Saturday 29 March 2014

Aiglon College, Chesieres Switzerland

Aiglon College in Switzerland is placed among top independent schools. With its beautiful location Aiglon offers its students the best education and the best possibilities for future success.
 
The school was established by John Corlette in 1949, and originally it was a schools dedicated only for boys. Nowadays Aiglon College is a co-educational facility which combines modern teaching techniques with discipline and high education level.

Moreover, Aiglon has accreditations such as: NEASC, CIS and IBO.

Saturday 22 March 2014

Labor day USA!

September is a very important moth in the USA. Students from boarding schools in the USA should definitely be aware of an “existence” of such a day.

The first Monday of September is the Labor Day in the USA.

It is a holiday to honor of the nation's working people. This is a day of rest for the workers. It is celebrated by labor union parades. It also marks the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. Public schools below the college level open just after this day.

Saturday 15 March 2014

Queen Victoria

Today something for students from boarding schools in Wales. Especially for you we have prepared some information about Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria has reigned the country for 63 years and 7 months which makes it the longest reign in the British history. This period came down to the history as the Victorian era. It is marked by expansion of the British Empire. This period is characterized by the military, scientific, political, cultural and industrial change in the United Kingdom.

Friday 7 March 2014

Interesting facts about UK!

There are some interesting facts about United Kingdom related to animals and today we would like to present some of them for students from state boarding schools.
First of all, in Medieval England, animals were tried for their crimes and even punished for them.
Pygg meant clay in Olden days. People stored their coins in these clay jars which later evolved to piggy banks.
The Mute swans are officially owned by the Queen and the driver of the vehicle who kills a deer cannot eat it, but the person sitting beside can do so.
And finally something a little bit funny…..: the chickens outnumber the humans in UK.