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Nouveau projet immobilier et pédagogique : le CSEL’ouverture en 2014 du Paul & Henri Carnal Hall a donné aux Roséens la possibilité de pratiquer chaque jour à peu près toutes les formes d’art pour développer leur sensibilité, stimuler leur imagination et leur créativité et travailler seuls ou en groupes dans des conditions particulièrement stimulantes. Le Rosey Concert Hall avec ses 900 places offre une programmation musicale, théâtrale et événementielle(TEDx Institut Le Rosey, conférences, assemblées) qui place les Roséens au centre d’une activité artistique professionnelle incomparable.

Ce bâtiment dessiné par l’architecte Bernard Tschumi est aujourd’hui une référence internationale quasi unique.

Le Rosey a confié à Bernard Tschumi l’étude de la prochaine étape, prévue pour 2020 ; un centre dédié aux sciences et à l’entreprenariat (CSE). Le CSE est le pendant appliqué de la créativité culturelle et artistique du Carnal Hall. Conçu pour allier études scientifiques et entreprenariat, le centre intégrera également toutes les autres disciplines roséennes utile à la conception de projets transdisciplinaires concrets et de la réalisation d’objets.

Le CSE abritera 12 laboratoires polyvalents, un musée scientifique permettant des expériences ludiques, un makers’ lab géant (grande salle de création en libre-service dotée d’outillage spécifique). Dans la Pitch Room (auditoire polyvalent ultra-modulable de 200 places) on partagera des projets et on recevra des conférenciers. L’espace Start-up accueillera une vingtaine de jeunes entrepreneurs en résidence dans un open-space central pour montrer aux Roséens comment naissent au quotidien les entreprises de demain.

Enfin, dans la zone Enseignement du Futur on trouvera cinq grands espaces d’enseignement modulables, carrés, dotés de murs inscriptibles et de projection sur tous les côtés.

The SEC: A New Way of Teaching and LearningSince its opening in 2014, the Paul and Henri Carnal Hall has given Roséens the chance to work in just about every art form and to develop their artistic appreciation, to stimulate their imagination and to work singly or in groups in an inspiring environment. The 900-seat Rosey Concert Hall by offering a professional musical and theatrical season, complemented by special events (TEDx, lectures, meetings), puts Rosey and Roséens at the centre of an incomparable artistic hub.

The building, designed by architect Bernard Tschumi has become an almost unique international institution.

Le Rosey has now asked Bernard Tschumi to begin work on the next step: a Science and Entrepreneurship Centre (SEC or CSE in its French version) planned for 2020. The SEC is to be the practical counterpoint to the artistic and cultural creativity of the Carnal Hall. Aiming to bring scientific investigation and entrepreneurship together, the SEC will include all other academic disciplines, as students work on cross-curricular ideas and bring real projects to life.

To achieve this, the SEC will house 12 polyvalent laboratories, a scientific museum and a huge Maker-Space consisting of a large creative area, equipped with specialist equipment. The Pitch Room(a completely adaptable auditorium with seating for up to 200) will be where ideas can be shared, lecturers welcomed and where meetings can be held. The Start-Up space will house about 20 young resident entrepreneurs in a central open space where Roséens can see how tomorrow’s business ideas are born.

Finally, the Future Learning Zone will comprise five square yet flexible learning spaces, designed to be configured in many ways, where the walls can be written on or be used as projection screens.

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Why Don’t Young People Read Any More? (Actually, they do!)In this era of virtual communication and social media, we’re always hearing about the imminent death of the book (despite the fact book sales continue to rise); but even so, Le Rosey’s English, French and Language Departments this year decided it was important to celebrate the book and reading. So, in late September, everybody in the school celebrated writing and reading for a whole day in Le Rosey’s first Bookfête.

With the presence of six published authors – French and English – students organized Q & A sessions in the Rosey Concert Hall and dozens of “Chapters” where students and authors gave presentations or led discussions on subjects as diverse as Elena Ferrante, the mysterious and highly acclaimed Italian novelist, to Arabic script, books about Switzerland by Diccon Bewes, Rotten Row by Zimbabwean Petina Gappah, Enfants de Nazis by Tania Crasnianski and the highly praised Submergence by Jonathan Ledgard – four of the authors present for the whole day.

And, of course, reading is probably the single most important contributor to educational and later professional success. Not just reading novels, because one of the paradoxical effects of the rise of the Internet and social media is

probably that people are reading and writing more than they ever did. In a lively debate in front of the whole school, however, Jonathan Ledgard provocatively argued that access to serious literature and the wisdom and understanding it brings was the real reason for reading. Food for thought.

The Juniors, meanwhile had the treat of meeting Alex Brychta, the artist of the "Biff, Chip and Kipper" Oxford Reading Tree series – sold all over the world and probably the way into reading for over 30 million children.

One of the most memorable sessions was Silent Reading, where students found corners or parts of the garden where they simply sat of lay down to give themselves over to the written word and the different worlds they can take us into. In fact, so successful was the day overall, that an improved version will take place next year.

Ambiance studieuseet joyeuse chez les Juniors !Dans leurs salles de classe rénovées – tables mobiles et murs interactifs – nos plus jeunes élèves enrichissent leur cursus scolaire par de multiples expériences telles le mois « l’Océan », la Fête du Livre, le jeu d’échecs et la robotique, le « pentathlon académique » des défis scolaires personnalisés.

In their freshly renovated classrooms – with movable tables and interactive walls – our youngest pupils enrich their education with all sorts of experiential learning: “Ocean Month”, Bookfête, Chess Club, Robotics, the Academic Pentathlon and personalised targets.

Le Rosey présentait en automne 2016 sa première création : un spectacle articulé autour des extraits du texte de Saint-Exupéry, emmené par un comédien qui promet, Adrien, classe 2, chanté par Charlotte Soumeire, ancienne Roséenne et merveilleuse soprano, accompagné en musique par nos brillants solistes de la Menuhin Academy, illustré par les superbes dessins sur sable de Cédric Cassimo et mis en scène par notre talentueuse Victoria Giorgini. Un grand succès sur la scène du Concert Hall au cours de trois représentations publiques.

Victoria Giorgini qui a aussi mis en scène pour la Fête de Noël Un miracle ordinaire d’Evgéni Schwartz, une pièce russe pleine de tendresse et d’insolence, au carrefour du rire, du conte et de la comédie sociale. Une quinzaine de comédiens ont conquis leur auditoire sensible au charme de cette pièce « multimedia » qui faisait appel à un défilé d’images sur un écran, judicieusement intégrées dans la comédie.

Arts

In June 2017, our theatre production had twenty-two performers, eighteen mother tongues — and a 340-year-old text. Impossible? Of course not.

The boys had a fine old time swashbuckling all over the stage, thundering down aisles with just the right dash and romantic conceit — but Aphra Behn’s The Rover is full of strong, rebellious women. The men may have top billing, but it is the women who have the last word.

Three years ago, student-actors made a grand entrance (and exit) in our end-of-year production in a 1926 Rolls Royce. For another play, two of our students performed inside a 5-metre tall giraffe body-puppet, and twice actors performed on horseback.

This time, we wanted to immerse our audience in the raucous atmosphere of Carnival; actors danced in the aisles and on all sides of the audience; the entire cast had to learn to salsa and tango. Impossible ? Mais, non !What moments are scorched onto my memory from The Rover? The fun of picking out those beautiful masks to fit each student involved; the fun of learning to salsa alongside the cast — and their absolute concentration as they learned to tango! The controlled sensuality of both capoeira and tango — and the collaboration between musicians and performers which resulted in playfully creative musical moments.

Fête de Noël 2016

1 - Anne et Philippe Gudin are surprised by the presentation of a gift from the school! The Juniors rise from the orchestra pit singing a new Rosey Song composed especially for the occasion by Claire in class1, supported by the whole school community on the stage and the balcony. The beautiful sculpture, which now resides in the lobby of the Paul & Henri Carnal Hall, is unveiled.

2 - Two Steinways, four students, eight hands playing Saint-Saëns’ atmospheric and virtuosic Danse macabre.

3 - Beautiful ballet. Giselle dances accompanied by her friend Viktoriia at the piano.

4 - The Rosey Orchestra and Choir supported by some students from our wonderful string orchestra-in-residence, The Menuhin Academy, perform Howard Blake’s The Snowman to an on-screen animation!

Fête de Fin d’Année 2017

5 - Three concerts and one play in one evening! This was the first event in the lobby of the Paul & Henri Carnal Hall.

6 - Bruce Norton’s retirement gig with the School Band after thirty-seven years at Le Rosey and over a hundred performances!

Fête de Noël des Juniors 2016

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Sports

La journée sportive de l’Ascension

Les Roséens sont toujours passionnés de sports et de défis ! Trois exemples :

• Lukas, junior, 12 ans, a réussi l’ascension des 4478 mètres du Cervin, montagne mythique des Alpes suisses. Lachlan, senior, 17 ans, a couru les 42,195 kilomètres du marathon de Genève en moins de 4 heures

• Sept Roséens ont terminé en tête des jeunes participants aux 10 kilomètres de Neirivue au Moléson (avec dénivelé de 1290 mètres !) et cinq autres ont couru les 17 kilomètres de la légendaire "Morat-Fribourg"

• Sept aventuriers se sont lancés à ski à l’assaut des sommets des montagnes rocheuses au Canada au cours d’un voyage juste après un bel entraînement pendant le trimestre de Gstaad.

Malgré une belle concurrence des arts avec l’ouverture du Paul & Henri Carnal Hall, le sport fait plus que jamais partie de la vie roséenne. Dans la plus grande fidélité à une tradition plus que centenaire, les athlètes roséens portent fièrement nos couleurs dans tous les sports, dépassent chaque jour leurs limites pour accéder aux sélections internes synonymes de compétitions interscolaires nationales.

L’année 2016/2017 marque un record de participations à ces compétitions : 31 participations aux tournois interscolaires ADISR, 14 manifestations internationales, 705 participations aux défis hebdomadaires dans les 21 challenges organisés. Près de 300 Roséennes et Roséens ont connu le stress d’avant-compétition, le cœur qui s’accélère et la petite boule au ventre ! La gestion de l’adrénaline et du stress de la compétition fait partie de l’éducation sportive ; elle permet de développer et construire confiance et estime de soi.

Roséens Love Sports and Challenges!

Three examples:

• Lukas, a 12-year-old junior, climbed the 4478-metre Matterhorn, the mythical Alpine peak. Lachlan, a 17-year-old senior meanwhile ran the 42,195 km of the marathon de Genève in under four hours

• Seven Roséens headed the 10-km Neirivue to Moléson race (with a climb of no less than 1290 metres!), while five others ran the legendary 17 kms between Morat et Fribourg

• Seven hardy souls scaled the peaks in the Canadian Rockies while on a trip there after training in Gstaad.

In spite of the fierce competition provided by the Paul and Henri Carnal Hall, sport is as much a part of school life as ever. True to over a century of tradition, Roséens represent the school in a huge number of sports, pushing themselves ever further to be picked for school teams and to participate in national inter-school tournaments.

2016/2017 set a new record, with Le Rosey participating in 31 ADISR inter-school, and 14 international competitions. There were also 705 participants in our weekly défis covering 21 different challenges. And as members of a team, more than 300 Roséens experienced pre-match nerves and stress – and managing this competition-related stress and the adrenalin it produces is part of a sporting education, allowing students to build and develop confidence and self-belief.

Tournament at PGH La Palmeraie Polo Club near Asilah in Morocco.

SGIS Swimming Competition: 21 medals (10 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze) and 9 NEW Rosey Records !

Les Courses de Ski du Rosey qui marquent le début du "Long Week-end" à Gstaad.

Match de Hockey Roséens vs Anciens durant le "Long Week-end" à Gstaad.

Aide aux paysans de montagne, en mules au Vanil Noir

Journées sportives et expéditionsLes expéditions en Suisse romande à l’occasion du premier week-end de l’année scolaire constituent un moment attendu par les anciens et une découverte pour les nouveaux :

• collaboration et cohésion d’équipe pour conduire un troupeau de moutons

• descente de la Sarine en canoë

• chasse au trésor dans le château de Gruyères

• adresse et équilibre dans un parcours aérien dans le Jura

• Parc Aventure à Aigle.

Les Courses de ski du Rosey, le 3e week-end de février.Anciens, parents et élèves se retrouvent pour la compétition traditionnelle sur les pentes du Wasserngrat.

La journée sportive de l’Ascension : les comités des élèves, génération après génération, rivalisent d’idées originales pour rendre ce moment mémorable.

Week-ends à thème tout au long de l’année :

• expéditions par classe ; lecture de cartes et navigation, initiation à différentes méthodes de progression, sur rocher, dans l’eau, sur la neige et la glace

• bivouac à la belle étoile et dans des igloos

• week-end humanitaire en Suisse, les Roséens s’engagent auprès de familles de paysans de montagne : transport de matériel et de piquets de clôtures d’alpage, travaux d’entretien de chalets et de pâturages.

Nos valeurs éducatives transmises lors de week-ends actifs en nature : se respecter et respecter les autres, imaginer des solutions, mieux équilibrer sa nourriture, combattre les addictions...

Défi "Swimming in the lake", October 2017

Heliski trip to Canada

SAISON 4 / 2017-201811 SEPTEMBRE 2017RHONDA ROSS & RODNEY KENDRICKJazz

27 ET 28 SEPTEMBRE 2017THÉÂTRELES TRAVAILLEURS DE LA MERD'APRÈS VICTOR HUGO@BlackBox

12 OCTOBRE 2017ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRACharles Dutoit DirectionMartha Argerich PianoConcert en faveur d'Innocence en Danger

4 NOVEMBRE 2017TEDxINSTITUTLEROSEYTHÈME : HORIZON

7 NOVEMBRE 2017AVISHAI COHEN TRIO & LES SOLISTES DE L'ACADÉMIE MENUHINJazz

21 NOVEMBRE 2017QUATUOR CALIDORE & SERGEI BABAYANConcert en faveur de MedairEn collaboration avec le Verbier Festival

8 DECEMBRE 2017 - Hors abonnementLES SECRETS DU PETIT PRINCEMusique, théâtre et animation de sableavec les solistes de l’Académie Menuhin

17 JANVIER 2018CECILIA BARTOLI & MAXIM VENGEROVAvec les solistes de l'Académie Menuhin

1ER FEVRIER 2018CLASSICAL & JAZZ MADNESSGENEVA CAMERATADavid Greilsammer Direction et pianoYaron Herman Piano

13 AVRIL 2018ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCEEmmanuel Krivine DirectionIn Mo Yang Violon

4 MAI 2018RÉCITALSonya Yoncheva SopranoAntoine Palloc Piano

30 MAI 2018CINÉ-CONCERT : CHARLIE CHAPLIN LES TEMPS MODERNESOrchestre de Chambre de GenèvePhilippe Béran Direction

GSTAAD Gstaad Palace2 MARS 2018 - Hors abonnementTHÉÂTRELE JOUEUR D’ÉCHECSd'après Stefan ZweigAvec André Salzet

SAISON 4 2017-2018Le Rosey Concert Hall est devenu une salle réputée pour la clarté de son acoustique, le confort de ses sièges, la qualité de son accueil et son ambiance très particulière, à la fois détendue, familiale et avec ce brin de sophistication qui porte la marque du Rosey ! Mais tout de même, qui aurait pu penser que trois ans après son inauguration, nous recevrions le meilleur orchestre du monde en juin 2017 : imaginer le Berliner Philharmoniker à Rolle, dans le cadre de la salle de concert d’une école ! Quel privilège inouï !

La saison 3 (2016-17) a été marquée par d’autres grands moments tels un inoubliable Cyrano de Bergerac sur les planches ; notre première création, Les Secrets du Petit Prince, qui mêlait théâtre, musique, dessin sur sable et chant ; l’Orchestre Philharmonique de St-Petersbourg ; sans oublier l’immense Maxim Vengerov avec ses étudiants de la Menuhin Academy en résidence au Rosey.

Nous avons entamé en septembre la 4ème

saison avec un concert plein d’émotion de Rhonda Ross, interprète-auteur-compositeur et ancienne Roséenne, ravie de son retour à l’école 30 ans après sa graduation ! Le retour de notre orchestre chéri, le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, dirigé par le plus talentueux chef suisse, Charles Dutoit qui avait inauguré la salle en octobre 2014. En soliste cette année, une inoubliable Martha Argerich. La suite s’annonce tout aussi merveilleuse : un duo totalement inédit entre Maxim Vengerov et Cecilia Bartoli ; l‘Orchestre National de France dirigé par son chef Emmanuel Krivine, la soprano Sonya Yoncheva, mais aussi un partenariat avec le Verbier Festival ; un pape du jazz, le contrebasssite Avishai Cohen accompagné des cordes de notre Menuhin Academy ; la Geneva Camerata avec Yaron Herman.

Nos Roséens qui, comme beaucoup de jeunes, ne sont pas nécessairement fanatiques de ce classicisme s’imprègnent petit à petit de cette culture raffinée. Elle est devenue un élément important et brillant de leur éducation humaniste, qui doit équilibrer leur formation scientifique et leur vie bardée de technologie.

The Rosey Concert Hall has gained an enviable reputation for its acoustic qualities, its comfortable seating, and its special atmosphere, which combines a relaxed, family-like ease with a touch of Rosey sophistication. Even so, who could have imagined that in June 2017, a mere three years after its inauguration, we would host the world’s leading orchestra, the Berliner Philharmoniker? The Berlin Philharmonic in a Rolle concert hall! What an extraordinary privilege!

Season 3 (2016-17) was also notable for some wonderful events: an unforgettable stage performance of Cyrano de Bergerac; our first in-house production, Les Secrets du Petit Prince, which mixed theatre, music, sand art and singing; the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra; and in addition, the great Maxim Vengerov and the Menuhin Academy students as Le Rosey’s own orchestra in residence.

Season 4 began with truly emotional concert when Rhonda Ross, singer-songwriter and one of Le Rosey’s alumni (an ancienne) was thrilled to come back to Rosey 30 years after her graduation (and with her French still intact!). This was followed by our favourites, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Switzerland’s most talented conductor, Maestro Charles Dutoit, who had played at the inaugural concert in 2014. The soloist this year was the magnificent Martha Argerich. The rest of the season looks just as good: a unique Maxim Vengerov and Cecilia Bartoli duo; the Orchestre National de France under Emmanuel Krivine; the soprano Sonya Yoncheva; the Calidore Quartet in a partnership with the Verbier Festival; one of the Jazz greats, bassist Avishai Cohen accompanied by the strings of our own Menuhin Academy; and the Geneva Camerata with Yaron Herman.

Our own Rosey students, like so many young people, are not necessarily fans of classical music, but little by little they are becoming accustomed to its refinement and beauty. It has become an important and striking feature of a humanist education whose role is to enrich scientific understanding and a life too often weighed down by technology.

SAISON 1 2014-20152 DÉCEMBRE 2014 CINÉ-CONCERT : CHARLIE CHAPLIN, LE CIRQUEOrchestre de Chambre de Genève ;Philippe Béran, Direction

25 FÉVRIER 2015THE VOCA PEOPLE

16 AVRIL 2015L’atelier théâtre actuel et la compagnie des larrons présententLES COQUELICOTS DES TRANCHÉESUne pièce de G.-M. Jolidon et X. Lemaire.

24 AVRIL 2015LES CORDES DU BERLINER PHILHARMONIKEREmmanuel Pahud : Flûte ; Paul Meyer : Clarinette ;Daishin Kashimoto : Violon ; Maja Avramovic : Violon ; Joachin Riuelme Garcia : Alto ; Stephan Koncz : Violoncelle

12 MAI 2015HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD Piano

10 JUIN 2015DE WOLFGANG À BENNYPaul Meyer : Clarinette, direction et commentaires ;Quatuor à Cordes Gémeaux : Contrebasse, Batterie et Piano

SAISON 2 2015-20166 OCTOBRE 2015LE BAL d’après le roman d’Irène NémirovskyVirginie Lemoine, Adaptation et mise en scène

13 OCTOBRE 2015POUR L’AMOUR D’UN STRADIVARIUSCamerata de Lausanne -Pierre Amoyal, Direction et violon ; Cédric Cassimo, Animation de sable ; Karim Slama, Mime

21 OCTOBRE 2015ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRACharles Dutoit, Direction ; Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

3 NOVEMBRE 2015L'INTERNATIONAL MENUHIN MUSIC ACADEMYMaxim Vengerov, Direction et violon ; Philippe Demanget, Piano

5 NOVEMBRE 2015LE MALADE IMAGINAIRELe Théâtre du Petit Monde de Roland Pilain

14 NOVEMBRE 2015TEDx: NEXT?

22 NOVEMBRE 2015SAINT-SAËNS: LE CARNAVAL DES ANIMAUXPhilippe Béran, Direction ; Cédric Cassimo, Animation de sable

12 AVRIL 2016CINÉ-CONCERT : CHARLIE CHAPLIN,LE KIDOrchestre de Chambre de Genève ; Philippe Béran, Direction

26 AVRIL 2016 (Hors abonnement)L’OR - THÉÂTRE d’après Blaise Cendrars ; Adaptation et mise en scène, Xavier Simonin

9 MAI 2016LES QUATRE SAISONS : VIVALDI / PIAZZOLLAEnsemble Les Dissonances ; David Grimal, Direction et violon

20 MAI 2016DO YOU SPEAK DJEMBE?Concert avec la participation du public

2 JUIN 2016PHIL COLLINS avec Little Dreams Foundation

3 JUIN 2016ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDEAlexander Joel, Direction ; Harriet Krijgh, Violoncelle

SAISON 32016-20177 SEPTEMBRE 2016NATURALLY 7 Vocal play : a cappella

4 OCTOBRE 2016CYRANO DE BERGERAC - THÉÂTRECompagnie « Le Grenier de Babouchka »Jean-Philippe Daguerre, Mise en scène

5 NOVEMBRE 2016TEDx : SPARK

7 NOVEMBRE 2016ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DE ST-PETERSBOURGYuri Temirkanov, Direction ; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

18 NOVEMBRE 201620 NOVEMBRE 201611 DÉCEMBRE 2016LES SECRETS DU PETIT PRINCEMusique, théâtre et animation de sable avec les solistes de l'Académie Menuhin

19 JANVIER 2017MAXIM VENGEROV AVEC LES SOLISTES DE L’ACADÉMIE MENUHIN

31 JANVIER 2017LE BATEAU IVREPoésie, peinture et musique avec Alain Carré et François-René Duchâble

20 AVRIL 2017MR FOLLOWERCompagnie « Opinion Public »Spectacle de danse contemporaine sous la direction d'Etienne Béchard

12 MAI 2017 (Hors abonnement)CINÉ-CONCERT : CHARLIE CHAPLIN, LES LUMIÈRES DE LA VILLEOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeConcert caritatif Lions Club La Côte

17 MAI 2017RÉCITALRenaud Capuçon, Violon ; Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

28 JUIN 2017 BERLINER PHILHARMONIKERGustavo Dudamel, Direction

Voyage Honneur désormais annuel dans la Silicon Valley Depuis trois ans, une douzaine de Roséens parmi les meilleurs élèves sont invités à la découverte de la Silicon Valley et du monde de l’entreprenariat en compagnie de leur directeur général. De la visite d’une mini start-up réunissant cinq jeunes dans un garage à celle du quartier général de Youtube, le voyage met en exergue les motifs des succès, des échecs et des leçons retenues par la vingtaine d’entrepreneurs rencontrés au cours de cette semaine intense. Les Roséens ont mouillé leur chemise en « pitchant » deux idées face à de véritables capital-risqueurs : un récipient à frites innovant pour fast-food et un autocollant qui permet de déterminer l’état de fraîcheur d’aliments stockés dans un Tupperware. Les premiers prototypes devraient voir le jour d’ici à la fin du trimestre.

Quelques extraits de réflexions de participants au voyage :

« […] le monde change vite et il faut s’adapter à cette nouvelle économie et ce mode de vie. Avant ce voyage, je n’avais jamais participé au « sharing economy. » Joséphine

"One of the key factors that struck me is how quickly this environment changes. We visited Uber’s biggest competitor in the United States, which is Lyft. Our tour guide was somebody who had devoted his life since he left college to help Lyft. He was quite a remarkable individual who chose not to go to an established company like Facebook but instead went to work for a what at the time was startup and as employee number

80 got equity in the company. Later on in that week Alphabet invested $1 billion into Lyft. That shows how versatile and crazy the world of Entrepreneurship is. Our tour guide went from getting a reasonably good salary to potentially having shares in the company worth millions of dollars." Jan

"This trip made me realize that although we may be young, it is never too early to start making decisions that can positively impact our lives as well as our careers in the future. The fact that we were able to create a product in groups and pitch it to real venture capitalists, then be offered to take that idea to the next level was surreal." Aley

Statistiques & Nationalités au RoseyLe Rosey compte 447 élèves

issus de 71 nations ; celles qui comptent 10 Roséens et plus sont :

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Le Rosey compte 163 professeursissus de 30 nations ; les quatre principales sont :

• Our bees are champions! No beekeeper in the region can recall a honey harvest of more than 60 kilos per hive. Our black and yellow Roséens seem to be as happy on campus as their human counterparts. Needless to say, the honey, bottled in our pesticide-free gardens, is delicious. Jars can be purchased on campus at Café Ljubo or ordered by email (dllewellyn@rosey.ch), with all proceeds going to Rosey humanitarian projects.

• If you are ever at Rosey on a Monday, don’t hesitate to come along to our weekly assembly at 11.45. It’s a lively introduction to Rosey life, sporting exploits, trips and expeditions, clubs and societies thoughts from the direction, student initiatives and more. We are very happy to share it with you.

• Thanks to our partnership with the Real Madrid Foundation, our senior team has been able to train in Real’s legendary Ciudad Deportiva under the guidance of a coach from the queen of European clubs; and Roséens even had the chance to meet Zinedine Zidane himself!

• IMMA (the International Menuhin Music Academy), whose fifteen students form Rosey’s orchestra in residence, has the enormous good fortune to have Maxim Vengerov, one of the world’s greatest violinists, as its artistic director. Several times in the course of the year, Maxim gives string master classes. These sessions are open to parents and visitors – as long, of course, as they watch in silence. It is a remarkable experience – even for non-musicians!

• While nationalism and division grow, Roséens can enjoy the privilege of living in an international community where diversity is a source of strength because it is actively discussed. Although it is far easier to ignore the causes of discord, it is through trying to understand each other and debating problems that progress can be made. One illustration of this was this autumn when Israeli and Palestinian members of the Combatants for Peace organisation – serious candidates for a Nobel Peace Prize – were on campus. After a screening of a film documenting their struggle for peace and mutual understanding, the organistaion’s founders answered pertinent and occasionally challenging questions from Roséens late into the evening. Students’ candour, openness and readiness to express their ideas made a deep impression on our guests.

• The Solar Flower outside the Carnal Hall has led to a number of questions from students: “How efficient is it? Does it provide enough power to make it worthwhile? Why does it turn?” Le Rosey is making an important effort to limit its environmental impact in numerous ways: numerous solar panels have been installed; oil-fired heating has been phased out; buildings are better insulated; traditional light bulbs have been replaced by LEDs; a new recycling centre which sorts waste into 15 different categories has been opened; an increasing percentage of regional and organic food produce appears on the dining room tables; there are cost-free charging stations for electric vehicles; our minibus fleet is being renewed with vehicles offering 30% greater fuel economy.

• In association with the Maasaï Wilderness Conservation Trust, Le Rosey is creating an exceptional camp in Kenya. It will be open to youngsters from across the world and will aim to sensitize them to the challenges of preserving wildlife as well as reforestation (through a “Tree nursery”). It will also work on the creation of organic and ecologically sensitive farming while respecting indigenous cultures and the principles of Fair Trade.

• Humanitarian trips have given Roséens the chance to help build houses in Romania, to help in a refugee camp in Greece, or instead to work in a hospital or school in Ghana. These are experiences that mark students and they are complemented by a number of local initiatives. Students regularly visit retirement homes, for example, or organise afternoon games for handicapped children. Interestingly, more and more of these activities are created on the initiative of students rather than teachers.

• Le Rosey is currently working on a twenty-year development plan which will be a fresh interpretation of an educational vision combining an effective holistic learning environment with high academic standards, As well as the SEC described in detail elsewhere in the Nouvelles, future buildings will contain new large, customizable square classrooms, which can be configured in a multitude of ways – all with write-on walls and four-way projection facilities. And sport will not be forgotten with a large sports hall providing spectators’ areas and a climbing wall as well as covered tennis courts. Meanwhile there are plans for a meditation centre near the avenue. And last but not least, a large section of the car park will be half covered and much of the current area will be greened over.

Brief

TEDx Horizon on the HorizonWith “Horizon” in November 2017, Le Rosey celebrates its fifth TEDx event. As with so many things at Le Rosey, it all began with a student initiative when back in 2012, Catherine, now at Princeton, suggested that a school with so many connections should think about its own TEDx.

The edition 2016, “Spark”, inspired by the fact that 411 years earlier, on 5 November 1605, conspirator Guy Fawkes was just a spark away from blowing up the English Parliament, was arguably the best so far. Five outside speakers – journalist Unni Turrettini, Booker Prize-winining novelist, Ben Okri, film-maker and ecology campaigner Louie Psihoyos, Saudi business-woman Lama Al Sulaiman, and renowned photographer Nick Danziger – spoke about women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, our “secret stories”, mass murder in Norway, the preservation of the oceans

and the common humanity captured in photos across the world. Three of the speakers had close links with the school and one, Nick Danziger, whose brilliant presentation and photos closed the event, is an ancien – who, the day before, had spent a morning with the Juniors and an afternoon with senior students, sharing his professional expertise.

Complementing them were two excellent student speakers, Bea and Varun, who spoke about happiness and education – a clear indication of the wonderful educational opportunity that TEDx offers.

Mission Impossible ?It’s a tough world for graduating Rosey students – and it seems to be getting tougher... but not impossible.

Colleges and universities become more competitive every year. The top-ranked colleges in the USA are now receiving well over 30,000 applications. Universities like Yale have an admittance rate of about 6%, Penn about 9% while the consistently up-and-coming NYU accepts about one in four applications for its New York Campus.

In the UK, acceptance rates look higher but that is because students can only apply to five universities. What’s more they can’t apply to both Oxford and Cambridge and they know that if they have little chance of meeting the IB of French bac results required, they won’t get a place – any maybe even an offer.

Why is this happening? The simple answer is that the most competitive universities are not growing very fast – and sometimes not at all – but the number of well-educated and ambitious students from across the world is rising dramatically. And, every year, Nobel prizes seem to go to the same universities: MIT, Chicago, Cambridge, Harvard, making them ever more attractive to this growing band of applicants.

Yet over recent years, Roséens seem to be doing just as well as ever – or perhaps even better. US destinations in 2017 include: Yale, Penn (one of three to Wharton), Dartmouth, UCLA, Duke, Chicago (up to 3rd in the US

News ranking and with a new Nobel Economics laureate), NYU (no fewer than 7 with 2 into the Stern Business School). Other destinations include Georgia Tech, Miami, Boston, SMU and Tufts. In the UK, the successes were equally pleasing and included: Cambridge (another Nobel laureate here too), Oxford, LSE, University College London, Durham, Edinburgh, and King’s College London. Nor should we forget other countries and other interests. with one student off to Munich, another to Canada – and many to art schools, with London and New York still the destinations of choice.

What are the reasons for this success? The first is clearly that Roséens are good students who will bring something to the colleges they attend. What’s more, the success of those already admitted over the last decade is testament to their quality. The second is that Le Rosey’s university counsellors are exceptional, and recognized as such across the world.

And the third is that all our students do genuinely demanding diplomas, often in languages that are not their own – and they do well. Quite rightly, this attracts university admiration when measured against schools where only the top students do the IB.

Against a world average of just under 30 for the IB stands Le Rosey’s average of just over 36 points. The highest score was 45 points (the maximum possible and achieved by well under 0.03% of all students across the world). Taken as whole, 23% of the class obtained 40 points (or the bac equivalent) or more, and over 60% over 36 points.

Quant au bac Français, les cinq candidats se sont partagés des mentions Bien et Très Bien !

Replongeons-nous dans l’ambiance des années 60 ; depuis quelques temps, les parents font pression sur Louis Johannot –qui dirige Le Rosey– d’accepter des jeunes filles, souvent sœurs, cousines, filles de Roséens qui attendent impatiemment que l’école accomplisse sa révolution culturelle et admette que les filles pourraient devenir des Roséens comme les autres, peut-être meilleurs que les garçons ! Et puis, espérait-on, l’influence de ces demoiselles serait certainement bénéfique : émulation, maturité d’esprit, tenue, langage...

Louis a très envie d’ouvrir l’école aux filles mais les mœurs d’avant 1968 ne sont pas toujours favorables à cette « co-éducation » ; petit à petit, des internats font le saut ; mais les anciens Roséens font pression : avec des filles, leur vieux Rosey ne sera jamais plus le même ! Finalement, à la rentrée 1967, 38 jeunes filles de 14 à 17 ans deviennent les premières Roséennes. Elles sont prudemment logées à Tolochenaz (à une dizaine de kilomètres de Rolle) « pour faire de la coéducation sans courir les dangers de la cohabitation » !

En 1975, Le Rosey rachète l’institut de jeunes filles « La Combe », situé à une centaine de mètres du campus ; les deux écoles avaient été créées en même temps, en 1880 : Le Rosey par Paul Carnal, La Combe par son beau-frère Paul Dedie ; il aura fallu 95 ans pour que les deux institutions se retrouvent et fusionnent ! Désormais Le Rosey peut aussi accueillir les plus jeunes filles de 8 à 14 ans.

Philippe Gudin, dès son arrivée en 1980, trouve un peu excessive la mesure de précaution consistant à éloigner les jeunes filles seniors à quinze kilomètres ; il prend la décision de les rapatrier à La Combe, ce qui sera fait en 1984 avec l’ouverture de la « Grande Combe ».En 50 ans, le nombre de jeunes filles est passé de 35 à 210 ; elles sont maintenant à stricte égalité de nombre avec les garçons.

Laissons la plume à Jo Mottiez, professeur de littérature au Rosey de 1964 à 1999 et premier directeur de la section féminine avec son épouse Eve :

Lorsqu'en mars 1967 la rumeur annonciatrice de l’ouverture d’une section féminine à l’automne s'insinua puis se répandit, on sentit l'amorce d'une panique. Quoi, une horde de jeunes filles allait déferler sur un campus exclusivement voué aux mâles, privant ces derniers de leurs privilèges, annihilant la rigueur et l'excellence d'un gouvernement quasi centenaire ! Que présager sinon le pire ? Les résistances, les prévisions catastrophistes fusèrent de partout.

Les Anciens, du haut de l'AIAR, se sentaient frustrés, imaginant leur virile institution métamorphosée en Eden fleuri. Les Terminales maudissaient leur fatale appartenance à l'ultime génération d'un ancien régime ascétique. Les plus jeunes tremblaient, paralysés par la crainte de leurs insuffisances académiques face à des rivales surdouées.

La gent féminine adulte, très imbue de ses pouvoirs, redoutait les ruses, la malignité et la concurrence d'une jeunesse porteuse de philtres maléfiques. Les profs adeptes d'une pédagogie un brin machiste se voyaient déjà contraints de tempérer leur gouvernance. Il serait malvenu d'insister sur la terreur des mères d'élèves de tous les âges dont les précieux rejetons seraient bientôt la proie innocente de funestes prédatrices.

Ce qui est sûr, c'est que le prophétisme noir et les réticences alarmistes s'estompèrent en quelques mois, dès que se déploya sur le terrain la guirlande des 34 Roséennes de la première volée.

La communauté succomba à leur charme quand il s'avéra que ni leur essence, ni leur langage ne les distinguait vraiment des irréductibles et jusqu'alors exclusifs occupants des lieux. En outre, de leur présence émana la note à la fois précieuse, unique et subtile que la famille roséenne goûterait désormais par le truchement de leurs dauphines successives.

Joson Mottiez

Merci Prindle, Daphné, Chris, Mary, Shohreh,Robyn, Daisy, Béatrice, Joanna, Nathalie, Tony,

Laura, Babette, Didi, Guity, Honey, Pamela, Sally, Celia, Justine, Christiane, Mona, Masti, Nicola, Vicky, Renee,

Deeny, Diana Z., Sylvia, Maureen, Denise, Johanna, Leslie, Diana T., gracieuses pionnières de l'An 1.

Des filles au Rosey ? Impossible Monsieur !

Interview with.... Katya OkunKatya Okun has recently rejoined the Le Rosey community 15 years after her graduation, as special school counselor.

Katya, what is it like to be back?Katya: It is a pleasure to be back and such rewarding work to be able to interact with adolescents, teachers, and parents.

Tell us a little about your activities, what do you do at the school?Katya: My responsibilities are

multifaceted. My core activity revolves around working with students on a 1:1 counseling basis who are perhaps going through some difficulties or encountering obstacles in their day-to-day-lives. These can take the form of expected development and human growth experiences that teenagers go through, or issues with time and stress management, low moods, relationships, conflict management, anxiety, etc.

How do you help them?Katya: I try to take a holistic approach when working with a student, which means looking at all aspects of their lives, and how they intertwine. No problem can be treated as an independent component, for it affects many aspects, behaviors, etc. I do a lot of skills building, resourcing, challenging beliefs, thoughts, maladaptive coping mechanisms, etc. My job is to act as a facilitator for them to identify and activate their inner resources, and to be happier and healthier overall.

What about the usual problems faced by adolescents?Katya: I run themed workshops for targeted classes throughout the year, including drugs and alcohol, moral responsibility, anxiety and stress management, bullying, sexuality, amongst others. I also run workshops for teachers on mental health first aid and bereavement if needed, as well as intervene in crisis situations if and as necessary. I am also looking to build an active listeners program, which will involve certain students on the committee being trained as peer counselors.

This job seems quite rewarding?Katya: Oh it is... very much so. It is so helpful that everyone on staff is so supportive, and bring any problems or questions they have, to me. The whole process is very fluid, and this helps to ensure that students that need help receive it in a timely fashion. I look forward to being part of this program building, and continuing to watch and facilitate our students in self growth and development.

A Worldwide FamilyA statement that perfectly embodies the true nature of the AIAR (Association International des Anciens Roséens). An impressive family, not only due to the vast and extensive network, but also the intimate nature of this network spanning the globe (over 100 countries).

To this end, AIAR country reps work tirelessly in every city to ensure our members are given the opportunity to get together in interesting venues from St Petersburg to Cape Town, Mexico City, Luxembourg or Singapore to name a few. Not matter the age, gender or circumstances. We are family, and every year we welcome the graduating class of Le Rosey to our community.

Our reunions are not limited to cities, they include cultural trips and expeditions as well. There is no greater pleasure than discovering the world with your Family. This was my experience last June on our expedition to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Next year we have an amazing trip organized to Bhutan. These expeditions are a fine way to really connect. There is no better test of compatibility than travel.

Every fall we organize welcome lunches for our newest members in NY (for the east coast) and London (for the UK). It’s a great opportunity for new students to settle in their university life and get the support and advice form established Anciens.

Our Worldwide Family is ever expanding. Every year I am thankful for the opportunity to be part of this special community.

Mheran Azmoudeh, President

Au revoir Bruce, bienvenue Ed !Bruce Norton, directeur du campus des garçons jusqu’en 2004, a pris sa retraite en juin 2017, après plus de 35 ans de travail passionné pour notre communauté et son successeur, Jean-Claude Pesse, Roséen depuis 1979 ! va s’occuper désormais des défis & expéditions. En cet automne 2017, les garçons accueillent leur successeur en la personne d’Ed Coetzer. Ce Sud-Africain, chaleureux et exigeant, a travaillé dans des écoles de son pays puis en Angleterre avant de découvrir la Suisse comme responsable d’internat aux camps d’été du Rosey. Tombé amoureux de ce pays et de cette école un peu particulière, il a choisi de fuir la grisaille britannique pour notre campus. Son premier rêve : un rallye autour de la Suisse Romande se terminant par un immense braai (bbq sud-africain) et une fondue !

June 2017 saw the departure of Bruce Norton, the Director of Boys’ campus until 2004, after 35 years of committed service to our community. His successor, Jean-Claude Pesse, a Roséen since 1979, will be devoting his time to défis and expeditions from the end of this year. So the boys are now ready to welcome their new Boarding Director in the shape of Ed Coetzer who is working with Jean-Claude and as a teacher and Boarding Chef de maison, before taking over in 2018.

A warm yet demanding South African, Ed has worked in schools in his country of birth and then in the UK before getting to know Le Rosey as a Boarding Director for our Summer School. He fell in love with the country and our very special school and chose to escape British weather for Le Rosey. His first dream: a rally around the Suisse Romande finishing with a huge braai (a South African barbecue) and a fondue!

CampsLe Rosey

More than a third of current Roséens discovered the school through a Rosey Summer or Winter Camp. These are a distillation over a few weeks of the Rosey Spirit as well as often being the first taste of life away from home.

This summer was particularly successful with more than 750 students from 60 countries in Rolle and Gstaad, while there were fifty more on the Rolle campus in the winter.

The Winter Camps have a different focus: their one- or two-week programmes offer young people the chance to develop their self-confidence through specialized classes, activities and expeditions. Whether it’s a matter of speaking in public, responding to physical or psychological aggression, preparing for a test, or taking on a responsibility – the camps help tackle daily challenges which young people are constantly called on to face but which they are not always properly prepared for. Winter campers leave with increased self-belief as well as a set of tools to respond to such challenges. The most commonly heard comment is: “The most useful week of my life!”

Management of all camps is in the hands of Rosey staff thereby guaranteeing the infusion of Rosean values, marked by healthy adult-child relationships, choice and quality.

www.roseycamps.ch