Author: Isabelle

Student Life for Swiss Boarding School Students

Switzerland is a vibrant country with a phenomenal landscape, athletic scene, culture, and history—all of which are readily available for young boarding students to discover. At Leysin American School in Switzerland, we embrace every opportunity to connect our students with our country and its diverse offerings. Here are our four favourite parts of the Swiss […]

Big Bangs or Little Bubbles?

This week our primary school children have been focussing on science – looking at the tiniest creatures, investigating how materials change from liquid to solid, and what makes something acidic or alkaline and how to tell the difference.    Observing science in real time helps embed learning in young children’s minds. For example, watching an […]

Performing and Creative Arts

Creativity is one of Le Régent’s 4 Cs, and the Performing and Creative Arts have blossomed over the past year at le Régent. But – some might ask – in a world dominated by technology, what use do they have? The Arts  offer a world where there is often no right or wrong answer, where […]

A Gift of Tongues

Crans-Montana is on the face of it a small town in the Swiss Alps, but walk down the street any day and you hear French, Italian, German, English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and more. And this will be the norm in the world our students will inhabit and the roles they will assume. The Modern Foreign […]

New Belvedere (Pt. 2)

In our last piece, we discussed how the New Belvedere project aligns with Aiglon’s vision and strategic planning. Now, we hear from Head of School, Mrs Nicola Sparrow, about what this new boarding provision means in terms of the boarding school experience. Read our first piece on the new Belvedere project. Student life at Aiglon […]

Swiss Learning in Lagos 18th May 2022

Photos: Fotolighthouse The Consul General of Switzerland Mr Thomas Schneider, in partnership with the Founder of Swiss Learning Mr Christophe Clivaz request the pleasure of your company to an exclusive event A Taste of Swiss LuxuryWednesday 18 May 2022 – 6pm to 9pm The Wheatbaker4 Lawrence RoadIkoyi, Lagos   During the event, Mr John Obayuwana, CEO […]

Swiss Learning in Sao Paulo 5th May 2022

A Swiss Learning, com a presença do Embaixador da Suíça no Brasil, S.E. o Sr. Pietro Lazzeri, e o Cônsul-Geral da Suíça em São Paulo, o llmo. Sr. Pierre Hagmann, tem o prazer de convidar amigos e alumni da Suíça para o evento Construindo o futuro da educação Seguido de um coquetel e degustação de […]

Swiss Learning in Rio de Janeiro 3rd May 2022

A Swiss Learning, com a presença do Cônsul-Geral da Suíça no Rio de Janeiro, o llmo. Sr. Bernhard Furger, tem o prazer de convidar amigos e alumni da Suíça para o evento Construindo o futuro da educação Seguido de um café-da-manhã e degustação de chocolates com a participação de um “maître chocolatier” Terça-feira, 3 de […]

The House Shout 2022

The recording of one of the most anticipated events of the school year – The House Shout – is now live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVQyqvVE_C8 The House Shout is an exciting signing contest held bi-annually. For each edition there is a new theme, and for 2022 this was ‘location.’ Houses had to select a song to perform with reference to a […]

Swiss Learning in Bogota 29 April 2022

Con la presencia del Embajador de Suiza en Colombia, el señor Eric Mayoraz, Swiss Learning tiene el gusto de invitarlo a un brunch para conocer personalmente a los representantes de los colegios y escuelas hoteleras más prestigiosos de Suiza. Descubre la excelencia de la educación en Suiza Viernes, 29 de Abril 2022 10:30hs – 13:00hs […]