It’s been some time since our last post as we have been re-organising our website, but now we’re back, bringing you news and updates from the school. The blog gives you the chance to hear different voices – parents, students, staff, alumni and to get a feel for life at Brillantmont and beyond.
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Out and about :
The term has already been very busy with lots of sports fixtures, university visits, various extra-curricular programmes and weekend excursions. Highlights include a trip to Venice and Florence during the October break; a challenging mountain hike up the Weisshorn peak and discovering Swiss folklore traditions at the “Désalpe” in Charmey. A student delegation is currently in Singapore where they are participating in a Model United Nations conference whilst back at BM, a guest author will lead workshops in a celebration of all things literary as part of our annual Reading Week.
The academic life at an international boarding school is essential. However, the after school activities that students participate in are also important, especially for children in the middle school programme.
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Switzerland is a country located at the crossroads of Europe. Nestled between France, Italy, Austria, and Germany, it boasts awe-inspiring mountain scenery, picturesque towns and villages, and world-leading multicultural urban centres.
Our students are always sad to leave Brillantmont International School come graduation, yet there is a wondrous life beyond that we do our utmost to prepare them for. Hear from four students and alumnus about their time here at the school, their experience studying in Switzerland and how it has helped ready them for university and the wider world.
In our last post we discussed briefly the main reasons why Switzerland is such a great place for children to study. Today, we delve a little deeper into the academic landscape of Brillantmont's home country. This is another extract from Why Study in Switzerland? – our latest ebook now available as a free download.
Switzerland is a country renowned for its astounding mountain scenery, picturesque cities, towns and villages, multiculturalism, freedom and economic success. But what educational opportunities are there here in Switzerland, and what exactly is it about this great country that makes it a place like no other for young people to learn and develop as empowered individuals?
In Why Study in Switzerland?, the latest ebook from Brillantmont, we asked alumni, parents and current students to tell us why Switzerland is such a great place to attend school. Let’s hear more from one alumnus, Jacqueline Benaim.
Switzerland is an amazing country for young people wishing to study, achieve academic excellence and develop as individuals, an opinion that our current students, alumni and parents also hold dear. In our latest ebook Why Study in Switzerland?, we share with you the moving stories and testimonials of friends of Brillantmont past and present.
