Today on our boarding school blog we want to address a very important issue in today’s world: safety. It is one of the most natural things in the world for parents to worry about their child’s safety. It starts the moment your child is born and never really stops! Therefore, families always come to boarding school with a similar concern for their children’s safety so far from home, especially when it might be the child's first time away from home.
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Another incredible year at Brillantmont International School has come to a close. This year's graduates are full of excitement and anticipation as they mark the end of one chapter of their lives and the beginning of another.
Read MoreelHearing about a boarding school from the students who have attended there is incredibly important when searching for the best school for your child. This is why we have put together this series of alumni interviews to give parents and future students a tast of what our students are like and where they go after leaving Brillantmont.
Read More“awesome” | “accommodating” | “unexpected” | “fun”
... these are all words used by students at the Brillantmont Summer Course to describe their experience. This year many new students will be joining our summer programme for the first time, gathering their own memories of this incredible country and city and making new friends. Read MoreFor nearly 135 years, Brillantmont has been home to incredible students from hundreds of countries. The legacies they leave behind and the amazing things they head off into the wider world to do are an inspiration for our current students.
Read MoreThe boarding school year is about to end and summer school is just around the bend. The Brillantmont Summer Course is already nearly full and we are getting excited to welcome both new students and children who have been coming back to us year after year to experience the fun and improve their language skills.
Read MoreIn our blog post of a few months ago entitled Protecting Your Child from Cyber Bullying at Boarding School, we discussed the often-serious issue of cyber bullying and how school staff and parents alike can take responsibility for prevention and care. In this article, we share with you what Brillantmont does to tackle cyber bullying.
The school year is wrapping up soon and summer school in Switzerland is fast approaching. Where are you planning to send your summer school student this year? When deciding which school is best for you, learning about the day-to-day routine can be essential.
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This year Ms Tonge has coordinated a number of incredible activities for our international students at Brillantmont as well as continuing to stimulate students in her humanities courses. In this staff spotlight, she shares with us some of her highlights of teaching at Brillantmont International School and how she got to where she is today.
Read MoreMr Pasche, the Director of Brillantmont International School, is the focus of our second staff spotlight! In this series of short blog posts, we highlight one of our incredible staff and explore how they came to Brillantmont and what their role at the school is like. Find out about Mr Pasche here:
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