Four-Forest Bilingual International School

Four-Forest Bilingual International School Four Forest
Address
Maihofstrasse 95a CH-6006 Luzern Switzerland
Information
Established	2007
Headteacher	Helena Jurt, Elizabeth Häfliger
Faculty	40
Grades	Pre-School, Kindergarten, 1-6
Age range	3-13
Enrolment	220
Classes offered	Pre-school, Kindergarten, Forest-school, Primary School
Language	English and German
Campus	Luzern and Steinhausen (ZG)
Campus type	Suburban
School colour(s)	Green, white and blue
Accreditation	Canton of Zug and Lucerne
Website	www.four-forestschool.ch

Four-Forest Bilingual International School is a private day school located in Lucerne and Zug, Switzerland. Founded in 2007, it has around 165 pupils, whose ages range from 2 to 13.

Accreditation

Four Forest's kindergarten, primary school (Primarstufe 1.-6. Klasse, grade 1-6) are approved by the bureau for elementary school (Amt für gemeindliche Schulen), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug.^[1] as well as by the canton of Lucerne.^[2]

History

The bilingual international school was founded in 2007. In 2009 The Bee Hive Pre-school in Cham, Zug, was integrated. Meanwhile, more than 220 students were being instructed at the campuses in Lucerne and Zug. The school is located by the Rotsee in Lucerne and in Steinhausen, Switzerland near the City of Zug.

Bilingual education

The immersion method, involving instruction by native-speakers, exposes students to the rational, emotional, and cultural dimensions of the second language. This is the foundation for developing complete fluency. de:Bilingualismus The instruction takes place in small groups. A preschool for children older than three, a forest-preschool, kindergarten and elementary school are offered. Instruction takes place in English and German, alternating weekly.

The school follows a curriculum which has been put together using the local Swiss curriculum and elements from the British National Curriculum. This curriculum begins in Pre-School with the 3-year old children and is followed by all children until 6th Grade. The children are taught equally in both English and German on a weekly basis (one week German, one week English). The school is accredited by the Canton Zug and the Canton Luzern.

The core subjects in the academic curriculum are: English, German, Maths, French, Science, History and Geography. Furthermore, every child has the following lessons each week: Art, Design Technology, Drama, ICT, Music, PE and PHSE (Physical, Health and Social Education)

Primary school

The Primary School at Four-Forest is a full-time programme. The bilingual curriculum uses the local Swiss curriculum and elements from the British National Curriculum. The children are taught equally in both English and German on a weekly basis (one week German, one week English). All Grades are taught by two qualified and experienced mother-tongue teachers.

Kindergarten

Children start Kindergarten the August after the fifth birthday and are taught primarily by two teachers – one English mother-tongue and one German mother-tongue.

The children are taught on a weekly basis – one week English followed by one week German. The curriculum has an emphasis on literacy and numeracy, and includes science, history, geography, ICT (Information and Communication Technology), P.E (Physical Education), dance, drama, music, art and craft.

Pre-school

The Pre-School gives young children their introduction to the learning environment from the age of three years. Early years activities include sand, water, modelling, arts and crafts, construction, books, games, puzzles and role-play. As the children develop, their skills in reading, language and numbers are fostered to provide a basis for literacy and numeracy.

Forest school

There are weekly visits to a woodland site. The philosophy of an outdoor classroom is to inspire children through participation in engaging and motivating achievable tasks and activities in a woodland environment, helping to develop personal, social and emotional skills.

Kinaesthetic learners [learning by doing] are particularly suited to learning in the woodland environment.

After school activities

Extra curricular activities:

Private music classes
Choir
Drama
Chess Club
Art and design
Football
Private ballet classes
Homework Club
Chinese

Locations

The Rotsee lake in Lucerne provides the setting for the Luzern campus. The Zug Campus is situated near the municipality of Steinhausen.

References

↑ "Anerkannte Privatschulen / Authorised private schools" (official site) (in German and English). Zug, Switzerland: Amt für gemeindliche Schulen, Bildungsdirektion, Kanton Zug. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
↑ "Volksschulbildung: Bewilligungen Privatschulen, Privatunterricht" (official site) (in German). Luzern, Switzerland: Abteilung Schulaufsicht,Dienststelle Volksschulbildung, Bildungs- und Kulturdepartement, Kanton Luzern. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

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Notes

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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