INSTITUT AUF DEM ROSENBERG SWISS INTERNATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL

NAME AND NATURE OF THE INSTITUTION

Institut auf dem Rosenberg

Boarding school for children and adolescents aged 6 to 20

ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR OF

1889

GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION

In the small town of St. Gallen, one hour by car or train from Zürich international

airport, a mere 20km distance from Lake Constance and the borders with Germany

and Austria.

ACADEMIC RANGE OF OFFERS

International Section (classes taught in English):

Primary School, Middle School, High School

British and US-American school programmes with recognised leaving qualifications

(IGCSE, GCE A-levels, High School Diploma & AP)

German and Swiss Sections (classes taught in German)

Primary School, Middle School, High School

German or Swiss school programmes leading to recognised leaving qualifications

(Deutsches Abitur; Schweizer Matura)

Italian Section (classes taught in Italian)

High School

Italian state school programme with recognised leaving qualification (Esame di stato)

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC OFFERS

• Intensive Language programmes in English or German for pupils with little or no

knowledge of the language

• Preparation for language diplomas in English (Cambridge), German (GOETHE),

French (DELF), and Italian (PLIDA)

• Language tests for non-native speakers (TOEFL, IELTS)

• Special tests (ACT, SAT)

• Winter courses (lessons in English or German, combined with winter sports, to be

booked by the week (available mid-January to mid-March)

SUMMER COURSES

ARIANA AROSA:

Language courses for children and adolescents, ages 6 to 16 years. Venue an idyllic

Swiss mountain resort (at 1700m altitude); available end June till mid-August.

Adult courses a novelty for adults who wish to holiday in areas of outstanding natural

beauty and at the same time improve their knowledge of English or German.

ARIANA SEEFELD

Language courses for children and adolescents, ages 12 to 18 years. Venue a typical

Austrian village; available through July.

INSTITUT AUF DEM ROSENBERG

Language courses for adolescents, ages 14 to 20; available mid-July till mid-August.

Special courses for IELTS or SAT Workshop (August)

OUR FEES AND PRICES

Per school year CHF 84‘000.00 (excluding 'extras'), approx. CHF 110‘000.00

including extras, with the definite amount depending on each pupil's individual needs

and wishes.

'Extras' (extra charges) are e.g. accident and insurance premiums, text books, major

school trips, private tuition, extra charges for single rooms and any room with en-suite

shower/WC or access to private shower/WC, airport transfers etc.

Summer courses:

CHF 1‘680.00 up to CHF 2‘500.00 per week (depending on course venue)

Adult course at Arosa:

CHF 3‘000.00 per week

Winter courses:

CHF 2‘500.00 per week

PHILOSOPHY/MISSION STATEMENT

Our multi-facetted academic offer enables us to find a fitting school programme for

each of our pupils, to encourage and promote them in accordance with their talent

structure, and to prepare them for studying at university. Next to the academic

education, however, we consider tolerance, discipline, strength of character, and good

manners among the intrinsic values making up a fine personality.

„Learning to live is the final purpose of every education.“ – these words by the famous

Swiss pedagogue, Heinrich Pestalozzi, were adopted as a motto by the Rosenberg

founder in 1889.

SPORTS/LEISURE TIME ORGANISED

During their free time, including the weekends, our boarders are given age-appropriate

care. In winter the obvious sports will be skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating etc. while in

summer tennis, golf, and water-skiing are most popular; for all-year sports we offer

football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, and swimming.

ACCOMMODATION

The Institut auf dem Rosenberg offers tasteful, well-kept single and double rooms,

some of them with en-suite facilities.

THAT SPECIAL TOUCH

The Institut auf dem Rosenberg is famous, among other things, for its annual

Rosenberg Ball, a traditional event for parents and invited guests, for whom the pupils

prepare a special project (with professional assistance) of dance and acrobatic

performances.

ADMISSION

We shall look into the possibility of admitting a candidate when we are sent all of the

following documents:

• completed application forms

• report cards of the last three school years

• a teacher’s recommendation

• personal statement by candidates describing their motivations, plans and goals for

their future

• photocopy of candidate's passport

On the basis of these documents and of the placement test that the candidates from

Grade 6 have to sit, the school management will decide about a candidate's admission

or non-admission.

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT

www.instrosenberg.ch

www.ariana.ch

INSTITUT AUF DEM ROSENBERG

Monika A. Schmid, Directrice

Höhenweg 60

9000 St. Gallen / Switzerland

info@instrosenberg.ch