Collège Champittet is a luxury
Swiss school in the
canton de Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
operated by
Nord Anglia Education
Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is a provider of international schools. The head office is in Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London.
Nord Anglia has 70+ private day and boarding schools which are located in 30 co ...
, a group of 79 schools around the world. The school offers an academic education for students ages 3–19 and has two campuses: the main one is located in the vicinity of Lausanne in
Pully
Pully () is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva (''Lac Léman'') and at the foot of the vin ...
, and the other one in
Nyon
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. The Nyon campus offers
Kindergarten
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and
primary school
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education services, while the Pully campus offers a Kindergarten, primary and a
secondary education
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. The school offers a full boarding service for students who are willing to live in the Pully campus. The school has a 950-student capacity.
The school was established in 1903 by a group of Dominican fathers as a
Catholic
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school for boys. They were in charge of the establishment until 1951, when they passed on the leadership of the school to capitular fathers of the Great Saint-Bernard order, who left the school in the care of a group of professional educators in 1998. During this time, in 1984, the doors of the school became mixed and welcomed girls.
Collège Champittet offers a bilingual program French/English for all students. A bilingual or Francophone curriculum and a program for non-francophone students (French as Foreign Language (FLE)) is also available. For the upper secondary students (age 14 to 19), students can choose between the
French Baccalaureate
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...
,
the FLE program, and the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into ...
.
Champittet calls for a technological approach of education. In fact it is accredited by Intersection, an independent company that evaluates the degree and quality of technology integration within the educational environment of private schools at primary and secondary level.
Champittet hosts over 30 different nationalities (50% of which are Swiss), nearly all students are either French native speakers, bilingual or plurilingual (20% are native English speakers).
Many choices of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are available for students:
Global Citizenship
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,
Model UN
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, Debate Club, music, sports etc. Variety of educational and humanitarian events are possible because of the involvement of Champittet in several charitable projects through Foundation Collège Champittet which collaborates with: Foundation Avotra in Madagascar, Foundation Jan & Oscar in Thailand, Nordstar of Nord Anglia Education in Tanzania and 1001 Fontaines in Cambodia.
Champittet recently absorbed the students from L'Institut Mont-Olivet, a neighbouring school which closed in 2016.
Accreditation
Collège Champittet's (upper) secondary education (''Middle and High School'') is not approved as a
Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the
(SERI).
Religion
As the College Champittet has strong Christian roots, it still has some Christian values. Various activities of the chaplaincy are aimed primarily at Catholic children but are open to any children no matter their religion, or because they want to better understand the Christian reality or prepare for baptism. On the occasion of celebrations or liturgical times, several masses are offered to students during the school year. Preparation for the sacraments (Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation) and a choir organization of children and young people are offered by the college's chaplaincy.
Charity
College Champittet is active the different charity organizations through The Collège Champittet Foundation is non-profit and independent from Nord Anglia Education. The Foundation, which main objectives are to support humanitarian projects mainly in education and to raise awareness among its students about the situation of poorer countries, has its own legal identity and is registered with the official commerce registry.
The Fondation is working in a long term manner in various countries with few foundations:
* In Madagascar, in partnership with Foundation Avotra created by Father Stefano.
* In Thailand, in partnership with Foundation Jan & Oscar.
* In Tanzania, in partnership with Foundation Nordstar of Nord Anglia Education.
* In Cambodia, in partnership with association 1001 Fontaines.
Notable alumni
*
Sébastien Barberis
Sébastien Barberis (born 31 May 1972) is a Swiss retired footballer who played mainly as defender or right winger. He is the son of Umberto Barberis.
Football career
Barberis started his football career with ES Malley in 1990 and then moved t ...
: football player
*
Marcel Brion: writer and member of the
Académie française
* Jean-Marie Lovey : bishop
*
Michel Voïta : comedian
*
Kevin Scott Allen : American actor
*
Bertrand Piccard
Bertrand Piccard FRSGS (born 1 March 1958) is a Swiss explorer, psychiatrist and environmentalist. Along with Brian Jones, he was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe, in a balloon named Breitling Orbiter 3. He was ...
: Swiss explorer,
psychiatrist and
environmentalist
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References
External links
Collège Champittet
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International schools in Switzerland
Secondary schools in Switzerland
1903 establishments in Switzerland
Educational institutions established in 1903
Buildings and structures in the canton of Vaud
Nyon
Private schools in Switzerland
Boarding schools in Switzerland
International Baccalaureate schools in Switzerland
Nord Anglia Education