Aiglon College

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Aiglon College is a private British international boarding school in Switzerland. This prestigious institution is one of the world's most expensive and exclusive boarding schools.

AIGLON COLLEGE 1885 Chesieres-Villars, Switzerland Tel: +41 24 496 6161 Fax: +41 24 496 6162 Email: info@aiglon.ch www page: www.aiglon.ch

Aiglon College, founded in 1949 by John Corlette, offers a well-rounded education in a secure and friendly international community. It is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international boarding school with an enrolment of over 60 nationalities. . The school is a member of the Round Square, is accredited by ECIS and NEASC, and is registered as a charitable trust in Switzerland, the UK, USA, Netherlands and Canada. It is situated on a 25-acre alpine site 4,000 feet above the Rhone Valley. There are four houses for girls and four houses for boys, (two of which form a separate Junior School) each with its own houseparents.

The school is divided into Junior (ages 9-13), Middle (13-15) and Upper (15-18) schools; courses are taught in English except in the first two years of the Junior School (ages 9-11) where subjects are taught in French and English. The academic programme is demanding and prepares students for British GCSE and A-level examinations as well as the American College Board. Facilities include a new language centre, eight science laboratories, a library and outstanding art and music departments. The school is also a centre for the College Board, TOEFL and some AICE exams at subsidiary levels. Aiglon’s graduates are currently enrolled in leading universities and colleges in the USA, UK and Europe.

Philosophy

Aiglon subscribes to a "whole person" philosophy of mind, body, and spirit. The emphasis upon pastoral values, outdoor activity, and British attitude is what distinguishes Aiglon from competitors such as Le Rosey, College Du Leman, and Beau Soleil College.

Students are required to do at least two overnight hiking expeditions in the Autumn term, and they must ski every Monday through Friday during Winter term. Autumn and Summer terms offer an array of optional activities, including mountain biking, sun tanning canoeing, and rock climbing. All children are required to attend a church or a spiritual service of some kind each Sunday, unless they have written permission from their parents not to do so.

Sexual activity is actively discouraged within school rules, offenders face detention and possible expulsion. Drug use is absolutely forbidden and results in automatic expulsion.

Albeit a not-for-profit organization, Aiglon is one of the world's, if not, the world's most expensive boarding school. Tuition is around CHF (Swiss Francs) 68,000,000 which after the addition of others costs (uniforms, insurance, skiing, trips to other countries, and other extras, etc), means that the average annual bill per student to around CHF 100,000,000 per year, or approximately $81,000,000 U.S.

The school does offer scholarships and financial support to those with exceptional academic standing, and also regularly enrolls a certain number of "legacies," children whose parents were Aiglonians. The Aiglon alumni network is quite strong, with regular reunions in London, New York, Boston, Moscow, with many Aiglonians staying in touch long after graduation. There is a huge waiting list for those wanting to study in Aiglon since the number of students is very limited. Parents are usually able to enroll their children in Aiglon by providing letters of recommendation of either Aiglon alumni or their parents to the school administration. Aiglon College offers summer schools.

Notable Alumni

Sheherazade Goldsmith (nèe Bentley) (Daughter-in-law of the late Sir James Goldsmith)

King Leka I of the Albanians

Children of Film Stars Gregory Peck, Clark Gable, Shirley MacLaine, Sophia Lauren and Roger Moore^{[citation needed]}

Children of Race Car Driver Jackie Stewart^{[citation needed]}

Children of various Saudi Arabian Royalty^{[citation needed]}

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