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Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, known informally as Beau Soleil, is a private boarding school in Switzerland. Founded in 1910 by Madame Bluette Ferrier, it is located above sea level on the Swiss Alps of Villars-sur-Ollon. The college provides a full boarding education for students aged 11–18 years old from 50 countries. Beau Soleil has been listed by ''The Daily Telegraph'' as "One of the most exclusive schools in the world". It has been described by ''L'Illustré'' as the most expensive school in the world. ''L'Illustré'' also noted "Le risque du cocon" (the risk of the cocoon) for pupils who may not have enough experience of the outside world; and that the school values innovation. It has repeatedly been listed as one of the world's leading 150 schools and one of the top 10 in Switzerland by The Schools Index first being added to the Index in its inaugural edition in 2020. Notable alumni * Nikola Shterev — Canadian race driver * Princess Marie of Denmark * Guil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villars-sur-Ollon
Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon. Description Geography and skiing network Villars overlooks the Rhône valley from an altitude of . The peak of Mont Blanc is clearly visible from parts of the village and from the village's more elevated ski area Bretaye (). That area is the center of the skiing network. It is accessible by the BVB railway (Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye), featuring a Rack railway#Abt, cogwheel train, and by a gondola lift to the 'Roc d'Orsay' (). There are around of skiing slopes in the skiing network of Villars with Gryon, Les Diablerets, and Glacier 3000. The slopes on Glacier 3000 offer year round skiing. Furthermore, the ticketing system of Villars is part of the Magic Pass skiing area that covers 30 resorts in the larger area. History and culture During the 12th and 13th centuries, a notable demographic upsurge motivated the monks from the Abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Félix Of Luxembourg
Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma and Nassau (Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume; born 3 June 1984) is the second son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. He is currently fourth in the line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg. Biography Prince Félix was born on 3 June 1984 in the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. He is the second of the five children of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, the others being: Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Prince Louis, Princess Alexandra and Prince Sébastien. His godparents are Prince Jean and Catalina Mestre. He was named after his great-grandfather, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. Prince Félix attended primary school at Lorentzweiler before attending a private school for his secondary education called Notre Dame Sainte-Sophie of Luxembourg then at the American School of Luxembourg. In 1998, he went to the Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut Auf Dem Rosenberg
Institut auf dem Rosenberg is a private International school, international boarding school located near Lake Constance in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest boarding schools in Switzerland and reportedly the most expensive school in the world. As of 2025, it has a tight-knit student body of around 280 students drawn from 60 nationalities. It has educated diplomats, oligarchs, world leaders, Nobel laureates, and generations of global aristocracy and industrial dynasties, and has been referred to as the "Davos billionaires, davos" for children". The school has 28 co-curricular facilities attached to its 13 Art Nouveau, art nouveau residences. The student-built SAGA Habitat and ETH Zurich greenhouse allows for the study of various engineering and agricultural cybernetic Academic discipline, disciplines. The main campus, 25-hectares on the edge of Lake Constance, with adjoining school villas immediately across, feature "wind-trees" co-designed by Rosenbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American School In Switzerland
TASIS or TASIS Switzerland, formally known as The American School In Switzerland, is a private American international school, international boarding and day school in Switzerland. Located in Montagnola, Lugano, Montagnola, Collina d'Oro, Collina D'Oro near Lugano, in the Canton of Ticino, the school enrolls approximately 700 pupils from around the world. It offers a primary school, middle school and high school. Accreditation Switzerland TASIS's (upper) secondary education (middle and high school) is not approved as a Mittelschule, Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), meaning it does not offer the Matura, Swiss Federal Matura. It does offer International Baccalaureate, the International Baccalaureate. United States TASIS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. International TASIS is accredited by the European Council of International Schools. It is not accredited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiglon College
Aiglon College is a private co-educational boarding school in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Founded in 1949 by former Gordonstoun School teacher John C. Corlette, it is in the alpine village of Chesieres, close to the ski resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, 58 kilometers from Lausanne. The school prepares its students for IGCSE exams and the IB Diploma, and is also known for its program of outdoor education and prowess in winter sports. All students are required to take part in expeditions. These include hiking, camping, mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, ski mountaineering, and other outdoor challenges. History Early history John Corlette opened the school in 1949, with six pupils. A former teacher at Gordonstoun, Corlette had sympathised with the theories of its founder, Kurt Hahn, and began to think about opening a school of his own. Corlette suffered from ill health as a child and was never physically robust. This spurred a personal philosophy emphasizing stamina an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut Le Rosey
Institut Le Rosey (), commonly referred to as Le Rosey or simply Rosey, is a private school, private boarding school in Rolle, Switzerland. It was founded in 1880 by Paul-Émile Carnal on the site of the 14th-century Château du Rosey in the town of Rolle in the canton of Vaud. The school also owns a campus in the ski resort village of Gstaad in the canton of Bern, to where the student body, faculty and staff move during the months of January through March. In 2015, Christophe Gudin, son of the fourth director of Le Rosey, Philippe Gudin, became the fifth director. Kim Kovacevic is the headmaster. Le Rosey is included in The Schools Index of the world's 150 best private schools and among top 10 international schools in Switzerland. Overview The school offers a Bilingual education, bilingual and Biculturalism, bicultural education with the language of instruction being French or English depending on the student's academic program. Students may sit either the International Baccal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leysin American School
Leysin American School (also referred to as LAS), founded in 1960 by Fred and Sigrid Ott, is a co-educational private boarding school located in the alpine village of Leysin, Vaud, Switzerland. As of 2024, it is home to 300 students from over 60 nationalities. Students pursue either the American high school diploma or the International Baccalaureate, with additional options of individual IB classes to suit particular interests. LAS also offers an extensive summer school, a pre-high school program for grade 7, and an ESL program. In October 2010, the school celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and officially inaugurated the opening of the newly renovated Grand Hotel, which was originally built in 1892 and houses IB students. LAS facilities include various classroom layouts (including open-plan classrooms in the IB facility), a media center, libraries, blackbox theater, performance hall, computer lab, an art center, and access to horseback riding, ice skating, tennis, hockey, and swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz is an international boarding school in Zuoz, near St. Moritz in Switzerland. Founded in 1904, it is located in the upper part of the alpine village in the area of Surmulins. There are around 300 pupils, including 220 in the boarding houses. The boarders originate from over 30 countries, such as Italy, Russia, Germany and the United States. History Founded in 1904, Lyceum Alpinum is one of the oldest private boarding schools in Switzerland. It is located above sea level on the Swiss Alps of Zuoz, near the alpine village of St. Moritz, Switzerland. The school was founded by a group of locals from the Engadine as an institution for ailing boys, whose parents were spending their vacation in St.Moritz, so that they could benefit from the mountain air and did not fall behind in any of their subjects. It was at the time called the "''Institut Engiadina''", and had 22 students in its first year and was run by a director and two teachers. However, it very soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of International Schools
This is a list of notable international schools from around the world. Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan * Baku International School * International School of Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Benin Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador * Academia Cotopaxi * Alliance Academy International * Colegio Americano de Quito * Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito * Inter-American Academy of Guayaquil Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland * International School of Iceland India Indonesia Jakarta Other location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rodarmor
William Rodarmor (born June 5, 1942) is an American journalist, adventurer, and translator of French literature. He is notable in the field of literary translation for having won the Lewis Galantière Award from the American Translators Association, and the Albertine Prize. Rodarmor was born in New York City and pursued a bilingual education in English and French. He briefly practiced law in San Francisco but quickly abandoned it to sail to Tahiti. He then spent the 1970s traveling, mountaineering, and sailing. He took odd jobs and wrote freelance. Sailing in the South Pacific, he met singlehanded sailor and author Bernard Moitessier in Tahiti. This led to Rodarmor's first book translation: Moitessier's round-the-world saga, ''The Long Way''. He would go on to translate over forty more books, including Moitessier's popular ''Tamata and the Alliance'', and a number of books by Gérard de Villiers, Tanguy Viel, and Katherine Pancol. Rodarmor concurrently pursued a career in j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Picasso
Florian Ruiz-Picasso is a French DJ and record producer based in Cannes. By adoption, he is a great-grandson of the well-known artist, Pablo Picasso. He gained recognition for collaborations with Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero and Steve Aoki. In 2016, he was ranked by ''DJ Mag'' at 38th on their annual list of Top 100 DJs. Since 2024, Picasso has pursued a more underground and independent musical direction. In 2025, he launched his own label, DKD Records, debuting with the ''Hi Heels'' EP, which introduced a harder, more groove-oriented techno sound. He also initiated Dekadance, envisioned as a creative movement and platform for genre-blending electronic music. In 2025, following the release of his ''Hi Heels'' EP on DKD Records, Picasso released his second major project of the year, the single ''"When I Saw U"''. The track was designed to evoke a sense of pure happiness and emotional uplift, aiming to capture the instant, euphoric feeling of connection when someone enters a room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (; born 9 April 1971) is a Canadian former racing driver, who competed in IndyCar from 1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, 1994 to 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series, 1995, and Formula One from to . Villeneuve won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Williams Racing, Williams, and won 11 Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Villeneuve won the PPG Indy Car World Series, IndyCar World Series and the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series, 1995 with Team Green. Born in Quebec and raised in Monaco, Villeneuve is the son of former Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve and the nephew of racing driver Jacques Villeneuve (racing driver, born 1953), Jacques-Joseph. Aged 17, he began racing under an Andorran license in Italy, progressing to Italian Formula Three Championship, Italian Formula Three a year later. He then moved to the higher-tier Formula Atlantic, Toyota Atlantic Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
