Bern · Boarding / Day
John F. Kennedy Int. School
A small co-educational day and boarding school for younger children in Saanen, near Gstaad, in the Bernese Oberland.
John F. Kennedy Int. School
- Location
- Saanen · Bern
- Type
- Boarding / Day
- Ages
- 3–14
- Curriculum
- International programme
- Language
- English
- Size
- ≈ 100 students
- Student body
- 23+ nationalities
- Students
- Girls & boys (co-educational)
JFK follows an international primary and middle-years programme for children up to around age 14, building global academic foundations in English. The intimate scale allows close attention to each child as they progress from early years through to the end of middle school. Teaching is delivered by a faculty of some 40 staff.
With roughly 100 pupils drawn from more than 23 nationalities, the school has a notably close-knit, family feel set in an Alpine village. Boarding and day children share daily life in a supervised, child-centred environment suited to younger pupils.
Mountain sports, outdoor learning, the arts and culture-and-travel programmes make full use of the Gstaad setting, with a summer camp also offered.
Admission follows a four-step process of online application, assessment, notification and formal enrolment.
- Small, close-knit school
- Alpine Gstaad setting
- Younger-years focus
- International programme
- Tuition
- ≈ CHF 37,800 / year (day)
- Admission
- CHF 2,000 (one-time, new students)
Indicative annual figures, subject to change — confirmed precisely as part of an advisory conversation.
Families seeking a gentle, small-scale start for a younger child in the mountains often respond to JFK's intimate boarding character.
Selecting the right school depends on a careful understanding of the student’s profile and long-term objectives — our advisory work focuses on aligning these elements.