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Often the ages of 14-17 are highlighted as key for a students’ development and for laying the foundation for university. However, the choices that children make in their middle school years (ages 11-14), often based on what they have been exposed to at this time, are what lead them towards a successful high school and university career. It is in these years that students must have access to a wide range of subject matter because this is when strengths and talents are identified and any weaknesses can be addressed.

The middle school years are not only important for your child’s academic development, but also for their social and physical maturation. This is why at Brillantmont we provide first-class sport facilities for our students. The hours spent studying and learning in the classroom are balanced with fun physical activities such as tennis, basketball, trampolining, and swimming. These school sports engage the students in new and exciting ways. 

In the middle school years, children learn important skills that form the foundation of later learning. Every parent wants the best possible education for their child. However, it is not always easy to choose the school to send your student too. Here are six key areas that are important to look into when searching for the best middle school in Switzerland.

Making the right decision when it comes to your child’s education is of utmost importance, and this is never more true than in middle school. Parents are often full of questions when boarding school becomes an option. Here are some important areas to address.

As a parent who is sending your child, perhaps for the first time, to summer school abroad, you naturally have many questions. These often range from student safety and what types of activities your child will participate in, to what they will learn and who they will meet. Here we have gathered together some of these questions and provided answers that will help reassure you as you prepare your child for summer school. 

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. 

No other country mixes European cultures and languages quite as well as Switzerland, so for parents wishing to give their children invaluable linguistic skills and an appreciation of multiculturalism, there really is no better place to send them to than an international summer school.

Switzerland’s best boarding schools are all unique, each possessing a blend different ‘ingredients’. Here’s the winning recipe behind Brillantmont that places it among the country’s, and indeed the world’s, top centres of learning.

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.