Photography Review: Most Expensive Boarding Schools in Europe

Forbes.com identified 15 most expensive schools in Europe based on a report by Geoff Stack at AU Consultants. As we can see on Europe's Most Expensive Boarding Schools in forbes.com, They are all based in Britain and Switzerland. Only one from Austria, the American International School in Salzburg, landed in the top 30. Switzerland dominates the rankings.

Let's review Most Expensive Boarding School in Europe by comparing their photo gallery. We capture galley from their campus or their activity published on their website. We only display 10 schools here.

1. Le Rosey, Château de Rosey in Rolle, Switzerland 
   
2. College Alpin Beau Soleil, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland 
   
3. Aiglon College, Chesieres, Switzerland 
   
4. Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, Zuoz, Switzerland 
   
5. Brillantmont International School, Lausanne, Switzerland 
   
6. Gstaad International School, Gstaad, Switzerland 
   
7. Leysin American School, Leysin, Switzerland 
   
8. Institut auf dem Rosenberg (Anglo-American Section), St. Gallen, Switzerland 
   
9. St. George’s School, Clarens, Switzerland 
   
10. Eton College - Eton College, Windsor, England 
    

Best International Boarding School in Switzerland

Searching International Boarding School on Google search, we found St. George's School. When looking their website, it looks great and it's very professional. I look deeply page by page and I got enough information.

St. George's School in Switzerland is an International Day & Boarding School in Switzerland. They have perfect curriculum, balanced curriculum that provide class activity and practical activity on laboratory. Extra curricular or co-curricular is also a part of their curriculum. We can check their curriculum that's named as Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3. They also make attention about how important is Foundation Stage for children education.

St. George's School in Switzerland provide Junior School and Senior School and they have boarding house for students that's placed on Montreux and Les Sapins Switzerland. Beauty building near lake and near mountain is part of their fascination. Their campus is very nice, on the top of Europe, Nice place for your children to adapt with central of business in Europe.

If we make attention about school alumni, we will interested because St. George's School's alumni are accepted on top of universities in the world.  They have been up since 1927, so they have long list of alumni in many companies in the world, not only who currently studied on top universities. Alumni is big network to make sure your children follow success alumni and they will learn how the alumni became professional on their field.

Accreditations and memberships are another part of their culture. St. George's School in Switzerland  has some international accreditations and international membership that will give additional value for students.

St. George's School in Switzerland open online admission and their admission director has plan to visit Asia. Let's be part of International Boarding School in Switzerland.

Choosing a School: Comparing Best Schools for Your Children

We want best school for our children and we make attention to find it by reading many school brochure, school website, and sometime by visiting physical location. We will have to engage in the exercise of comparing certain criteria and try to make decision. Sometime we need a education consultant to help us choosing best school for our children. As much as private schools can be compared – for they really can't be compared – you still need to keep track of basic information which matters to you and to your consultant.

We can start now. We will compare basics data like tuition costs, acceptance rate, school location, school affiliation, alumni, physical building, their menu, extra curricular, admission date, faculty degree, dress code, sport facility, laboratory building, etc. Comparing religion affiliation is very important to make sure your children get right moral education.

Here's example of 

	School A	School B	School C
Location	Near House	Far -- need boarding	Far -- need boarding
Total of Students	1500	1300	600
School Type	Coeducational	Coeducational	Coeducational
Size of Campus	719 acres	1000 acres	810 acres
Year Founded	1881	1978	1895
% Students Boarding	85%	90%	95%
% Faculty with Advanced Degree	95%	50%	63%
Dress Code	Formal	Casual	Formal
Acceptance Rate	15%	18%	25%
Sports Supported	20	23	22
Extracurricular Activities	112	89	39
Tuition Fee	$38,720	$39,900	$41,885
Endowment Fee	$850 million	$770 million	$382 million
Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid	40%	45%	30%
Religious Affiliation	Non-denominational	Non-denominational	Non-denominational
Admissions Deadline	January 25	February 5	January 22
Parent visit	any time	limited	Limited
Alumni	most university	most university	Limited
Accreditation	International & National	National	International

You will narrow your choice based on this basic info. Let's ask your children about their mind and their plan and then make schedule to visit together the school with your children. Ask them they like it or not.

Be smart parents!

Is Boarding School Right for Your Children?

Education is not for parent, it's for our children for their future. So when choosing right school for our children, we must be careful and think deeply and it's wise to ask our children what's their mind and their plan.

 There's article from boardingschoolreview.com we can consider to answer ourself before choosing any boarding school:

1. Do you want to stretch your child? -- Parent with the status quo
If you are content with the status quo, then boarding school is probably not a good idea. Why? Because by going to boarding school your child will be embarking on an incredible adventure. She will be exposed to all kinds of new ideas and different points of view. She will be able to select academic courses which will enrich and challenge her. She will be in small classes where she cannot hide in the corner. Her opinion and ideas will matter. Her strengths will be expanded. Her weaknesses will be addressed in a positive environment.
The stretching occurs because she will simply do more academic work at boarding school than if she were in a public school with its large classes. Moreover, the students who attend boarding school want to be there.
2. Do you want her to have sports opportunities fall, winter and spring? -- Do you want extra-curricular rather than boarding school?
It's a major difference between public and private schools. Stories about public school budgets being cut are everywhere. The first things to get cut are sports, arts and extracurricular programs. They are often considered extras. Not at a boarding school.
Boarding schools have long subscribed to the idea that education works best when there is balance. Academics, sports and the extracurricular activities which are part of every boarding school's program make this philosophy work very well.
3. Do you want him to be with other young people who are serious about achieving something? -- Do you want private education?
A parent's worst nightmare is that your child will fall in with the wrong crowd.  While things like substance abuse and inappropriate behavior of all kinds are worrisome enough, so is the idea that your child will hang out with kids who have no goals, no dreams and no aspirations. Boarding school offers a safe haven for your child, to be sure. But it also puts him in the company of children who want to achieve something in life, who want to be the best and who aspire to greatness. Boarding schools educate the whole child. They don't just teach them how to solve an algebra equation or how the stock market works. They educate the whole child and strive for a balanced approach to accomplish that objective.
4. Do you want her to develop a network of friends which she will have for life?
We adults understand the importance of networks more than ever in these tough economic times. Networks of friends and acquaintances who know you, understand you and can vouch for you are one of the lasting benefits of a boarding school experience. When you live with your classmates 24/7, you really get to know them. You also appreciate them, and, even more important, learn to get along with them. The diverse nature of most boarding school populations these days means that your child has the potential for a network of friends which literally could stretch around the world.
5. Do you want her to be taught by talented, experienced teachers who are passionate about their subject?
Boarding schools seek out talented, experienced teachers who have first and second degrees in their subject or subjects as opposed to having a degree in education. A teacher who has majored in French and Spanish and graduated summa cum laude is the sort of teacher most boarding schools will snap up rather than the teacher who did an education degree with a couple of French courses as electives. 'Education lite' is not what boarding schools want.
Consequently you will see schools proudly advertising the fact that 80% (or whatever the specific percentage is) of their faculty have advanced degrees.

If you have gotten this far and want to find out more about boarding schools, you are in the right place. Boarding School Review offers hundreds of profiles for you to explore. Take the virtual tours. Look at the pictures. Then go visit the schools which appeal to you. You will be glad that you did.

Do you want to find best boarding school for your children? It's better to start asking yourself as parents about the things above and be wise parents for your children.

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