Aiglon College

Aiglon College
Aiglon College official shield
Location
Chesières-Villars, Vaud Switzerland
Coordinates	46°18′N 7°03′E / 46.3°N 7.05°E / 46.3; 7.05Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°03′E / 46.3°N 7.05°E / 46.3; 7.05
Information
Type	Independent school, day and boarding
Established	1949
Founder	John C. Corlette
Chairman of Governors	Tony Jashanmal
Head Master	Richard McDonald
Gender	Co-educational
Age	9 to 18
Enrollment	360
Houses	8 Boarding houses
Colour(s)	Aiglon blue Aiglon Red
Publication	Aiglon Magazine
Former pupils	Aiglonians/Aiglonites
Website	aiglon.ch

Aiglon College is a private co-educational boarding school in Switzerland broadly modelled on British boarding school lines. It has a diverse international student population. It is an independent, non-profit school located high in the Swiss Alps.^[1]

Aiglon College Junior School caters for boys and girls in years 5 to 8 (US grades 4–7). The Senior School caters for students in years 9 to 13 (US Grades 8–12). Students are prepared for GCSE and IGCSE examinations at the end of year 11 (Grade 10) and for the International Baccalaureate in the final two years. Throughout the school, the curriculum is taught in English, with the exception of languages and literature.^[2]

History

Aiglon College is located at an elevation of 1,250 metres above sea level, in the alpine village of Chesières, near the ski resort of Villars, in the canton of Vaud.

The school was founded in 1949 by John C. Corlette, who was a teacher at Gordonstoun, where he was influenced by the notable founder of that school Kurt Hahn. Hahn believed in the importance of a balanced holistic education. Corlette established principles and practices that were aligned with Hahn's emphasis on the place of adventure and service in education. Aiglon College, alongside Gordonstoun, Schule Schloss Salem, Abbotsholme, Box Hill School and Anavryta, was a founding member of the Round Square, established to promote Hahnian values and links between schools that embraced his educational principles. The school, began with six students in 1949, was initially for boys only and became co-educational in 1968^[3]

The The Good Schools Guide International called the school "strong educationally, strong emotionally, tough physically."^[4]

Guiding Principles

The guiding principles of Aiglon College are centred on the balanced development of mind, body, and spirit through the pathways of challenge, respect, responsibility, diversity, and service.^[5] Aiglon has traditionally laid great emphasis on mountain expedition in all seasons. All students are required to take part in expeditions every term. These include hiking, camping, mountain biking, kayaking, rock-climbing, ski mountaineering, and other outdoor challenges.^[6]^[7]

Accreditations and Memberships

The school has been accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) since 2000. It is an authorised International Baccalaureate World School.

Aiglon College is a member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS). The Head Master is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The Head of the Junior School is a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS).

The school is a founding member of Round Square.^[8]

Scholarships

As a charitable trust, the school does not cater to any particular group, but offers scholarships and financial support to children who are deemed to be deserving in some way (academically or otherwise). "Aiglon awards scholarships to students who show outstanding potential, integrity, self-motivation, and an international outlook. We look for candidates who will not only benefit from attending the school, but who will also make a positive contribution to life at Aiglon and to the student body".^[9]

Notable alumni

Sheherazade Goldsmith – British author, environmentalist and socialite.
François Grosjean, psycholinguist and researcher on bilingualism
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania – (born 1939) exiled from Albania and then invited back.
Alan Merrill – American composer and recording artist.
Roger C. Field – inventor and musician.
Abhishek Bachchan – an Indian actor and the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. He is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.
Rohan Sippy- Indian film producer and director
Elisabeth Jensen- American education advocate
Edoardo Ponti-Director/Writer and the son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti
Cecilia Peck- Film producer, director, and actress
Masaru Tamamoto-World Policy Institute Senior Fellow,^[10] University of Cambridge Research Associate, The International New York Times part-time editorial board writer
Hélène de Beir – Médecins Sans Frontières Humanitarian worker
Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera – Professional racing driver, Founder of Racing Engineering
Shaygan Kheradpir – Business and technology executive, CEO of Juniper Networks^[11]
Pietro Dova – Former CFO of Google
Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
Michael Jewison – Film producer, director
Marta Ortega Pérez – Heiress of Zara (retailer)
Michel Gill – Actor, best known for playing President Garrett Walker in the Netflix series House of Cards
Eric Gibson - Editor of the Leisure & Arts page of The Wall Street Journal
Megan Moulton-Levy - Jamaican-American professional tennis player
House of Borghese members
Laura Harring - Mexican-American actor

There is a large international Aiglon alumni network, with reunions held in cities around the world including London, Boston, New York, Sydney and Chicago.

References

External links

International schools in Switzerland

AG	SIS Swiss International School (Suhr)

BE	Seeland Gymnasium (former Deutsches Gymnasium) (Biel/Bienne) École française de Berne (Berne)^{[note 1]} The British School (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen) International School of Berne (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen)^{[note 2]}^{[note 1]} Institut Le Rosey (Gstaad winter campus)^{[note 1]} John F. Kennedy International School (Saanen)

BS	École Française de Bâle^{[note 3]} International School Basel^{[note 4]}^{[note 1]} SIS Swiss International School (Basel)^{[note 1]}

GE	Ecole Primaire Française de Genève Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)^{[note 1]} Russian Mission School in Geneva^{[note 1]} Geneva English School (Genthod) International School of Geneva^{[note 1]} Collège du Léman (Versoix)^{[note 1]}

LU	Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Luzern) International School of Zug and Luzern (Horw-Kastanienbaum)

SG	Institut auf dem Rosenberg (St. Gallen)^{[note 1]} (Italian section)

SO	SIS Swiss International School (Schönenwerd)^{[note 1]}

SZ	SIS Swiss International School (Pfäffikon SZ)

TI	Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Lugano)^{[note 1]} Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco (Lugano)^{[note 1]} The American School In Switzerland (Collina d'Oro-Montagnola)^{[note 1]}

VD	École française de Lausanne-Valmont^{[note 1]} Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)^{[note 1]} Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)^{[note 1]} Collège Champittet (Pully)^{[note 1]} International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)^{[note 1]} La Côte International School (Aubonne)^{[note 1]} Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland^{[note 1]} Leysin American School^{[note 1]} St George's School in Switzerland (Montreux)^{[note 1]} Riviera School (Montreux) Surval Montreux^{[note 1]} Collège Champittet (Nyon)^{[note 1]} Institut Le Rosey (Rolle)^{[note 1]} Aiglon College (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 1]} Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 1]} GEMS World Academy (Etoy)^{[note 1]}

ZG	Institut Montana Zugerberg (Zug) Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Zug) International School of Zug and Luzern (Baar, Hünenberg)^{[note 1]} International School of Central Switzerland (Cham)^{[note 5]}^{[note 1]} SIS Swiss International School (Rotkreuz)^{[note 1]}

ZH	Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (Dübendorf)^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]} PoloScolasticoItalo-Svizzero Liceo Vermigli (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]} Scuola Italiana Statale "Casa di Italia" (Zürich)^{[note 7]} Scuola Secondaria di I grado "Enrico Fermi" (Zürich)^{[note 8]} Japanese School in Zurich (Uster) Inter-Community School Zurich (Zumikon)^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]} International School Zurich North (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]} SIS Swiss International School (Männedorf, Winterthur, Zürich-Wallisellen, Zürich-Wollishofen) Zurich International School (Adliswil, Wädenswil)^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]} Children First Association (???)^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]}

Former schools	International School Winterthur^{[note 6]}^{[note 1]} International School of Monts-de-Corsier^{[note 1]} American International School of Zürich^{[note 1]} Gstaad International School (Gstaad and Saanen)^{[note 1]} Villa St. Jean International School^{[note 1]}

List by far not complete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ↑ Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne ↑ According the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt, this school does not guarantee connection to the Swiss school system ↑ Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt ↑ Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich. ↑ Not approved as primary school by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich. ↑ Not approved as Sekundarstufe (lower secondary education) by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich

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