International School of Zug and Luzern
Description
The International School of Zug and Luzern provides high-quality education for students from Early Years to Grade 12 in central Switzerland. ISZL has three campuses and an Outdoor Education Centre in Wengen. All campuses feature modern classrooms and facilities, libraries, fully-equipped outdoor areas and playgrounds, and dining areas.
Zug Campus (Early Years 1 to Grade 8)
Luzern Campus (Early Years 1 to Grade 5)
Riverside Campus (Grade 9 – 12)
ISZL Outdoor Education Centre
More info: http://www.iszl.ch/page.cfm?p=55527
History of ISZL
The International School of Zug was established in 1961 with just fourteen students, and began as a small tutoring group for American children, located in downtown Zug. Over the course of 50 years, the school has been renamed, expanded and relocated many times. However, it never wavered in its enthusiastic commitment to offer the highest educational standards to the expatriate children in the local community. Throughout its history, the school’s dedicated owners, directors and teachers shared a common vision to develop a strong scholastic programme by creating a fun environment in which to learn, along with exciting athletics programmes, extra-curricular activities and cultural excursions. While it started out to serve a small group of American children, the school ultimately ended up providing education for students from around the world.
The Riverside School was founded in 1990 as a university preparatory high school, and in 2001, it became the first school in Switzerland to be authorised to offer the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). It has been offering the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) programme since its inception. Outstanding results have led to an exceptional track record of university placements worldwide.
The International School of Luzern (ISOL) was founded in 2006 with just 12 students as a sister school to the long established International School of Zug. Its aim was to provide an international English-speaking education for the large and thriving expatriate community of inner Switzerland.
The International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL) was founded in 2008 following the merger of the International School of Zug, International School of Luzern and The Riverside School. In the same year ISZL purchased their Outdoor Education Centre in Wengen. The successful merger of the International Schools of Zug and Luzern and the Riverside School in 2008 resulted in an innovative vision, which takes into account the school’s past, focuses on its present and prepares for its future. It is because of a shared vision and philosophy among its divisions that the school succeeds. Approaches and methods vary throughout the school, but each of the three campuses benefits from the others’ aspirations, with significant new-found opportunities made available since the merger took place.
An overview of the last 50-plus years of ISZL’s history reveals that it has continuously been committed to providing an exceptional academic curriculum coupled with an exciting range of activities and outdoor adventures. Despite its many incarnations, from a small tutor group to a school across several campuses offering education for all ages, it has consistently offered the highest scholastic opportunities for expatriates in central Switzerland. Over the past five decades of progress and expansion, the passion and dedication of many individuals have culminated in a highly successful, not-for-profit educational organisation meeting the needs of more than 1,300 pupils from over 50 nations.
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This year's Tour de Suisse bicycle race will once again be passing through Canton Zug, and we recently had a visit from Rollensprint, an event organised by the Amt für Sport Zug to reach and inspire young people. All Grade 5 students competed in a short bike race on a stationary bike. The Rollensprint bikes are visiting all schools in the Canton, and the fastest students in each age category will be invited to compete in the finals on stage at the start of the Tour de Suisse in June.
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The High School drama production, 'The Cocktail Party' by TS Eliot, has been playing all week and delighting audiences. Well done to the talented actors and all those working so hard behind the scenes for putting on this fantastic performance.
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Some wonderful Parents' Association volunteers are getting to work this afternoon planning this summer's International Day. If you are a parent interested in helping out, get involved! It's a great way to make friends in our vibrant and welcoming community.
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Our youngest skiers from Primary School joined the Middle School team for the biggest ski competition of the year, with over 400 racers from 16 International Schools across Switzerland meeting for the SGIS races in Gstaad. It is the toughest competition of the season, where we faced racers from the mountain and boarding schools who train every day as part of their school programme. It was a great experience for our skiers who showed a lot of improvement, and both teams finished in 4th place. Well done to all our racers for their great team efforts!
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Grade 7 students have been learning about acids and bases, and they recently visited the Coca Cola bottling plant and its laboratories in Zürich. The trip was a great opportunity for the students to connect their knowledge with real life experiences, and we are grateful to Coca Cola for the chance to see science in action.
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This week we have a visiting artist, Ptolemy Elrington, inspiring our students. Ptolemy is behind Hubcap Creatures, and renowned for his animal sculptures made entirely from recycled materials. The main focus of his visit has been working with the children to create a large eagle, our school mascot, which will hang in the Middle School gallery. Ptolemy's visit has been made possible by the Fund For Excellence. Thank you to our generous donors for enabling this outstanding experience for the students.
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The Varsity Boys Basketball team competed in the Sports Council for International Schools tournament at the weekend, winning the championship for the first time! Playing against teams from Budapest, Warsaw, Munich and Zurich, our team played with skill and tenacity beating arch rivals Zurich International School in the final 52-37. Congratulations to all involved, and thanks to The Inter-Community School Zurich for hosting a great tournament.
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It was an exciting weekend at the European International School Ski Races at the weekend with ISZL students racing against skiers from Geneva, Munich, Zurich, Leysin and Luxembourg. Huge congratulations to our skiers for winning the overall team competition and bringing home the Wengen Cup! With skiers from our Primary, Middle and High School taking part, it was a pleasure to see how the team has grown and demonstrates such good team spirit. Well done Eagles! Full results are on this link: http://eissr.info/
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University and College offers are starting to come in for our Class of 2017, and among them we are delighted to have 5 offers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford (2 of them unconditional), as well as offers from Brown University and the highly competitive Musical Theater at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Congratulations and good luck to all our Grade 12 students as they plan their futures after ISZL.
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On January 19 and 20, ISZL students, along with members of the Humanities Department, had the pleasure of travelling to the Open Forum. This yearly event is held in conjunction with the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Grade 11 and 12 students were exemplary ambassadors for the school as they participated during sessions and interacted with many of the attendees of the WEF. All students were inspired by the panelists they had the opportunity to see, and hope to bring new ideas and perspectives back to the classrooms of ISZL.
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It will be a sporty winter in Zug!⠀ ⠀ Sundays get more fun as of today! Mini Soccer (3-4) Fun Footy (5-7) and Soccer League (8-12) all started this morning from 10h to 11h30. You can still join in on all the fun, which will last until the 12th of February.⠀ ⠀ Go to our website, linked in bio, for more info⠀ ⠀ #intersoccer #football #soccer #winter #2017 #zug #fun #warm #switzerland #youth #inspire #nextgeneration ⠀
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Sunday is always fun day with InterSoccer!⠀ ⠀ Our Autumn Sunday Courses are over for Zug & Luzern, but fret not; The Winter Sunday Courses start soon! Join us for Mini Soccer (3-4), Fun Footy (5-7) and Soccer League (8-12) in the International School of Zug & Luzern every Sunday from 10am to 11.30am.⠀ ⠀ More info on our website, link in the bio⠀ ⠀ #intersoccer #football #winter #2017 #soccer #zug #luzern #fitnessgoals #switzerland⠀
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So we have Basel and Geneva out there already, how about Zug and Luzern? ⠀ Yup we have that covered too! A whole host of courses for all ages and abilities conveniently located at the @International School of Zug & Luzern’s brilliant indoor facilities.⠀ ⠀ Check out our web address in the bio for all the info and bookings⠀ ⠀ #intersoccer #football #fun #happy #myteam #winter #2017 #soccer #zug #luzern #notdoneyet #switzerland⠀
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