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Switzerland, Lausanne
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The school has six boarding houses: Beau Soleil Boys, Tam Boarding House, La Renardiere Boarding House, Emilie Boarding House, Ferrier Boarding House, and Deux Chalets Boarding House (Luna and Stella). Boarders share twin or triple bedrooms with ensuite or private bathrooms. Each house has its own character and a warm, family atmosphere that supports relaxation, study, and social time. Sharing rooms with peers from different countries broadens languages, cultures, and perspectives.
Uniform is required for formal occasions, everyday school, sports, skiing, and expeditions. The initial uniform package is charged for new students, and uniforms or related items are available from the school shop thereafter.
Meals are included as part of boarding; the fees cover accommodation, meals, laundry, and standard boarding services.
The school uses a house system with six boarding houses; each house has its own character, fostering a sense of identity and belonging and supporting house-based activities.
Beau Soleil is part of the Nord Anglia Education group; it joined the Nord Anglia Education group in 2011.
Beau Soleil is a private international boarding school in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, serving students aged 11–18. It offers the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) for Grades 6–10 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) for Grades 11–12, with the option of a US High School Diploma. The MYP curriculum spans eight subject groups and develops subject knowledge, global understanding, and essential skills and values. In Grades 11–12, students may pursue the IBDP (available in English, French, or bilingual form) or the US diploma; the IBDP core comprises Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity, Service. The school sits on an alpine campus with specialist arts, design, and music spaces, extensive sporting facilities, and The Hub, a design-technology and filmmaking centre. An English faculty supports multilingual study, and many students graduate with a bilingual IB diploma after studying up to three languages. The Global Campus links Beau Soleil to Nord Anglia Education and partners such as The Juilliard School, MIT, and UNICEF for arts, STEAM, and international development. Founded in 1910, Beau Soleil joined Nord Anglia Education in 2011. The Winter Programme and a broad activity slate enhance outdoor and co-curricular learning.
