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Switzerland, Basel
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The school has on-campus facilities including a swimming pool, a gym, tennis courts, music rooms and a private movie theatre. The on-campus dining hall serves meals with vegetarian options; day students have lunch at Charly's Corner and boarders are offered breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining hall. Off-campus, Saint-Charles provides equestrian training at two world-class partner riding centres and opportunities to join local football or ice hockey clubs, with nearby options for ice skating and climbing. Cultural enrichment is supported by access to a Children's Music Conservatory minutes from the school.
Saint-Charles has on-campus highlights including a swimming pool, a gym, tennis courts, music rooms and a private movie theatre. The co-curricular programme features sports and athletics such as horse-riding, ice hockey, football, basketball, tennis, padel, swimming and volleyball, plus fitness and martial arts options including kickboxing, judo, karate, yoga and pilates.
Saint-Charles offers a comprehensive curriculum in French, English or a bilingual programme. The academic programme is organized into three pathways: the Swiss curriculum, the International Baccalaureate and the Saint-Charles High School Diploma. The school emphasises small class sizes and personalised guidance to support each student.
Saint-Charles offers a wide range of co-curricular activities in sport, music, arts and academics. Sports and athletics include horse-riding, ice hockey, football, basketball, tennis, padel, swimming and volleyball. Fitness and martial arts include kickboxing, judo, karate, yoga and pilates. Arts and performance include ballet, dance, drama, music and photography. Academic, innovation and language clubs include AI Club, Business Club, Model United Nations, STEAM Club, robotics, chess and a variety of language clubs.
Saint-Charles International School is a day and boarding school founded in 1897. It offers Swiss Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme, with two pathways: the Swiss Programme (primary through maturité) and the IB Diploma Programme (in English). The school is recognised by the Swiss Confederation and authorised to prepare students for maturité examinations. Instruction in the Swiss Programme is multilingual (French, English, German), with Primary taught in English and French and the Middle School in English, French and German; the IB Programme is taught in English with ESL support. Immersion language teaching introduces English and German from early years through language islands, enabling bilingual Matura or IB Diploma. The campus features a swimming pool, gym, tennis courts, music rooms and a cinema; on-campus dining includes vegetarian options. Boarding from age 10; off-campus partnerships support equestrian training and sports. The school educates around 250 students and has 8,000+ alumni worldwide.
