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Switzerland, Zug
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The school uses the Boarding Programme to develop core skills and to foster ethical, personal, and social growth. The school provides a safe, nurturing boarding environment where students build confidence, responsibility, autonomy, integrity and strong interpersonal abilities. The school uses small boarding groups to provide attentive, individualized support through regular check-ins and meetings with the Head of Boarding. The school integrates skill development with academic life, helping students plan study schedules and meet academic deadlines. The school embeds wellbeing and personal development in daily routines, with emphasis on stress-management techniques and meaningful social connections.
The school provides in-house learning support with a Learning Support Coordinator who collaborates with teachers, parents and students to tailor recommendations for those with specific learning needs. The school offers one-on-one lessons and small-group pull-out lessons, with push-in services available at an additional cost. When needed, the school helps families connect with external assessments or therapies. Individualised Learning Plans are put in place to enhance the student's learning experience and overall success.
The school provides tailored language support to ensure all students achieve academic success across all stages, from Primary through to the Diploma Programme.
The school integrates wellbeing into every aspect of ISSH life. The school prioritizes physical health and mental wellbeing within the boarding programme, with care staff providing guidance and structure. The Safeguarding Committee continually reviews policies to protect students' wellbeing. Boarding houses are supervised by caregivers, with small groups enabling individualized attention. The school teaches stress-reduction techniques, particularly during examination periods, and promotes balanced living with healthy sleep, regular activity, digital safety and constructive relationships with technology.
The school has a Safeguarding Committee that regularly reviews programmes, policies and procedures to protect student wellbeing at all times. The school recognises students' right to be protected from harm, and that learning cannot occur without physical and emotional security. The school maintains a comprehensive safeguarding framework, a secure neighbourhood environment, and boarding-house security protocols. The school promotes digital safety and media literacy as part of safeguarding.
International School of Schaffhausen (ISSH) offers a bilingual, globally minded education in Switzerland for ages 0 to 18. The school delivers the International Baccalaureate across all divisions, with the Primary Years Programme available from the Early Learning Centre through Primary (ages 3-12). In secondary, a bespoke pathway combines a pre-IB programme for Grades 9-10 with dedicated career guidance to prepare for the Diploma Programme (DP), a two-year programme for ages 16-19 that leads to higher education. The campus blends historic and modern spaces, featuring an Early Learning Centre and Primary Logierhaus, a dedicated Secondary Building, outdoor learning areas including the Waldsofa forest, and two boarding houses. Facilities include a gym, a soccer pitch, a basketball court, science labs, and a well-stocked secondary library. Extracurriculars span MUN, STEM and UNESCO clubs, arts and crafts, and sport, with forest-based learning, community service, and leadership opportunities central to student life for curious learners.
