The range of courses
Secondary school, short and long-term grammar school
At Stiftsschule Engelberg, we offer an exceptional range of academic programmes: Our students receive a first-class education at both the and levels. At Gymnasium level, students may follow either a four- or six-year academic pathway. Teaching at this level is bilingual, with selected subjects delivered in English.
Teaching in English not only enhances our students’ readiness for academic study at university level but also enables them to excel in the subjects of the – a highly valuable and enriching complement to the rigorous academic demands of the Swiss Matura.
Beyond the academic, students benefit from a vibrant programme in .
Our boarding school - good living, structured learning
The boarding school is a place and, above all, a shared everyday life: a living and learning community of very different people who live together for a wonderful time, grow up together and develop into personalities.
Living together with peers brings a new, enjoyable dynamic for many adolescents. They learn the school material better and with more concentration, and at the same time they work on their social skills as if by chance.
They soon take on real responsibility in living together, for themselves and for others. They discover their strengths and weaknesses. All of a sudden, children and young people have space to develop. And they use it.
The children and young people become part of our learning, educational and living community. They shape this community, creating spaces for resonance and opportunity. For example, in reading clubs, choir, orchestra, theater, sports - and, not to forget, simply in everyday life together.
What our students appreciate
- •The positive and appreciative learning atmosphere at the boarding school
- •Living and learning among peers, girls and boys
- •The daily structure, helpfully balancing between work and leisure, between learning and leisure
- •Modern infrastructure in a historic setting
- •The link between the Matura and the International Baccalaureate (IB)
- •Bilingualism to learn English really well
- •The opportunity to play an instrument, for example the organ, and to join the choir
- •Lots of sport and leisure in the beautiful Engelberg mountains
- •Participation in the Kollegi Theater: in front of, on or behind the stage
- •The option to stay over the weekend
- •The Benedictine tradition as a framework
- •Dealing with the essential questions of life
- •Individual support as adolescents develop into independent personalities
