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.
What do Haut-Lac students do after the IBCP?
That’s it! The second cohort of students at Haut-Lac International Bilingual School have completed the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme (IBCP) curriculum. We caught up with them just before they headed off on study leave to find out their thoughts on this more industry-oriented IB programme. Which IB career-related studies did you choose? I chose sustainable hospitality with SUMAS. SUMAS is a university based in Gland […]
Self awareness: why do students need this skill?
We’ve mentioned soft skills before, but we’ll mention them again because today’s international school students need them now more than ever. Not just for their futures, but to help them successfully navigate these unpredictable times. As educators, we have to equip them with such transferable skills, but it is up to them to recognise when and which […]
A new foundation for international education
Sir Ken Robinson, speaker of the seminal ‘Bring on the Learning Revolution’ TED talk, divides people into two categories: those who don’t enjoy what they do and endure life until the weekend comes around, and those who enjoy every day, unable to imagine doing anything else. However, this categorisation of people is not a natural process […]
How to prepare students for the future with lego
Sometimes, simple is best! Read on to see how Lego has re-surged as a child development-friendly tool for the 21st century. Unsurprisingly to most of us, digital games and entertainment have taken over from the material toys and imaginative games of the past. Where digital has reinvented the world of education, it has also revolutionised […]
Why is it so important to give students options
How can schools combat cultural expectations and bias to help their students aim for the futures they really want? The 21st century is seeing a lot of changes in the job world. For the older students at Haut-Lac International Bilingual School, this means a certain amount of unknown about where they might end up. As such, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Advice on higher education from our counsellor
University admissions – always a hot topic. So how does Haut-Lac, as an IB school, prepare its students to take their next big step in the world? I caught up with Haut-Lac International Bilingual School’s higher guidance counsellor, Nick Pournaras, to ask the burning questions and get some answers. Hi Nick. As our MYP5s start to think […]