Ecole Brechbühl

Being the oldest private school in Geneva, Brechbühl School has been providing, for more than 140 years, a prime quality education of fundamental subjects, in addition to personalized guidance, which enables each student to develop the multiple facets of their personality.

Giving priority to children of protestant families in Geneva when it originally opened, today, Brechbühl School welcomes children of all nationalities and religions. However, it perpetuates the traditions and values specific to the Spirit of Geneva: tolerance, respect of others, sense of responsibility and openness to the world.

To be the private school for preschool and primary classes that provides rich, effective teaching, that instils a passion for work carried out well and that therefore ensure the pupils are able to succeed at secondary level.

To offer pupils a stimulating, caring environment where they can increase that knowledge and develop themselves through activities that improve awareness, independence and self-confidence.

To support pupils as they learn how to interact in society through practice and cooperation, respect for rules and differences, and examples set by teaching staff.

• Professionalism and involvement from senior management and teaching staff.
• Thoroughness and coherence in learning programmes.
• Flexibility and soundness in teaching choices.
• Promotion and development of children’s interpersonal skills.
• Integration and respect for family values.

Teachers at École Brechbühl are selected for the first-rate training they have received, their pedagogical touch, their professional diligence and their remarkably even-tempered disposition. To them, teaching their pupils real methods of working is as vital as imparting knowledge in key subjects, awakening their curiosity, supporting them in their reasoning and honing their critical spirit.

Enthusiastically and energetically, they create a teaching environment that is firm yet always warm-hearted, where children can learn and flourish safely.

Faithful to our values, language teaching is essential starting from a young age. To prepare our children for tomorrow’s world is to give them solid bases in English and German. English is taught starting from Kindergarten, and German starting from 3P. Classes are given by specialized teachers whose mother tongue is the language they teach.

For the teaching of English, students are divided into groups depending on their level. English-speaking children have a specific program.

• Artistic activities and sports classes are mainly taught in English.
• In English: students prepare Cambridge’s exams: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers et Flyers
• In German: the Goethe-Institut exam (B1 level) is offered to students in 8P.
• A one-week study trip to England or Germany (in alternation) is organized every year for classes of 7 and 8P.