Activities
After-school activities
The learning process continues after school through both educational and fun activities. Sports, visits and workshops are organised to engage children physically and intellectually and keep their curious minds working when they are not in the classroom.
Sport activities include :
1. Compulsory sports :
At Chantemerle, all pupils are requested to practice four sports : running, swimming, Ju Jitsu / nunchaku, archery
A performance booklet is prepared to record each pupils' competencies in the four sports disciplines. The booklet is given to each pupils at the end of the year and the best performers are rewarded.
2. Elective sports :
Elective sports are available depending on demand, they may include:
- Football, basket ball, volley ball and tennis in spring and the summer
- Swimming pool, Aquapark, indoor climbing
- ski and ice skating uring the winter
3. Creative workshops
- Cooking and Kids Science Labs
- School journal
- Theater and performance
4. Visits and excursions
Several times a week, students leave the premises on the school's private bus for a visit or outdoor activities.
Most recent visits include: Labyrinth Adventure of Evionnaz, Salt Mines of Bex, Vallorbe's caves, Trient's glacier, Traces of dinosaures to Emosson, Manufacture of chocolat Nestlé® in Broc, Lausanne university and EPFL campuses.
Twice a year, Chantemerle visits Europa Park in Germany.
Museum visits are part of the visual art curriculum: Alimentarium, Musée Suisse du Jeu, Giannada and Beyeler foundations, Tinguely museum, Musée de l'Art Brut, Hermitage museum.
