educational excellence in verbier - Lemania Verbier International

EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE IN VERBIER
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MISSION
We, at Lemania - Verbier International School, aim to provide our students with a well rounded education
while being immersed in a beautiful and safe mountain environment.
Learning at our school is inspired by critical thinking, creativity and open mindedness to others' cultures
and beliefs. With a strong emphasis on sports and the arts, we believe in developing the personality of
each student and helping them becoming principled global citizens as well as life long learners.
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SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
Enabling each child to fulfil their potential
Choosing your child’s education is one of the
most important decisions you will ever make.
Lemania-Verbier International School delivers a
first-class education in a truly unrivalled location.
We are a bilingual, international school in English
and French, for children aged 3 to 18 years old.
Our school is located in the heart of Verbier in
the beautiful Val de Bagnes region of the Swiss
Alps. Your child’s memories of Verbier International
School will last a lifetime.
At Verbier International School, our aim is to
enable each child to fulfil their intellectual po-
tential, whilst encouraging them to find genuine
enjoyment from participation in the many artistic,
sporting and cultural activities that our school has
to offer.
Our aim is that all pupils are self-confident, creative, critical thinkers who are hard workers determined to do their best.
Coupled with a strong emphasis on sports and
the arts, we want to inspire our children to become independent young people, ready and well
prepared for the next stage in their school career.
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KINDERGARTEN,
PRIMARY
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Every subject follows the English national curriculum and develops throughout the three stages in
order to ensure continuity in learning. The exposure
of each student to each subject at every step of
the curriculum fosters the development of every
aspect of the students abilities, enhances their core
knowledge and assures an informed orientation for
further studies.
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– Kindergarten : 3 - 4
– Primary School : 5 - 10
– Middle School : 11 - 15
– teaching of sciences through experiments
in a small-scale professional science lab
– focus on the quality of handwriting at every step of the language classes
– access to IT from the first classes
– thorough integration of sport in the curriculum,
thanks to the extraordinary environment
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Initial stages consist of three different levels related
to the age of the students :
Systematic building of the curriculum does not
prevent individuality in the teaching and learning
approach. At Lemania Verbier International School, children benefit from unique features, such as :
PR
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For the stages preceding high school, we believe
in small classes providing our students with a tailored education. Teachers at Verbier International
School rely on up-to-date teaching practices and
are well resourced to help children develop to their
full potential. We are fortunate to benefit from an international teaching staff who are highly motivated
and bring with them a broad spectrum of teaching
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HIGH SCHOOL
Passport to higher education
PREPARATORY YEAR PROGRAMME
THE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
Aimed to answer the needs of all range of students, the Preparatory Year Programme is designed to be the bridge between the Middle School
Programmes and the International Baccalaureate
Diploma Programme.
One of the best characteristics of the IB Diploma
Programme (DP) is the balance it makes between
the academic learning and the social and general
awareness that is developed within the student.
Academically, the Programme is designed to prepare students well for the various challenges they
will face at University and beyond that. From its six
groups, each student must choose one subject
from each group (1 to 5) ensuring breadth of knowledge and understanding in their first or best language, second language(s), the social sciences, the
experimental sciences, and mathematics. Students
may choose either an arts subject from group 6,
or a second subject from groups 1 to 5. In addition to the six subjects that can be taught at two
levels (high or standard), the strength of the Diploma
Programme is in its Core consisting of an Extended
Essay (self based research paper), Theory of Knowledge course and Creativity, Action, Service Programme, enhancing student’s personal and interpersonal development.
As the Diploma Programme Framework, the Preparatory Year Curriculum aims to provide the students with a balance between their Academic and
Social lives. Academically, the Programme has two
English Courses, Mathematics, Sciences, Computer Sciences, and French. Socially, we teach our
students to play an important role and to have responsibilities towards the community, regional and
global issues.
PREPARATORY YEAR : INTAKE COURSE
A Programme designed to students who wish to
improve their English and Mathematics skills and
competence. In addition to this, this course aims to
create awareness among students with regards to
global issues through the Community and Service
Programme.
The Intake Course can be delivered over two sixmonth periods. The first starting in September and
ending in December while the second starting in
January and ending in June. During the course of
the programme, students will be constantly counseled and advised regarding their academic plans
as well their career orientations.
The IB diploma is a passport to higher education.
The IB Recognition Team strategically partner with
universities and governments to help develop IB
recognition policies. Currently the IBO consists
of around 3'600 IB World Schools in over 147
countries all over he world.
Lemania Verbier International School is a candidate school* for the
Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB
World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy – a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education – that we
believe is important for our students.
* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its
three academic programmes : the Primary Years Programme (PYP),
the Middle Years Programme (MYP) or the Diploma Programme (and
in addition the IB Career-related Certificate). Candidate status gives
no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information
about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org.
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SPORTS AND
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Our confidence boosters
At Verbier International School we are passionate
about sport and proud of the opportunities we provide for all children.
We are fortunate to be situated at the centre of
one of the world’s finest ski resorts and we take full
advantage of it. During the Winter term children ski
two afternoons per week with the Swiss Ski School
of Verbier. At weekends we run a Ski Club for all
abilities. A ski-racing programme is also available
for enthusiastic and talented skiers.
At Verbier International School, we have regular
sports events that can be a real confidence booster
for children of all ages, as well as helping children to
keep fit and encouraging a healthy life style.
Our team sports encourage children to develop
teamwork and leadership skills and to learn a sense
of fair play and sportsmanship.
The school’s ever growing competitive sports programme is for all levels of ability.
Skiing, ice-skating, ice hockey and climbing form
the core of our Autumn and Winter terms sports
programmes. Summer term focuses on tennis,
golf, athletics and swimming.
Art and music both play key roles in the development of imagination, creativity and self-confidence
in our students.
At Verbier International School we nurture and develop artistic talent and encourage students to let
their natural instincts guide them.
Music is at the heart of Verbier and Verbier International School. Every summer Verbier hosts the
internationally renowned Verbier Festival, a showcase of classical musical excellence. The Festival
is just one source of inspiration for the musical and
cultural development of our students.
THE ARTS PROGRAMME AT VERBIER INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL INCLUDES :
– Musical instrument instruction
– Singing
– Pottery
– Painting
– Theatre
– Photography
– Sculpture
– Museum visits & cultural excursions
– Circus training
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO :
– Horseback riding
–Football
–Ballet
–Tennis
–Volleyball
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–Basketball
–Swimming
–Climbing
–Snowboarding
–Skiing
– Ice hockey
– Ice skating
– Chess club
–Singing
–Choir
–Dance
–Handicrafts
–Art
– Russian, Chinese and other language lessons
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BOARDING
SCHOOL
Authentic mountain cosiness
From September 2014 we will be offering the opportunity for full-time and weekly boarding.
It will be a very cosy boarding experience in a fun
and relaxed environment where children can feel
safe and comfortable whilst benefiting from the
wonderful opportunities that our beautiful and
healthy environment has to offer.
Boarding develops independence, social skills,
self-motivation, respect for others and above all
self-confidence.
Our balanced approach between academic
achievement, the arts and sport will be reflected
in boarding life. At week-ends, optional activities
will complete the sports and extra-curricular programme offered during the week.
Our boarding house is located near the school in
the old village of Verbier, surrounded by authentic
and rustic mazots and is immersed in the quiet village life.
Every effort will be made to make the children feel
at home with the security and comfort of living
arrangements supervised by our caring and very
attentive housemasters.
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VERBIER
Nurturing education through a unique mix
of culture and sports
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Hamburg
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Basel
Zurich
St Gallen
London
Paris
Bern
Luzern
Gstaad
Lausanne
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Geneva
Lyon
Barcelona
VERBIER
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Milano
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Perched on a sunny plateau in the heart of the
mountains, with its slate-rooted chalets, Verbier
has carefully maintained its charm as an alpine village. This is the gateway to the 4 Vallées ski area
– with nearly 100 lifts and more than 400 km of ski
runs for all levels of expertise at your feet. MontFort, the highest point of the ski area (3'330 m),
offers a panorama over the Matterhorn, the Combins and the Mont-Blanc ranges.
Made up of picturesque villages, the Val de Bagnes
stretches for more than 25 kilometres, from Le
Châble to the impressive Mauvoisin Dam. This is a
veritable kaleidoscope of surroundings – from pastures to eternal glaciers – and the region is home
to one of Switzerland’s greatest natural reserves.
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The language of the region is French but the majority of residents speak English. German is also widely spoken. The views of the surrounding mountains, forests and valleys are spectacular and most
properties in Verbier are built in a traditional style,
incorporating locally-sourced wood and stone.
Verbier is unrivalled for winter and summer sports,
as well as offering many non-sporting and cultural activities, all set in a healthy and safe mountain
environment.
Businesses and entrepreneurs will also find many
advantages to a Canton de Valais location, and
Verbier in particular given its international outlook.
Verbier proudly hosts international sporting and
cultural events every year.
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World Cup Ski Alpinisme, January
The Coupe du Monde de Ski-Alpnisme stops by
in Verbier for 2 days as one of the stages in the
overall competition.
Xtreme Ski (World Freeride Tour), March
As the last stop on the Freeride World Tour, the
Xtreme Verbier is truly a one-to-watch event if you
are in Verbier at the end of March.
XSPEED, April
Come watch some of the world’s top speed skiers
as they fly down Mont Fort’s steep slope in the
World XSpeed Ski Open Race finals. The track
starts at 3330m and finishes at 2900m, meaning
that competitors hurtle down 880m of piste at
speeds of more than 200km per hour!
Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG), April
The course of the legendary teamcompetition
PDG starts in Zermatt and leads through Arolla
to Verbier.
Trail Verbier Saint-Bernard, July
Every year, Verbier hosts the Trail Verbier SaintBernard which is a series of endurance races
which attracts athletes from all over the world,
where the competitors race distances of 29, 61 or
110 kilometres over incredibly challenging terrain
through the heights of Verbier.
Grand Raid, August
Crossing 6 valleys for a total distance of 121kms
and a positive vertical gain of 5430m, theGrand
Raid is effectively the longest single stage mountain bike race in the world !
Horse Jumping, August
The Verbier International Jumping see's the best
horse riders compete in this prestigious equestrian competition which takes place in the Perrin
parking lots by the Sports Center. The infrastructure, which includes an impressive arena, is built
to a world class standard attracting both amateur
and professional riders.
Artist Residency, June/July
The 3D Foundation selects up to 15 emerging
and established artists, for a 5 week sculpture residency based in Verbier, Switzerland. The sculptors are each expected to complete one monumental sculpture each, which will become part of
the collection of the Verbier 3-D Sculpture Park
and exhibited on the mountain for a minimum of
12 months.
3D Sculpture Park, Year Round
Verbier Music Festival, July
The Verbier Festival proposes an outstanding
programme of concerts featuring the biggest
names in classical music today, and offers an
unprecedented combination of Master Classes
and encounters with festival artists.
Tour de Romandie and Tour de Suisse The two major cycle races in Switzerland regularly set stages in Verbier.
VERBIER ALSO REGULARLY HOSTS STAGES
OF FAMOUS RACES :
Tour de France
A legendary stage of the Tour de France was set
in Verbier during the summer 2009.
Rallye du Valais
The Rallye du Valais has been a steadfast event
in the Swiss motoring calendar for many years.
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GOVERNANCE
Swiss heritage serving international community
Two non-profit organisations have joined forces
to foster a genuine international education experience in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
The Verbier International School foundation is governed by a body of high caliber individuals with a
broad spectrum of professional and educational
experience who are committed to the success of
the school and the promotion of high standards
of educational achievement. They are considered
the trustees for the performance of the school,
they give support and also constructive feedback
to the school’s senior management team.
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Lemania Swiss Education Group was founded in
1908 by Dr Paul Du Pasquier and is now at the
centre of one of the major groups of private schools in Switzerland. Thousands of Lemania’s graduates have been accepted to major institutions
and have achieved their career goals. Today, the
group is managed by the third generation of the
family founders. Lemania Swiss Education Group
consists of 12 schools and colleges, including
two accredited school of business and two IB
World schools.
Lemania College Sion, the first IB World school in
Valais, operates in close cooperation with Lemania Verbier International School.
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Contact us and schedule a visit of our school.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Verbier.
Lemania-Verbier International School
Chalet Mascotte, rte de Verbier Station 88
1936 Verbier - Switzerland
T + 41 27 565 26 56
info@lvis.ch - www.lvis.ch
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