Category: Mind

Summer Experiences

Alongside Aiglon’s belief in developing a balanced mind, body and spirit, universities are in search of academically qualified and personally balanced applicants. What does this mean? Although an application is evaluated mainly on academic…

Posted on 18 January, 2019 in People, Mind, College & Careers

Google Reference School

Aiglon becomes the first Google reference school in Switzerland. This status is awarded to schools that are using Google for education tools in creative, innovative or exemplary ways. Google reference school status provides recognition of our use of…

Posted on 11 January, 2019 in School, Mind

Entrepreneurship Club

One of our Year 13 students, Santiago (Delaware) asked to interview Aiglon alumni as part of a new student initiative to develop an entrepreneurship club. In early December he had the chance to speak with Roya Ansari (Clairmont, 1979) over Skype. Roya…

Posted on 14 December, 2018 in People, Mind, Alumni

Living "Up" to Expectation

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” We often expect our children and our students to live “up” to our expectations of them, but I think it is important to realise that they can also live “down” to our expectations. The…

Posted on 11 December, 2018 in People, Mind, Spirit

Hospitality & Business

What is the link between Apple Inc. and our local Chalet RoyAlp Hotel and Spa? They both deal with operation budgets, staff management, product design and sales, consumer care, and bottom line profits. The study of business, international business…

Posted on 29 November, 2018 in People, Mind, College & Careers