| Aiglon College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Chesières-Villars, Vaud, Switzerland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent School, Day & Boarding |
| Motto | "God is my strength" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
| Established | 1949 |
| Founder | John C. Corlette |
| Chairman of Governors | Mark Elliot |
| Head Master | Richard McDonald |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 9 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 380 |
| Houses | 8 Boarding houses |
| Colour(s) | Mauve and white, blue and white |
| Publication | Aiglon Association News |
| Former pupils | Aiglonians/Aiglonites |
| Website | http://www.aiglon.ch/ |
Aiglon College is a private English-style boarding school in Switzerland, registered as a not-for-profit charitable institution, with an international student intake (the proportion of nationalities attending the school may vary from year to year). The school gathers funds from full fee-paying students, from donations and via registered charitable trusts in different countries. Parents wishing to send a child to Aiglon, but who have insufficient funds to do so, may apply for their child to be granted a scholarship at Aiglon, funded through these trusts.
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As a charitable trust, the school does not cater to any particular elite group, but offers scholarships and financial support to children who are deemed to be deserving in some way (academically or otherwise), and also regularly enrolls "legacies" - that is, children of alumni. There is a large international Aiglon alumni network, with reunions held in cities around the world including, for example, London, Boston, New York, Sydney and Chicago.
Aiglon College is located at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 feet) above sea level, in the alpine village of Chesières-Villars, near the ski resorts Villars and Villars-sur-Ollon, in the canton of Vaud. The closest larger town is Aigle, and the nearest major cities are Montreux and Lausanne.
The school was founded in 1949 by John C. Corlette, who was a former pupil and teacher at Gordonstoun, a private school in Scotland. It has had links with the Round Square schools organisation for most of its history.[1]
Originally a boy's-only school run along Gordonstoun lines, the school went co-educational in 1968. Though the language of instruction is English, French is taught and encouraged with "French days", because the school is in a French-speaking part of Switzerland.
For "outward bound" type activities, students are required to:
The The Good Schools Guide International called the school "strong educationally, strong emotionally, tough physically."[2]
Weekdays start with a morning meditation, and appreciation of nature is engendered with weekend expeditions on foot, ski or bicycle (the latter in the summer term only).