(Sept - Oct 2026)
September 2026 · Four weeks
Location: Online – Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Strands: Creativity + Service
Target audience: Years 12–13
Details: Run online drop-in sessions helping Grade 12 students adapt from Teams to ManageBac. Proposed window: 16:15–18:45, one or two sessions weekly.
Contact: Alexandra Conchard – Alexandra.Conchard@lyceum-alpinum.ch
12–30 October 2026
Location: La Châtaigneraie
Strands: Creativity + Service
Target audience: Years 7–13
Details: Plan, promote and run a campus costume swap to encourage reuse and reduce waste.
Contact: Karen Thorsen
26th October - 13th November 11:30-13:30 (or any time within that) every day
Location: La Châtaigneraie
Strands: Service
Target audience: Years 7–13
Details: We need LOTS OF HELP packing the gift boxes. In addition we need donations of: Backpacks, pairs of socks (new), Hats, Gloves, Scarves, Teddies, Toothpastes (new), Toothbrushes (new & in packaging), Bars of chocolate (100g), Bags of sweets (250g), Boxes of biscuits.
If you’d like to know more about the project and who the boxes go to: https://www.giftboxproject.ch/ or if you’d like to make your own completed box at home. All donations can be dropped to Secondary reception, Lausanne 1.09 or the Geography office.
Many thanks for any support you can give us! Mrs Shippey, Ms Gordon, Ms Hall & the Gift Box student team
Contact: Sarah Shippey
31 October 2026
Location: La Châtaigneraie
Strands: Creativity + Service
Target audience: Years 9–13
Details: Help organise and run a second-hand winter sports gear and apparel sale.
Contact: Karen Thorsen
1 November 2026, 16:00–19:00
Location: La Châtaigneraie Primary Car Park
Strands: Creativity + Service
Target audience: Years 7–13
Details: Support a community Halloween event by designing and decorating a creative Halloween car boot display or volunteering to help run the event. Students may participate individually or as part of a small team.
Contact: Laura Guffey <laura.f.guffey@gmail.com>
Weekly
Location: La Châtaigneraie gym
Strands: Activity + Service
Target audience: Years 9–13
Details: Move bars, mats and equipment for the Gym ECA.
Contact: Sylvain Jimbert – sylvain.jimbert@ecolint.ch
Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Fridays · Period 6
Location: La Châtaigneraie
Strands: Creativity + Service
Target audience: Years 9–13
Details: Help with scenery, costumes, props, lighting and front of house.
Contact: Mr Harris Lindop – pete.harris@ecolint.ch
Ongoing CAS project
Location: La Châtaigneraie
Strands: Service
Target audience: Years 9–13
Details: Organise a second-hand formalwear sale and repair service.
Contact: P4P La Chat <ptachatp4p@gmail.com>
Ongoing · Wednesday afternoons or Saturdays
Location: La Châtaigneraie
Strands: Creativity + Activity + Service
Target audience: Years 7–13
Details: Help with compost, sowing, vegetables, fruit and wildlife areas.
Contact: Neil Van Kerkhove <neil.vankerkhove@ecolint.ch>,
Tree Planting Project
Mid-September–31 October 2026
Location: Herbolaria Medicinal Garden, La Rippe
Strands: Activity + Service
Target audience: Years 7–13
Details: Help Parents for the Planet create ecological hedges using native shrubs and fruit- and nectar-bearing trees. Students will support planting, learn about biodiversity and help create food and habitats for birds, pollinators and other wildlife.
Contact: Neil Van Kerkhove <neil.vankerkhove@ecolint.ch>, Odile Rodriguez <info@herbolaria.ch>,