Our articles on “Choosing a School”.
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
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
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
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
