Discover what makes our school unique?

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Holistic approach to learning

We prepare our students for life after school by giving them a balanced education, but also by developing core skills and attitudes that will make them flexible and lifelong learners.

Class sizes

With reasonable class sizes, students get the necessary individual attention they deserve. It also favours collaborative work among classmates and help them develop social skills.

Languages

We strongly emphasize the acquisition of varioius languages and the development of the mother tongue of the students. English plays a central role in their education.

Physical and emotional well-being

We believe that in order to thrive, students must be physcically and emotionally balanced. It is therefore essential to cultivate healthy study habits.

Experience of teaching staff

Our teachers and pedagogical leadership team are all very experienced teachers, with a deep knowledge of international curricula, such as the International Baccalaureate, the A-level and the IGCSE.

Safe and pastoral environment

The school’s surroundings participate in developing healthy study habits. It allows students to develop their skills in a safe, peaceful and pastoral environment.

Wide Range of activities

Sion is a vibrant city proposing many cultural, creative and sports activities. Valais is well-known for its numerous Alpine resorts and its wide range of outdoors activities.

Cultural diversity

The school is inclusive in welcoming students from all cultural, religious, and ethnical backgrounds. Students who learn about different cultures feel more comfortable with these differences later in life.

Efficient use of technoglogies

The efficient use of digital learning tools in classrooms increase students’ engagement, and facilitates personalized learning. It contributes to developping essential 21st-century skills.

Students as responsible individuals

Students are given important responsiblities and are implicated in making decisions in relation to the school life, making them actors of their own learning.

10 Reasons for choosing the International School of Sion

Holistic approach to learning

We prepare our students for life after school by giving them a balanced education, but also by developing core skills and attitudes that will make them flexible and lifelong learners.

Class sizes

With reasonable class sizes, students get the necessary individual attention they deserve. It also favours collaborative work among classmates and help them develop social skills.

Languages

We strongly emphasize the acquisition of varioius languages and the development of the mother tongue of the students. English plays a central role in their education.

Physical and emotional well-being

The school’s surroundings participate in developing healthy study habits. It allows students to develop their skills in a safe, peaceful and pastoral environment.

Wide Range of activities

Sion is a vibrant city proposing many cultural, creative and sports activities. Valais is well-known for its numerous Alpine resorts and its wide range of outdoors activities.

Cultural diversity

The school is inclusive in welcoming students from all cultural, religious, and ethnical backgrounds. Students who learn about different cultures feel more comfortable with these differences later in life.

Efficient use of technoglogies

The efficient use of digital learning tools in classrooms increase students’ engagement, and facilitates personalized learning. It contributes to developping essential 21st-century skills.

Students as responsible individuals

Students are given important responsiblities and are implicated in making decisions in relation to the school life, making them actors of their own learning.