How does HAUT-LAC ensure safety for all?
At Haut-Lac, we are beginning to resume some of our normal school habits and routines after the summer break. However, if one of our alumni were to turn up for a visit, they would find that quite a few things have changed since they were last on campus! This would be down to the regulations that Swiss schools have implemented as they contribute […]
How stable foundations ensure reliable education
Coronavirus. We’re probably all weary of hearing about it, seeing it on the news and witnessing its devastating effects the world over. Yet, even months on from lockdown, it is undeniably still relevant and will continue to dominate our reality for some time to come. When it comes to students in particular, one of the […]
WHAT ARE SOFT SKILLS?
Have you been hearing the term ‘soft skills’ flying around a lot recently? Or ‘transferable skills’? Buzzier than springtime bees, these terms are taking over the conversation around education. As the world continues to change at great pace, so too do ideas on the future of education. How can anyone be sure what lies […]
English stream or bilingual stream – which is best?
At Haut-Lac, we’re known for our truly bilingual approach to education. Through our Learning Means the World and International Baccalaureate programmes, we are able to tailor our academic offerings so that students can learn bilingually, in English only or, as of September 2020, in French only. Yet parents sometimes hesitate when choosing between our English and bilingual streams. Which […]
Meet our HAUT-LAC alumni: OSKAR WOEHR
Nationality: CH/USA Graduation year: 2014 Further studies: Bachelor of Psychology at IE University, Madrid Current field of employment: Education What were your initial feelings when you finished school? When we had to start thinking […]
Topical summer book list for secondary students
RELEVANT YOUNG ADULT NOVELS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS THIS SUMMER With the summer in full tilt, you might be looking to get stuck into for a good book, so why not pick one up that could prompt a bit of reflection, or show you a different way of thinking? Teenagers are very sensitive to what is going on […]
Looking for Swiss weekend inspiration?
International schools like Haut-Lac offer so many great trips and events that our calendars fill up fast. Yet, when a country has as rugged and diverse a cultural landscape as Switzerland, it’s important to make the most of it! So why not take the kids out and hit up some of these places as a […]
A new camp initiative from an old friend
Introducing Jenny Quénard – an Haut-Lac alumnus bringing an exclusive, new experience to Haut-Lac camps! After almost ten years away from Switzerland, Jenny is back as a consequence of COVID-19, but more excitingly, to embark on a collaboration opportunity with us at Haut-lac International Bilingual School, her old school. First of all, we caught up […]
Memories of HAUT-LAC graduations over the years
The Graduation of the DP2 class at Haut-Lac, formally known as the School Leaving Ceremony, fittingly celebrates the students’ transition to an independent life, where decisions about studies and careers become a matter of personal choice. As the student cohort grew from 8 in 2006 to 40+ over the next ten years, the event originally […]
Developing students resilience early at school
The pressure many primary and secondary students find themselves under nowadays as they go through their primary, MYP, DP and CP courses is immense. Gone are the days of governments trying to fill their university places by tempting students with grants, or of graduates happily taking jobs at home whilst searching for the “right” position […]