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Switzerland, Lausanne
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The school teaches in English and French, with British English programmes run alongside the French programmes. Extra school time supports a real bilingual programme and early immersion. From early on, pupils follow British English programmes in addition to the French programmes. In literature, works are studied in both languages at the same time.
The school provides genuine active bilingualism in English and French. Extra school time supports a real bilingual programme with early immersion. Children begin speaking English within a few months and generally join the native English class after about two years, continuing with British English programmes alongside French. Pupils become fluent in both languages.
The school developed its own pedagogy of early immersion. It places children in English-speaking contexts, encouraging them to speak, sing and play in English to gradually expand vocabulary and sentence complexity. Children typically start speaking English after a few months and join the native English class after about two years. From then on, they follow British English programmes alongside the French programmes.
École Bilingue de Suisse Romande is a private bilingual school in Lausanne serving children aged 3 to 15. It offers a programme drawing on French, British, Cambridge IGCSE, Singapore and Swiss curricula, with English-French bilingual immersion from early years. The youngest learners follow a 50/50 language split, with two years of English immersion for francophone pupils and a transition year; from Year 3, French elements are introduced and the programme becomes fully bilingual with native speakers in both languages. In primary, subjects are taught by specialists; the English component aligns with British standards while maths follows the Singapore Programme and geometry follows a French programme. The path continues through Collège with Gymnase entrance. The school occupies an Art Deco building (1913) shared with Lemania's IB section and has a science laboratory and a craft workshop. Extras include ski and sailing camps, exchanges with German students, trips to Rome and Vienna.
