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international

The new setting would thus seem to be tailor-
made for putting into practice the school’s
pedagogical principles.
Absolutely. The openness to the outside world,
such as our green spaces, will serve both for
science (a concrete approach based on the
senses, observation, and the carrying out
of practical activities) and for the emphasis
placed on the environment, and particularly
on ecology, in the first to fourth year of
primary school.

Will the youngest will also practice immersion Apprenticeships at the Centre pédagogique alpin de Leysin
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Of course. No one really learns a foreignn my management team, in particular by Ms
language by taking a few dedicated courses. Pia Effront. The most important ones are
Either you have to immerse yourself in the the opening of the Moser Schule in Berlin
country and the culture in which it is anchored, in 2005, the inauguration of the multilingual
or you have to teach subjects in that language. primary school in Geneva in 2009, the launch
of the moseronline.ch platform in 2012,
The opening of the bilingual school (French- the recognition of the Maturité cantonale
German) in 1990, the inauguration of the [Geneva cantonal baccalaureate] by the
multilingual primary school of Geneva in 2009, Geneva authorities, the opening of the Moser
and the introduction of the English-French Lab in 2020, the certification of the School
A synthetic my father, deaf to the supposedly reasonable followed in 2010. In view of the large number bilingual mention in 2010 have increased our in Positive Discipline and the creation of the
image of the objections, decided to establish a school in of students these programmes attracted, other understanding of language learning. double diploma Maturité/IBDP..
future building in Nyon in 1986. private schools followed its example.
Nyon. Our students gain a heightened appreciation Why did you want this Positive Discipline label?
He had the courtesy to ask his colleagues in Its expansion has obviously not stopped of cultural references and nuances, enhanced We realised that our school had applied the
private schools in the canton of Vaud if setting there. You have a new campus project to communication skills, and a wider openness principles of Positive Discipline from its
up his establishment would bother them. accommodate students from first year of to the world and to others. very beginning, which is why we undertook
Since no one believed in Nyon’s potential, primary school (P1) and onwards, no? this certification process. Over a two-year
he inaugurated four classrooms in a villa on Exactly. The launch took place already in 2022. In addition, studies in neuroscience and period, teachers, administrative staff and
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80 pupils joined us. plot in Signy Park – a kind of return to the that multilingualism leads to greater programme. We are the first private school
roots of the original villa and its park on the neurocognitive flexibility: regularly switching in Switzerland to be awarded the Positive
And the success of the Nyon establishment was route de Clementy! from one language to another intensively Discipline label for all its sections (Primary,
thus established? stimulates brain activity, enhances analytical Secondary I, Gymnasium) by the Positive
Two years later, the villa and its 7,000 square It will enable the 600 future students to follow skills and creativity – assets that can only help Discipline Association.
meters of wooded parkland for the playground a multilingual curriculum from first year our students in their ambitious life projects.
were no longer sufficient. To the great regret of primary school to the double diploma, You launched a one-of-a-kind course in
of those who appreciated the director’s office Maturité/Internatioal Baccalaureate Diploma In Nyon, the progressive immersion in French-speaking Switzerland at the start of
housed in a living room and the classroom set Programme [IBDP]. The infrastructure as German and English will thus begin in the the 2022 academic year: the double diploma
up in a former bedroom, the school moved to designed is in line with the principles dear to the first year, aiming at acquisition by imitation of Maturité/IBDP. Could you explain how is itCould you explain how is it
the La Combe shopping centre (a nod to the school: in addition to the main building, which the natural acquisition process. The child will structured?
Geneva school which, at the time, occupied is very bright, there are two school restaurants, first demonstrate her or his understanding The IBDPs emphasise the importance of
premises on the first floor of the De-La- a gym, sports fields and green areas for open-air through action and oral expression. exploring the relationships between school
Montagne shopping centre). classes, sports, arts and science. The complex subjects and raising students’ international
is removed from the urban environment. The You continue to innovate. What are those you awareness beyond the boundaries of individual
Thus, as early as 1995, it was able to fulfil its inauguration of this magnificent 7,500-square- have followed through on since you became subjects. They also seek to increase the
multilingual ambition by setting up a bilingual meter space is scheduled for the beginning of Director General in 2001? opportunities to make connections between
German branch; the bilingual English branch the 2024 school year. These innovations were made possible by learning and the world out beyond school. In

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