch/fr • Completed checklist form for Pre-
Reception children
Emergency Cards • A change of clothing in a
The emergency card must be filled in drawstring or zippered bag for
and returned to the classroom/ ages 3 to 5
homeroom teacher at the start of • Indoor shoes (not slippers) that
school. This card requires an support and protect the feet for
identity photo. The information is Pregny students.
needed in case the school has to
contact parents or another For Years 1 to 2
nominated adult during the school • A pencil case containing a
day in case of illness or accident. small ruler, pencils and
Parents are responsible for updating sharpener, an eraser, a glue
information regarding change of stick, a pack of coloured
address or contact numbers. pencils and crayons, scissors
• An old shirt or smock for
Equipment painting
Your child should bring the following
General Equipment for Primary
items on the first day.
Years 3-6
• The completed emergency card*
• Back-pack
with passport size photo
• Pencils (HB)
• Completed medical form (for all
new students)* • Pencil sharpener
• After School Care registration • Set of colouring pencils
form* if applicable • Set of felt-tip markers (fine or
• Shoes that provide support and medium)
protect the feet • Highlighter pens (3)
• A healthy snack and drink for • Scissors (check handedness)
break time • Glue sticks (2)
• Appropriate comfortable clothing • Ruler (30 cm)
for outdoor play • White rubber erasers (5)
• Clothing for wet weather if • Pencil case large enough to hold
applicable these items
• For Pregny, a picnic for those • Box of tissues for the class use
children not eating Hot Lunch (1)
• • Earphones (écouteurs) for
computers with a minijack (3.5
*These items are sent in the summer mm)
mailing but copies are available at • Bilingual dictionary
(English/mother tongue – if
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19. necessary) At home
• USB memory stick (Year 6 only) Please ensure that you child has
• Plastic folder with an elastic access to English and French
closing mechanism dictionaries and a small collection of
the above items available for
homework time.
Secondary Years 7-13
• Back-pack or sturdy bag
• Pens - black, blue and red
• Pencils - hard and soft
• Pencil Sharpener
• Eraser
• Highlighter pens
• Colour pencils
• Colour felt-tip pens
All primary students are supplied
• Compass
with the appropriate stationary
• Protractor
(notebooks, paper etc.) as part of the
school fees. Parents will be billed a • Ruler (30cm)
one time cost for a visual arts • Scissors
workbook which will be used by • USB key/memory stick and a
students in Years 4-6 and a musical USB extension cord. (The Library
instrument which will be used in computers have an indented,
Years 1-6. All students are also angled USB outlet).
required to purchase a physical
education uniform which includes a t- Subject specific equipment for
shirt, shorts, jacket and trousers. Secondary
This uniform will be distributed to *Available at the Bookroom (level 4)
students in September to new
students or students who have English
outgrown their uniform from last year • 1 medium A4 exercise book –
and parents will be billed for the cost. lined*
Students must purchase their own • 1 medium A4 journal, hard
gym bag and shoes (non-marking) backed - lined
and/or slippers appropriate for
physical education classes which French and Spanish
can take place indoors or outdoors. • Thin binder with plastic cover for
work in school
The classroom teachers will be • Dividers
sending a letter home with students • Large A4 ring binder to store
the first week of school requesting work at home
more specific materials as • A4 lined paper *
appropriate.
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20. Mathematics • USB memory stick for the
• Calculators: (The scientific: TI- computers (see General)
30XS and the Graphics: TI-84+ • Small set of coloured pencils
Silver Edition are available from • Set of colour fine-liner pens
the Bookroom) • Apron (see Visual Arts)*
o Year 9 & 10: scientific
calculator (we recommend Visual arts
TI-30XS) • A2 portfolio*
o Year 11: recommended to • Multipurpose paint brushes: 2 x
have the TI-84+ Silver size fine, 2 x medium and 2 x
Edition or equivalent. large
o Year 12 & 13: required to • Set of graphite pencils ranging
have a TI-84+ Silver from H through to HB (soft to
Edition or equivalent. dark)
• Students must use 5 mm squared • Apron - the Technology one may
paper. be used*
• Development work book*
The following items are available for
purchase from Maths department. Music
• A4 5mm squared exercise books • A4 lined paper*
• Compass • Glue stick
• Protractor • Scissors
• Ruler (30cm) • Development work book*
• Ruler (15cm)
• 60/30 Set square Drama: Years 7-11 only
• Pencils • Trainers/sports shoes/running
shoes (same as for Physical
Humanities - English Education)
• A5 note book with lined paper
(spiral or stapled) – Years 7 – 11 Physical Education kit
• A4 lined paper* • Yellow and/or white T-shirt with
• A4 graph paper school logo*
• A4 ring binder • Blue shorts*
• Set of A4 dividers (carton, • Tracksuit in blue and yellow*
repertoires) • Trainers/sports or running shoes
• Self-adhesive labels • Socks
• Transparent A4 file sleeves
• Transparent A4 document folder Reflection
• Development work book*
Science
• Lab coat* Extra Curricular Activities
Extra Curricular Activities take place
Technology: Years 7-11 only
outside the regular curriculum and
• A4 lined paper *
usually involve after school sports,
music, drama or cultural activities or
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21. clubs. They are billed separately. consists of parents, members of
Application forms are sent out to staff, former members of staff, Board
parents 2 weeks before the start of members, former Board members
each session. Once the application and former students. Votes are cast
is received students are enrolled for either by postal ballot or in person at
all lessons. In the event of absence the annual Consultative General
the lesson will be charged for. Assembly which is held in May.
Activities can only be cancelled at
the beginning of a new term. Places The Board is responsible for the
are filled on a “first come first serve” appointment and the evaluation of
basis. the Director General, the executive
head of the Foundation, approving
Contact the organisational structure of the
andres.carnevali@ecolint.ch Foundation, supervising the
Foundation’s finances and making all
Food and drink major decisions regarding the
The cafeteria has the `fourchette objectives, policies and programmes
verte` label which is awarded for of the Foundation including its
high standards of nutrition. The Strategic Plan. The Board is not
emphasis is on healthy eating so the involved in the detailed management
availability of fried food and fizzy of individual campuses and schools.
drinks is very limited. The cafeteria The minutes of the monthly meetings
does not offer Halal or Kosher food, are posted on the website
but there is always a vegetarian www.ecolint.ch.
option.
Guidance Counselor
The school employs lunchtime The Guidance Counselor for the
supervisors and most off the staff eat Secondary students provides help
in the cafeteria. Parents who are in and advice for university and career
school for appointments or functions choices and the IB.
are welcome to use the cafeteria
during opening hours. See Cafeteria Contact
ellyn.levin@ecolint.ch
Governing Board
The Governing Board of the Homework
Foundation consists of twelve Primary School
elected members, one member Students in the Primary School
appointed by the Federal Council, should expect 20-60 minutes of
one member appointed by the homework nightly, depending on
Canton of Geneva and one their age. Teachers usually send out
appointed by the Canton of Vaud. homework a week in advance of the
The Board also exercises its powers due date. The purpose of homework
of co-option by inviting the United is to provide students with the
Nations to nominate a opportunity to revise, practice and
representative. Elected members consolidate independent learning
are chosen by an electorate which skills and knowledge. We
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22. recommend that parents take an Homework Load
active interest in what their children
are studying and monitor the Time
completion of set work. Hours Hours Total per
Year
each over weekly subject
level
Secondary School night weekend hours per
Homework is an important activity in week
the learning cycle. It is used by 6 to 40
7 1 1 to 1.5
teachers to reinforce the work 6.5 minutes
carried out in class, to prepare 1 to 45
students for a future class and to 8 1.5 to 2 7
1.5 minutes
give students practice in particular
skills and approaches. However, a 9 1.5 2 9.5 1 hour
balanced student’s life should
consist of more than schoolwork. 1 hour
12 to
10 2 2 to 3 20
13
Students work at very differing rates minutes
and to very differing depths of 1 hour
11 2 3 13 25
complexity. It is also the case that
minutes
there will be some fluctuation of
2. 5 to
quantity of homework from a specific 14 to
12 2 to 3 4 to 6 3.5
subject depending on the material 21
hours
being covered at a particular time. It
3.5
is, therefore, difficult to set absolute 13 3 to 4 6+ 21 +
hours +
guidelines. However the following
homework load should be about right
for the majority of students at
Campus des Nations. Identity Cards
An ID card will be given to all
Homework should be handed in on students. This is used as a lunch
time. Each teacher may decide their card at Saconnex. Each damaged or
own policy on how to penalize work lost card will be replaced and
submitted late. However, teachers invoiced CHF 5. No meal will be
my decide to penalize a student on served without presentation of a
one criterion or across all the criteria valid card or replacement available
assessed as part of the piece of at Campus Services (Level 4).
work.
Illness
The Campus employs a full-time
Nurse and a Child Welfare
Assistant at Pregny. Students with
contagious diseases or head lice
should be kept at home and the
nurse should be informed. If
medication is prescribed and a child
is well enough to attend school, the
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23. medication (with physician room, which is a permanent base
prescription) should be given to the and students come out of their
nurse with clear instructions for mainstream classes to spend varying
administering the medicine. amounts of time in the Centres
Students should only have depending on the individual needs of
medicines with them (such as an the students. The teachers and
asthma inhaler) which have been assistants involved in the Centres
discussed with the Nurse. At Pregny are all well qualified and
all medication must be given to the experienced.
Child Welfare Assistant and stored in
the Infirmary. No medication should The role of the Centres is to
be left in children’s school bags. introduce and support the language
development of the student’s first
If a child feels unwell at school s/he language of instruction, which at the
is sent to the infirmary. An Campus des Nations is English, and
assessment is made and either the work with the mainstream teachers.
student is allowed to rest, or sent This enables the students both to
back to class or the parents are access the curriculum fully and also
contacted. In the case of more become integrated into school life.
serious illness, parents are asked to The Centres can provide a place
pick their children up from school as where EAL students can feel relaxed
soon as possible. Older students and secure in a school environment
may go home alone if the Nurse has which may be stressful for them.
spoken with the parents and both
parties are in agreement. In the EAL Centres staff use a wide
variety of teaching methods,
Please ensure that your child is appropriate to the age of the
really able to cope with school before students being taught and the
allowing her/him to return. If a different learning styles of the
course of medicine is prescribed, students are also taken into account.
please follow the guidelines in A wide variety of teaching
Medicines in School. approaches help the students along
their road to fluency; from grammar
Language support books, to craft activities and
EAL (English as an Additional communication games to Computer
Language) Assisted Language Learning (CALL).
Visits to the library are also part of
At the Campus des Nations there are the programmes.
three EAL Centres: One in Early
Years at Pregny to support students All the staff working in the EAL
from reception to Year 2, one in Centres at the Campus des Nations
Upper Primary at Saconnex serving work hard to ensure the students
students in Years 3 to 6, and one in acquire the necessary English, as
Secondary at Saconnex which quickly as possible. At the same time
supports students in classes 7 emphasis is placed on providing
through 13. Each Centre has its own them with a place where they can
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24. feel at ease. All three Centres tuition for languages other than
welcome parents and visitors who English, French or Spanish.
would like to see how this very Contact
effective programme works. alison.ball@ecolint.ch
Contact Learning Centres
Pregny There are three Learning Centres for
sandra.gleed@ecolint.ch children with moderate to severe
learning needs, one each for Early
Primary (Saconnex) Years, Primary and Secondary.
jacqueline.johnstone@ecolint.ch Programmes are individualised, thus
maximising each child’s potential
Secondary and allowing for a flexible approach.
alison.ball@ecolint.ch Every child ‘belongs’ to a
mainstream class as well as a
Learning Centre. This means that
FLIP - Mother Tongue Education opportunities for inclusion are always
sought and welcomed.
Research has shown the importance
of maintaining a student’s first English is the main language of
language both for second language instruction. However, many staff are
acquisition and overall cognitive bilingual English/French.
development. The Foundation
supports this view and organises Applications are made through the
classes according to demand and Admissions Office and you should
availability of suitable teachers. include as much information about
your child as possible.
The Campus des Nations runs the
First Language Instruction Contact
Programme (FLIP) for languages Pregny
other than French and English, pamela.nelli@ecolint.ch
already offering classes in Italian,
Norwegian, Greek Swedish and Primary (Saconnex)
others. The Campus will endeavour hazel.balti@ecolint.ch
to facilitate a class in any language
where the need arises. The school Secondary
provides the venue, finds the teacher lesley.berridge@ecolint.ch
and processes the paperwork at no
cost to parents. The teacher’s fee is LC Coordinator
shared between the parents of the teresa.hepworth@ecolint.ch
students in the class.
Parents should make enquiries at Learning Support
the time of application concerning The Learning Support teachers are
the availability of Mother Tongue specialists who are trained to identify
learning disorders and provide
support to students who are
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25. experiencing difficulties with their photocopying are possible with the
learning. Students may be purchase of a photocopy card.
withdrawn from a lesson to attend Parents may also browse and
Learning Support, or assistance may borrow at the end of the school day,
be given within the mainstream after 15:30.
classroom.
Opening hours
Some available supports: Pregny
• Private tutorials Monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:00
• Peer tutor groups (organized by Tuesday 09:00 – 15:15
secondary students) Wednesday closed
Special needs and language profiles Primary (Saconnex)
should be disclosed upon 08:30 – 15:30
application. Students are placed in
age-appropriate classes. Secondary
Monday to Friday 08:15 – 17:00
For information on which support (Except Tuesday 08:15 – 16:00)
programmes are included in the
fees, see ‘General and Financial Lockers
Conditions 2007 – 2008’ Students from Year 5 and up are
provided with lockers.
Leaving School/
Transfers Lost property
Parents are asked to inform the At Saconnex, please inquire at the
school as soon as possible of Welcome desk or check out the
children who are leaving the school. items on Level 0. At Pregny, there is
a Lost & Found hamper beside the
Students wishing to transfer to stairs to the gym.
another campus of the International
School of Geneva are kindly Lunch supervision
requested to fill the ‘Request for Students are supervised during
Transfer’ form (available from lunch in the cafeteria and during their
Saconnex Welcome desk or the play. The assistant principals are
Pregny School Office). responsible for monitoring this
programme and responding to
Libraries issues or concerns:
The Secondary Library is equipped
with internet-connected computers Contact
and media resources. Audiovisual justin.harte@ecolint.ch for Primary
equipment such as digital cameras Saconnex
and video recorders can be used by
students on campus (with robin.smith@ecolint.ch for
appropriate supervision from Secondary
teaching/library staff). Printing and
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26. Medical and health clearly labelled with the student’s
name and dosage. They will be
In line with cantonal regulations, all
stored as appropriate in the
new students require a medical
infirmary.
certificate. Your family doctor should
complete the green form sent to you
At Pregny and for Saconnex Primary
by the Admissions Office. This
students, all medicine, including
should be returned to the
inhalers, should be given directly to
infirmary before your child starts
the Child Welfare Assistant or Nurse
school. New students coming from
to be stored in the Infirmary. No
countries with a moderate to high
medicine should be kept in children’s
level of tuberculosis are required to
school bags or cubbies. The
have a TB (Mantoux) test. If you are
teaching staff is unable to dispense
in doubt as to the status of your last
medication for fever.
country of residence, please contact
the Nurse.
Meetings, Parent/
Medicines in school Teacher/ Student
Students who need medication on a Regular meetings are scheduled
regular or episodic basis, (for through the school year between
example, for headaches or parents/ students and teachers to
menstrual cramps) require a doctor’s discuss progress. Parents wishing to
prescription and a supply of the make appointments to see individual
relevant medicine. When a child is teachers about academic or pastoral
on a course of medication for an concerns should first contact the
illness, it is often better to keep classroom teacher (PYP) or the
him/her at home until s/he feels homeroom teacher (Secondary) by
better. If the doctor recommends a e-mail or by leaving a phone
return to school while still taking message at the Welcome Desk
prescribed medicine, this medicine Grand Saconnex or at the Pregny
(with prescription) must be given to School Office. Concerns are best
the Nurse or Child Welfare discussed in face to face meetings
Assistant in its original package rather than by lengthy
labelled with the student’s name and correspondence.
with clear written instructions for
administering the medicine. Music Band (PYP)
The Year 5 band course programme
Students should only have will continue into Year 6, with
medicines with them (such as an students continuing to receive
asthma inhaler) with which they are regular instruction from instrumental
familiar and feel confident to use, teachers once a week in school time.
after having discussed with the A big-band ensemble and other
Nurse. All other medicines should smaller groups will also be offered as
be handed in to the Nurse or Child part of the ECA activities next year.
Welfare Assistant. Epi-pens, insulin Students are encouraged to
and other medicines should be participate in this as it really
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27. consolidates what students are doing Contact
in class. Pregny
aukje.maas-kamphoven@ecolint.ch
Parents who have taken a rental with
purchase option might now want to Saconnex
discuss their progress with their child virginia.odell@ecolint.ch
and consider the purchase option
with Servette Music. Parents’ responsibilities
It is important to inform the
Servette Music is prepared to come classroom/homeroom teacher of any
into school at the beginning of the changes, outside school, that may
new school term to discuss with be affecting your child’s behaviour or
parents any questions they might ability to learn. Sensitive information
have regarding the instruments. is best conveyed by phone or in face
More information will be given out at to face meetings.
the beginning of next academic year.
If you notice changes in your child’s
There will continue to be the mood or behaviour which are difficult
opportunity for students to purchase to explain you may also wish to
reeds and other accessories, directly confer with the classroom/homeroom
from the music teacher at school. teacher.
The incoming Year 5 students will Any suspicion of bullying should be
start the band programme in reported to the classroom/homeroom
September also. teacher urgently. Bullying is not
tolerated and is dealt with seriously
Newsletters and rapidly.
Campus newsletters are sent out to
parents. The PTA also issues a bi- Parking
monthly eNewsletter. Limited short term parking is
available at both sites. Visitors
Nurse and Child Welfare should obtain a parking pass from
Assistant the Welcome Desk at Saconnex or
The full-time and fully qualified Nurse the Pregny School Office. Students
(Saconnex) and Child Welfare are not allowed to drive to school.
Assistant (Pregny) are responsible
for the health and well-being of the Photocopies
student community. This involves Students may purchase photocopy
giving treatment for sickness and cards at the Bookroom or the
accidents, administering medication cafeteria (CHF 5/ 20 copies,
prescribed by a doctor, promoting a rechargeable).
healthy lifestyle and organising
outside speakers on health-related Psychologist
topics.
There is a full time psychologist who
undertakes a variety of support
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28. activities, such as counselling elected members, one member
students, testing and evaluating appointed by the Federal Council,
children and advising parents. The one member appointed by the
psychologist also organises a Canton of Vaud. The Board also
programme of outside speakers on exercises its powers of co-option by
topics related to the emotional and inviting the United Nations to
social aspects of growing up. nominate a representative. Elected
members are chosen by an
Contact electorate which consists of parents,
tania.rudermann@ecolint.ch members of staff, former members of
staff, Board members, former Board
PTA members and former students.
The PTA supports the school in Votes are cast either by postal ballot
many invaluable ways; through or in person at the annual
social activities, by being homeroom/ Consultative General Assembly
classroom parent representatives, which is held in May.
helping organise student events,
aiding channels of communication The Board is responsible for the
and fundraising to provide ‘extras’ appointment and the evaluation of
beyond the normal school budget. the Director General, approving the
The PTA organises monthly general organisational structure of the
meetings and coffee mornings on Foundation, supervising the
Wednesdays in the cafeteria at the Foundation’s finances and making all
Saconnex site. These dates can be major decisions regarding the
found on the school events calendar. objectives, policies and programmes
They also distribute a bimonthly of the Foundation including its
electronic newsletter on the 1st and Strategic Plan. The minutes of the
15th of every month. All families are monthly meetings are posted on the
asked to complete the PTA request website www.ecolint.ch
for information form so that members
of the executive or class parent School Staff
representatives may contact you Teaching staff do not have individual
regarding school activities. The PTA telephones at the Campus. They
has an office on the second floor at can be reached by e-mail
Grand-Saconnex. (firstname.lastname@ecolint.ch) or a
message can be left at the Welcome
Contact desk/ School Office for their
nationspta@hotmail.com attention.
Reports School Trips
See Assessment. The school organises a wide range
of educational visits and outings to
School Governance places of historical and cultural
The Governing Board of the interest in Switzerland and beyond
Foundation consists of twelve as well as sporting events and a ski
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29. day. Community Week is held in Pregny School Office and
September for Years 7 to 12. Saconnex Welcome desk
Primary School students often Sports Competition
participate in a half or full day trip to This is a programme for students
places of interest in the community with a high level of performance who
or surrounding areas to explore wish to represent Nations or the
concepts or questions that arise International School of Geneva (ISG)
during their Units of Inquiry. Primary Foundation at a competitive level.
Years 3-6 parents will be billed a one
time fee of 100 CHF for the school The Structure of the Programme
year to cover the cost of these Nations is a member of two major
excursions. There is a Foundation sports associations: (i) the Swiss
policy which sets guidelines for trips Group of International Schools
and visits. Normal school rules (SGIS); and, (ii) L’Association des
apply on all on school trips. directeurs d’institutions en Suisse
Romande (ADISR). In addition, there
The cost of trips for Secondary are intercampus foundations sports
students is put on the school bill, so within the EIG Foundation.
there is no need for students to take
money to school to pay for trips. Sports
Football, Basketball, Track and Field,
Where parents agree to transport Cross Country, Ski.
other ISG students to and from
school trips, or other school events, Team Selection
they do so at their own risk and must Trails will take place at the start of
ensure that they have adequate each sports programme. A student
insurance cover. The school’s may attend trials for more than one
insurance does not cover such school team. Coaches will consider
journeys. various aspects including skills,
attitude, team spirit, cooperation,
Security respect of others, etc. when making
In order to create a safe and secure their selection. Selected competitors
learning environment the school must be committed to attending
offers: training and matches. Involvement
• Supervision of play areas and the on a school team requires the
cafeteria at break and lunch commitment and support from
times parents as well.
• Supervision of arrival and
departure times Enrolment
• Trained bus drivers Every selected athlete must submit a
• Regular practice of emergency completed information form to the
procedures coordinator at the first training
• High expectations of student session. All competitors must
behaviour maintain good academic records
• Visitors sign in and out at the while participating in Competitive
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30. Sports. A class teacher may refuse a The PYP Action Group is an
permission request from a interested group of Year 5 and 6
competitor to attend tournaments if students who meet weekly with Year
she/he fails to meet good academic 6 teacher, Ms Hazen, as an extra-
standards. curricular school activity.
Cost The Secondary Student Council
Parents will be asked to pay for meets once a month. Each class
transport, food and hotel elects 2 representatives to their
accommodation related to sports council to forward and discuss the
activities and a contribution to concerns of the student body.
training costs (to pay coaches, pitch
hire outside school, etc.). There is Student card
an extra charge for those competing Student ID cards are also used to
in the ski programme. Families will check out books at the Libraries and
be charged directly through the EIG as lunch prepaid tickets at the
billing system for costs occurred. cafeteria. Campus services issues
the cards.
International School Sports
Tournaments (ISST) Transitions
Students with an exceptionally high
level of performance will be The three schools (Primary, Middle
recommended to attend training and Secondary) work collaboratively
sessions on a Foundation level to ensure a smooth transition of
(Nations, La Chat, LGB) with the students leaving Year 2 at Pregny
possibility of being selected to and entering Year 3 at Saconnex.
represent the Foundation in the An introduction meeting for parents
ISST. and school tours are arranged in
June. The Primary and Secondary
Contact schools also work cooperatively to
keith.rhodes@ecolint.ch ease the transition of students
Telephone: 022 770 4728 or entering Year 7 from Year 6. There
079 637 18 36 are some planned opportunities
throughout the year for Year 6
students and parents. Year 11
Steering Committees students are given support when
Steering Committees are formed to choosing their DP options.
consider specific issues and draft
new policies. Student and parent Transport
participation is usually desired.
Public transport
By bus to Saconnex
Student Councils Bus line Stop
There is a PYP Action Group and a No. 5 or 28 Crêts de Morillon
Secondary Student Council (MYP & No 8 BIT
DP). No F Vie des Champs
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31. By bus to Pregny According to the Financial
No V or Z Stop: Penthes Conditions, cancellation and
Notes: Buses denoted by letters are changes of the Transport Services
cross border buses. No 28 from should be made in writing one month
Saconnex goes to the airport. in advance at the end of the term.
Further information: www.tpg.ch . Failure to comply with this condition
will mean that the school has the
Students who travel to school by right to charge the whole term.
public transport should obtain a
monthly ticket from TPG available at Shuttles between Saconnex and
Cornavin station or Rive. Pregny (included in the transport’s
inscription) will be carried out every
By car day, morning and afternoon except
To Saconnex Wednesdays when the return will be
From the autoroute/motorway take made at 12h20. Children not enrolled
the Grand Saconnex exit and follow in the general Transport Services will
Genève Centre or Place des be able to use this service and will
Nations, take the route des Morillons be billed CHF 472 for the school
on the left, signposted BIT. year. Application forms are available
on request at the Campus Services
To Pregny Office and at the Pregny School
From the centre of Geneva follow Office once school starts.
Place des Nations, then continue
straight on towards Ferney/ airport, Occasional transports will be
turn right by the World Council of possible for the non enrolled student
Churches, signposted…For Pregny only with a 48h written request sent
at Place des Nations take the to the Campus Services Office and if
Avenue de la Paix towards a place is available in the bus.
Chambésy/US Mission. Failure to comply with this condition
will enable the Head of Campus
Transport Services Service to refuse the transportation.
Parents wishing to enrol their
children with the Transport Service Please note children must be five
should fill the blue application form years of age to travel on the school
and return it to Campus Services bus or shuttle.
with a correct home address and
telephone number. Contact
sam.zitouni@ecolint.ch
Each inscription will be checked melanie.grandjean@ecolint.ch
individually in order to propose an earlyyears.nations@ecolint.ch
adequate stop for each pupil and will
be confirmed in writing before the
start of school. No modification of
bus route will be made except for
exceptional cases with the
agreement of Mr. Zitouni.
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32. Website World of Work Week
The Foundation website is at Students will be guided through
www.ecolint.ch where information on career choices in Years 11 to 13.
cross-campus information, activities The work experience week for
and services are posted. For students in Year 10 is useful
campus-specific events and preparation for making subject
information, parents have access to choices for the IB Diploma
the Campus des Nations’ website by Programme and for the careers
logging in ‘My Campus’. The guidance programme. Students are
‘username’ (the Parents ID number) taught to prepare their CVs and to
and the password will be look for work. The student must not
communicated personally to each be remunerated in any form.
family. Assessment is done by the
employer, a member of the Campus
Winter sports programme des Nations staff and a student self-
From January to March there is a evaluation.
Winter Sports Programme with
tuition from the Ecole de Ski Contact
Français. This takes place during robin.smith@ecolint.ch
school time. There is an extra
charge for this Programme. Visitors
All visitors must report to the
Contact Welcome Desk at Saconnex or the
keith.rhodes@ecolint.ch Pregny School Office, sign the
visitors’ book and obtain a visitor’s
badge.
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33. Annexes
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34. Organisation Chart 2008 – 2009
Key Educational Responsibilities
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35. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
June 2008
Dear Parents,
Our school is an authorised school for the International Baccalaureate for the Primary
Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP). As such, you need
to be aware of the regulations of the IBO in this booklet. Please take the time to read
this document.
There are of course no IB Diploma results for the Campus des Nations as the first IB
Diploma students only started in Year 12 in September 2006. The first results here will
be in summer 2008 when the current (and first) Year 13 students graduate from that
campus.
Campus des Nations is the only secondary school within the Foundation that offers all
three IB programmes.
Sincerely,
Andrew Hand
Campus Principal
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