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- The Ecole d’Humanité is a progressive, international boarding school in the heart of the Swiss Alps that fosters the discovery and development of individual talents in an atmosphere that encourages self-determination, innovation, and tolerance. For over a century these words have expressed the essential challenge that our school invites its students to take on. And because each student is different, this challenge assumes a new form for every one of them. A belief in the utter uniqueness of each student forms the core of Ecole’s philosophy of education. We trust in and respect our students in all their diversity, and we listen to and value their voices. We foster a culture of individuation and negotiation, a dynamic middle way between conformity and rebellion. Ecole students co-construct their school experience, reflect on their successes and struggles, and find their particular niches in a cohesive and lively community. Here they can grow and express their uniqueness, knowing all the while that they are a necessary and valued part of the whole. In such an environment they develop confidence in their strengths and aptitudes, a realistic appraisal of their weaknesses and stumbling blocks, and an intrinsic sense of responsibility and compassion. When the creative risk is encouraged, education becomes an adventure. The Ecole is a diverse learning community composed of students from a wide range of cultural, national, and economic backgrounds. We look for students who think and act genuinely and independently, who wish to discover and develop their unique gifts – whatever these may be – to the full. If you wish to join us in the adventure of discovering who you are in the context of a lively, creative, and sometimes demanding community life, we encourage you to apply. "When the creative risk is possible, education becomes an adventure." Academic life at our school is not a spectator sport! Choice and passion, negotiation, and what-ifs: at Ecole, students actively shape their learning. Even before classes start, Ecole students determine when and how they will study what, constructing an academic program that they will own, not just participate in. Once classes start, students work together in small groups, develop original problem-solving skills, and dare to ask difficult questions. They receive individualized, carefully differentiated feedback instead of grades, and actively and regularly reflect on and evaluate their work. Our graduates become diverse learners and leaders who possess the intellectual, social, and ethical habits to positively impact their communities. "The quality and quantity of social interaction in the Ecole community, along with wonderful physics and math classes with five or six students, made a lasting impression on me, and contributed in a major way to my decision to become a doctor." View full school
The Ecole d’Humanité is a progressive, international boarding school in the heart of the Swiss Alps that fosters the discovery and development of individual talents in an atmosphere that encourages self-determination, innovation, and tolerance. For over a century these words have expressed the essential challenge that our school invites its students to take on. And because each student is different, this challenge assumes a new form for every one of them. A belief in the utter uniqueness of each student forms the core of Ecole’s philosophy of education. We trust in and respect our students in all their diversity, and we listen to and value their voices. We foster a culture of individuation and negotiation, a dynamic middle way between conformity and rebellion. Ecole students co-construct their school experience, reflect on their successes and struggles, and find their particular niches in a cohesive and lively community. Here they can grow and express their uniqueness, knowing all the while that they are a necessary and valued part of the whole. In such an environment they develop confidence in their strengths and aptitudes, a realistic appraisal of their weaknesses and stumbling blocks, and an intrinsic sense of responsibility and compassion. When the creative risk is encouraged, education becomes an adventure. The Ecole is a diverse learning community composed of students from a wide range of cultural, national, and economic backgrounds. We look for students who think and act genuinely and independently, who wish to discover and develop their unique gifts – whatever these may be – to the full. If you wish to join us in the adventure of discovering who you are in the context of a lively, creative, and sometimes demanding community life, we encourage you to apply. "When the creative risk is possible, education becomes an adventure." Academic life at our school is not a spectator sport! Choice and passion, negotiation, and what-ifs: at Ecole, students actively shape their learning. Even before classes start, Ecole students determine when and how they will study what, constructing an academic program that they will own, not just participate in. Once classes start, students work together in small groups, develop original problem-solving skills, and dare to ask difficult questions. They receive individualized, carefully differentiated feedback instead of grades, and actively and regularly reflect on and evaluate their work. Our graduates become diverse learners and leaders who possess the intellectual, social, and ethical habits to positively impact their communities. "The quality and quantity of social interaction in the Ecole community, along with wonderful physics and math classes with five or six students, made a lasting impression on me, and contributed in a major way to my decision to become a doctor."
