Endings are important, and graduation is always the highlight of a Beau Soleil year. Graduating students and families come together to celebrate shared years and experiences. Most importantly, perhaps, it is an emotional release: joy and sadness as students say goodbye to those with whom they have shared their lives …
A constant question that Maths teachers get asked throughout their career is how the Mathematics that we learn in school is useful in life. I would love to say that knowing your trigonometric ratios and how to factorise an expression is something that you will use in everyday life, but …
How often do you say to yourself, ‘I really must do more exercise’? Fairly regularly? Well, you’re certainly not alone. Modern life can be overwhelmingly busy, and exercise is often the first thing to be dropped from, or the last thing to be added to, our busy schedules. The disruptions …
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This year Beau Soleil presents Guys and Dolls musical, a classic from the 1990s. More than 70 students and staff are involved in the production, for which they have been working very hard for months. There is nothing like the thrill of live theatre as a performer, it is the …
Without doubt, life is all about experiences. Our past experiences shape the person we are today. Our new experiences can shape the person we become. A new experience is something that we haven’t tried before, something which opens our senses and mind to new adventures and ways of thinking. Moving …
At Beau Soleil we are very proud of our afternoon activities programme because it delivers one of our goals as a school which is giving every student a truly holistic education. Activities outside of the traditional classroom setting, are often referred to as “extra-curricular”. At Beau Soleil there is nothing …
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Seeking to influence the next generation of food production, FarmBot, the world’s first open-source, small-scale farming machine, has integrated Beau Soleil campus a few months ago. It gives our Junior students the opportunity to create and manage a garden using an electronic device. How exciting! Farmbot provides an engaging and …
At Beau Soleil, we believe it’s what you do that counts and this year’s Graduating class have achieved more than they imagined possible. Our students’ academic results including a 100% pass rate and some outstanding individual results reflect a continued drive for excellence. The entire Beau Soleil community is proud …
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Meeting the man who revolutionized the world of astrophysics was an opportunity not to be missed for Beau Soleil’s budding scientists. Professor Mayor shared his extraordinary understanding of the workings of the universe with an attentive audience of Physics students and their teachers. Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded the Nobel …
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Swiss Summer Camps are known around the world for their stunning alpine locations, wide range of enriching activities and quality language offer. Each summer, teenagers from across Europe travel to the USA or UK for their summer experience, but with trans-continental travel still closed, in 2021 there is an opportunity …
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Beau Soleil “Mid Pandemic Art Movement” exhibition was a fantastic event showcasing the work of our graduating IB art students. The students curated an event using a creative new way to share their artwork with the local Villars population and our school community. The exhibition was a culmination of more …
Director of College Counselling at Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, George Casley, knows a thing or two about college applications. Here he shares his top 5 tips for applying to universities in the USA, learned over more than 20 years of experience preparing students for their future studies. 1. Prepare early—at least …
Taking inspiration from the first-class airline cabin, at Beau Soleil international boarding school our newly renovated boarding rooms bring airline innovation to enhance our students’ boarding experience. At our boarding school, situated in Villars in the awe-inspiring Swiss Alps, we have been working to make our students’ home space as …
Abi Coulson, Learning Support Coordinator at Collège Alpin Beau Soleil explains the advantages of the small school setting at Beau Soleil and how engaging with students on a personal level helps them to success. While individualized teaching starts in the classroom through teacher differentiation, additional Learning Support equally is open …
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Beau Soleil is so proud of its Graduating Class of 2020 who have shown great character and leadership over the last few months. Despite the distances that separate them, Graduates have remained connected and proven that the bond of shared experience and memories is stronger than anything else. Discover what …
If you’re like me, you will have watched television recently with a sense of mild horror as ashen-faced parents all over the world have stared blankly into the unflattering fish-eye lens of their laptop and opined having to home-school their offspring each day; watching their Hewlett-Packard spew pages of indecipherable, …
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With the announcement of the cancellation of the IB examinations, many students across the world began by celebrating! That was, until reality set in that school had really finished and there were months ahead with very little to fill the gap between school and university. At Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, …
What to do when your school life comes to an abrupt end? Read More »
Music, Drama and Dance have become important building blocks in education as we aim to ensure our students are building their creativity, collaboration and confidence, surpassing the boundaries of traditional education. At Beau Soleil performing arts play an important role in our students’ education and through the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing …
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