Institut auf dem Rosenberg
 To Learn To Live Is The Goal Of All Education | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
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St.Gallen Switzerland | |
| Coordinates | 47°25′31″N 9°21′53″E / 47.4254°N 9.3647°ECoordinates: 47°25′31″N 9°21′53″E / 47.4254°N 9.3647°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent Boarding School |
| Established | 1889 |
| President | Bernhard O.A. Gademann |
| Directrice | Monika A. Schmid |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 6 to 18 |
| Staff Ratio | 1 to 4 (Staff/Student) |
| Av.Class Size | 8 |
| Website | www.instrosenberg.ch |
Institut auf dem Rosenberg (often referred to as Rosenberg), is a private, international boarding school, located in St.Gallen, Switzerland.[1] The Institut auf dem Rosenberg is one of the oldest and best known private schools of the country [2] and is the only luxury boarding school in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. [3] The 260 boarders from over 40 countries, are thought in small classes and are given individual attention in study and career planning.[4] Most students have an entrepreneurial family background and are prepared to take over leading roles in their family businesses and foundations.[5]
History
The Institut auf dem Rosenberg was founded in 1889 by Ulrich Schmidt and originally carried the name of the founder, Institut Dr.Schmidt.[6] With the death of the school’s founder in 1924, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg was established and acquired by the Gademann family in the 1930s.[5]The Gademann family today owns the school in the 4th consecutive generation.[4] The school’s motto „to learn to live is the goal of all education” a quote by the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, is the basis of the school’s educational philosophy.[6]
Academic Curriculum
The Institut auf dem Rosenberg’s boarding students range from age six to 18.[6] The Institut auf dem Rosenberg, has a staff to student ratio of 1:4 and average class sizes of 8 students per class.[3] 99% of Rosenberg students secure a university placement after graduation.[4] Some 90% of students at the Institut speak 2 languages or more and 60% of the students speak three or more languages.[4] The Institute is one of very few schools offering its students five different paths of education:[2]
- German Abitur
- American High school diploma & Advanced Placement Courses (AP)
- British IGCSE, GCE 'A' Level
- Swiss Matura Program
- Italian Maturità
The Institut auf dem Rosenberg also offers language schools in summer[7] and winter months:[2] as well as placement programs supporting student with applications to universities world-wide.[6]
Rosenberg China Winter Camp
The Institut auf dem Rosenberg organises a special winter camp for Chinese students together with BE Education, a leading international education company that organizes similar experiences for Eton and Charterhouse schools in the UK.[4]
Student Life
Extra-curricular activities include tennis, golf, horse-back riding, chess, fencing, water sports, skiing in winter and cultural activities throughout the school year.[2]The annual Rosenberg Ball is the social highlight of the school year. Students perform classic Waltz, modern dance and acrobatic shows in front of a large international audience including their parents.[5] The Institut auf dem Rosenberg is the last remaining school in Switzerland where staff serves meals to the students at the dining table.[5] The students have to adhere to a strict dress code during meals and classes.[5]
Campus
The campus of the Institut auf dem Rosenberg is set in 100,000 square meters of private park,above the city of St.Gallen itself.[4] The students are housed in restored art-nouveau villas according to gender and age. Student facilities, classrooms and dormitories are known to be maintained at a very high standard.[2] Student accommodation features single or double rooms with en-suite bathrooms.[6] The Institut auf dem Rosenberg is by some considered to provide unique quality in boarding school accommodation world-wide.[2]
Notable Alumni
The alumni of the Institut include business leaders, politicians, scientists, designers as well as international royalty and members of the imperial dynasties.[4] Rosenberg alumni form a close, international network that helps them in their later careers.[2] The school operates a privacy policy and does not confirm or deny names of current or former students with the exception of Mario J. Molina, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[5] Other names linked to the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, however not confirmed, include Christopher O'Neill, Gunther Sachs and Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern.
Tuition
- Annual Base fee: CHF 84,000[6]
- Expected annual fees inclusive of extra cost: CHF 100,000 and above[6]
Notes
- ↑ "European Council of International Schools". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Asian Correspondent". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Swiss Learning". Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "BE Education About". Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Bilan Magazine". Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Institut auf dem Rosenberg". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Swiss Schools". Retrieved 12 June 2014.