For more than 70 years, our school has earned a reputation for our adventurous outlook and tradition of leading challenging expeditions for students of all ages. As such we are able to offer the level of guidance and expertise to our students which not only ensures their safety and security but also introduces them to a true spirit of expeditionary adventure.

These are not just trips for those extroverted students for whom the desire to explore the world runs deeply; our adventures are designed to push the boundaries of all Aiglon students. We firmly believe that our students must venture outside their personal comfort zones in order to not only uncover the hidden beauty of the natural world that surrounds us, but also new truths about themselves. They will gain an appreciation for the environment of which they will become custodians, and an understanding of their responsibilities as global citizens.

Alongside exploring our immediate Swiss mountain environments, students will have the opportunity to travel to countries further afield, such as Thailand and Nepal.

It is both a privilege and responsibility to include service trips as part of our educational approach. We are always keen to impress upon Aiglonians the fact that, though we aim to have a positive lasting effect on any global or local community project we engage with, ultimately it is our own students who will benefit most from their service experiences. In planning our service trips we continually assess how balanced and beneficial our contributions are for all involved.

Service trips invite our students to engage with aspects of our global landscape that they generally wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity to, and students learn the practical ways in which they can have an impact on issues which challenge various communities. Whether through our teaching trips to Kenya and understanding how something as seemingly simple as personally serving fruit to children can have a deep emotional impact on all involved, or contributing to surveys of refuse left by tourists on Mount Logonot; these trips above all else are valuable in their ability to have a domino effect on our students. They encourage a drive to dig deeper into these subjects and understand how each Aiglonian can be a force for good in our world.

Our programme has taken our students on educational trips to Kenya and China, humanitarian projects in Ghana and Costa Rica, and ecological service visits to Indonesia and Peru.