The Swiss school Institut Le Rosey is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world, where tuition costs more than 113 thousand dollars a year. We invite you to look inside for free and evaluate whether it is worth the money.
The school consists of two magnificent campuses: the spring-autumn campus, located in the 25th century Château du Rosey, the city of Roll, and the winter campus, which occupies several chalets in the ski resort of Gstaad. Among the famous graduates of the school are the Belgian King Albert II, Prince Rainier of Monaco and King Farouk of Egypt. A third of students, according to statistics, after graduating from this educational institution enter the XNUMX best universities in the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, as well as prestigious American universities.
“This is one of the oldest international boarding houses in Switzerland. We have a certain weight thanks to those families who studied here before us, – says Felipe Lauren, former student and official representative of Le Rosey. “And they want their children to continue that kind of legacy.”
The tuition fee, amounting to 108900 Swiss francs per year, includes almost everything, with the exception of tips (yes, they are supposed to be given to a wide variety of employees here), but including pocket money, which is given by the administration. There are different levels of pocket money depending on the age of the student.
Now let’s take a look at the school grounds and gasp. The summer campus has indoor and outdoor pools and looks more like a family resort than a school. Students arrive at the main campus in September and study with holidays in October and December. After Christmas, they go to the marvelous Gstaad, a tradition that the school has followed since 1916.
Students can ski four times a week, offset by Saturday morning lessons. The semester in Gstaad is very intense, and 8-9 weeks in the Swiss Alps can be exhausting. After the March holidays, students return to the main campus and study there from April to June. These holidays are important in order to tune in to other learning conditions and effectively continue the school year. And their summer holidays begin only at the end of June.
Now the school has 400 students aged 8 to 18 years. They came from 67 countries, with an equal number of boys and girls. Students must be natively bilingual and can learn four more languages at school, including the most exotic ones. By the way, the school library has books in 20 languages.
Despite the high cost of education, at least four people apply for each place in the school. According to Lauren, the school selects the most talented children, not only academically, but also personally, who can demonstrate and realize their potential. These can be further successes in studies and sports, as well as the makings of future leaders in any field.