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yanagalante
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Reflecting on the story „The Moons of Jupiter,” by Alice Munro
Beside the fact that reading the story reveals a lack of either vocabulary or easiness of oral expression, perhaps just a lack of...
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yanagalante
Nov 8, 20201 min read
To Kill a Mockingbird
We read a book titled „To Kill a Mockingbird“ by Harper Lee. This classic novel was written in the sixties and became a best seller at...
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yanagalante
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Herzlichen Dank von SOS Kinderdorf
Dear Friends Our garage book sale was a success. Thank you for your interest and donations. We were able to collect 245.-sFr, for which...
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yanagalante
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Books and more...
Dear friends We are looking through our books, CDs, learning material, etc. Lots of them will have to find new homes, new readers, new...
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yanagalante
Jul 26, 20202 min read
Mockingbirds, scones and more...
The English Short Stories and Conversation class was created many years ago, and now it is more than a class. It has become a flexible...
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yanagalante
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Learning & Swimming
Summer is a beautiful season offering us various outdoor activities. How blessed I feel living so close to the Rhein. Right after our...
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yanagalante
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Our virtual trip to Prague, Salzburg and Vienna
As traveling is somewhat restricted during this uncertain time of corona, we were able to visit three beautiful European cities just in...
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yanagalante
Dec 29, 20181 min read
Discovering new cities, December 2018
Recently, we have learned so many interesting things about two cities, Berlin and Basel. This was our semester project and the students...
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yanagalante
Nov 30, 20182 min read
"Pygmalion," in Schaffhausen Theatre, November 2018
The play "Pygmalion" was our semester project and a challenge for us. It is a masterpiece of English dramatic literature. Reading the...
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yanagalante
Jun 28, 20181 min read
"Körper und Psyche in Balance," June 2018
In the beginning of June we had a splendid evening with Daniela Michel-Gremaud, the author of the book “Körper und Psyche in Balance.” We...
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yanagalante
Mar 29, 20182 min read
Completing "Dear Life," March 2018
We have reached another milestone with our literary class: completed reading Alice Munro's short stories in "Dear Life." Here is what the...
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yanagalante
Jan 31, 20182 min read
When Dreams become Reality ..., January 2018
What is my motto in life? Where do I see myself in five years? What is my big goal? All these questions and more I asked myself while I...
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yanagalante
Jul 28, 20171 min read
Making Russian salad , July 2017
For an activity with my motivated Russian learning student we made our traditional Russian salad called "Olivier" (Оливье) It is believed...
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yanagalante
Sep 28, 20161 min read
5 Year School's Anniversary, September 2016
We had a great afternoon for our school's 5th birthday. The weather was splendid and everyone seemed to be in high spirits. Apart from...
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yanagalante
Sep 25, 20141 min read
A Literary Evening, September 2014
Our literary evening in September 2014. (see the "student report" under links/others) Listening to one of our favourite stories read in...
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yanagalante
Jul 30, 20141 min read
A Class Project, July 2014
One of my wonderful English groups presenting their favourite cities: Barcelona, St Petersburg, Oxford, Paris and Edinburgh.
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yanagalante
Feb 28, 20141 min read
Poetry Evening with Angelina Polonskaya, February 2014
This was a great evening with Angelina. She read her poetry in Russian, see video.
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yanagalante
Dec 28, 20121 min read
Christhmas Party 2012
Our Russian team of students presenting "Katjusha" during the Christmas party 2012. There is a lovely story about this festive occasion...
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