This is what your School was likein 1924. Why not come and see it 80years later...Less than three months to go before thebig event. Have you registered yet?If not please visit our website NOW onwww.ecolintalumnireunions.com forinformation on the event, hotel/travel tipsand secure online registration.An exciting programme with very specialhighlights awaits you this Summer (seepage 2). Who would want to miss the oncein a lifetime opportunity of listening to theall-alumnus band ‘The Internats’ whilstwining and dining overlooking the lake;enjoying a delicious BBQ artfully cookedby three ‘master chefs’ from the LGB Sci-ence Department or sampling wine at alocal vineyard, and of course spending amemory-filled evening reminiscing withfriends and teachers on your old campus!We expect the biggest turnout ever, so,whatever your plans are for the Summerof 2004, make sure that you make astopover at your old school from 17-20June and enjoy the fun! �

The Organizing Committee:Vivian HakkakJill WolfDean SoldatosSam JarrellMichel PelletierSue AnthonyLydia MacKenzie Bés (La Chât)Ian Cogswell (La Chât)Leona Godfrey (La Chât)Philip Hill (La Chât)

ECOLINT célèbre son 80e anniver-saire – l'Association des Anciensorganise sa 5e Réunion mondialedes Anciens – 17-20 juin 2004Voici comment était votre école en 1924 –pourquoi ne pas venir la voir 80 ans plustard...?Moins de trois mois avant le grand événe-ment, vous êtes-vous déjà inscrits?Si non, veuillez consulter MAINTENANTnotre site web www.ecolintalumni reunions.com, d'une part, pour vous ren-seigner sur la réunion, les hôtels, le tou-risme et, d'autre part, pour vous inscrire enligne en toute sécurité.Un programme exitant avec des tempsforts inoubliables vous attend cet été (voirpage 3). Qui voudrait manquer cette occa-sion unique de pouvoir boire et mangeravec une vue imprenable sur le lac et aux

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Reunion programme 2Programme de la Réunion 3Contacts Anciens pour la Réunion 4Coordinateurs dîners de classes 4Les Internats 4Conseil de Fondation 5Elections 2004 au Conseil de Fondation 5Message du Directeur général 6Message du Président 7La Châtaigneraie – Nouvelles 8La Grande Boissière – Nouvelles 9Annuaire – Forums – Réunion mondiale 9Escalade 2003 10Les Archives Stereva 12Départs en retraite 2003 13In Memoriam 17Nouvelles diverses 18Réunion mondiale – Formulaire d'inscription 19World Reunion – Registration Form 20

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International School Alumni AssociationAssociation des Anciens de l’Ecole Internationale62, Route de Chêne • CH - 1208 Genève • Tel: +41 22 787 25 55 • Fax: +41 22 787 26 35E-mail: alumni@ecolint.ch • Website: www.ecolint-alumni.ch • Portable: +41 79 449 50 43

rythmes du groupe "Les Internats" com-posé exclusivement d'anciens? Qui nevoudrait pas savourer un délicieux barbe-cue préparé dans les règles de l'art par trois"chefs-cuisiniers" du Département dessciences de LGB, déguster un choix devins dans un vignoble genevois, ou enco-re passer une soirée pleine de souvenirs encompagnie de vos amis et professeurs devotre ancien campus?Nous nous attendons à une participationplus forte que jamais. Quels que soientdonc vos plans pour l'été 2004, assurez-vous de pouvoir vous rendre à votreancienne école du 17 au 20 juin et amu-sez-vous! �

ECOLINT celebrates its 80th Anniversary.The Alumni Association holds its5th World Alumni Reunion – 17-20 June 04

Chalet Ferrière, route de Floris-sant, Geneva, where the Interna-tional School was founded in1924. / Chalet Ferrière, route deFlorissant, Genève, l'endroit oùl'Ecole internationale a été fondéeen 1924.

M. Meyhoffer with the School’s very firststudents in 1924. / M. Meyhoffer avec lestout premiers élèves de l'école en 1924.

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5th Alumni World Reunion, 17-20 June 2004: ProgrammeLa Châtaigneraie La Grande Boissière

Thursday, 17 June

14h00 - 18h30 Meet on La Chât campus for registration, a first Meet on LGB campus for registration, a first contact contact with old friends and teachers and a visit with old friends and teachers. The organizers areof the campus for those so inclined. The trying to secure the participation of as many teachersorganizers are trying to secure the participation as possible. If you are still in contact with teachersof as many teachers as possible. If you are still or old friends make sure they attend. The more the in contact with teachers or old friends make sure merrier!they attend. The more the merrier!

18h00 ‘Vin d’honneur’ offered by the School at La Chât. ‘Vin d’honneur’ offered by the School at LGB.

19h00 Opening ceremony Opening ceremony (Greek Theatre LGB).

19h30 Buffet dinner on La Chât campus with music Buffet dinner on LGB campus with musicby alumni. by alumni.

Friday, 18 June

14h00 - 16h00 Educational Forum at LGB. Educational Forum at LGB.

16h00 - 19h00 Registration. Registration and LGB campus visits.

16h00 To all Michael Quin’s former students and colleagues:In memory of Michael Quin, Mrs. Juanita Quin and her daughter, Irene, would like to invite those who remember Michael for tea at 16h00 in the rose garden atLGB to share our memories. Tel +41(0)22 349 59 39RSVP juanita.quin@infomaniak.ch

From 20h00 Class dinners in local restaurants. Class dinners in local restaurants

Saturday, 19 June

10h30 Visit to local vineyard with lunch Visit to local vineyard with lunch(schedule to be determined later). (schedule to be determined later).

11h00 Annual General Assembly of the Alumni Annual General Assembly of the AlumniAssociation at LGB. Following the Assembly, Association at LGB. Following the Assembly,an aperitif will be offered by the Central an aperitif will be offered by the Central Committee. Committee.

18h00 Aperitif offered by the School at the Noga Hilton Aperitif offered by the School at the Noga HiltonHotel, followed by the Dinner Dance (19h00) on Hotel, followed by the Dinner Dance (19h00) on thethe terrace of the hotel, with the special terrace of the hotel, with the special all-alumniall-alumni band ‘The Internats’. From midnight - band ‘The Internats’. From midnight - groovy Disco with Leona. groovy Disco with Leona.

Sunday, 20 June

11h30 Brunch – BBQ on La Chât campus. Brunch – BBQ on LGB campus.

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Sunday, 20 June, 2004, at La Grande Boissière, from 11h30:Join us for a gourmet BBQ and savour the culinary delights prepared by master chefs

Alan SharpeLes WiseFrank Lunt

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5e Réunion mondiale des Anciens, 17-20 juin 2004: ProgrammeLa Châtaigneraie La Grande Boissière

Jeudi 17 juin

14h00 - 18h30 Rendez-vous au campus La Chât pour les Rendez-vous au campus LGB pour lesenregistrements, premiers contacts avec les enregistrements, premiers contacts avec lesanciens amis et professeurs et visite du campus anciens amis et professeurs. Les organisateurs si souhaité. Les organisateurs s'efforceront s'efforceront d'assurer la participation d'un maximumd'assurer la participation d'un maximum de de professeurs. Si vous êtes encore en contactprofesseurs. Si vous êtes encore en contact avec avec des professeurs ou d'anciens amis,des professeurs ou d'anciens amis, assurez-vous assurez-vous de leur présence. Plus on est de fous, de leur présence. Plus on est de fous, plus on rit! plus on rit!

18h00 Vin d’honneur offert par l'Ecole à La Chât. Vin d’honneur offert par l'Ecole à LGB.

19h00 Cérémonie d'ouverture. Cérémonie d'ouverture (Théâtre grec LGB).

19h30 Dîner-buffet au campus La Chât et musique Dîner-buffet au campus LGB et musique par des anciens.par des anciens.

Vendredi 18 juin

14h00 - 16h00 Forum d'éducation à LGB. Forum d'éducation à LGB.

16h00 - 19h00 Enregistrement. Enregistrement et visites du campus LGB.

16h00 Aux anciens élèves et collègues de Michael Quin: Mme Juanita Quin et sa fille Irene invitent tous ceux qui se souviennent de M. Quin à prendre à 16h00 le thé et partager des souvenirs dans la roseraie de LGB.RSVP juanita.quin@infomaniak.ch Tél +41(0)22 349 59 39

Dès 20h00 Dîners de classes dans des restaurants locaux. Dîners de classes dans des restaurants locaux.

Samedi 19 juin

10h30 Visite de vignobles locaux et déjeuner Visite de vignobles locaux et déjeuner (détails à determiner ultérieurement). (détails à determiner ultérieurement).

11h00 Assemblée générale annuelle de Assemblée générale annuelle de l'Associationl'Association des Anciens à LGB, suivie d'un des Anciens à LGB, suivie d'un apéritif offert par apéritif offert par le Comité central. le Comité central.

18h00 Apéritif offert par l'Ecole à l'hôtel Noga Hilton, Apéritif offert par l'Ecole à l'hôtel Noga Hilton,suivi du dîner dansant (19h00) sur la terrasse de suivi du dîner dansant (19h00) sur le terrasse de,l'hôtel, aux rythmes du groupe unique d'anciens l’hôtel, aux rythmes du groupe unique d'anciens "Les Internats". Dès minuit - "groovy" Disco "Les Internats". Dès minuit - "groovy" Disco avec Leona. avec Leona.

Dimanche 20 juin

11h30 Brunch – Barbecue au campus La Chât. Brunch – Barbecue au campus LGB.

How to register for theAlumni ReunionPlease sign up and pay on the secure online website www.ecolintalumnireunions.comorComplete the registration form on the last two pages of this‘Newsletter’ and mail/fax it to the Alumni Office as soon aspossible. �

Comment s'inscrire à laRéunion des AnciensVous pouvez vous inscrire et payer en allant sur le site web sécurisé:www.ecolintalumnioreunions.comouVous pouvez également compléter le formulaire d'inscription quevous trouverez à la fin de cette "Newsletter" et nous le retournerpar fax ou poste dès que possible au bureau des Anciens. �

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First there were the Beatlesand the Rolling Stones, andthen there were the INTER-NATS, Ecolint's very own

Rock Group. No one has for-gotten those rollicking rock-ers from the sixties: CengizYaltkaya (piano/keyboard),

Manny Araoz(guitar/vocals),Chikara Hattori(percussion) andJimmy Frank(drums/vocals).Their repertory ofjazz, bossa-nova,rock 'n' roll, soul,blues and slowsof the sixties keptus rocking right

up through final exams. Butwith the joy of graduation in1967, there was also theheartbreak of the breakup ofthe band. Each member wenton to follow his separatecareer in music.

Cengiz is a jazz pianist play-ing gigs in what seems to beevery jazz club in the worldfrom his home base in LosAngeles. His latest CD "Vis-its" published under the FeverPitch label, is a must havealbum (www.cdbaby.com).

Manny stayed in Geneva,becoming a local icon as thelead guitarist for "ChocolatBlanc" whose next gig will beat the Davis Cup quarterfinals live on Swiss andFrench television.

Chikara ended up in Belgiumin the entertainment businessand continues playing key-boards, drums, bongos, con-gas, cow bells, timbales,chimes, maracas, wood-blocksand just about any instrumenthe could get his hands on.

And last but not least, Jimmyhas been rocking away withseveral bands over the yearsfrom London to Seattle to LosAngeles. The "Jimmy FrankBand", the latest Jimmy rein-carnation, has had severalCDs published, the latest ofwhich is "Bring on the blues".If you like the blues, you'lllove Jimmy.

The Alumni World Reunion2004 will bring these ladstogether for their own reunionas the "INTERNATS" at theDinner-dance on Saturday, 19June 2004.

The band will be rounded outby Dusan Rock of "ChocolatBlanc", on the bass.This is one evening not to miss! �

Stuart Ballin/67

The INTERNATS: Comeback ofEcolint's Rock Group at theWorld Reunion

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Alumni contacts – Alumni Reunion 17-20 June 2004La Châtaigneraie:Organising Committee: Lydia MacKenzie Bés/81 mackenzielydia@hotmail.com

Ian Cogswell/81 ian@inextenso.comLeona Godfrey /84 leona@bepositive.chPhilip Hill/82 loko@54321.ch

Contact Persons:1974 Mark Barmes/74 mark.barmes@bluewin.ch1977-80 Femi Adeniji/80 fadeniji@juno.com

Gilbert Moeckel/80 gilbert.moeckel@Vanderbilt.Edu1987 Danielle Crook/87 danielle.crook@gb.vodafone.co.uk

La Grande Boissière:1933-49 Loïs Meyhoffer/33 lois.meyhoffer@bluewin.ch

and alumni@ecolint.ch1950-57 Jock Galloway/55 galloway@geog.utoronto.ca

Margaret Morris-Spector/54 margaretmorris39@onetel.net.ukChristine Kjellberg/56 ckjkjellberg@yahoo.de

1958-64 Georgia Achard/60 gachard@bluewin.ch1962-63 FLP Donate Dobbernack/63 dobbernack@bluewin.ch1965-66 Patricia Aldrich/70 - assisted by

Pennie Aldrich/65 ecolint70@hotmail.com1967-69 Sarah Williams Wilson/70 ecolintreunion@comcast.net1970 Patricia Aldrich - assisted by

Sarah Williams and Linda Perry ecolint70@hotmail.com1970 FLP Karin Raton-Fayolle/70 karin.raton@bluewin.ch1971-74 Linda Perry/70 ecolint_reunion@hotmail.com1976 Andrew Chapman/76 archapman@bluewin.ch1977 Debbie Cooper Poston/77 postondjc@patrol.i-way.co.uk1978-81 Carol Miller Synalovski/78 csynalovski@gjb-law.com1982-83 Wim Kool/83 wimkool@yahoo.com1984 David Judge/84 david.judge@computer.org1985 Sven Dietrich/85 spock@blacksun.adelphi.edu1986/87 Marco Christov/87 marcochristov@hotmail.com1988 Hagit Moustaki-Snir/88 hagit@givenimaging.com1989 Mughees Husain/89 mughees_husain@yahoo.com1990 FLP Kaarina Rodriguez-Lorenzini/90 kastelor@iprolink.ch1993-94 Wilfred de Guzman/94 wilfred@deguzman.org1995 Tulika Tripathi/95 tulikat@hotmail.com1996 onwards Please contact Alumni Office alumni@ecolint.chFormer Staff / Ancien personnel: Eric Anthony anthony.eric@wanadoo.fr

Class Dinner Co-ordinators:La Chât. 1976-2004 Ian Cogswell/81LGB 1925-1949 Loïs Meyhoffer/33 lois.meyhoffer@bluewin.ch

and Johannes Ernst/54 johannes_ernst@hotmail.comLGB 1950-1957 Anees Ahmad/54 anees.ahmad@freesurf.ch

and Christine Kjellberg/56 ckjkjellberg@yahoo.deLGB 1958-1964 ELP Georgia Ehrgott Achard/60 geachard@iprolink.ch

FLP Donate Dobbernack/63 dobbernack@bluewin.chLGB 1965-1975 Vivian Hakkak/66 ecolint6575@yahoo.comLGB 1976-1986 Isabelle Gilliéron/82 isabellegillieron@hotmail.com

Matilde Bagnoli-Maranzana/82 mat.luc@tin.it LGB 1987-92 Suzanne Ott/87 suzanne.ott@bluewin.chLGB 1993-1994 Wilfred de Guzman/94 wilfred@deguzman.orgLGB 1995-2004 Please contact Alumni Office alumni@ecolint.chFormer Staff / Ancien personnel: Eric Anthony anthony.eric@wanadoo.fr

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Dates des KermessesLa Grande Boissière: 5 juin 2004La Châtaigneraie: 12 juin 2004Pregny-Rigot: 19 juin 2004 �

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Yet another historic yearat the InternationalSchool of Geneva and forthe Board.The Board is finally completewith twelve elected members

and the various representativesfrom the Canton de Genève,the Canton de Vaud, the Fed-eration and the UN. Under thecareful and wise guidance ofour Chairperson, HélèneDurand Ballivet, the Board hasworked together to make somesignificant decisions which wehope will take the Foundationforward into the future. Thearrival of our new DirectorGeneral has been the best thingthat has happened to the Foun-dation for a long time. Hiscommitment, inimitable workethic, objective and humaneapproach have helped theBoard to assume its role andresponsibilities within theFoundation.

On the 9th December 2003,

after years of hard work, hoursof painstaking deliberation andHerculean fundraising efforts,the Board approved the newSaconnex Campus (or shortlywe hope, to be renamed theCampus des Nations). The hardwork continues with commit-tees working on the programmefor the new campus, the finalis-ing of the plans and the hiringof a campus principal. Themembers of the Board areworking with energy and enthu-siasm to ensure that the newcampus will be the flagshipschool of international educa-tion worldwide.

Even more of our energy how-ever has gone into meeting therecommendations of the ECISaccreditation report. Theaccreditation of the ISG will berenewed if we have completeda significant list of must dos.The Board has been veryinvolved on the committees

dealing with philosophy andgovernance and developing anupdated strategic plan. Thesecommittees have offered atremendous opportunity for allthe members of the ever-grow-ing Ecolint community to worktogether to set a single vision.The support of the Alumni onthese committees has beeninvaluable and we thank thosewho have given up so much oftheir time to move us forwardin our goal to provide the besteducational environment foreach student in our school.

We are greatly looking forwardto the 80 year celebrations, whichyou are organising for June. Atthat time we hope to meet manyof you who have been part ofEcolint history and who havecontributed to what makesEcolint so unique. �

Atalanti Moquette Member of the Board

Governing Board – AtalantiMoquette

Elections of the GoverningBoard – 2004The Governing Board Consultative General Assembly will be heldon Tuesday 25 May 2004 at 20h00 in the La Grande Boissièrecafeteria. �

Elections au Conseil de Fondation - 2004 L’Assemblée générale consultative du Conseil de Fondation auralieu le mardi 25 mai 2004 à 20h00 dans la caféteria de La Grande Boissière. �

Participants: Laura Anson, Kaye(Katie) Barham, Jaime Bendeck,Helen Bland, Nicolas Bonard, Caroline Calder-Smith, Agnes DeGuzman, David Green, Michael Gutteridge, Nick Hembrow, SamJarrell, Emma Knight-Hayter, Roger Murray, Alison Price-James,Mehreen Rizvi-Khursheed, Edward Upsdell and Emma Whisker.(Please excuse any omissions).

UK Alumni Chapter

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Undeterred by a ferociousthunderstorm that sweptacross London early in theevening of 27 April, 2004,about 30 UK alumni plusanother 20 partners andfriends gathered in the bar ofthe No 5 Cavendish Club, astone's throw from OxfordCircus in the city centre, foran enjoyable social eveningfrom 7.30pm onwards. Theevent marked the informallaunch of the long-mootedUK alumni chapter which isfinally getting organised andplans to hold another largerevent towards the end of theyear. Alumni from the 1960sto the 1990s mingled animat-edly for three hours or so withseveral meet-ups betweenalumni who had been con-temporaries but had notknown each other at Ecolint.

A particularly welcome par-

ticipant was Sam Jarrell,President of the AlumniAssociation, who flew infrom Geneva to help inaugu-rate the UK chapter. In thephoto are UK alumni chaptersteering committee membersNick Bonard/87 - thanksNick for organising the ven-ue! - just-married Agnes deGuzman/90, Roger Mur-ray/67, Nick Hembrow/81,Mehreen Rizvi-Khur-sheed/86 and Edward Ups-dell/90. There were also twoalumni there from La Châ-taignerie - we should try andencourage more La Chât.people to become involved.Plans are already being dis-cussed for the next event sowatch this space! �

Roger Murray/67

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The question of whether Eco-lint should be supported by thestate has been aired in the localpress in recent weeks. This hasarisen as a result of a forthco-ming debate in the GrandConseil on financial supportfrom the Canton of Geneva forthe new Saconay campus whichis due to open in September2005. The public attentiongiven to this matter has encou-raged reflection within Ecolintabout what distinguishes theschool from other schools.

First, we are a Foundation gover-ned by a Charter and Regulationsapproved by the Federal Depart-ment of the Interior. State repre-sentatives, from the Federationand from the Cantons of Genevaand Vaud, sit on the governingbody. This gives the state a rolein the governance of the schoolthat it does not have in otherindependent schools. In suppor-ting the expansion of the school,the state, it can be argued, is sim-ply fulfilling its duty to create theeducational infrastructure ne-cessary to attract and retain themultinational companies andinternational organisations that

are so crucial to thelife of the Genevaregion.

Second, althoughlinked to the state,we are an indepen-dent school. Thisgives us the free-dom to experimentin ways denied toschools locked intoa state system ofeducation. We mayhave chosen tosubscribe to anumber of systemsof external accre-ditation – theCouncil of Inter-national Schools,the International

Baccalaureate Organisation –but these allow considerablefreedom to develop our curri-cula in ways that meet our dis-tinctive needs. Whether theyallow sufficient freedom issomething that a genuinelyindependent school must keepcontinually under review.

Third, we are a not-for-profitschool. When critics of the state support we receive talk of‘unfair competition’ werespond with puzzlement. Wedo not think in these terms.Accustomed to private schoolsexpanding for reasons of inco-me generation, I was surprisedand impressed to discover thatthe Saconay project arose froma sense of duty tout court. OurCharter requires us to ‘serve theinternational community andthose committed to the conceptof international education, bethey members of the internatio-nal or local community’. This isa very different motivationfrom the pursuit of profit, whichmust be the driving force ofmost proprietary schools.

Fourth, we are a self-governing

community with some highlydemocratic features: a gover-ning body elected by parents,staff and alumni; a dominantparental presence on the gover-ning body; and a ConsultativeGeneral Assembly which meetsonce a year and extraordinarysessions of which may beconvened following a petition.These constitutional arrange-ments reflect and reinforce atradition of open debate that isan important part of the espritEcolint. This can have its dis-advantages as the occasionallyturbulent history of the Foun-dation indicates. It has theadvantage of providing an envi-ronment for learning in whichthere is a commitment to freeexpression and a respect for dif-ferent ideas and points of view.

Fifth, the Foundation’s rela-tions with its staff are based ona Collective EmploymentAgreement. This is not the casein many other independentschools. As anyone who hasever worked under a capriciousand tyrannical managementwill testify (and this happenedto me once, briefly, much ear-lier in my career), the securitythat this gives is the most effec-tive way of ensuring that staffgive of their best to the job inhand. It runs the risk, however,of creating a powerful vestedinterest that can easily forgetthat the sole purpose of theinstitution is to serve its stu-dents rather than its employees.In a long career I have also hadexperience of this latter situa-tion. It is something that Eco-lint, I am sure, will continue toguard against.

Finally, we are distinguishedfrom many other independentschools by the extent to whichwe are ‘international’: in ourcommitment to explicit princi-ples of international education;in our pursuit of bilingualism inEnglish and French; in ourextraordinarily internationalstudent population (117 of the193 sovereign states in theworld were represented in our

student population in 2003);and in the international outlookand commitments of so many ofour alumni. What we mean byan ‘international education’must remain constantly underreview, and the gulf betweenthe rhetoric and the reality ruth-lessly analysed, but it is at theheart of what we do.

What are the origins of this dis-tinctiveness? I have been rea-ding recently a monograph onthe Genevan writer Robert deTraz who is best known for hisbook L’Esprit de Genève,published in 1929. De Traz,according to the author, wasresponsible for creating thetwentieth-century mythe de laGenève internationale, throughwhich the origins of the inter-national Geneva of the Leagueof Nations, the period whenEcolint was founded, could betraced back to the Cité-Refugeof the Reformation, to Calvin,to Geneva’s political traditions,and to Rousseau. The conclu-sion of the monograph is thatwe are indeed talking about amyth, but a myth that has had apowerful effect on reality.

In reading about de Traz’smythical esprit de Genève I wasstruck by the similarities withwhat I have tried to define abo-ve as the esprit Ecolint. Bothhave the same openness to theoutside world; the same criticalspirit; the same groundednessin a particular community (ourconstitutional arrangements areoften described as very Swiss);and the same internationalismwhich remains internationa-lism and tries not to sink intocosmopolitanism, which wasone of de Traz’s bêtes noires.Both are powerful and excellentmyths, but to what extent is theesprit Ecolint also a reality and,where it is not, what can we doto turn it into a reality? I amstill at the stage of trying to findout. �

Nicholas Tate

Dr. Nicholas TateDirector-General’s message

I.B. 2004We wish all I.B. candidates in the School success in the forthco-ming examinations and throughout their future studies andcareers. �

The Central Committee

B.I. 2004A tous les candidats du B.I., nos meilleurs vœux de succès pourleurs prochains examens, leurs études ultérieures et leurs carrières. �

Le Comité central

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Nine months into the job andwe are already producing asecond newsletter. Once againSue Anthony has been gently,(and then not so gently)reminding me that I need towrite another article. Onceagain pressures of work meanthat I have let one deadline goby already. I should havelearnt my lesson by now, thelonger you leave it the moredifficult it gets, not because thedeadline gets tighter butbecause all the obvious topicsare already being covered. Asyou will see Vivian Hakkakwrites about the WorldReunion, which should be thebest yet. Nicholas Tate dis-cusses what makes our schoolinternational, and AtalantiMoquette tells us why there isa renewed sense of optimism atthe school. Maybe I could harpon about our websites andonline discussion groups butyou would probably justswitch to another channel.(Sorry - that’s the TV directorspeaking)

Looking for inspiration in ourlast newsletter I was remindedthat Hélène Durand-Ballivet,who once held this positionand is currently Chairwomanof the Governing Board, feelsthat the eightieth anniversaryof the school, and the con-struction of a fourth campus, isan opportunity for a “refonda-tion de l’école” according to itsfounding charter. According tomy daughter who has juststarted work on her Interna-

President’s messagetional Bac-calaureate atLGB, thee l u s i v e“ e s p r i tEcolint” isalive andwell, despitethe turmoilof the lastfew years.H o w e v e r ,just as reaf-f i r m i n gm a r r i a g evows canbreathe newlife into ac o n t e n t e dbut hum-drum mar-riage, so this

“refondation” will give theschool community an opportu-nity to reflect on what it meansto be part of an internationalschool in a world where polit-ical opinions seem to beincreasingly polarised.

It might also be a good time forthe Alumni to consider whatrole we should be playing inthe school’s life. What are wedoing right? How could we doit better? What else should webe doing? These are a few ofmy thoughts and ideas pleasedon’t hesitate to let me knowyours.

The launching of the alumniwebsite, the reunion websiteand three online discussiongroups is obviously progress,and judging by the regular flowof new registrations it is aneffort that has been appreciat-ed by Alumni around theworld. There is still more to dothough. Currently all theseonline activities require sepa-rate registration, somethingwhich is both time consumingand confusing. There weregood pragmatic historical andfinancial reasons why thingsevolved this way. With thereunion on the horizon, it wasnecessary to come up with asite that would handle onlinebooking quickly and cheaply.The costs of professionallydesigned websites have a wayof escalating alarmingly.Nonetheless, it is somethingthat needs to be improved on.What is needed is one website

with, one registration processto a site that will provide anonline directory, registrationfor alumni events around theworld as well as news and pho-tos of the various Alumniactivities around the world.But I promised I wouldn’t harpon about the websites so mov-ing on…

As you will have read else-where in this newsletter, prepa-rations for the World Reunionand in June are well underway,but judging by the number of adhoc Alumni Escalade dinnersthat were held last year, localevents are something we shouldbe doing more to encourage.Various local chapters existwith informal structures, but sofar, they have little representa-tion in the Alumni Association,apart from once every five yearswhen they can attend the Annu-al General Assembly at theWorld Reunion. We need to findsome way of giving thesegroups a voice in Alumniaffairs.

However, Alumni are not onlyinterested in socialising andgetting in touch with oldfriends, they participate inschool life in very practicalways. A number of us have pro-vided advice and guidance atthe school career days. So far,this is limited to Alumni in theGeneva area but it could bebuilt on. An Alumni Mentorscheme could be set up whereAlumni all over the worldcould help graduating studentsby offering to mentor studentswho attend universities near-by.

In the past, the Alumni Asso-ciation has supported studentcharity projects in Tanzania,Brazil and Nepal, and we willbe looking at ways to continue

this type of effort. There weresuggestions on one of theonline discussion groups thatwe should be setting up a char-ity which would help resolvethe worlds great problems.This is probably too ambitious,but giving to charity is verymuch part of the Ecolint ethos.“The Friends of the Interna-tional School of Geneva” havea very simple idea here; thereaim is to provide scholarshipsfor children in developingcountries to attend schools intheir own country. The cost islow, the results tangible andcontacts already exist to helpidentify potential beneficiar-ies. We are looking at ways inwhich Alumni can support thiseffort. But of course, charitybegins at home. The Legacyfund auction at the UKReunion raised a considerablesum towards the Greek theatreproject and the creation of anendowment fund. At themoment we are looking at thebest way to move forward withthis effort but I hope that in thefuture the Alumni will play arole in helping to fund some ofthe exciting developments inthe School’s strategic plan.

Perhaps the most importantrole the Alumni can play is asthe living memory of theschool’s traditions. When myfriend Max Ma visited Genevalast October, he spoke mov-ingly of the fact that the Inter-national School was a placethat united differences andcommonalities, where Muslimand Jewish students shared ameal without pork at the sametable. The spirit of Ecolint, hesaid, was both his compass andhis flame. We the Alumni havea responsibility to help keepthat flame alive, for future gen-erations. �

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Cette année, le trimestre d’hivera bien porté son nom. La neigeétait au rendez-vous permettantune saison de ski réussie pourles élèves du primaire et dusecondaire et pour nos équipesde ski. Notre équipe de transporta également su maîtriser lasituation et la technique de chaî-nage n’a plus de secret pour noschauffeurs. Malgré la situationdifficile certains matins, lescours ont eu lieu normalementainsi que les examens pour lesclasses de 10 à 13.

Fin décembre, nous avons reçula visite ECIS-MSA concer-nant la sécurité. Notre campusn’avait pas reçu de remarquesspéciales car nous avions réali-sé la plus grande partie deséquipements: système d’alar-me à la Ferme et dans le pri-maires, portes de sécurité dansle primaire, ventilation desfours céramique, nouvellesfenêtres dans le bâtiment dessciences, nouvelles portes pourla cafétéria et le département duSpecial Needs. L’Institut deSécurité a visité tous les cam-pus et a établi la standardisationdes consignes de sécurité, lesplans d’évacuation des bâti-ments et les lieux de rassem-blement.

Les écoles primaires de la Châ-taigneraie et Mies ont reçu lapré-visite en novembre et lesvisites en mars pour obtenir lareconnaissance de l’office duBI pour les programmes pri-maires. Les résultats nousseront communiqués pour la finavril.

Les vacances de Noël et defévrier ont permis de réaliser

Nouvelles deLa Châtaigneraie

des travaux d’entretien et d’ins-taller de nouveaux équipe-ments: les sols de 2 salles declasse primaire ont été réalisés,peinture et sol du départementdu Special Needs. De nou-veaux stores ont été installéssur les 40 fenêtres côté Genèvedu nouveau bâtiment. Un cou-vert a été construit côté Lau-sanne du nouveau bâtiment,grâce à la générosité d’unefamille. Il abrite 6 tables quipermettent détente, pique-nique pendant les récréations.

La préparation de la prochainerentrée scolaire septembre2004 est bien avancée. Lecalendrier scolaire 2004-05 estmaintenant disponible. Lesfiches de réinscription vousparviendront prochainement.Le budget opérationnel a étévoté. Nous disposerons depériodes supplémentaires enprimaire pour le soutien scolai-re et l’informatique ainsi quedes ressources supplémentairespour les livres. Concernant lesecondaire, création d’un demi-poste de conseiller pour lesclasses 7 à 10. Nous dispose-rons également d’un budgetplus important pour les compé-titions sportives et l’entretiendu campus. Le budget capitalest en préparation. Deux projetsprincipaux ont été retenus parle CDG: réalisation d’un terrainde football synthétique et suitede la transformation de l’ancienbâtiment. Le Conseil de Fonda-tion prendra position en marssur ces projets.

Le projet de la future salle desport est maintenant sur lesrails: le bureau URBAPLANchargé d’établir le plan d’ex-

tension partiel est en train depréparer l’étude du mandatparallèle (concours d’architec-tes) en fonction d’un cahier descharges qui a été élaboré par lecomité de travail. Un calendriera été établi prévoyant la réuni-on d’un jury au mois de sep-tembre. Les études préparatoi-res (géomètre, services deseaux, service des forêts) ont étéréalisées.

Le Groupe Santé se réuni régu-lièrement. Les résultats des tra-vaux sont maintenant consulta-bles sur le Web. Une évaluationde la «Fourchette verte» intro-duite en primaire est en cours etnous espérons obtenir le«label» rapidement. Pendant lasemaine du cerveau des inter-venants de l’Université de Lau-sanne visiteront les classes.

Le service de la Guidance estparticulièrement actif depuis lafin novembre:dépôt des dossiersd’inscription dans les universi-tés anglaises et Nord américai-nes et médecine pour la Suisse.Il a organisé aussi la soirée desmétiers qui a connu un grandsuccès avec plus de 40 profes-sions représentées. A signalerl’encourageante participationdes anciens élèves (avocats,archéologue, biologistes, ban-quiers, médecins…) Enfin le tra-ditionnel programme «Hori-zon» organisé par l’Universitéde Lausanne a été suivi par plusde 38 élèves pendant 2 jours (96formations présentées.)

Les projets humanitairestémoignent de l’intérêt de nosélèves pour les problèmes desociété: la soirée Escolhina abattu tous les records de parti-cipation. Le groupe de Tanza-nie met au point son tradition-nel voyage pour soutenirplusieurs écoles dans la régionde Moshi. Le Fashion Show seprépare activement pour soute-nir les projets de Global Har-monie. Enfin, la vente d’oran-ges en faveur de Terre desHommes a été encore bien sou-tenue cette année par les élèves.

Nos élèves ont aussi participéaux débats du SLN (StudentLeague of Nations) qui se sontdéroulé au Palais des NationsUnies à Genève. 13 écoles par-ticipaient et ont débattu derésolutions concernant la sau-vegarde de notre planète, l’ar-mement nucléaire, le clonagehumain, le droit d’asile les

droits des personnes et la sécu-rité collective.

Les élèves de 7e de Mies se pré-parent à un débat sur le thèmede l’eau organisé par la Fonda-tion Bellerive. Celle-ci soutienégalement l’édition du pro-chain numéro d’Earth Focusqui est entièrement préparé parun groupe de rédacteurs de notre campus.

La constitution de la futureéquipe enseignante est en courset les directrices primaires et ledirecteur secondaire s’activentpour le remplacement des pro-fesseurs qui nous quittent:(retraite, année sabbatique,départ volontaire.) Une dizainede poste sont à pourvoir.

La vie scolaire a aussi été mar-quée par quelques incidents. Leprojet d’équipement de la pla-ce centrale entre les bâtimentsprimaire et secondaire a pris duretard. Un nouvel arbre seraprochainement planté et desbancs seront installés.

Les travaux des comités et taskforces sur le plan stratégiquedes 10 prochaines années sontsur le point d’aboutir. D’autrepart, le plan d’action sur lesrecommandations ECIS MSAest régulièrement mis à jour.

La décision de construire lenouveau campus a bien sûr uneincidence majeure pour notrecampus puisqu’il entraîne lafermeture du site de Mies enseptembre 2005. Ce site ouverten 1999 connaît un grand suc-cès puisqu’il accueille 250 élè-ves primaires et secondaires.Un groupe de travail (AdvisoryGroup) a été constitué par Dr.Nicholas Tate, directeur géné-ral comprenant des représen-tants primaires et secondairesde tous les campus dans le butde préparer la rentrée de sep-tembre 2005.

Je remercie les parents qui tra-vaillent dans le PTA, CDG etdifférents groupes de travail.Un merci tout particulier auxparents qui préparent actuelle-ment la Kermesse et qui méri-tent nos encouragements. Mer-ci également aux parents quiont organisé l’accueil des élè-ves pour les compétitions ISSTet SLN. �

Michel Chinal.Directeur du Campus,“Bulletin” mars 2004

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Dear Alumni,The 2003/2004 school year isproving very productive forLGB. Action plans were prepa-red at all levels to ensure andmonitor progress in the imple-mentation of ECIS recommen-dations. The Campus Plan wasbrought to its completion allo-wing a long-term view for theevolution of the Campus in termof facilities needed to supportour Educational Programmes.The main projects foreseen are,addressing the needs of the Art,

La Grande Boissière - NouvellesDrama, Music andSports departmentsand, the creation ofadditional class-room space for thePrimary and Midd-le Schools.CDG electionswere held this yearto replace a numberof members whose

mandates expired. There wasenthusiastic participation in theelections on behalf of parentsand staff, and the outcome is adynamic and determined CDG.At the January CDG meeting, aParking and Circulation Com-mittee was formed to address,and attempt to resolve, the on-going circulation problems atLGB. A Health and Safety Committeewas created to ensure that ECISrecommendations pertaining tohealth are implemented and to

respond to the broader healthneeds of our global community,ensuring an individual and col-lective response to healthierliving.Security on campus has beensubstantially improved with theinstallation of a central alarmsystem and smoke detectors inall buildings. Also, the evacua-tion procedures were revisedinvolving the whole LGB com-munity.Quality of life in the cafeteria hasimproved considerably since theinstallation of an additional salespoint. This reduces queuing timefor students and staff at peaktimes.

BuildingsThe Château/Vieille Maisonproject has progressed well. TheSecondary administrative offi-ces will re-locate to newly deco-rated offices on the ground floorof the Vieille Maison and theGuidance department will moveto the first floor of this building.Also, re-locating the Infirmerie,

Bookroom and Outdoor pro-gramme to the Grand Bâtiment,has made it possible to re-groupthe Humanities department inthe Château, while freeing upspace for the Primary school inthe Reception building, enablingthe Board-approved expansionof the Primary francophone pro-gramme.The LGB PTA continues to be animportant source of fundraisingfor which the whole school com-munity is most grateful. Thanksto their contributions, the clim-bing wall is under constructionand will be completed by thesummer. Also, thanks to jointfunding by the PTA and theAlumni Association, the GreekTheatre will be renovated in thenear future. Registration for the Reunion willtake place in the Château confe-rence room from Thursday 17thJune at 14h00. We look forwardto welcoming you all in June forthe 5th Alumni reunion. �

Jean-Guy CarpentierLGB Campus Principal

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Trois formes de participa-tion = Trois méthodes d'ins-cription!Trois formes de participation =trois méthodes d'inscription!Voici un bref aperçu pour vousguider.

1. Annuaire des Anciens:source d'informationunique et primordialeAnnuaire accessible en lignepar le site web de l'Associationdes Anciens de l'Ecolinthttp://www.ecolint-alumni.ch.Pour y accéder, vous devez d'a-bord vous inscrire sur ce site(cliquez sur "S'inscrire mainte-nant") en fournissant les don-nées qui vous sont demandées.Vous pouvez rendre invisiblescertaines données vous concer-nant, si tel est votre désir. Vousrecevrez ensuite par courrielune confirmation de votreinscription et droit d'accès.Si vous avez des problèmesd'ordre technique, si vous avezoublié votre "Identité Ecolint",si vous souhaitez signaler desmodifications concernant d'au-tres anciens figurant dans l'an-nuaire, veuillez prendrecontact avec: webmaster@

Annuaire - Forums - ReunionMondiale:

ecolint-alumni.ch. Si vous avezoublié votre mot de passe, cli-quez sur "J'ai oublié mon motde passe".Cette inscription en ligne per-mettra aux gestionnaires de cetannuaire: (a) d'inclure tous lesanciens qui ne s'étaient pasencore annoncés dans le passéet d'accueillir les "nouveauxanciens"; (b) d'actualiser lesdonnées des anciens figurantdans l'annuaire et de corrigerles erreurs survenus malencon-treusement lors du transfert desanciens fichiers.Il est donc extrêmement impor-tant de donner la priorité abso-lue à votre inscription en ligne,puis à la mise à jour régulièrede vos données.

2. Forums des Anciens:outils de communicationaisée et rapideTrois forums de communica-tion par messagerie électro-nique à objectifs distincts etofficiellement reconnus parl'Association des Anciens del'Ecolint, à savoir: ECOLINT,ALUMNI et FREESPEECH.Pour y particper, vous devezvous inscrire selon les indica-

tions fournies sur le site web del'Association des Anciens del'Ecolint – http://www.ecolint-alumni.ch – page "ForumsAnciens". Pour de plus amplesinformations, il vous suffira decliquer sur le lien "Instructionsdétaillées" figurant sur la pageprécitée.L'inscription à ces forums s'ef-fectue par des ordres spéci-fiques que vous donnerez à uneadresse courriel spéciale – list-serv@ecolint-alumni.com.Veuillez noter que l'extensionde cette adresse diffère quelquepeu de celle des adressesreliées au site web susmention-né.L'inscription au forum ECO-LINT est un véritable "must"pour tous les anciens et consti-tue donc également une priori-té absolue. Ce forum est réser-vé aux informations etannonces officielles du Comi-té central de l'Association desAnciens et de la Fondation del'Ecolint. Le forum ALUMNI permet auxanciens d'échanger des messa-ges sur des sujets ayant traitexclusivement aux anciens et àl'école. Le forum FREES-PEECH vous permet de cor-respondre sur tout autre sujet,d'ordre politique ou autre,n'ayant aucun rapport immé-diat ou direct avec l'Associa-tion des Anciens ou l'école.

3. Réunion mondiale desAnciens 2004: un événe-ment incontournableProgramme, inscription enligne aux différentes manifes-tations et paiement en ligne entoute sécurité sur un site webspécial – http://www.ecolinta-lumnireunions.com –, accessi-ble directement ou à travers lesite web de l'Association desAnciens de l'Ecolint –http://www.ecolint-alumni.ch.Le Comité d'organisation seraittrès reconnaissant si tous lesanciens souhaitant participer àla réunion pouvaient privilé-gier, dans la mesure du possi-ble, l'inscription et le paiementen ligne afin d'alléger quelquepeu sa tâche. Merci d'y penser!

4. Last but not least:paiement des cotisationsL'Association des Anciens del'Ecolint ne peut, hélas, subsis-ter d'amour et d'eau fraîche.Nous vous rappelons donc l'im-portance des cotisations et vousprions de consulter à ce proposle site web de l'Association –http://www.ecolint-alumni.ch– page "Devenir Membre".Nous attirons votre attentionsur le fait que vous pouvezactuellement payer vos cotisa-tions en ligne sur le site web dela réunion mondiale 2004, enouvrant un compte Paypal. �

Le Comité central

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This year’s New YorkEscalade was held on13 December at ourusual mid-townhangout ‘Tout VaBien’. Charles Potterand Karl Cerni organ-ized this event. RockBrynner told us thefascinating story ofhis recent trip toVladivostok, hisancestral home town.Liz Frank gave us thelatest on her soon-to-

be-published (by RandomHouse) novel. The glamorousJudy Thomas did herspellbinding recita-tion of the events thatoccurred in Geneva in1602 which we cele-brate as ‘Escalade’,and this was followedby singing and thesmashing of a mar-mite. I, a little hungover from the previ-ous night’s Escaladein Washington, man-aged to take a few pic-tures which are notquite up to my usualstandards – but here

they are anyway! �Riva Freifeld/61

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va marmite for traditionalsinging and breaking of themarmite. �

Pennie Aldrich/65

Judy Thomas/63 telling the Escaladestory.

(l to r) Harding Bancroft/60 (face hid-den), Christine Kjellberg/56, SteveTobias/62, Charles Potter/62, back of LizFrank’s head/63.

TorontoWe celebratedon Fridaye v e n i n g ,November 28th.A very Swissevening:• Smoked meatfrom theGrisons• Fondue/Raclette• Salad• Plum tart• A splendid,impressive mar-mite

Thank you Aldo andRita Kaul Baumgartnerfor kindly offering tohold the dinner in yourapartment. Thank youGordon Galloway forfinding Fendant inToronto. Thank youSue Anthony and theCentral Committee forthe marmite which sur-vived its Atlantic cross-ing without damage.

We missed all of youwho did not attend. Howeverthere will be another Escaladedinner in Toronto – the 3rd – inNovember/December 2004.Just let me know if you areinterested.

See you in Geneva in June2004. �

Jock Galloway/56I heard you even had a cow bellfrom the Alps!! (The Editor)

Front Row: Rita Kaul Baumgartner, GordonAlbright, Laura Hedgcock Jarvis, Back Row:Jock Galloway, Diana Mikalunas Pitour, JiniKaul Israni, Jini's husband.

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The dinner took place at therecently opened downtownWashington DC location of TheMelting Pot, a gourmet fonduerestaurant that would makeeven the Swiss blush in shame!

Nineteen alumni attended thedinner: Femi Adeniji/83, PaulBooth/60, Erin Emeson/97,Beth-Ann Fischer Gentile/61,Alan Fox/60, Riva Freifeld/61,Sujata Kelkar/93, Kathleen R.McNamara/80, Franz Oppen-

heimer/37, Linda Perry/70,Carla Peterson/62, Carol Pop-per Galaty/60, Cindy Rich-mond/73, George Satterth-waite/53, Phil Scruggs/84, StanSmith/64, AlexanderSmouha/84, Tom Taylor/86 andAmy Weinstein Plotnick/71.�

Alexander Smouha/84

So sorry that the Genevese mar-mite did not arrive – we’ll makesure it gets there next year!!

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Membres anciens et actuels dupersonnel administratif etenseignant se sont à nouveauréunis avec les anciens pourdéguster le traditionnel dîner del'Escalade, qui a eu lieu le 10décembre à la cafeteria de LaGrande Boissière. Les quelque100 convives ont été heureux de

pouvoir accueillir à cette soiréele Directeur général, NicholasTate, et son épouse Nadja.Hélène Durand-Ballivet, prési-dente du Conseil de Fondation,et Sam Jarrell, notre président,ont rendu un hommage spécialaux enseignants ayant pris leurretraite en 2003 après de nom-

breuses années de service.Point culminant de la soirée: lacélébration de l'Escalade et unexposé de Jaques Naef sur lerapport entre l'Escalade et l'E-colint. �Former and present administra-tive and teaching staff joinedthe alumni for the traditionalAlumni Escalade dinner heldon 10 December in the cafete-ria at La Grande Boissière. Wewere about 100 present and

were delighted that the Direc-tor-General, Dr. Nicholas Tate,and his wife Nadja were able tojoin us. Hélène Durand-Bal-livet, the chairperson of theGoverning Board, and Sam Jar-rell, our President, paid a spe-cial tribute to the teachers whoretired in 2003 after many yearsservice. Jaques Naef gave anexcellent speech about the rela-tionship between Escalade andEcolint. �

Dr. Nicholas Tate lors de son discours.(g à d) Hélène Durand-Ballivet, Sue Anthony, Nicholas Tate, MarySorrentino, Isabelle Gillieron et Sam Jarrell.

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(l to r) Margaret (wife of Franz Oppenheimer/37), Sujata Kelkar/93, Tom Taylor/86 and wife Alysha.

(l to r) Stan Smith/64, Riva Freifeld/61, Carol Popper Galaty/60and husband Gil.

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In September 1929 a young Bul-garian girl, Victoria Stereva,arrived at the school in its finenew premises at la Grande Bois-sière. She had been awarded oneof fifteen ‘Forstall bursaries’from a fund created by Mrs. NellForstall, and she was to spendfour happy years here as a boar-der. She returned to Genevaafter the Second World War tomake her career. Such was herdevotion to the school she beganwhat she called ‘the Collection’.With the support over the yearsof the Alumni Asociation, René-François Lejeune, Robert Sha-de, George Walker and manyothers she was able to developand house these archives of thefirst twentyfive years of Ecolint;and with a great deal of helpfrom Sue Anthony most of themwere catalogued.

Vicky Stereva died in 1996 andunder the terms of her will theStereva Foundation was esta-blished and generously funded.

Its aim was to maintain andextend the Stereva archivesthrough the appointment of apart time archivist working oneday a week and to controlensuing running and capitalcosts. The president of the Foun-dation is Michel Pelletier (61).The first archivist was MichaelKnight/99, author of ECOLINT:a Portrait of the InternationalSchool of Geneva 1924-1999.He passed the baton to RichardVyvyan/01 in 1999.

The most important item of thearchives is the set of papers ofArthur Sweetser (the FatherFounder, as Vicky Stereva just-ly called him), the bulk of whichwere collected together and pre-sented to the School by hisdaughter, Susan Sweetser-Clif-ford, in 1974. They show howthe school began and then sur-vived against all odds, thanks tothe vision and tenacity of thisremarkable man, and to his col-laborators, among whom were

the Rajchmans, Adolphe Ferriè-re, the Meyhoffers, Maurettesand Roquettes - and not least hiswife, Ruth Sweetser.

Among curiosities in the collec-tion is a gravestone, inscribed‘Céline 1821’, which Vicky Ste-reva rescued from the excava-tions for the Salève building in1978. The Grand DuchessFedorovna lived in what is nowthe Vieille Maison in the earlyXIXth century and Céline washer horse.

Since 1999 some interestingpapers of Paul Meyhoffer, FredRoquette and Chef Schallerhave been added; and coveringlater periods are papers ofRobert T. Shade/94, JoyceWakenshaw/90 and Paul Decor-vet/98. But there is no doubt thatthe second most significantcontribution the school hasmade to international education

was its role in the creation (in the‘60s) and development (in the‘70s) of the International Bac-calaureate, and we are fortunatein having been given the papersof Robert J. Leach/81, ‘Father ofthe IB’, and Phil Thomas/97,who was on the IB Council in itsearly years.

Unfortunately the room given toVicky Stereva was taken overafter her death, and the archivesare temporarily housed in dila-pidated quarters on the top floorof the Grand Bâtiment, onceupon a time the four star Gars-tang Hotel! However, any alum-ni wishing to consult the archi-ves would be most welcome.For any matter concerning thearchives, e-mail crvyvyan@bluewin.ch or write to/telepho-ne me at the school. �

Richard Vyvyan/01

The archives, which in principle were restricted to the periodbefore 1950, are organised in the following categories:

I IndexII Documents of FoundersIII Brochures of Early YearsIV Registers of Students (now in Alumni Office)V History of SchoolVI Activities and Life at SchoolVII ‘School Spirit’VIII School AnniversariesIX International EducationX Ecolint PersonalitiesXI School CampusXII Alumni ReunionsXIII Alumni Letters & MemoriesXIV Art by AlumniXV Books, Articles etc. by AlumniXVI Portraits of PersonalitiesXVII Student Magazines & NewspapersXVIII Photographs (unsorted)XIX Personalities who had contact with EcolintXX ‘School Colours’

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Cette soirée du1er avril 2004n'aurait pu êtremieux choisiepour enterrerl'hiver etaccueillir lep r i n t e m p s ,puisque le froidhivernal avaitsubitement fait

place à un petit air printanier,encore suffisamment frais pourapprécier une fondue ou uneraclette et pourtant déjà relati-vement doux pour rendre lesesprits joyeux et délier les lan-gues.

Ce fut donc une trentaine d'an-ciens de générations diversesqui se sont réunis au restaurant“Les Armures”, au cœur mêmede la vieille ville de Genève,autour de Sam Jarrell, présidentdu Comité central des Ancienset de Sue Anthony, coordinatri-ce du Bureau des Anciens.

Il y avait là non seulement lesanciens de la régionGenève/Vaud mais aussi deuxanciens élèves venus du Chili etdu Royaume-Uni, de passage àGenève. Trois anciens profes-seurs étaient également de lapartie: M. Eric Anthony, M.Serge Borle et Mme JuanitaQuin, épouse du très regretté ettant apprécié M. Michael Quin.Tout le monde s'est quitté forttard, avec un joyeux “au revoiret à bientôt au mois de juin à laréunion mondiale”! �

Donate Dobbernack /63

l. to r.: Eugène Binder, Henry Baum, Vicky Stereva, M-C. Söderjeln, Eric Lowry, Marianne Wilmersdoerffer-Gouraryand Michael Newman.

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Staff retirements 2003

Pourquoi suis-je restée aussilongtemps dans cette école?

Jean BlackbournJean Blackbourn started teachingat La Chat, in 1980, the year thePrimary school was first openedwith Mike Parkhouse as Princi-pal.The first few years were spentteaching in the Learning Supportunit then a big mistake was made.Jean played a piano at a party towelcome Keith Goulden, the newPrincipal. She had no idea that themusic teacher had left and wasunreplaced. The next day she was also teach-ing music.... supposedly for sixweeks, until we found somebodysuitable. It took SIX YEARS. Bythis time all Jean’s colleagueswere deaf and brain dead from lis-tening to 40 aspiring recorderplayers attempting Busy Beeevery lunch time. The school hada splendid orchestra of 60recorders, 6 violins, 1 trumpet and5 guitars. We had some amazingconcerts. Jean also introduced theEaster Hat Parade for the lowerprimary students.This was a hugesuccess, the parents and granniesloved it.After music and learning supportJean grew into an EFL/ESLteacher...with a difference. Eng-lish became fun for them and forher. Madame Blackbourn, pourles petits francophones, c’étaitMadame Blackbird, devant noschères têtes blondes c’était lacapacité de s’émerveiller encoreet encore. Jean loved the hands-on approach to language and hasfrequently been seen with theaccoutrements of the trade, paper,felt, crayons, scissors, glue andpaint, disappearing down to the

craft room. Pour accompagner oufaire danser les enfants, c’était unpiano ou une guitare toujoursprêts. They will surely rememberlearning many of the traditionalEnglish nursery rhymes andsongs, that they first heard to themelodic strumming of Jean on herguitar.Extra curricular activities includ-ed ... pony riding, field tripsgalore, costuming school playsand listening to problems. Onepony ride stands out in her mind.She had just crossed a small riv-er on her horse and suddenlyheard screams. The ponies and LaChat’s darlings were rolling in thewater. Jean’s last few years at La Chatincluded, beside English/ESL,teaching dance to class 1 and craftto class 2. Jean has used paintand craft as a medium to makelearning painless. The childrenenjoyed this immensely and total-ly, to the extent that they some-times participate right up tothe elbows! Another thing thechildren enjoyed famously waswatching Muzzy, a video they stillask for on Fridays.Team teaching with Linda Green-wood she helped to develop theartistic genius of numerousyoung children . I am sure all the children that Jeanhas taught, and all the teachers shehas worked with, will have fondmemories of her and her dry senseof humour. She had a smile foreveryone. Dans la salle des profs,c’était une place, dans le coin,réservée pour elle. Jean is nowenjoying a well earned retirementliving near to Nyon and renovat-

ing an old farmhouse. �Roman Tomczak, with help fromLinda G. and Michele R.

Jenny BuffleWhen I joined Ecolint in 1999Jenny was – to me – no more thana rumour, coming from some-where close to Les Marronniers.Of course, as I was soon to realise,she was much more than that tothe community of the school, notleast because she carried such adistinguished Ecolint familyname.I forget the reason why she madethe journey across the campus tojoin the Foundation’s administra-tion. It probably had no more log-ic than most other events withinthe school but it was the best thingthat happened to me when shebecame my personal assistant.Being one of the least pompouspeople I know, Jenny would prob-ably settle for the title “secretary”but her range of duties in the com-bination of boardroom, surgeryand padded cell that was the direc-tor general’s office, went farbeyond anything narrowly secre-tarial.Jenny was my Star Wars defencesystem, shooting down strayintruders. Jenny was my sound-ing board, with a remarkableknowledge of the people and pro-cedures of both the school andGeneva. Jenny was my bilingualamanuensis who covered forinadequacy in one language andverbosity in the other. Jenny wasa wonderfully rounded personwho balanced her work at schoolwith the demands of a talentedfamily, her drama and her church.And in doing so, she provided animportant role model that sus-tained the sanity of all thosearound her.

Jenny is a brilliant organiser. Atvery short notice she acted as sec-retary to the largest ECIS accred-itation team ever assembled, forInternational College, Beirut andplayed a crucial role in its success.She did it again two years later inPortugal saying she would go any-where so long as it had palm trees.Jenny comes from a British navalfamily and as a girl she spent muchof her schooling abroad, an earlyglobal nomad. Yet she hasremained quintessentially British,indeed English, with an active par-ticipation in the language, the artand the religion of her own cul-ture. At the same time, Jenny iscompletely international, gen-uinely at home in any cultural sit-uation and wholly absorbed by thelanguage, the art and the religionof other cultures. She thusembodies the very principles thatEcolint stands for, “equality andsolidarity among all peoples andthe equal value of all humanbeings without any distinction ofnationality, race, sex, language orreligion” and shows us how inter-national mindedness does notexclude, indeed depends upon, adeep understanding of one’s owncultural roots. My own happy memories of eightyears at Ecolint owe much to Jen-ny’s unfailing support and encour-agement and I wish her every hap-piness in her retirement. �

George WalkerDirector General International BaccalaureateOrganization

Anne-Thérèse CouroucéAnne-Thérèse Couroucé, aprèsun séjour au Canada où elle a col-laboré à l’enseignement dans uneécole bilingue, a rejoint notrecommunauté de l’Ecolint, en

Ma réponse va probablementvous surprendre: à cause d'uninsecte imaginaire que l'on pour-rait nommer èmpis paidagogikosou culex pedagogicus, selon quel'on soit adepte de l'école antiquegrecque ou latine. Quoi qu'il ensoit, cet insecte a jeté son dévo-lu sur ma personne, sous lesgrands arbres du 62 route deChêne, par un beau jour de sep-tembre 1961, pour m'infliger sapiqûre qui s'est avérée des pluspositives. Il s'agissait d'ailleurs

plus d'une sorte de rappel, com-me l'on dit en immunologie, lapremière injection m'ayant étédispensée quelques années aupa-ravant.Mais voilà! L'inoculation ne suf-fit pas. Pour qu'il puisse fairesouche et se développer, encorefaut-il que le virus, appelons-leainsi, bénéficie de conditionsparticulières: en effet, il a besoinde se sentir libre, apprécié etreconnu sur son territoire par sespairs, des plus jeunes aux plus

anciens. Il aime aussi pouvoirexercer sa fantaisie et sa créati-vité en toute originalité. Il senourrit, croît et embellit dans unmilieu cosmopolite et donc colo-ré; il aime par-dessus tout lesnourritures nées sous des climatsvariés et dans des cultures diver-ses. Il apprécie particulièrementle contact personnalisé au sein depetits groupes privilégiant leséchanges et le développement dela personne. Mais il a horreur despréjugés et tend à dépérir lorsqu'on veut normaliser, etcadrer, et donc rétrécir, sonchamp de vision.Seuls quelques moyens modes-tes s'avèrent efficaces pour leremettre sur pied totalement et

rapidement: le sourire et la peti-te lumière brillant à la manièred'une étoile, dans les yeux de sesamis les enfants du monde, lespetits, mais les grands aussi, heu-reux d'apprendre et d'inventer.Au cours des années, dans lesgrands espaces où soufflent côteà côte les vents de la tradition etde la nouveauté, ce virus estdevenu indestructible et c'est ain-si que, par un beau matin de juin2003, je me réveille, un peu sur-prise, voire étonnée, me disant:"Mais, il est toujours vivant, plusque jamais, et moi aussi! Et lecomble de l'étonnement: nousn'avons pas vieilli!" �

Claudine Deschenaux/03

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1969... et y est restée 34 ans! 34 ans au cours desquels elle aaccueilli et accompagné des cen-taines d’élèves, consolidant leurspremiers pas sur le chemin desapprentissages fondamentaux,toujours avec son style ouvert,dynamique, tranquille mais cha-leureux. 34 ans où elle a traversé, aux côtésdes collègues, élèves et parents,les époques difficiles comme cel-les plus réjouissantes et stimulan-tes que nous avons connues.34 ans de notre histoire collectiveou quelquefois personnellenouant non seulement des liensprofonds de collaboration maisaussi de solide amitié.Pourquoi si longtemps dans cetteinstitution ai-je demandé?• “Pour la philosophie et l’esprit de

l’Ecolint, fil conducteur à traversles années et les changements.

• Pour le respect des différences,la mise en valeur des particula-rités.

• Pour la possibilité d’expérimen-ter, d’innover, d’exercer sa fan-taisie, de développer sa créativi-té. Pour la possibilité d’évoluer,croître et embellir, au sein degroupes divers privilégiant leséchanges et le développementde la personne.

• Pour la richesse des culturescôtoyées.

• Pour des conditions d’enseigne-ment privilégiées.

• Pour une ouverture extraordi-naire sur le monde...et mêmepour les moments difficiles.”

Merci Anne-Thérèse pour tout ceque tu as donné aux élèves qui onteu le privilège de t’avoir commeprofesseur lors de leurs premierscontacts avec le milieu scolaire, àun moment si décisif dans leurperception d’eux-mêmes en tantqu’apprenants. Merci pour ce que tu as apportéaux collègues qui ont fait ce par-cours à tes côtés.Merci pour ton rayonnement, tafidélité, ta solidarité.Merci d’avoir porté haut lesvaleurs de l’Ecolint.Mais comme “retraite” n’est passynonyme d’immobilité et de pas-sivité, “bon vent” pour ce nouveauparcours que nous te souhaitonstout aussi stimulant, plein de sur-prises et passionnant. �

Gladys Doebeli Rocourt

William JohnstonDesmond Cole-Baker – Directorof the English Section in the 1960s-liked to appoint Irish teachers.This is not a criticism because heappointed some very fine teachersfrom the emerald isle and Bill

Johnston was no exception to therule. Arriving at Ecolint in1967he quickly integrated into the Che-mistry Department and was soonrecognised by colleagues and stu-dents to be a very gifted teacher. Ialways remember one studentwho approached me asking totransfer from Bill’s class to mine.I was very surprised at this since Iwould normally have expected atraffic in the opposite direction.When I asked her why she wan-ted to transfer she replied that hewas “he was very stern and scien-tific – and you are not at all likethat!” Quite a back-handed com-pliment. Scientific yes – stern cer-tainly not. Indeed I believe that allwho know Bill would agree thathe is a very light-hearted charac-ter with a great sense of humour.Sadly – but quite normally – Billwas looking for promotion andleft us in 1972 to take up a Headof Science position in England.Happily for us he realised that lifewas better in Switzerland and heasked to return in 1974. We hadno hesitation in taking him back.However Bill had many moretalents than just those of a Che-mistry teacher, and in the yearsthat followed he was asked toundertake several administrativeposts. These include a period asHead of Boarding House and asAdministrative Assistant to Direc-tor Jan ter Weele in the 1980s. In1989 Bill transferred from LaGrande Boissiere to La Châtai-gneraie . Our loss was their gain.In addition to teaching Chemistry,Bill was also Assistant Principalthrough to 1995. George Walker recognised Bill’stalents and appointed him succes-sively as Foundation CurriculumCoordinator and Foundation ITDevelopment Coordinator in the1990s.Bill has also made an outstandingcontribution to the IBO in his roleof Senior Moderator of MYP(Middle Years Programme)Science, and in this role he has lednumerous training programmesfor teachers in North America andEurope. Bill continues in this roleeven though retired.Thank you Bill for a long and dis-tinguished career in the Interna-tional School. Now you can relaxa little and enjoy an ever increa-sing number of grandchildren!�

Eric Anthony

Carol PluntkeWhen Carol Pluntke retired at theend of last school year, she hadbeen the Pregny-Rigot librarianfor 20 years. However, her more

personal contact with the Interna-tional School of Geneva begansome years earlier, when herdaughter Carina started at Rigot inthe Early Childhood Class in Sep-tember 1976, followed shortlyafterwards by her brotherAndreas. It was not very longbefore the Rigot teachers noticedCarol’s deep and abiding interestin books and children’s literatureand encouraged her to becomeinvolved in the much-needed re-organization and expansion of theRigot Library, which, at that timewas housed in a cupboard. WithCarol’s help the collection wasmoved into a slightly larger "walk-in" cupboard off the corridor,where it became a lending libraryfor the first time, manned by par-ent volunteers, who were super-vised by Carol. I think she musthave made a great success of thisearly venture into library work,because in September 1983became the librarian for both Rig-ot and Pregny.At that time the library at Pregnywas situated in an open centralarea surrounded by classroomsand had to be "closed down" peri-odically when the space was need-ed for events such as assemblies,parent meetings and pot-lucksuppers. It was not until 1987 thatthe Pregny extension was com-pleted and Carol was able to moveinto a purpose built library, whichshe had designed herself andwhich became her pride and joy.She made it a warmly welcomingand fascinating place, full ofbright and colourful displays,where the love of books and read-ing was nurtured. In recent yearsshe was at the forefront of the plan-ning process for the proposedMulti-Media Centre, which willhopefully be constructed in thevery near future. After all, as Car-ol could testify, this project wasfirst discussed more than 5 yearsago! Carol is a truly fine example ofwhat it means to be a lifelonglearner. From her early days as avolunteer, she worked withimmense enthusiasm, building upher knowledge of librarianship,implementing new and creativeideas to make her libraries evenmore stimulating and exciting.She built up a rigorous library cur-riculum, which emphasized thedevelopment of research skillsand challenged the children to betrue inquirers. She experienced somany changes, which made ahuge impact on her working life,especially the coming of the digi-tal and technological age, which

revolutionized the running of thelibraries. She seemed to thrive oneven the most daunting chal-lenges. When it came to technol-ogy, her husband Klaus was animmense support and helped herand us out on a number of occa-sions. We have heard that he wasnot too bad at fixing Rigot furni-ture either!One of Carol’s attributes, verymuch appreciated by teachers andparents alike, was her wonderfultalent for involving parent volun-teers in the running of the libraries,giving them the opportunity tofeel part of school life through thetime they could give. For some thelibrary provided both a haven anda support service.Carol was a superb colleague,always supportive of what was happening in the classrooms andready to contribute in any way shecould. We appreciated her metic-ulous organization even if it was alittle nerve-wracking to be told atthe end of a Unit of Inquiry thatreference books were missing orthat resource boxes had beenreturned incomplete!At the end of the school year twopoems figured among the tributes written about Carol. Theysum up perfectly her contributionto the school over so many years.

Commitment to helping our com-munity be all that it can,Appreciation of the differences ofevery woman, child and manReflecting on all that has gonebefore Open-minded to what the futurehas in store. Laughing while searching for awell-balanced plan.Able to take a creative approachto any quest Networking for answers with risk-taking zest.Natural integrity rising to the test.Principled in her approach to lifeevery day.Leading us to understand thatthere is always a way.Utmost care taken forming mindsto inquire Nurturing independence as confi-dence grows by the hour.Tolerance prevailing, come whatmay.Knowledge that her library is ahaven of relief Empathy enough for all, with aready handkerchief. �SG

Who is a librarian? She is a colleague, friend andteacher who: Loves books and delights in shar-

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ing her passion with children Instills a respect for reading andthe worlds it opens up for youngminds Brings endless enthusiasm toorganizing resources and teachinglibrary skills Rises to the challenge of life-longlearning and is Always ready to try somethingnew and exciting Recognizes the potential in everychild and is Infinitely patient, tireless and sup-portive of colleagues,Absolutely caring, knowledge-able and considerate.Never a "hairy, scary librarian",but always ready for fun andlaughter. �

SAO

Carol was OUR librarian at Preg-ny-Rigot, and if we hadn’t dis-covered her, so serendipitously, allthose years ago, I think we wouldhave had to "invent" her.We wish Carol a well-earnedretirement, spending time withher husband Klaus, her childrenand their families and travellinground the world. �Sandra Oakley and SandraGleed: Pregny-Rigot

David RoweAt least now that David Rowe hasleft I might be able to make it intothe ten best-dressed male teachersof Ecolint. David has been part ofthe school for forty years in somany roles, physics, mathematicsand chemistry. Thoroughout thattime he never waivered from thevirtues of thorough preparation,intellectual honesty and rigor ofapproach. David was a man ofmany parts and more complexthan most. If there were decisionsto be made, he never expectedmore of others than he demandedof himself.Teaching was one way of using histalents and interests. However, ifthe world had turned a little morequickly, or an interest turned intoa promise, David would have beenan artist in his own right. When Ifirst knew him there was consid-erable hesitation about which roadto choose. We have two of hisworks and they continue to givepleasure and reflection. He hascarried that duality of arts and sci-ence into his contact with hisfriends, colleagues and his stu-dents. David also worked at oursister school , La Châtaigneraie,and Le College du Léman at a timewhen international education wasreally trying to find a meaning andrelevance in a changing world. He

was well placed with his variedexperience to help develop whatis now seen as standard practice.He always preferred to commentand advise and bring commonsense to any meeting or commit-tee rather than talk of unrealisticideals. Others may have had thevision but David knew whatwould actually work, his feet werealways on the ground.What do you say of a man whofeels such a responsibility for anabandoned squirrel that the ani-mal is given free range of a con-siderable proportion of the appart-ment. Rather unusual, not quitewhat you would expect – and thatis a fair summing up of my friendDavid. �

Alan Sharpe

Maureen SmithMaureen Smith retired in 2003after teaching Mathematics for 24years, in both the Secondary andMiddle schools at La GrandeBoissière. She began as a part timeteacher of one class and her capac-ities soon lead to her being calledupon to take more and more class-es. After several years as a parttimer her qualities were finallyrecognised and she began a fulltime contract in 1986. Maureenwas one of the founder teachers ofthe Middle School. Maureen graduated from TheUniversity of Keele with a degreein Mathematics and Economics.She was first employed by theUniversity of Bristol as a ResearchAssistant and when Bob moved toChichester she went to teachmathematics at Chichester HighSchool for Girls. She next movedto the West Sussex County Coun-cil Planning Department as atransportation planner. In 1968Bob and Maureen moved toGeneva and began their familyhere. Both sons, Matthew andDan, were educated at EcolintShe was respected by all in theMiddle School for her wisdom,opinions and also her ability tocontribute in a calm manner toschool discussions. It has been arewarding experience for all of hercolleagues to have worked withsuch an inspiring professional. Maureen’s teaching reflects hercharacter: positive, active, precise,determined, cheerful and warm,and she will be remembered bymany alumni as a gifted teacher,who was able to help students ofall abilities to understand and gainconfidence in Mathematics. True to her character Maureen hasnot had a minute to spare sinceretiring and is enjoying travelling,

skiing, walking and of coursebeing grandmother to Leo, Miaand Caia.You are already greatly missed. �

Roslyn McCabeAlison Ball

Our Memories of Mrs. Smith Writing this takes us back to 7thand 8th grade, when life seemedeasy and stress free… We had agood rapport with most of ourteachers, but one we had a greatconnection with was Mrs. Smith.We remember her classes, not forthe mathematics (though we musthave done some work as we bothended up in Maths Higher!), butfor the ‘chats’we used to have dur-ing class. She spoke to us asthough we were adults – which weobviously considered ourselves tobe at 13! We would talk abouteverything – holidays, Natalie’saunts new car, the many differentwatches her husband bought herfrom abroad, the plan of Rachel’sneighbourhood (including dia-grams!) etc. etc. Though knownfor imposing discipline, she alsohad a lighter side… and on AprilFools day she made us all climbin through the window, eventhough the door was fine!We were always very fond of Mrs.Smith, and were so touched thatshe came to our graduation in1999. When we heard she hadretired, we jumped at the chanceto write this little insert. She wasone of the teachers at Ecolint whoshaped our school experience –and we will remember her as a per-son, even after we have forgottenour quadratic equations!!Mrs. Smith – enjoy your retire-ment and thank you for all thememories! �With love, Natalie Wilson andRachel Harvey

Dorothy StevensonAfter 25 years with the Founda-tion Dorothy Stevenson hasretired. Dorothy started off at Bel-lerive and became the PrimarySchool Secretary at La Châtaign-eraie when the new school openedin 1980. In this age of increasingadministrative specialization andfragmentation of roles it is diffi-cult to imagine the diversity andnumber of tasks Dorothy has car-ried: receptionist, admissions offi-cer, nurse, classroom assistant,guidance councillor, admissionssecretary, public relations officer,human resources secretary, exter-nal examinations invigilator, extracurricular activities coordinator,staff induction coordinator, chefde protocol, editor in chief, travel

agent, festival secretary are onlysome of the titles that could havebeen attributed to Dorothy in thepast. Above all Dorothy played acentral role in the day-to-day lifeof the school over many years andshe did all this competently, car-ingly and considerately. Dorothy has known (and remem-bers) thousands of children andtheir parents. She was often theirfirst contact with the school andplayed a major role in ensuringtheir on going welfare. Thousandsof children have received first aidfrom her and I can not imagine thenumber of bandaids distributed,the quantity of ‘magic’ creamapplied or the TLC dispensed tostudents, staff and parents. Dorothy enjoyed taking part inmany field trips and ski weeks andher participation was alwaysappreciated, not only for her per-sonal qualities and administrativestrengths but she was also a trainedteacher and hence an invalid sup-port for teachers. Children whoneeded individual solace whenschool was just too much to copewith or those who needed ‘timeout’ to allow classes to functionsmoothly could find a place onDorothy’s knee under her watch-ful eye.The office was not only a centralplace in the school, it was also theheart. Dorothy remembered birth-days and never let a happy, or sad,event go past unnoticed. She wasexpert at taking the pulse of theschool and picking up distress sig-nals. Problems and worries wereshared with her. She was carefulwith confidences and providedsound advice and practical help.She was also a mine of informa-tion on the international schoolnetwork and kept us up to date onthe latest news and developments. With such intensive professionalactivity, one could imagine thatDorothy would need quiet, restfulevenings at home. On the contrary,her social and cultural life was justas active as her working life andher interests just as diverse. Shewas a great music lover and sup-ported and encouraged teachersand students in celebrating theirtalents through her invalid assis-tance in organizing choir trips andmusic festivals. She was a mem-ber of the Culture Vultures groupand enjoyed regular evenings atthe ballet, opera or theatre.Her health did not allow her to playbut she was also a keen tennisspectator and was involved inrecruiting and supervising the ballboys and girls for major tennistournaments. Through Dorothy

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several children from the schoolwere able to enjoy this experience.Dorothy has always led a busy lifeand finding a slot of free time inher diary was never easy. Beforeher retirement in July 2003, weknew where to find her duringdaytime on at least five days of theweek. Now we need to make anappointment weeks ahead and ifyou try contacting her on hermobile phone, beware. Your callcould be transferred to anywherein the world. Dorothy continues tobe an active member of the localand international community andwe wish her a long, healthy andhappy retirement. �

Ann Le Diraison

Erika ThiessenLes cours avaient repris depuisune bonne quinzaine de jours,sous un ciel aux couleurs d'au-tomne, lorsque Erika Thiessen fitune première apparition remar-quée au Collège International dela Châtaigneraie, début octobre1972.De cette première rencontre, not-re mémoire retient la blondeur descheveux s'échappant d'un foulardbleu, bordé de piécettes dorées,l'azur de l'œil, le rayonnement dusourire dans le visage délicate-ment bronzé de cette "touriste"apparemment égarée en "Terresainte". Nous apprîmes, un peusurpris, que nous étions en pré-sence de notre nouvelle collègued'Allemand et nous fûmes immé-diatement sensibles au charmesans mièvrerie, à la grande élé-gance et à la profonde humanitéqui sont encore aujourd'hui, aprèsplus de trente années, la marqued'Erika.Originaire de Hambourg, profes-seur titulaire en RFA, elle décidade rester en Suisse et devint un élé-ment important de la nouvelleéquipe pédagogique destinée àrelayer celle de l'ancien CollègeProtestant Romand. Elle apportaà son enseignement son exigence,son remarquable professionnalis-me et sa passion du métier. Denombreux élèves ont découvert,grâce à elle, le potentiel poétiquede la langue allemande à laquelleErika confère le charme d'unemélodie ! Son action ne se limita pas à sa sal-le de classe, loin de là. Pendanttoute sa vie professionnelle, ellecontribua largement à la vie socia-le de l'école, réalisant de nombreux projets, aidant ses col-lègues dans les leurs, participantaux courses d’école ou autres acti-vités extra scolaires.Femme sensible, esthète, Erika

s’intéresse aux arts et particuliè-rement à la musique qui accom-pagne sa vie. Comme ses sœurs,elle doit cette passion à sesparents. Dans la famille Thiessen,chacun jouait d'un instrument etl'harmonie familiale s'exprimaiten musique. Elle apprit le violon,se passionna pour l'opéra et pourtoutes les musiques du monde carcette grande voyageuse polyglot-te, amoureuse de la Chine au pointd’apprendre le chinois, est unesprit ouvert aux autres et curieuxde toutes les cultures. Son intérêtne s’arrête d'ailleurs pas auxhumains et sa tendresse pour leséléphants est devenue légendaire.Femme de caractère, Erika est unesprit libre et tolérant qui respec-te profondément les autres, saitmerveilleusement bien les écou-ter et les comprendre. Elle a élevéla discrétion au niveau d'un art devivre. Pendant plus de trente ans, nousavons partagé avec elle beaucoupplus qu’une activité profession-nelle, des moments de la vie, desfous rires, des larmes, des bon-heurs. En quittant l'école, elle aemporté un peu de notre jeunes-se et de notre histoire mais d'aut-res pages savoureuses vont enco-re s'écrire avec elle, en touteamitié. �

Hélène Forneris

Tony WellingTony Welling has taught Geogra-phy at La Châtaigneraie sinceSeptember 1975 with enthusiasmand passion. He inspired studentsto extend themselves and he main-tained an excellent rapport withthem. He was always sensitive totheir needs and willing to takeextra time to help them achievetheir goals. Consequently manyof them went on to study Geogra-phy at university.Field work is an essential part ofGeography for Tony and his onsite analysis of landscapeswhether in the Val d'Herens, theMer de Glace or the Atlas Moun-tains was especially impressive.He recognised the value of expos-ing students to a variety of differ-ent experiences and was con-vinced that experience in the fieldshould be part of every student'seducation. Upon arrival at LaChât, he took over the organisa-tion of "Field Week." He expand-ed the list of destinations toinclude areas in France, Italy andGermany as well as Switzerland.The success of "Field Week" wasin no small way due to Tony's ded-ication and organisational skills asit's co-ordinator for twenty years.

"Field Week" remains for manystudents the highlight of theirexperience at the school.His greatest interest has been indevelopment issues, furthered bya one term exchange at the Inter-national School of Moshi, Tanza-nia in 1995. He has an interna-tional outlook and a deep concernfor others. He was involved infund raising from the beginningand since 1990 he has co-ordinat-ed the fund raising efforts of stu-dent council for specific GlobalHarmony Foundation projects inLatin America and India. Overfourteen years students raised145,000 Swiss francs for theseprojects. He has a profound love andrespect for mountains and hasclimbed widely in Europe, theHimalayas and the Andes. He isan active cross-country and ran-donnée skier and for twenty-fiveyears he organised cross-countryski trips as part of winter ski days. Tony served as Head of Geogra-phy for fifteen years and was aconstant source of support,encouragement and informationto his colleagues. He is an out-standing Geographer with anincredible knowledge and love ofthe subject. He reads extensivelyand his remarkable ability to retaindetail never failed to amaze hiscolleagues and students alike.It was indeed a privilege to haveworked with Tony or to have beentaught by him. His positive atti-tude and sense of humour will begreatly missed at La Chât. Wewish him a long, happy and welldeserved retirement. �

Joan Holden

Stuart WhitehurstStuart was born and lived in theNorth of England. He spent threeyears at Birmingham Universitystudying Education where heobtained his teaching certificate.After his first teaching position inHarlow, he studied evenings atLondon University, graduatedwith a BSc with Honours inChemistry and later was appoint-ed Head of Chemistry at the MarkHall comprehensive school.All of Stuart’s professional life hasbeen devoted to Education, thegreatest part having taken place atthe International School in Gene-va. In 1972, he was about to leaveEngland to take up a teaching postin New-Zealand when he appliedto an advertisement from the Inter-national School of Geneva for aNuffield Chemistry experiencedteacher. Nadine, his Swiss bornwife reluctantly agreed for a lim-

ited two-year period. Thirty yearslater, he retired from the Interna-tional School of Geneva.His first fifteen years were spentin the Chemistry Department atLGB teaching the IB programmeunder the leadership of EricAnthony, Head of the ChemistryDepartment.At a very early stage in the worldof microcomputers, Stuart fore-saw the potential and impact inEducation and encouraged stu-dents with free access to his AppleIIe, the first microcomputer avail-able. He also convinced theSchool to take the visionary stepof equipping each classroom witha computer, this figure havinggrown to the present approxi-mately 1000 Foundation comput-ers.In the late eighties, he joined theMiddle School for anotherplanned limited period of twoyears, but instead, he remainedthere for the last fifteen years ofhis professional career. His dutiesincluded the setting-up of the Sci-ence and Computing Depart-ments, for which he was success-ful, thanks to the constant supportof Paul Decorvet and alsodesigned and installed the first ful-ly operating pedagogical networkin the Foundation. In 1986, hereplaced Nick Carter as Englishlanguage assistant-principal andthis experience in administrationconvinced him that his real voca-tion was teaching and working inthe classroom.When he looks back at his careerat Ecolint, he remembers withpleasure his first experience ofteaching a class of seventeen stu-dents with seventeen differentnationalities and is proud to haveoffered his two daughters Vickyand Nathalie the opportunity of aninternational education. He alsorecalls the years when his person-al and professional life at Ecolintwere very closely related with allthe members of his family, includ-ing his wife, either teaching,studying or nursing at LGB. It is when he started teaching hisformer students’ children that herealized that it was time to retireand to move forward. He retiredlast June, and despite an often-repeated promise never to returnto school, he has already beenback about twelve times. He nowhas the time to enjoy digital pho-tography but his real retirementproject is to spend more time withhis family and especially hisgrandson. �

Ray Bonnan

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Frank Dorsay Frank Dorsay is remembered with affection by his former stu-dents and colleagues: we have received many messages andhere are two of them:

Frank Dorsay nous a quittés le 20 octobre 2003 à l'âge de 79ans. Rares sont les professeurs qui font l'unanimité, il était un deceux-là. Il avait l'amour de l'Art et aimait l'enseigner, le parta-ger : avec sa patience infinie, sa gentillesse à toute épreuve, etbeaucoup, beaucoup d'humour (il lui en fallait!). Mais FrankDorsay était aussi un aquarelliste de grand talent, ses oeuvresétaient à son image: sereines, nuancées et sensibles.Un grand et irremplaçable Monsieur s'en est allé: Salut l'Ar-tiste. Nos chaleureuses pensées et sincères condoléances vontà ses filles Karen et Noële. �

Diane Gilliéron-von der Weid/83

Today I read the very sad news that my favorite teacher at Ecol-int, Frank Dorsay, has passed away. I was looking forward tomaybe seeing him again at the world-reunion in 2004, how sadto hear, he is no longer there. He was an excellent teacher, heknew instinctively how to get the best out of all his students,no matter if they had talent or not, his great sense of humourwould spread like a fire though his art lab, there was never anyhate or fear there, a safe- haven for all students. For the students that did have a gifted talent like himself, hewould put enormous positive energy into developing them intoa creative thinker like himself.What a great loss to all of us who knew him, his stories of life,and his good humour, and his way of life should be an exam-ple for us all, if everyone would be like him the world wouldbe a better place.May he rest in peace, together with his wife Cécile, who wasalso a marvelous teacher and person. �

Wim Kool/83

� �Robert LeachIt was with great sadness that we learnt of Bob Leach's pass-ing away on 17 April 2004. During his many years at Ecolinthe made an important contribution to the life of our school. Oneof the instigators and creators of the International Baccalaure-ate Bob was also responsible in 1953 for the creation of theStudents United Nations. The mark he made on internationaleducation will live on in our collective memories. Above allthough, his students will remember him as an inspirational his-tory teacher full of passion and humour. Our heartfelt condolences to Felicity and David in this diffi-cult time. �

Sam Jarrell/72

A tribute will be given to Bob in the next edition of the ‘Newsletter’.

Ann Johnstone/53Ann Johnstone, who left Ecolint in 1953, died on 11 June 2003in Ottawa, Canada. We send our deep regrets to her family andfriends. �

� �Steven Towle/85We are extremely sad to have to inform you that Steven Towle,who graduated from La Châtaigneraie in 1985 from class 13,was killed in a backcountry skiing accident in the Sierra Neva-da mountains on 14 June 2003. Our heartfelt condolences tohis wife, Anna, and daughter, Nimue, his parents and his broth-er, Andrew/84. �

� �Suzanne D’Arbigny-Allan/53We regret to inform you of the death of Suzanne D’Arbigny-Allan, who died in England on the 31 October 2003. Our sin-cere condolences to her husband and family. �

� �Michel Barton/66It is my sad duty to inform you that Michel Barton (class of1965/66) passed away on 28 November 2003 in the USA. Hewas 55. He leaves his wife, Béatrice, his son Stéphane and hisdaughter Gill. �

Francis Amar/66We extend our deep sympathy to Michel’s family and friends.

� �Colette Rohrbach-WeltzC’est avec beaucoup de tristesse que nous vous faisons part dudécès de l’ancienne maîtresse du primaire, Colette Rohrbach-Weltz, le samedi 1er mai 2004, dans sa 85e année. Tout commeManguère et Alouette, Colette faisait partie de ces enseignantsqui, dès notre plus jeune âge, nous ont fait aimer d’aller à l’é-cole pour découvrir plein de choses nouvelles et passionnantes,et que l’on consultait encore bien après avoir quitté le primaire.Merci Colette pour tout ce que tu as fait pour tes élèves.Nous présentons nos plus sincères condoléances à sa famille,et en particulier à sa fille Françoise Criner-Rohrbach et son filsDaniel Rohrbach. Un hommage spécial sera rendu à Colettedans le prochain numéro de la “Newsletter”. �

In Memoriam

Alumni NewsWe regret that we do not have the space available to includeAlumni News in this edition. We will, however, include a largeAlumni News section in the Autumn Newsletter. Please be sureto provide us with your news items for inclusion. �

Nouvelles des AnciensNous regrettons de ne pouvoir publier les nouvelles des anciensdans ce numéro en raison du manque de place. Dans le numérod'automne prochain, nous consacrerons une partie d'autant pluslarge à ces nouvelles. N'oubliez donc pas de nous envoyer vosnouvelles à temps. �

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Your Newsletter Team:Layout:

Stéphane & Kaarina/90 Lorenzini(-Rodríguez Campoamor)

Translations:Donate Dobbernack/63

Editing:Sue Anthony

Toutes nos felicitations à:

• Fiona Shade-Campbell/81 and John Campbell, a daughter,Shona Mairi Hunter, sister for David and Gavin, born on 7 July2003.

• Nicola Corthay-Johnston/87 and Marc Corthay, a son, Jeremy,brother for Megan and Kieran, born in Geneva on 16 April2004.

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TémoignageChers Amis Anciens,J'ai assisté, toujours avec lemême plaisir, à toutes lesréunions mondiales depuisleur création. Cette année,malheureusement, je ne pour-rai être des vôtres. En effet, àl'occasion de la première“Année Sainte” du siècle, monépouse et moi-même avonsdécidé de parcourir, à pied biensûr, le Chemin de St-Jacquesde Compostelle: et le meilleurmois, pour éviter les grosseschaleurs et la foule des pèle-rins, est le mois de juin. Maisje serai avec vous par la pen-sée, et adresse un grand bon-jour à vous tous, et notammentà ceux et celles des “cuvées”1958 à 60.

Quelques nouvellesJ'ai pris ma retraite voici plusd'un an, après avoir fait toute macarrière dans l'industrie phar-maceutique, dont les 30 derniè-res dans le premier laboratoireindépendant français, le labora-toire Servier.J'ai eu deux enfants, Paul etMartine, et (pour le moment)deux petites-filles de 9 et 5 ans,Clara et Aurélie.Tous les Anciens qui passe-raient dans le Midi de la Fran-ce seront les bienvenus. J'habi-te un petit village entre Sète etMontpellier.Amicalement à tous. �

Jean POIREL/5810, rue GélibertF-34560 MontbazinTél. 0033 467 78 70 72

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Enrico Mantovani/82 with other alumni during a football matchin the LGB gym - February 2004.

Small adsThis is a service we are providing which is free to all paid-upmembers. Contact us at alumni@ecolint.ch if you wish to placean ad. in the next issue of the alumni ‘Newsletter’. �

Petites annonces

Ce service est offert gratuitement à tous les membres qui ontpayé leur cotisation. Contactez-nous à alumni@ecolint.ch sivous désirez en faire paraître une dans la prochaine édition dela ‘Newsletter’. �

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ASSOCIATION DES ANCIENS DE L'ECOLE INTERNATIONALE DE GENEVE(English see overleaf)

REUNION MONDIALE 17 – 20 JUIN 2004

FORMULAIRE D'INSCRIPTION

Veuillez compléter ce formulaire et l'envoyer, jusqu'au 1er juin 2004 dernier délai, à:Bureau des Anciens, Ecole Internationale de Genève, 62 route de Chêne, CH-1208 Genève ou, par fax, au (+41 22) 787 26 35Dernier délai pour annulation: 15 avril 2004. (Pas de remboursement après cette date)

J'inscris …..… adulte(s) / …..…enfant(s)

Nom de famille, nom de jeune-fille, prénom Année de Campus:En majuscules départ LGB La Chât. Pregny

a) .................................................................................................................. .................. � � �

b) .................................................................................................................. .................. � � �

c) .................................................................................................................. .................. � � �

Adresse: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................

Ville: ................................................................ code postal: ........................................ pays: ..........................................................

Tél. privé: ........................................................ tél. prof:.............................................. fax: ............................................................

E-mail: ....................................................................................................................................................................................................

17 juin 2004 19 juin 2004 20 juin 2004Buffet LGB � Dîner-dansant BBQ LGB �

Buffet La Chât. � Noga-Hilton BBQ La Chât. �Coût par personne Coût par personne Coût par personne TOTAL

CHF 65.-- CHF 140.-- CHF 28.-- à payer

Coût total: ……………… …...……………. ………………. ..……………

Participerez vous à votre Dîner de Classe qui aura lieu dans un restaurant le soir du 18 juin 2004? …………….

Si oui, combien de participants: ………….. (Paiement au restaurant)

Paiement:� Paiement sur le compte postal suisse – spécial Réunion: CCP 17-474911-5� Transfert bancaire sur le compte spécial Réunion à l'Union de Banques Suisses UBS

IBAN: CH69 0024 0240 4505 9001 H (compte: 450.590.01 H)� Par carte de crédit: �VISA* �Mastercard �American Express

Numéro de la carte ……………………………………………… date d'expiration .…./…...* Pour VISA, veuillez indiquer le numéro de contrôle (les 3 derniers chiffres du numéro près de votre signature) …………….

Signature .......................................................................................... date ..........................................................................................

Logement:Nous avons négocié un prix préférentiel pour vous dans les hôtels suivants. Veuillez contacter directement les hôtels, en mentionnant"participation à la Réunion mondiale 2004 des Anciens de l'Ecole Internationale" pour bénéficier de ces prix:• Le Cénacle 17 Promenade Charles-Martin, CH-1208 Genève (juste derrière LGB),

tél.: (+41 22) 707 08 30, fax: (+41 22) 840 30 40, E-mail: info@cenacle.ch, www.cenacle.ch (chambre simple: CHF 64.--/84.--, chambre double: CHF 96.--/116.--)

• Résidence appart'Valley 1 place Porte de France, F-74240 Gaillard/Annemasse, tél.: (+33) 450 84 33 00, fax: (+33) 450 87 0474, E-mail: portedefrance@appartvalley.com, www.appartvalley.com (studio pour 2: Euros 45.--, appart. pour 4: Euros 60.--) – ‘tarifs SOCIETES’

• Noga Hilton Hôtel 19 quai du Mont-Blanc, CH-1201 Genève, tél.: (+41 22) 908 90 82, www.hiltongeneve.ch (chambre simple ou double: à partir de CHF 290.--)

• Montbrillant Hôtel 2 rue de Montbrillant, CH-1201 Genève, tél.: (+41 22) 733 77 84, fax: (+41 22) 733 25 11, www.montbrillant.ch (chambre simple: CHF 148.--, chambre double: CHF 180.--)

• Hôtel Les Nations 62 rue du Grand-Pré, 1202 Genève, tél.: (+41 22) 748 08 08, fax: (+41 22) 734 38 84, E-mail: info@hotel-les-nations.com, www.hotel-les-nations.com (chambre simple: CHF 165.--, chambre "twin": CHF 220.--, suite: CHF 210.-- - 250.--)

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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF GENEVA(Français au verso)

WORLD REUNION 17 – 20 JUNE 2004

REGISTRATION FORM

Please complete this form and send it, by 1st June 2004 latest, to:Alumni Office, International School of Geneva, 62 route de Chêne, CH-1208 Geneva or, by fax, to (+41 22) 787 26 35Cancellation deadline: 15 April 2004. (No refund after this date)

I register …..… adults / …..…children

Last name, maiden name, first name Year of Campus:In capitals leaving LGB La Chât. Pregny

a) .................................................................................................................. .................. � � �

b) .................................................................................................................. .................. � � �

c) .................................................................................................................. .................. � � �

Address: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................

Town: .............................................................. postal code: ........................................ country: ....................................................

Phone home: .................................................... phone office: ...................................... fax: ............................................................

E-mail: ....................................................................................................................................................................................................

17 June 2004 19 June 2004 20 June 2004Buffet LGB � Dinner-dance BBQ LGB �

Buffet La Chât. � Noga-Hilton BBQ La Chât. �Cost per person Cost per person Cost per person TOTAL

CHF 65.-- CHF 140.-- CHF 28.-- à payer

Total cost: ……………… …...……………. ………………. ..……………

Will you be participating in your Class Dinner to be held in a local restaurant on the evening of 18 June 2004?…………….

If yes, how many participants: ………….. (Payment at restaurant)

Payment:� Payment on Swiss Postal Account – special Réunion: CCP 17-474911-5� Bank transfer to the special Reunion account with the Union Bank of Switzerland UBS

IBAN: CH69 0024 0240 4505 9001 H (account: 450.590.01 H)� By credit card: �VISA* �Mastercard �American Express

Card number ……………………………………………… dexpiry date .…./…...* For VISA, please indicate the control number (last 3 digits of the number near your signature) …………….

Signature .......................................................................................... date ..........................................................................................

Accommodation:We have negotiated preferential rates for you in the following hotels. Please contact directly the hotels, mentioning "participation in the2004 International School Alumni World Reunion" in order to benefit from these rates:• Le Cénacle 17 Promenade Charles-Martin, CH-1208 Genève (just behind LGB), phone: (+41 22) 707 08 30,

fax: (+41 22) 840 30 40, E-mail: info@cenacle.ch, www.cenacle.ch (single room: CHF 64.--/84.--, double room: CHF 96.--/116.--)

• Résidence appart'Valley 1 place Porte de France, F-74240 Gaillard/Annemasse, phone: (+33) 450 84 33 00, fax: (+33) 450 87 04 74,E-mail: portedefrance@appartvalley.com, www.appartvalley.com (studio for 2: Euros 45.--, appart. for 4: Euros 60.--) – ‘tarifs SOCIETE’

• Noga Hilton Hôtel 19 quai du Mont-Blanc, CH-1201 Genève, phone: (+41 22) 908 90 82, www.hiltongeneve.ch (single or double room: from CHF 290.--)

• Montbrillant Hôtel 2 rue de Montbrillant, CH-1201 Genève, phone: (+41 22) 733 77 84, fax: (+41 22) 733 25 11, www.montbrillant.ch (single room: CHF 148.--, double room: CHF 180.--)

• Hôtel Les Nations 62 rue du Grand-Pré, 1202 Genève, phone: (+41 22) 748 08 08, fax: (+41 22) 734 38 84, E-mail: info@hotel-les-nations.com, www.hotel-les-nations.com (single room: CHF 165.--, twin room: CHF 220.--, suite: CHF 210.-- - 250.--)