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Founded in 2011, the Verbier International School (VIS) offers an intensive and engaging academic curriculum further enriched with extra-curricular activities from the age of 2 to 18 in the heart of the Swiss Alps. VIS has grown progressively without losing its family ethos and focus on outdoor education, and is distinct in that it offers year-round education but also welcomes students exclusively for the Winter term. We welcome students from age 12 to share an experience of a lifetime in the Alps by becoming a boarder, benefiting from one of the best places to live as well as an excellent education. The ski programme includes race and freeride academies as well as tailored instruction to suit all ages and abilities. The school maintains a holistic ethos to enable autonomy and independence in a nurturing, supportive and family-focused environment.

Surval Montreux is a unique international girls’ boarding school in Switzerland which provides an exceptional all-round education for girls aged 12-18. The school offers a High School programme for Grades 8-12, alongside a French Language and Culture programme for 15-18 year olds, Winter Camp experiences and a Summer Camp from June to August. Students come to Surval for their High School studies and graduate from Surval; others come for a semester abroad or a French language, arts and adventure summer camp experience.

Engelberg’s monastery lies nestled in the Alpine landscape. Benedictine educational traditions provide the foundation for today’s school – the Stiftsschule. We are a Christian boarding and day school with a modern educational program. Our school is a place for living and learning. It enables students to take on responsibility. It also prepares them optimally for higher education and for a career in our globalized world. The personal atmosphere of the Stiftsschule encourages the individual development of the young people in our care, and promotes a sense of community spirit. The years spent sharing classes and living space by day students and boarders alike have resulted in many friendships for life. The bilingual Swiss Matura allows our students to transfer to Swiss universities such as HSG St. Gallen, ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne without having to take an exam.

HIF Swiss International School and Sports Academy HIF is an open-hearted campus community where young people from around the world can thrive in the sublime, health-giving environment of the Swiss Alps. It is a co-educational secondary school offering a range of educational programmes for students in school years/grades 7 to 12. HIF Sports Academy For over 30 years, the HIF has been not only one of Switzerland's leading sports schools with a proud tradition in training elite athletes who participated with great success in the Olympic Winter Games but also a certified Swiss-Ski performance center in disciplines such as cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboard freestyle, and biathlon. With state-of-the-art facilities and a dedicated team of professional coaches and staff, the HIF Sports Academy strives to provide every athlete the opportunity to utilize their full potential.

Based in a prime location, Monte Rosa offers a highly individualized educational experience to both students and their parents. Since 1874, the school has been offering a wide range of academic programs in both general subject areas and intensive language studies, taught by enthusiastic teaching experts in a family-like atmosphere conducive to learning. Small classes and personalized instruction designed for optimum results, vital interaction between teachers and students, and principles based on genuine educational value: these are the ingredients that make up a climate in which school life is challenging and invigorating. On-going dialogue and the pleasure of accomplishment fashion the personality of students expected to address tomorrow's realities.

The world's only ski-in, ski-out IB school. Our school provides to students from around the world an education that focuses on their passions, ambitions and wellbeing. An education for all seasons. Copperfield's mission is to educate students who are globally-minded, compassionate, confident and kind. Copperfield students will be academically skilled; fluent in multiple languages; accomplished writers and communicators; artistically driven and knowledgeable; scientifically aware and trained; emotionally resilient; physically fearless; generous of spirit and skill; leaders who know how and when to follow. Above all, Copperfield students will be designers of their own lives and of a better world for others.

Founded in 1910 in the scenic Swiss Alps, Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil is one of the oldest private boarding schools in Switzerland as well as one of the most picturesque. The school welcomes students between 11 and 18 years old from over 40 countries and encourages them to be ambitious each day. The academic programme is available in French – with students sitting the Diplôme National du Brevet and the French Baccalaureate – or in English – with students sitting the IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate.

Haut-Lac is an international school with over 50 nationalities. But unlike other international schools, 62% of our students are local and 21.6% of those are Swiss. And it’s this stability that helps the others settle into life with the Haut-Lac family and in Switzerland quickly. Within the boarding house, however, we opt for diversity by capping each nationality at 10%. Our boarders are therefore able to better their multicultural awareness and understanding as they get to know and interact with their international family during their studies. Skills that will put them in good stead when they enter the real world after graduation. As a family-oriented Swiss international school, we consider all students our children. We want to give each and every one of them chance to study and find their passion at Haut-Lac. It’s only a short walk from our boutique boarding home to our school campuses for international students and athletes, who want to benefit from Haut-Lac’s truly bilingual, English or French academic and extra-curricular expertise.

Founded in 1966 by Mathilde and Jean Wegmüller, Chantemerle is a private, international boarding school located in the French part of Switzerland. Our school welcomes Swiss and international students ages 6 to 18 for the school year as well as for summer and winter camps. From primary school to high school, our Swiss pathway prepares for the Swiss Federal Matura diploma. The Matura gives automatic entry into highly reputable Swiss universities and engineering schools (EPFL/ETH), that are also known for their affordability. The Matura is also highly regarded in the USA and internationally. Foreign students who are beginners in French can easily join the Swiss pathway after having completed our intensive one-year French language immersion. Interestingly, Chantemerle also offers a bilingual option to candidates with a B2 level in English. The bilingual matura is likely to be recognized internationally, offering students a qualification that holds value beyond the borders of Switzerland.

At Leysin American School, faculty and students live, learn, and grow together in a 100% boarding community where every child is genuinely known — supported academically, emotionally, and socially by educators present throughout every part of daily life. Home to over 300 students from more than 50 countries, LAS offers the American High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate, and the signature Changemakers Program, an entrepreneurial education track developed with Babson College and SCAD that gives students real-world business experience years ahead of their peers. All of this unfolds in the Swiss Alps, where students ski and snowboard our own home mountain every Tuesday and Thursday in winter.

Préfleuri International Alpine School welcomes boys and girls aged 3 to 13, from all over the world, as boarders or day pupils for the academic school year or for sports and study holidays. In a privileged location in Switzerland, you will find Préfleuri nestled on a sunny alpine plateau surrounded by nature. Only 2 km from the prestigious Alpine ski resort of Villars-sur-Ollon and close to Lake Geneva.

On our spectacular lakeside campuses, 120 years of Swiss tradition, culture, and heritage combine with a modern, global outlook to create a truly special atmosphere. Inspired by our family values, commitment to excellence, and uplifting community spirit, your child will flourish. You’ll feel part of something unique, too, welcomed into a vibrant international family of more than 50 nationalities. Everyone’s welcome at Collège Champittet. Our day school is open to children aged from 3 to 18, and we offer boarding for 11 to 18-year-olds. Your child can join us at any time – we accept applications all year round.

Oak Crest Academy is a fully accredited school for gifted and talented students, grades PreK-12, specifically designed to address the needs and learning styles of gifted learners; bringing together of highly trained faculty, carefully designed and award-winning gifted curricula, and like-minded peers; a community of enthusiastic learners who share a passion for intellectual inquiry, creativity, and discovery.

Today we welcome 750 day and boarding students from Pre-Kindergarten to Postgraduate, with more than 260 students residing on campus. With a student body that represents approximately 60 nationalities each year and speaks more than 35 languages as a mother tongue, cultural differences are celebrated as students challenge and inspire one another to become global citizens. Our academic programs provide a rich and varied curriculum that encourages students to find their own voice no matter what the discipline. High School students can choose from a selection of Advanced Placement courses or pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, providing access to colleges and universities around the world. Accredited by the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), we are proud to employ gifted, passionate educators who encourage intellectual curiosity.

UNISUS is dedicated to nurturing global leaders and critical thinkers through the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, fostering academic prowess, international-mindedness, creativity, and a profound curiosity for learning. Our distinct pillars of outdoor education, technology and innovation, and entrepreneurship are seamlessly interwoven into the IB framework, enriching the educational experience and empowering students with practical skills and a forward-thinking mindset. One of the few IB schools in British Columbia to also offer a boarding program, our close-knit international school community enables students to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, embracing independence, cultural diversity, and personal growth. Within our nurturing environment, students evolve into compassionate, empowered individuals, equipped to leave an enduring impact as they build their futures.

La Garenne welcomes young people aged 4 to 18 from more than 30 nations to our exceptional school in the Swiss Alps. We pride ourselves on our bilingual approach, giving students mastery of French and English. Our students follow globally accredited programmes of study, creating informed, globally competent, and future-ready learners. La Garenne’s core values are academic excellence, a close-knit family atmosphere, security and cultural diversity.

The Ecole d’Humanité is the only school of its kind in Europe. We are a progressive boarding school with a truly holistic approach to education, offering university preparatory education in English and German. The Ecole offers two educational programs in two languages. In our American Program, students are taught in English and follow a rigorous US high school curriculum. Students in the American Program have the option of enhancing their credentials through our Advanced Placement® courses. The Swiss Program is taught in German and offers a Swiss secondary education and the option to prepare for the Swiss Matura.

Founded in 1995, Braemar College is an award-winning private high school and postsecondary pathway provider. We occupy a heritage building on the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto.

Le Régent’s secondary ans senior sections produce well-rounded, internationally-minded students. Its rigorous approach to teaching and learning is suited to a period marked by exams and then university applications – but Le Régent also focuses on the individual, tailoring teaching and programmes to the needs of the child. The IB challenges the academically able while the different track of the Régent Graduation Diploma (with a sports or arts specialism) allows all students to follow their passions and reach their academic potential. Le Régent’s vibrant co-educational boarding community provides the complete Le Régent experience – while day students benefit fully from all the support and care provided to the boarders.

Our school was founded in 1926 in the belief that education can help make the world a better place. Today, this mission remains at the heart of life at Institut Montana. We are a small family-like community of around 380 students who enjoy a multicultural environment of more than 55 nationalities. We offer Swiss and international academic programmes and a student to staff ratio of 4:1. The academic programmes in our private elementary school, secondary school, Swiss high school and international high school are intellectually fulfilling but we also help dreams come true. Our campus on the Zugerberg provides a nurturing environment in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With opportunities beyond the curriculum to inspire ambitions as well as teach important skills for this changing world, you can prepare for an exciting future. You will graduate as a responsible young adult and a truly global citizen with a network of friends from all over the world.