Getting confused with the many different types of school events at your local Swiss school? Here is how to make sense of the different school meetings! Parent-Teacher Conferences  This is…

Curriculum The Swiss educational philosophy emphasises subject knowledge, self-reliance and, like the US,  a broad-based education. Foreign languages are considered as equally important as maths or sciences (if not more)…

Top ten things that Expats find odd about Switzerland Young children walk to school without adult supervision shops are closed on Sundays the bewildering array of religious holidays no car…

The Swiss school system For those parents coming from countries outside continental Europe, the Swiss school system will seem very different. Here are some of the features of the Swiss…

There is much debate going on whether Expats should start by learning standard German or Swiss-German. Proponents of learning Hochdeutsch claim that Swiss German is a dialect at best and…

Is your child a native English-speaker in the Swiss school system? Or are you wondering what will happen, once your child starts English lessons in a local Swiss school? In…

New to Switzerland and not sure which school option is the best for your child? The above table allows you to compare advantages and disadvantages of the different schooling options.…

While most online resources and apps target pre-schoolers and early primary years, they are also useful to teach older children. The listed resources are both suitable for home teaching and…

Academic grading in Swiss schools ‘So, my child recently got her first report card. I always considered her to be a very good student, so I was slightly taken aback…