News from Haut-Lac International Bilingual School
Haut-Lac is setting up its very own boutique boarding house within walking distance of its school campuses.
With over 30 years’ teaching experience, Haut-Lac offers a truly bilingual English-French education. Students experience full bilingual immersion in study, play and daily activities.
As of September 2022, Haut-Lac experience will be extended to residential students and athletes aged 11 to 18.
Boarding at Haut-Lac
As a family-oriented Swiss international school, the experienced teams will ensure every boarder feels at home in Switzerland. Students will have the confidence to reach their potential, explore new interests and create lifelong friendships.
- Haut-Lac is family-owned and managed
- It caters to a community made up of over 60% local students (with the largest nationality group being Swiss) to facilitate integration
- Caps its boarders at 5% of its student population to ensure a true family boutique boarding experience
- Students study IB programmes bilingually or in English or in French
- The school run an active well-being programme (including skiing in winter term) to ensure students are happy and able to succeed as well as live healthy, active lifestyles
Academics at Haut-Lac
Haut-Lac boarders will study at one of the Top 10 IB Schools in Switzerland. Choose from English, French and/or bilingual IB Middle Years, Diploma and Career-Related programmes:
- IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP): students aged 11 to 15 who wish to develop the academic knowledge & transferable skills required to pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma
- The IB Diploma Programme (IBDP): students aged 16 to 18 who want to follow a prestigious academic programme & step outside their comfort zone. With an impressive average of 35 points over the last 4 years, Haut-Lac IBDP graduate scores are well above the world average.
- The IB Career-Related Programme (IBCP): students aged 16 to 18 who wish to develop their life & work experience in their final two years of secondary school.
An all-round boarding experience:
- Bright, spacious and cosy two-person bedrooms with private bathroom
- Dedicated study rooms and a spacious common room with a terrace
- A large garden overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps
- A focus on physical and mental-well-being. Activities and experiences are led by supportive tutors, caring boarding staff and the school counsellor
- An IB Sport & Study Programme accredited by the World Academy of Sport
- Over 150 artistic, cultural and sporting after-school activities
What’s more, boarders will be able to enjoy the full Swiss experience thanks to a whole host of weekend activities. These include cultural excursions to major Swiss towns and Winter ski outings. Long weekends and holidays provide great opportunities for longer trips. This includes trips to neighbouring countries for boarders who are unable to return home during term-time holidays.
