About
The essence of La Garenne is that every child at La Garenne should be happy, safe, healthy and valued. Individual attention and personalised programmes are at the core of everything we do.
With more than 75 years of experience, our team is committed to all-round, holistic education within a warm, family atmosphere. We promote traditional Swiss values of respect, tolerance and honesty with the aim of sending our students out into the world as caring, responsible global citizens.
General Information
Curriculum- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- American High School Diploma
- MYP
- IPC
- Cambridge IGCSE
Accreditations- CIS - Council of International Schools
- IB World Schools
- NEASC - New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- DELF / Cambridge Exams
Memberships
Cambridge and DELF preparation centre
Facts & Figures
1947
Year of Foundation
180
Number of Students
35
Number of Nationalities
Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Nigerian and Spanish
Top 5 Nationalities
1 to 2
Ratio Staff Per Student
2 - 4
Students Per Room
Boarding School Program
Founded in 1947, La Garenne International School is a leading boarding school located on a sunny plateau in Swiss Alps. Owned and managed by the Méan family for two generations, the school is set in the charming alpine ski resort Villars-sur-Ollon.
Holiday Camp Programs
Founded in 1947 and run by the second generation of the Méan family, La Garenne International School (Villars-sur-Ollon) offers a fantastic annual summer camp to children of over 35 different nationalities from 5 to 15 years of age.
La Garenne proposes two alternatives: “SUPER SKI” (ski only, no academic lessons) or “INTEGRATION & SKI” (school year lessons as a trial period and ski).
