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Switzerland, Lausanne
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The school offers a bilingual English–French teaching program that strictly follows the British and French national curricula. It is designed to guarantee entrance to top secondary schools worldwide. Small class sizes and individualized attention tailor learning to each child's strengths and ambitions. Education extends into the outdoors, integrating nature into the learning experience.
After-school clubs cover a broad range of artistic activities, including painting, dance, drama, sewing, pottery, animation, and more; additional options include horse riding, drone, gardening, and model building. Préfleuri's Forest School weaves outdoor learning into daily life, building resilience and teamwork. Creative expression is encouraged in a supportive, family-style environment.
English and French are languages of instruction. The Early Years bilingual program follows the official UK and French curricula. The British Section uses the UK program from KS1/KS2 to Year 7, while the French Section follows the French national curriculum from CP to 6e, with daily bilingual lessons and merging of classes. German is introduced from CM1 to meet Swiss program requirements.
Clubs take place after lessons and include artistic activities and sports such as painting, dance, football, horse riding, badminton, sewing, and drone. Wednesday afternoons are dedicated to sports, recreation, and cultural activities. Weekends feature Swiss exploration with mountain refuges, trekking, theatre, cinema, and visits to attractions, plus time to read and play with friends.
A Big Family welcomes girls and boys from ages 3 to 13 and includes 20 nationalities, with a 1:3 teacher-to-student ratio. An A Warm International Community fosters internationalism, diversity, and responsibility to build considerate global citizens. The virtue and wellbeing focus includes life skills development and whole‑school virtues assemblies throughout the week.
The Board of Préfleuri comprises seven dedicated members led by Headmistress Sylvie Ducas. Public speaking is encouraged across year groups, with opportunities to present in class, assemblies, and theatre performances. The board and leadership structure guide school development and student development initiatives.
Meal times are prepared on-site by a personal chef, with seasonal, nutritious, locally sourced menus and mid‑morning and afternoon snacks. The campus sits at about 1,200 meters in the Swiss Alps near Villars-sur-Ollon and includes extensive outdoor spaces and facilities, such as a swimming pool, tennis court, golf course, football field, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis. Pastoral care emphasizes wellbeing, autonomy, and a 1:3 teacher-to-student ratio, with life-skills training and a virtue program to support healthy development.
Pré Fleuri International Alpine School is a private international boarding school in the Swiss Alps, near Villars-sur-Ollon, set on two hectares at 1,200 metres. It welcomes boarders, flex-boarders and day pupils aged 3 to 13. The school offers a bilingual English–French curriculum designed to support admissions to secondary schools worldwide. In the Early Years (3–5) the UK curriculum runs alongside French curricula, while the British Section (5–13) follows the official UK programme from KS1/KS2 to Year 7 and the French Section (5–13) follows the official French programme from CP to 5ème. Class sizes are small and learning emphasises individual progress. The Swiss Chalet houses classrooms, entertainment spaces and bedrooms, with grounds enabling outdoor learning and sport. Facilities include a pool, tennis court, golf course, football field, basketball and volleyball, table tennis, IT resources and a solar-powered eco shelter. Extra-curriculars include camps, a Forest School, and arts, languages and sports activities.
