Healthy Nutrition
As part of the topic “Healthy eating”, a mum gave us a very special lesson today. We first learnt what we should eat to keep our bodies healthy and then planted tomato plants together. A very special experience. Thank you very much!
State Council President Stefan Kölliker from St. Gallen visits the SSR
On Thursday, 11 April 2024, the President of the Council of our patronage canton St. Gallen, Stefan Kölliker, visited us as part of his farewell tour as a member of the cantonal government. Our Director Friedrich Lingenhag and our Chairman of the Board Riccardo Coletta welcomed him to the Malpighi campus. The primary school classes […]
Exhibition Ukiyoe
In the art course, the 2nd grade pupils will intensively study Japanese art and learn the techniques of calligraphy, ink painting and watercolour. Oriental art will be combined with Western art. As an introduction to the subject, the pupils, together with their art teacher, visited the Ukiyoe exhibition in Rome with a guided tour in […]
Cultural exchange
Last week, the second high school class of the Swiss School of Rome held its traditional class exchange in Heerbrugg with the most modern high school in the entire canton, which boasts a triple gymnasium, an astronomical observatory, a science collection and large classrooms. There were many enriching experiences for our students: the walk from […]
Fiesch 2024
Once again this year, the traditional SRG SSR ski camp saw 60 middle school and high school students descend the magnificent slopes of Fiesch. Apart from the sporting aspect and the time spent between skiing, gyms and the swimming pool, this holiday allowed the boys to create beautiful moments of sharing and ‘living together’. We […]
A journey through Europe
To conclude the ‘Europe’ theme covered in the ‘Nature, Human Being and Society’ (NMG) lessons, the two primary school fourth classes took part in a very interesting trip. To prepare for this trip, each pupil, with great effort, created a portrait of the country inside a suitcase. The suitcases, containing all kinds of souvenirs, accessories […]
Music project
During the project week, pupils from the middle school participated in an interesting music workshop during which they all had the opportunity to experience recording
Presentation of the 2024 high school papers (Maturaarbeiten)
Again this year, the fifth year high school seniors gave oral presentations of their recently submitted written research papers, and demonstrated their acquired skills in fifteen minutes of questioning by their supervisors and co-supervisors. The variety of topics was rich. To name just a few: poems were written and analyzed in English, photographs were taken, […]
SUN 2024
After intensive preparation by SRG SSR pupils together with partners from the French school Lycée Chateaubriand and a large number of speeches to be delivered, we finally left for Geneva. Before embarking on three intense days of debates together with 500 other youngsters, our delegates had the chance to better immerse themselves in their role […]
Carnival
Like every year, the Swiss School celebrated carnival. Young and old enjoyed the traditional parade in the garden of Villa Malpighi where they could show off their most imaginative disguises.
