A new reception class is scheduled to open in September 2016 at Le Régent Crans-Montana College. Featured on our website during both the construction stage and subsequent opening in September 2015, Le Régent Crans Montana College is an independent British international day and boarding school that welcomes boys and girls aged 4 to 18.
Head Master, Didier Boutroux, told knowitall.ch, ‘We are delighted to announce that we will be accepting children from the age of 4 from September 2016 at Le Régent College. This is due to increased popularity of the Junior School and to accommodate the legal requirement for children to go to school from the age of 4.”
The Reception Class will be staffed by fully qualified teachers and housed in the brand new Junior School building which offers a creative, purposeful and safe learning environment for young children.
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Open Day and Information Sessions being held in June.
Following the arrival of its new Director, Patrick Parquet, in 2012, the design and communication school, IPAC Design Genève, has undergone a major overhaul – not just in terms of the courses offered, but also how they are taught, and who teaches them.
Eager to present his new school to both the local and expat communities, Patrick is holding a series of Information Sessions in June as well as a special Open Day on Saturday 4 June 2016 where visitors will have the opportunity to see presentations on the different courses available, meet the teachers who are delivering the courses, and request tours of the school.
So how has the school changed in the 4 years that Patrick has been at the helm? Knowitall.ch went to visit IPAC Design Genève at the beginning of May to find out more.
Without doubt, one of the biggest transformations to the school can be seen in the teaching staff. Lessons are now taught by professionals working in the the fields of Digital Media, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Fashion Design. Far from teaching purely academic disciplines, these creative professionals have been tasked with providing students with the toolkits they need to work in industry. So not only do they leave the school with a recognized qualification within the design and communications industries, they also have the skillset to get started on the job straight away. So employers know when they recruit students from IPAC Design Genève, that they won’t need to spend hours training them on the job.
ASC Education Group, which has provided language training in the region since 1974, has launched a new programme of fun, effective and affordable English classes for kids aged 5 years and above.
Called Wednesday PLUS, the programme will take place on Wednesday afternoons at 4 locations in Geneva, Vaud and neighboring France. With specific classes targeted at both Anglophones and non-native speakers, the programme will be divided into two strands, one for English-speakers following the English National Curriculum and the other aimed at students learning English as a Foreign Language. Non-native speakers will also have the opportunity to take the Cambridge Young Learner English exams (Starters, Movers, Flyers) from the age of 8.
ASC has been offering English lessons for kids for many years through its subsidiary school, Key English School. So what is special about this programme? Wednesday PLUS Programme Director, Sarah Pralong, told knowitall.ch,
“At ASC we believe children learn better when they are having fun, and that is certainly the case with the extra-curricular activities that we offer at Key English School. However, many of our parents have been asking for longer lessons. From the feedback we received recently we noticed that parents also wanted to see results, and quickly! So we decided to launch the Wednesday PLUS programme, which has a strong emphasis on the Cambridge exams, and is more intense, with classes lasting 2 or 3 hours instead of just 60 minutes.”
Lake Léman International School (LLIS) has just announced that the future development of the school is now assured through the support of MHM Swiss Educational Services SA, a new Swiss company, headed by the well-respected Hamamy family. Owners of ten schools in Egypt, the Hamamy family is proud to make this new connection with LLIS, which will provide a platform in Switzerland for further expansion.
Executive Director, Marianne Salem, told knowitall.ch, "The ethos of LLIS will remain unchanged whilst the Hamamy family assures the school's growth for many years to come. We will also continue to develop and enhance our programme as much as ever, with the latest addition being weekly Music and Drama lessons led by a specialist teacher."
Early this week, passers-by at the Place de la Palud in Lausanne were treated to an impromptu performance. Fifty brave students from La Côte International School, gave life to their school motto - "Be Ambitious" - and took the streets of Lausanne to perform a singing flashmob. The young singers, aged between 12 and 14, popped out from all directions in Lausanne old town and moved towards the Fountain of Justice singing "Best Day of My Life."
The flashmob idea came about following news that the school choir has been selected to perform in "Champions!", an extraordinary show taking place on Friday, 20 and Saturday, 21 November in the Place de la Riponne in Lausanne to mark the 100 years anniversary of the IOC in Lausanne. Nearly 100 students will participate in the performance and sing in the finale. Students are looking forward to take part in this once in a lifetime experience and perform in a large-scale artistic production alongside pop singer Bastian Baker and Olympic Medalist Stéphane Lambiel. Encouraged to push their limits by their Performing Arts teacher, they have made a bold move before the show and turned the streets of Lausanne into their stage.
