La Garenne

About

La Garenne School has been delivering exceptional education for over 75 years. This IB World School is owned and operated by the second generation of the Swiss Méan family and prides itself on its personal approach and individualised education for students from over 40 countries.

La Garenne is expanding to serve up to 180 boarding students ages 4 to 18 years. At capacity, the school will still be one of the smallest boarding schools in Switzerland whilst delivering the programme options typically found at larger schools.

La Garenne prides itself on its long and rich history as a bilingual place of learning. While the main language of academic subjects is English, we believe that language learning is vitally important and students are encouraged to develop a mastery of the French Language in addition to encouraging the study of a student’s native language.


The Program

In the Primary School (ages 4-10), students follow the International Primary Curriculum, which prepares them well to enter the Secondary School where they will study the highly regarded International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (ages 11 – 18). Upon completion of the MYP our students will start their studies for the world renowned IB Diploma Programme or the American High School Programme.

Subjects at school are: Maths, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and Literature, French, Art and Design, History, Geography, Music, PE, ICT, Communication Skills and more.

Extra-curriculum activities are: Ski and snowboard, Football, Ice hockey and skating, Water sports, After-school clubs, Cultural activities, Trips abroad.



General Information

Curriculum
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)
  • American High School Diploma
  • MYP
  • IPC
  • Cambridge IGCSE
Accreditations
  • CIS - Council of International Schools
  • NEASC - New England Association of Schools and Colleges
  • DELF / Cambridge Exams
  • IB World Schools
Values
Care, resilience, curiosity, impact
Age
  • Age Range: 4 - 18
  • Boarding Age: 4
Language of teaching
  • English
  • French
Price, annual full boarding
from 80'000.- (Primary school) to 121'000.- (Diploma Years) CHF

Facts & Figures

12 - 16
Students per class
180
Students
35
Nationalities
Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Nigerian and Spanish
Top nationalities
1 to 2
Ratio staff per student
50/50
Ratio male female
2, 3 and 4
Students per room


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