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Superb schools, picturesque towns, the Alps and one of Europe's most easily accessible locations - Switzerland has it all!
Aiglon College, Chesières-Villars
"Since its foundation in 1949, Aiglon has lost no time in establishing a global reputation for the excellence with which it endeavours to meet these fundamental expectations of parents from all over the world."
Brillantmont International School, Lausanne
"Founded in 1882, Brillantmont International College houses some 100 boarding boys and girls and about 50 day students. All these people live and study on the campus, which is located in a large park in the centre of Lausanne, Switzerland."
British School of Bern
"The British School, Bern recognises that under these circumstances there is a need to provide an educational environment capable of responding to such international children's situations in an extra-caring, extra-individual and extra-flexible way."
Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, Villars-sur-Ollon
"Founded in 1910, Beau Soleil is one of the oldest Swiss establishments of worldwide renown, and is currently owned and run by the third successive generation of the same family."
Collège Du Léman International School, Versoix-Geneva
"The creation of unity out of diversity: this is perhaps the most significant strand running through the fabric of Collège du Léman since 1960. Our mission is to provide an educational setting in which children of many national, racial, linguistic and cultural backgrounds will have the opportunity of realising their individual potential."
Ecole D'Humanité, Hasliberg-Goldern
"One hundred and fifty students of varying ages (10 to 20 years) live in the Ecole d’Humanité’s twenty houses and chalets. Each student is in one of the fifteen 'families' and usually shares a room with one roommate."
Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande, Lausanne
"ENSR is a co-educational, private school, operating as a limited, non-profit organisation. Founded in 1906, this renowned, private institution has built a formidable reputation through one century and in the new millennium, still retains the qualities that set it apart from other institutions."
Geneva English School
"From a school which originally started in a church hall with eight children from 5 to 7 years of age, the Geneva English School has now grown to one hundred and seventy pupils aged from four to eleven years of age."
Institut Auf Dem Rosenberg, St Gallen
"Founded in 1889, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, is an international, co-educational school with boarding and day students."
Institut Montana, Zugerberg
"The purpose of Institut Montana is to educate our students to be tolerant and responsible adults. Our international school community with its highly qualified staff is well equipped to achieve this goal. Montana is situated between Zurich and Lucerne...and has approximately three hundred students from over thirty countries."
Institut Monte Rosa, Territet
"Since 1874, Monte Rosa has been offering a wide range of academic progams in both general subject areas and intensive language studies, taught by enthusiastic teaching experts, in a family-like atmosphere conducive to learning. The opportunity of living and learning in an international environment opens young minds to different ideas and enlarges perspectives."
International School of Berne, Gumligen
"The International School of Berne is a non-profit, parent-owned day school accredited by ECIS and NEASC, serving diplomatic, academic and business families in the Berne area. It provides an English-language education for children of over 35 nationalities."
The International School of Geneva
The School, with 3,600 students and with more than 100 nationalities and nearly as many mother tongues, is one of the largest international schools in the world. It is Switzerland's largest private school. We have three campuses : La Grande Boissière, La Châtaigneraie-Mies (Vaud) and Pregny/Rigot.
International School of Lausanne, Pully
"Located near Lake Geneva and overlooking the Alps, the International School of Lausanne has been providing a varied and high standard educational program for the local and international community since 1962. The school is a non-profit, English-language day school aiming to provide a comprehensive education for children aged 3-18."
International School of Monts-de-Corsier
"The International School of Monts-de-Corsier is a day school catering for children between the ages of three and twelve years. The school comprises one reception class for three and four-year olds, and Years 1-7."
International School of Schaffhausen
"The ISSH has been set up to provide quality primary and secondary education to the international community in the Schaffhausen and Zurich North-East area. We currently offer classes from nursery (age 3) through to grade 9 (age 15)."
International School of the Basel Region, Reinach
"The International School Basel is a non-profit, co-educational day school. Founded in 1979, the ISB offers a high quality, English language education that seeks to promote mutual respect, tolerance and understanding amongst children of all nationalities and cultures."
International School of Zug and Luzern
Religious affiliation: Non-sectarian
Grades: PK-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school

Comments: The school resulted from the merger of the International School of Zug and the Riverside School. An IB program and AP courses are factors giving the school a strong university entrance track record.
International School Rheintal, Buchs
"The International School Rheintal (ISR) is a genuine cross-border, cosmopolitan institution. Not only is it strategically located in the three-country region where Liechtenstein, St. Gallen and Vorarlberg meet, but also the diverse nationalities of students and staff at ISR reflect to some extent the wider world within a school."
John F Kennedy International School, Saanen
"The John F. Kennedy International School is an English-language boarding and day school for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 (Grades K - 8). The student body is made up of 50 to 60 students from fifteen to twenty different countries, about half of whom are boarders."
Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland, Leysin
"The Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland was founded in 1990 to provide for its students, all of Japanese nationality, a double opportunity: to experience Western culture, and to develop their own potential to the maximum."
Lakeside Bilingual Dayschool Zürich, Küsnacht
"Lakeside Bilingual Day School Zürich opened in August 1996, and has classes from Reception to 6th grade (4-13)."
Leysin American School, Leysin
"The Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS), founded by Sigrid and Fred C. Ott in 1960, is a coeducational boarding school for students in grades 9 to 12, including a Post-graduate program. 340 students from over 50 nationalities are enrolled in the US high school curriculum and the International Baccalaureate program."
Institut Le Rosey, Rolle
"Since its foundation in 1880, the prestige of Le Rosey has rested on its commitment to educational balance, comprising an ambitious and demanding bilingual academic programme, a wide range of sporting, artistic and community-service activities within a boarding school environment where discipline is strict and clear, and life is warm and family-oriented."

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