When my mother sat me down to tell me that she had enrolled me in a summer course in Switzerland I was really nervous. Isn’t that far away? How will I ever make friends there? I wanted to stay with my friends here at home. I knew that my parents were considering boarding school once I was a bit older. They said that this was a chance for me to see what it would be like to be away. It wasn’t easy to get used to the idea of leaving my family and friends, even if it was just for a couple of weeks.
Are you once again on the search for a summer school for your child? This is an important decision to make, especially if your child has never been away from home before. Summer school abroad can also be a great way to introduce them to the boarding school life. This short guide on finding the best place for your kid was helpful to parents last year at this time.
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While not everyone who attends the Summer Course at Brillantmont returns in the fall to start the year-round academic programme, many students who have their first experience away from home at our school, do end up returning as full-time students.
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Preparations for our annual summer course are once again underway. The language learning emphasis of our summer course is what draws many parents to send their children here year after year. Students can choose to focus on English or French, and particularly if they stay for a few weeks, they often see significant steps forward in their speaking and writing abilities, no matter what their level was when they first came to summer school.
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As the holidays come to a close and a new term begins, we are excited to announce the 2017 Summer Course at Brillantmont International School! We have a long and rich history of providing students from all over the globe with a memorable summer experience packed with learning and fun. And believe it or not, registration for this year’s course is just around the corner!
Summer school is here at Brillantmont International School in Lausanne. The school year has ended and the school is busy welcoming a new summer school crowd. Every year, students from all over the world gather on our beautiful campus to increase their language skills, meet new friends, and generally have an incredible summer full of fun and sports. They're having a great time and you could too!
Now is your last chance to register and enjoy this incredible programme. Most of our spots are filled already, but there are a few left from late July (pending nationality quotas). So apply right away if you are interested.
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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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“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 More
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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“When our daughter Nanako first attended a summer programme at Brillantmont, we realized that Mr. Pasche and other teachers as well as school staff treated her as if she were their family. We were truly grateful to all of them and decided to let her go back to Brillantmont next summer. Now she has many friends all over the world and is excited to return to Brillantmont as a regular student in September this year.”
Mr and Mrs M. - parents of Nanako from Japan, Summer Course 2012-2016
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