Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
School in Villars-sur-Ollon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
46°17′58″N 7°03′10″E / 46.29944°N 7.05278°E / 46.29944; 7.05278Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, known informally as Beau Soleil, is a private boarding school in Switzerland. Founded in 1910 by Madame Bluette Ferrier, it is located 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level on the Swiss Alps of Villars-sur-Ollon. The college provides a full boarding education for students aged 11–18 years old from 50 different countries.[4]
Beau Soleil has been listed by The Daily Telegraph as "One of the most exclusive schools in the world".[5] It has been described by L'Illustré as the most expensive school in the world.[6] L'Illustré also noted "Le risque du cocon" (the risk of the cocoon) for pupils who may not have enough experience of the outside world; and that the school values innovation.[6] It has repeatedly been listed as one of the world's leading 150 schools and one of the top 10 in Switzerland by The Schools Index first being added to the Index in its inaugural edition in 2020.[7]
Notable alumni
- Nikola Shterev — Canadian race driver[8]
- Princess Marie of Denmark[9]
- Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg[10]
- Prince Félix of Luxembourg[11]
- Princess Claire of Luxembourg
- Peter O'Sullevan — Irish-British horse racing commentator and journalist[12]
- Tina Cooper — English paediatrician[13]
- Jacques Villeneuve - Race Driver [14]
- Florian Picasso - DJ and music producer
See also
Switzerland portal
Schools portal
- List of international schools
- The Schools Index
- Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
- Leysin American School
- Institut Le Rosey
- Aiglon College
- American School in Switzerland
- Institut Auf Dem Rosenberg
- Ecole D'Humanité
References
- ^ "Beau Soleil". Beausoleil.ch. 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
- ^ a b "Essential Character". Beausoleil.ch. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ https://img.nordangliaeducation.com/resources/europe/permacache/a25/e04/8e1/22026a8cd4c1bb19a5c57d256790e73b.pdf?_ga=2.230482012.1504234418.1582048292-1390617605.1582048292 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Welcome - Collège Alpin Beau Soleil". Site.beausoleil.ch. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "The world's most exclusive boarding schools - Education". Telegraph.co.uk. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ a b Benoit-Godet, Stéphane (8 May 2022). "Reportage au coeur de Beau Soleil, l'internat le plus cher de Suisse". L'Illustré. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Top Private Swiss Schools | The Schools Index 2023 by Carfax Education". www.schools-index.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Collings, Timothy. The new Villeneuve: the life of Jacques Villeneuve. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 79.
- ^ "HRH Princess Marie". kongehuset.dk. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Le Grand-Duc Héritier, Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg". monarchie.lu. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Le Prince Félix, Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg". monarchie.lu. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Peacock, Tom (2015-07-29). "Sir Peter O'Sullevan dies, aged 97". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Cooper, Christine Elisabeth". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60895. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Collings, Timothy. The new Villeneuve: the life of Jacques Villeneuve. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 79.
External links
- Official website
- Exact Location
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International schools in Switzerland
- SIS Swiss International School (Suhr) (Kindergarten only)
- Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Lugano)[note 2]
- Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco (Lugano)[note 2]
- The American School In Switzerland (Collina d'Oro-Montagnola)[note 2]
- École française de Lausanne-Valmont[note 2]
- Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)[note 2]
- Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)[note 2]
- Collège Champittet (Pully)[note 2]
- Haut-Lac International Bilingual School[note 2]
- International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)[note 2]
- Knightsbridge Schools International Switzerland SA (Morges)[note 2]
- La Côte International School (Aubonne)[note 2]
- Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland[note 2]
- Leysin American School[note 2]
- St George's School in Switzerland (Montreux)[note 2]
- Surval Montreux[note 2]
- Collège Champittet (Nyon)[note 2]
- Institut Le Rosey (Rolle)[note 2]
- Aiglon College (Villars-sur-Ollon)[note 2]
- Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)[note 2]
- Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (Dübendorf)[note 6][note 2]
- Liceo Vermigli (Zürich)[note 6][note 2]
- International School Zurich North (Zürich)[note 6][note 2]
- Japanese School in Zürich (Uster)
- Inter-Community School Zürich (Zumikon)[note 6][note 2]
- SIS Swiss International School (Männedorf, Winterthur, Zürich-Wallisellen, Zürich-Wollishofen)
- Zurich International School (Adliswil, Wädenswil)[note 6][note 2]
List by far not complete
- ^ a b c Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
- ^ Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt
- ^ Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen
- ^ Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug
- ^ a b c d e f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.
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