La Baita
With a view over campus, La Baita combines learning and life. Houseparents live on the top floor while classrooms and rooms below reflect life as one extended family for Aiglon's youngest.
House Facts
Total students: |
28+ |
Year Groups: |
Boys, Years 5 - 8 |
Founding Year: |
1990 |
Location: |
Upper campus |
Building Feature: |
Junior School hub, featuring common rooms, play areas, teaching spaces and boarding |
CONTACT: |
La Baita |
Welcome to LA BAITA
La Baita provides a homey environment where individual boys are enabled to grow into responsible and confident young men. The hub of the junior school, we have classrooms and the dining room on the lower floors, creating a unified environment for work and play.
La Baita’s boys are kept busy not only with their studies, but also with house camping, ski and cultural trips. Recent destinations include Alsace, Neuchâtel and Gruyère, with visits not only to museums and castles, but also to the chocolate factory in Broc.
We enjoy a lively social life, including regular Wednesday evening events. These range from reading competitions, quizzes and charity bingo nights, to talent shows, sports or a technology challenge. La Baita boys are always busy, and always part of a warm and united family.
Meet the House Team
Stuart Hamilton
Director of Junior School
Bernat Solé I Salvatierra
La Baita Assistant Houseparent
Tom Abbott
La Baita House Assistant
From the Students
Living a simpler life at Aiglon has made our son appreciate what he has. And he has blossomed, becoming more independent, organised and mature.
Parents of Andrei
La Baita,, Class of 2027
House History
The Junior School at Aiglon has deep roots stretching back to the school’s earliest years. As early as the 1950s, John Corlette experimented with educating younger students, first housing boys and girls aged 8 to 12 at “Riant Coteau,” opposite the Hotel Bristol. Later, Chalet Près Vallon was acquired in 1965 to house a primary day school for children aged 5 to 11, serving staff families and the local English-speaking community. Although it closed in 1968, the desire to create a permanent Junior School persisted.