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Headmaster
Sylvie Ducas
Yearly Tuition Fee (Min)
CHF 15'500
Yearly Tuition Fee (Max)
CHF 57'000
Description
Préfleuri is an exclusive international boarding school in the Swiss Alps that caters for children from 3 to 13 years of age. Since 1948, Préfleuri has been a loving home to many children, giving them the very best in education and sports as well life ethics. Préfleuri still upholds a strong tradition of care and education for children from all over the world. Préfleuri teaches children to think independently, deeply and creatively, and is fully engaged in the new world society that is being born. Préfleuri offers its children the possibility of becoming actors in a world where communication is the basis of all interrelation and evolution. Préfleuri is a traditional wooden chalet, situated in a private park of two hectares, surrounded by pristine woods and traditional farmland. Our classes are small; our teachers are specialized in personalised tuition. Sports, cultural and other extra-curricula activities complement our children’s experience of living in Switzerland. We also welcome pupils for Winter and Summer camps with intensive language courses. Préfleuri believes in child-centred education, emphasizing the importance of the development of the whole person, as well as in the introduction of a foreign language at an early age. It is with these aims in mind that, at Préfleuri, a child is guided and encouraged, step-by-step, towards gaining the self-assurance of being a responsible citizen of the future, positively shaping his own life. We encourage our students to share their culture and traditions with their classmates. By discovering different codes and customs, they acquire an openness that time will never erode. At Préfleuri, learning English and French is assured. Asian students naturally become trilingual. Bilingualism at Préfleuri means keeping one’s roots, one’s culture, whilst becoming receptive to differences. Our academic program follows official English and French curricula; in addition we provide teaching of mother languages such as Chinese, Japanese or Russian. A child has the energy and ability to learn that far exceeds that of an adult who would often feel tired in the same situation. We believe that young people who graduate from Préfleuri are fully equipped to cope not only with challenging secondary education programs but also the demands of a fast changing world.
Academics
Curriculum
British Curriculum, Others
Languages of instruction
English, French
Foreign languages
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Russian
Examinations
DELF and Cambridge
University counseling
No
Learning support
Yes
Extra-Curricular
Préfleuri organizes several extra curricular activities for boarders and day pupils.
These clubs take place after lessons in the afternoon.
Students enrol at the beginning of the term and can participate in a range of artistic activities or sports: horse riding, painting, dancing, drama, swimming,animation, pottery, football
Music and singing are an integral part of the school curriculum at Prefleuri. Teachers introduce basic notions of song and music during class time, based on the abilities and age of their pupils.
Every child has the opportunity to take private music lessons during their schooling at Prefleuri. A qualified music teacher offers tuition in piano, violin and guitar. The school welcomes all musical instruments and endeavours to satisfy all requests from parents and pupils.
Dear Teacher Silvio and Guillaume,
Saki is now back home, telling us many stories. Although we could catch some at web photos, we our family feel endorsed thankfully enough by listening her experiences as well as new vocabulary. We appreciate your hospitality and also hope to stay in touch.
Sincerely,
Takeshi and Kyoko
— Takeshi and Kyoko for Préfleuri International Alpine School
Cetait un plaisir de retrouver les enfants! On leur a dis qu'on était très fiers d'eux!
Ils nous ont raconté leurs aventures :) Guillaume manque à Tammam et Jenny à Iman!
Là on continue nos vacances au sud de la France.
J'espère que tu vas bien!
Bises
Saeb
— Saeb for Préfleuri International Alpine School
Greetings Everyone,
I hope "la rentrée" all happened well and that the weather is still beautiful in Villars.
This is just a quick note to thank you so so much for all the great care and fun you gave Yilan this summer. She had a fabulous time and told us she would like to go back next summer and/or in a few years as a "monitrice." Job well-done ! Thank you very much :)
BTW my apologies for a tardy reply but I did not write to you earlier because I figured you were enjoying a good break in August and then I did not want to bother you during the start of classes.
To give you a bit of other news, she started her new school last week and she seems very happy. She is in French 3 which is typically for eleventh graders but she is a ninth grader. She tells us they all have such a bad accent "it hurts her ears.." I found that funny. Apparently French spoken badly sounds worse than Chinese spoken badly... "Ouf "... :)
Thank you again so much.
All the very best
Andres
— Andres for Préfleuri International Alpine School
Co-Education (3-13)
Day School|Boarding School 
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