Meritas Fine Arts Festival - 4/1/09
The Inaugural Meritas Music Festival was held March 25th-28th at The Village School in Houston, Texas. Three Hundred and Thirty Band, Choir, Orchestra and Guitar students from all of our Meritas Schools came together for a weekend of rehearsals and classes culminating in a gala concert culminating in the premier performance of the “Meritas Anthem” composed entirely by faculty and staff of the Meritas schools.
Meritas Expands to China - 3/16/09
The Léman International School will open in Chengdu, China in fall 2009 to initially serve the pre-kindergarten to 5th grade children of European, American, and Asian expatriates. The school will eventually admit middle and high school students as well. The Léman International School is the latest of 19 distinguished institutions of learning in the global Meritas Family of Schools. Spanning three continents, Meritas schools are educating more than 12,000 children. Leveraging its association with Meritas, the Léman International School will offer a nurturing, child-centered culture informed by decades' worth of classroom-proven best practices.
Francis A. Clivaz Award - 7/1/08
Meritas is proud to announce that Mrs. Giao Fehr, Director of the Francophone Section of Collège du Léman, is the recipient of the first annual Francis A. Clivaz Award. This award has been established to recognize our most talented, passionate, and tireless educators. Mrs. Fehr embodies all these attributes and deserves special commendation for her work in building the Francophone section of CdL, a Meritas School in Geneva, Switzerland.
Student Government Summit - 6/1/08
Almost 100 student government officers and their faculty advisers from Meritas schools attended a week long assembly to discuss opportunities for collaboration and philanthropic efforts. The summit was hosted in Geneva, Switzerland on the campus of Collège du Léman, a Meritas school.
Meritas Academic Competition - 4/15/08
Meritas students from around the world gathered in Boston for the first ever Meritas Academic Competition. Students competed against each other individually in a Geography Bee, Spelling Bee, Math Bee, Declamation, Problem Solving, and Chess, and as a team in the Prep Bowl event. The Village School took first place overall, with Rancho Solano taking second place, and Heritage Oak taking third. Meritas congratulates all students who participated and demonstrated the high level of academic and intellectual prowess at all Meritas schools.
Interim Courses - 11/30/07
Meritas announces 2008 Interim Courses for students to study a subject intensively, often using interdisciplinary methods and traveling to locations pertinent to the subject.
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