Switzerland, Bern
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Living with Swiss, French-speaking host families provides an authentic cultural and French language experience. NJC offers an extensive travel program integrated with the curriculum, with mandatory and optional trips across Europe. The Orientation Trip traverses the Italian-speaking region (Locarno) and the German-speaking region (Grindelwald) before returning to the French-speaking region, exposing students to multiple Swiss languages and cultures. Independent travel is permitted on weekends for eligible students who meet academic and behavioral requirements.
Neuchâtel Junior College (NJC) offers a Canadian curriculum-based international high school program in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Students take Ontario Grade 12 courses in the final year or during a gap year to earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, with credits from non-Ontario jurisdictions counted toward the diploma. The program is a pre-university year with small classes and a supportive learning environment, and it supports admission to Canadian, US and international universities. It emphasizes international immersion and French-language exposure by living with Swiss hosts and travel integrated into the curriculum. The founder Leonard Wilde believed, “To be a leader today, one must travel the world,” guiding the travel-embedded program. Facilities include a Neuchâtel campus on Lake Neuchâtel; the Ontario Diploma is complemented by a university guidance team offering one-on-one and group support. The Dr. Daniel Andreae Scholarship for Community Engagement provides CAD 30,000 toward tuition for 2026–27 for qualified, globally eligible applicants.