How Toddlers Learn at a Bilingual Nursery
Young children don’t study languages, they soak them up. At our bilingual nursery in Vevey, toddlers learn French and English through everyday life, from 18 months. Here’s what the research says, and what we’ve learnt running Les Marronniers.
How to Choose a Swiss Boarding School
How do you choose a Swiss boarding school when so many sound the same on paper? This practical guide walks parents and students through the six things that really matter — curriculum, boarding model, language, location, accreditations, and fees — with honest insights from Haut-Lac International Bilingual School.
How Haut-Lac Transforms Maths Learning
From Pi Day carousels to everyday problem-solving, see how bilingual maths lessons at Haut-Lac build confidence, reasoning and independence.
Does Bilingual Education Work? The Evidence
If you’re weighing up a bilingual school for your child, you’ve probably come across a mix of reassurances and concerns. Does learning in two languages slow things down academically? Will they fall behind in maths or science? And is it really worth it long-term?
Haut-Lac Achieves International Boarding Accreditation
Haut-Lac has gained full membership of the Boarding Schools’ Association. The membership connects Haut-Lac to a global network of over 600 institutions dedicated to high standards of boarding care and education.
Visit the International University Fair at Haut-Lac
Considering your university options? Meet 80 university representatives from the UK, US, Canada and Europe at Haut-Lac in Switzerland on 26 March 2026.
How the University Application Process Equips for Life
University applications are stressful. There are deadlines to track, essays to draft and redraft, and decisions to make that feel enormous when you are seventeen. But by doing all of that, students start developing skills they will use for the rest of their lives.
Nestlé Marketing Expert Leads IB Business Workshop
Jo Lacida, Global Marketing Manager at Nestlé and Haut-Lac parent, led our DP2 Business Management students through a hands-on workshop based on real product marketing challenges.
Haut-Lac Kicks Off the 2026 Ski Season
From first-time skiers to competitive racers on the ski team, our students are back on the slopes with curriculum outings across all year groups, ski training and ski races.
Why Choose a Small, Co-ed Boarding House
If you’re researching Swiss boarding schools for your child, you’ve likely encountered the traditional model: large, single-sex houses with dozens of students organised by gender and age. But here’s what the glossy brochures don’t always reveal: bigger isn’t always better, and separation isn’t always preparation. From our experience at the head of both large and […]