Daily Life

School Restaurant

Most of the meals at Aiglon are taken together as a school in our professional school restaurant. Our aim is to ensure every meal offers a balance of options that caters to the diverse cultures represented in the school community. Every day there are world, tradition and vegetarian options. On Mondays, the entire school eats vegetarian — this is a long-standing tradition.

Students can come for a hot breakfast in the school restaurant, or there is a selection of breakfast items provided in each boarding house. Lunches are taken together in the restaurant over two sittings and dinner is served in the restaurant by house groups.

House Meals

Opportunities to dine together by boarding house are an important aspect of Aiglon culture. Usually once a week on Sundays, students have food delivered to the house, or they work together to prepare a special meal. Depending on the house, there are also other opportunities for year groups or friends to dine together for special occasions.

Students quickly get to know all their teachers. One thing that's clear straight away is that as well as being brilliant, inspiring, life-changing educators, Aiglon's teachers also have another — unique — role as house tutors.

All members of staff take a very active role in the pastoral care and learning support of students. That means that teachers are not only with students in the classroom helping unpick a tricky science problem. They are also in-house when students need help with prep (homework), and they're there on expedition. Students and teachers share their daily life because that's what it means to be part of the Aiglon family.

Villars Permission

On certain weekday evenings and weekends, students have permission to go into our local village on their free time, either for a meal or other activities. It's a good chance to spend time with friends — as long as they're not late back to house!

Exeat

With parental permission, students can apply for 'exeat' weekends where they are permitted to leave campus for the weekend.

No. 1s Uniform

When we're dressing to look our best at Aiglon, we turn to the school's traditional uniform, colloquially called No. 1s. Students purchase this uniform when they begin at Aiglon; it includes trousers, skirt, white shirt, tie or scarf and the blazer embroidered with the school crest.

This uniform is worn for special occasions, to represent the school externally, when undertaking a leadership responsibility or otherwise to look their best! Students are expected to keep everything in top condition.

No. 2s Uniform

No. 2s make up the majority of the school's standard, day-to-day uniform. It includes khaki trousers, a white polo top and a school jumper. It must be accompanied by smart, clean shoes or boots in the case of snow.

The uniform is worn during the working school day by all students in years 5-11. They are allowed to change after classes.

Year 12 & 13 Dress Code

When students enter their final two years at Aiglon — the diploma years — we recognise the need for them to be prepared for the real world outside of boarding school.

They therefore have more freedom to make their own working day dress decisions, but the standard is business-professional. Of course, they can accessorize and adapt to the weather, as needed, but we maintain a high expectation for our oldest students.

Sport & Expedition Uniform

We are active a lot here, and with varying seasons and weather, it's important that students are dressed prepared to go outside and into the mountains, whether that is for skiing, camping, or a football tournament.

We uphold standards for both PE/sport kit and expedition kit. If students don't turn up wearing the required equipment, they are sent back. It's important to us that students are not only dressed to be professional but also to be safe!