Clear guidance for families: school systems, choosing a school, curricula, boarding and admissions — read through the lens of advisory.
Who authorises an outing, who is the responsible host, where does your child sleep when campus closes? These questions, which brochures rarely address, are usually answered in a boarding school's rules. Our grid for reading them before you enrol, with dated examples.
· 15 min read
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Safeguarding isn't judged by a reassuring brochure, but by precise answers. The concrete questions to ask a Swiss boarding school — recruitment, safeguarding lead, reporting, evenings, devices — and how to tell a clear answer from a vague one.
· 14 min read
Choosing a school for a child with ADHD is not about finding 'the best' one: it is about aligning a setting, a level of support and accommodations with one particular child. What genuinely helps, and the questions to ask a school.
· 9 min read
For a family settling in Switzerland, the nearest international school is not always the most suitable. The criteria that really matter — curriculum, commute, language, admissions — and how to compare without going wrong.
· 8 min read
Academic, language, sport-and-adventure, multi-activity: Swiss summer camps do not all share the same goal. The method for choosing the one that suits your child — and the questions to ask before booking.
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Ski, snowboard, languages, multi-activity: no two Swiss winter camps are alike. What really matters when choosing — supervision, age, level, accommodation — and the questions to ask before booking.
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A foreign child does not enrol in a Swiss school the way a resident child does: alongside admission, there is the question of residence. Here is a map of the terrain — and above all the questions to ask early, of the school and of the cantonal authority.
· 15 min read
The IB and Cambridge International are moving some exams on screen from 2026. What actually changes for your child, what does not, and the questions to ask the school.
· 9 min read
Switzerland, the UK, France, Canada, the United States: none is 'best' in the abstract. What truly separates them — cost, languages, reversibility — and five questions for choosing the country before the school.
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The admissions interview is the meeting that gives your application a face. Here's how to prepare, present your project and keep your cool on the day.
· 10 min read
Your application profile isn't a grown-up's CV: it's the clear, honest snapshot of who you are. How to build it, tailor it and present your activities and passions well.
· 8 min read
Show your motivation, highlight your strengths and stand out with sincerity: the method to write a motivation letter that truly sounds like you, for your entry to a secondary or boarding school.
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Your child's profile, the key criteria, safeguarding, budget, visits, decision: how to choose the right boarding school in Switzerland — without chasing rankings.
· 7 min read
Your profile, motivation letter and interview are three sides of one application. A method to prepare your entry to a secondary or boarding school, with confidence.
· 6 min read
Boarding or day is not a matter of prestige but of fit: the child's pace, the family's plans, the level of care. Our markers.
· 8 min read
Swiss boarding schools stand out less for prestige than for a rare combination — multilingual immersion, safety, curricula breadth and real pastoral care. Our view, read around the child.
· 7 min read
The main secondary curricula in Switzerland, their logic and where they lead — to choose around the child, not the labels.
· 8 min read
Cantonal state schools, Swiss private schools, international schools: a clear way to situate each path and understand what sets them apart.
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