Four-Forest Bilingual International School
School in Luzern, Switzerland
| Four-Forest Bilingual International School | |
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Maihofstrasse 95a CH-6006 Luzern Switzerland | |
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| Established | 2007 |
| Headteacher | Helena Jurt, Elizabeth Häfliger |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Grades | Pre-School, KG, PS 1-6, Secondary 7-9 |
| Age range | 3-16 |
| Enrolment | 280 |
| Classes offered | Pre-School, Kindergarten, Primary & Lower Secondary School |
| Language | English and German |
| Campus | Luzern (LU) and Zug (ZG) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, white and blue |
| Accreditation | Canton of Zug and Lucerne |
| Website | www |
Four-Forest Bilingual International School is a private day school located in Lucerne and Zug, Switzerland. Founded in 2007, it has around 280 pupils, whose ages range from 2 to 16.
Accreditation
Four Forest's kindergarten, primary school (Primarstufe 1.-6. Klasse, grade 1-6) and secondary school are approved by the bureau for elementary school (Amt für gemeindliche Schulen), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug.[1] as well as by the canton of Lucerne.[2]
History
The bilingual international school was founded in 2007. In 2009 The Bee Hive Pre-school in Cham, Zug, was integrated. In 2016 the Swiss private school LMS-Schule Luzern became a member of the Four-Forest schools. More than 280 students attend the campuses in Lucerne and Zug.[citation needed] The schools are located by the Rotsee in Lucerne and in the City of Zug.
School structure
The school has a pre-school, kindergarten, primary and secondary school.
Bilingual education
Children are taught using the immersion method, in both English and German.
The school follows a curriculum which has been put together using the local Swiss curriculum and elements from the British National Curriculum.
The school is accredited by the Canton Zug and the Canton Luzern.
Locations
The Rotsee lake in Lucerne provides the setting for the Luzern campus. The Zug Campus is situated near the municipality of Steinhausen.
References
- ^ "Anerkannte Privatschulen / Authorised private schools" (official site) (in German and English). Zug, Switzerland: Amt für gemeindliche Schulen, Bildungsdirektion, Kanton Zug. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "Volksschulbildung: Bewilligungen Privatschulen, Privatunterricht" (official site) (in German). Luzern, Switzerland: Abteilung Schulaufsicht,Dienststelle Volksschulbildung, Bildungs- und Kulturdepartement, Kanton Luzern. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
External links
Schools portal
- Official Four-Forest website
- Official LMS-Schule website
- Kanton Luzern
- Schulen Luzern
- Wirtschaftsförderung Kanton Luzern
- Wirtschaftsförderung Kanton Zug
Further reading
- Schon Dreijährige lernen Englisch, Neue Luzerner Zeitung
- Primarschule in zwei Sprachen, Wirtschaftsförderung Luzern
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International schools in Switzerland
- SIS Swiss International School (Suhr) (Kindergarten only)
- International School Basel[note 3][note 2]
- SIS Swiss International School (Basel)
- Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)[note 2]
- Geneva English School (Genthod and Versoix)[note 2]
- International School of Geneva[note 2]
- Collège du Léman (Versoix)[note 2]
- Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Luzern)
- 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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