SchoolProfile2018 - 2019CEEB code: 796-120

Head MasterRichard McDonaldheadmaster@aiglon.ch

Deputy Head, Curriculum Nicola Sparrowstudies@aiglon.ch

College & Careers Counselling Patience Fanella-KochDirectorcareers@aiglon.ch

Edith MilettoCollege and Career Counsellorcareers@aiglon.ch

Lucy WiddowsOxbridge Counsellorljw@aiglon.ch

Admissions OfficeFor all prospective student enquiries:admissions@aiglon.ch

Guiding Principles The aim of the school is the balanced development of mind, body and spirit through challenge, respect, responsibility, diversity and service. Aiglon students build close relationships with teaching staff through a tutorial system offering individualised counselling throughout their entire high school experience.

Aiglon CollegeAvenue Centrale, 61

1885 Chesières-VillarsSwitzerland

+41 (0)24 496 6161

OverviewAiglon College was founded in 1949 by the British visionary, John Corlette, and is located 1170 meters above sea level in the French-speaking village of Chesières in the Swiss Alps. We are an independent, non-profit organisation, strongly rooted in our alpine location. All students follow a programme of challenge including mountain expeditions in addition to their academic studies.

Students in Years 12 & 13 follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB). We also administer examinations and certification schemes run by Edexcel, AQA, University of Cambridge International Examinations, the Royal Academy of Dance, the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, the College Board and the International Award for Young People (the international arm of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme).

Our student body comprises 350 students (54% boys and 46% girls), of whom 87% are boarders; students may start in the Junior School from the age of nine. Aiglon College has been accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) since 2000 and is a founding member of the Round Square association of schools.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB)The two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme was introduced in 2010. The IB is an academically demanding two-year programme, well-suited to the Aiglon study style which encourages independent learning, enquiry and self-sufficiency.

Years 12 & 13 / 11th & 12th Grades: IB students choose six subjects, three at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL). Almost all subjects are available at Higher and Standard level.

As well as academic achievement across six subjects, students must complete an extended essay, a Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course and a Creativity, Action and Service programme to gain their IB Diploma. A total of 69 students (out of 72) of the Class of 2018 were entered for the Diploma. The overall pass rate was 99%, and additionally, 27% of all students achieved a Bilingual IB Diploma.

IB Programme 2018 2017Aiglon College

Pass Rate 99% 97%

34 points & above 44% 61%

30 points & above 77% 87%

24 points & above 100% 100%

Academic Programme Years 10 & 11/ 9th & 10th Grades: Aiglon College offers the iGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education), British GCSE, O

Levels and pre-IB as comprehensive two-year programmes. All offer a balanced mix of practical experience and theoretical knowledge and develop a range of core skills including knowledge recall, teamwork, and problem solving.

I(GCSE)/O Level Examination Results

Summer 2018 Summer 2017

A* 31% 31%

A/A* 57% 50%

A*-B 83% 72%

A*-C 92% 92%

A-G 100% 100%

Language BEnglish; French; French ab initio; German; Spanish; Spanish ab initio, Italian Mandarin; Russian; Japanese

Arts & ElectivesMusic; Theatre Arts;Visual Arts

Language AArabic; English; French;German; Italian; Dutch; Japanese; Mandarin; Russian; Spanish

Natural SciencesBiology; Chemistry; Physics; Environmental Systems

MathematicsMathematics;Mathematical Studies; Further Maths

Individuals & SocietiesBusiness Management; Economics; Geography;History; Philosophy

“With the responsibilitiesof the future in their hands, our students need to develop the courage to face challenges,the confidence to lead andthe humility to serve.”

Richard McDonald,Head Master

Class of 2019 (70 students): Average GPA 5.75

QuintileBreakdown Rank GPAs

First 1 – 14 6.38 – 7.00

Second 15 – 28 5.96 – 6.33

Third 29 – 42 5.67 – 5.96

Fourth 43 – 56 5.21 – 5.67

Fifth 57 – 70 4.09 – 5.21

SAT Averages (past four years)

2018 2017 2016 2015Critical Reading 619 615 534 545

Math 633 626 613 604

Grade Point Averages The unweighted cumulative grade point average is updated at the end of each term. Aiglon’s academic academic assessment periods happen in October, December, March and June. Any disciplinary actions resulting in suspensions are reported to universities if the probationary period is still active at the time of application. Our academic distinctions include: Honour Roll (average of 6.00 or above and no effort grade below B), and Merit

Roll (average of 5.5 or above with a maximum of two effort grades at C, or an average of 4.5 or above with all effort grades above B).

Students and Faculty

Over 50 nationalities are represented at Aiglon. This diverse range of backgrounds nurtures an environment of high tolerance and acceptance of other cultures and languages.

Aiglon’s teaching staff comprises 82 teachers, of whom 52 are full-time. Twenty-two hold a Master’s degree, Doctorate or equivalent. Our teachers originate from Belarus, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Enrichment ProgrammeExpeditions: All students take part in the expeditions programme, which consists of a variety of outdoor activities such as camp craft, mountain biking, orienteering, rock climbing, ropes courses and trekking. The principal activity in the Winter term is ski-touring.

Physical Education: All students participate in the PE programme. A range of activities are offered, including basketball, cross-country running, fitness for health, football, rugby, ski race training, skiing, snowboarding, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field athletics, volleyball, weight training and yoga.

Creativity, Action and Service (CAS): Aiglon’s extra-curricular programme has always been an integral and traditional part of the school experience and IB curriculum. The school offers over 100 activities, ensuring the balanced development of mind, body and spirit.

Music: Ensembles of various types and sizes run through the year. Instrumental lessons are available in cello, flute, guitar, percussion, piano, saxophone, singing, trumpet and violin. It is compulsory for any student taking GCSE or IB Music also to take some form of instrumental music lessons.

Round Square Founding Member: Round Square is a worldwide association of schools which share a commitment to personal development and responsibility. In addition to projects in the local community, students participate in service projects in Costa Rica, Cambodia, Peru, Rwanda, Kenya and Russia. Aiglon students also engage in annual regional and global conferences and also have an opportunity to work on the Round Square committee.

2018 Results IB Subject Points Avg

7 6 5 4 3 2

Subject Group 1

ARABIC A: Lit. SL   1 5

AZERBAI A: Lit. (self taught) SL   1 6

CHINESE A: Lit. SL   3 5

ENGLISH A: Lang & Lit. HL   1 5 8 5.5

ENGLISH A: Lang & Lit. SL   3 5 5.38

ENGLISH A: Lit. HL   1 6 12 4 5.17

ENGLISH A: Lit. SL   5 5 2 5.25

FRENCH A: Lang & Lit. SL   1 5

RUSSIAN A: Lit. HL   1 4

RUSSIAN A: Lit. SL   1 5

SPANISH A: Lit. SL   2 4

SWEDISH A: Lit. (self taught) SL   1 4

Subject Group 2

ARABIC B SL   1 1 4.5

CHINESE B HL   1 7

ENGLISH B HL   1 1 6.9

ENGLISH B SL   1 7

FRENCH AB. SL   2 4 4 2 5.5

FRENCH B HL   6 1 1 6.63

FRENCH B SL   5 7 1 6.31

GERMAN AB. SL   1 5

GERMAN B SL   2 2 5.5

ITALIAN B HL   1 6

JAPANESE B HL   1 7

RUSSIAN B HL   1 6

RUSSIAN B SL   5 7

SPANISH AB. SL   1 2 1 2 5.33

SPANISH B HL   4 1 6.8

SPANISH B SL   1 5 1 6

Subject Group 3

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HL 2 1 8 5 5.36

ECONOMICS H 9 11 7 2 5.86

ECONOMICS S 1 6

ENV. & SOC. S 3 7 8 3 2 5.26

GEOGRAPHY H 2 6 6 1 5.6

GEOGRAPHY S 1 1 6.5

HISTORY S 1 1 3 5.6

HISTORY HL 3 2 3 1 5.78

Subject Group 4

BIOLOGY HL 2 2 1 3 5.38

BIOLOGY SL 1 5 5 4.64

CHEMISTRY HL 3 5 3 1 5.83

CHEMISTRY SL 2 3 2 2 3.56

PHYSICS HL 1 2 5 3 1 4.92

PHYSICS SL 1 2 2 2 4.29

Subject Group 5

MATHEMATICS HL 2 3 2 4.71

MATHEMATICS SL 2 8 9 7 9 2 4.49

MATH.STUDIES SL 2 2 7 12 2 4.6

Subject Group 6

MUSIC HL ENGLISH 2 3 1 6.17

THEATRE HL ENGLISH 4 3 5 4.92

VISUAL ARTS HL ENGLISH 6 4 1 4.45

VISUAL ARTS SL ENGLISH 2 4

Higher Education Acceptances / Offers 2012-2018 (Aiglon 2018 destinations noted in bold)

North AmericaAmerican UniversityAmherst CollegeBabson CollegeBard CollegeBaylor UniversityBentley UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrandeis University Brown UniversityBryant UniversityCA College of the Arts Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Catholic University of AmericaChapman UniversityClaremont McKenna College Colgate UniversityCollege of WoosterColorado CollegeConnecticut CollegeCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityDuke UniversityElon University Embry Riddle University Emerson CollegeEmory UniversityEndicott CollegeFairfield University Fashion Inst. of TechnologyFlorida Inst. of TechnologyFordham UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia Inst. of Technology Goucher CollegeGrinnell College Harvard UniversityHofstra UniversityHult Int’l Business School, San FranIthaca CollegeIndiana UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityKenyon CollegeLake Forest CollegeLehigh UniversityLoyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Lynn UniversityManhattanville CollegeMarist College Marymount California University Marymount Manhattan CollegeMarymount UniversityMassachusetts Maritime AcademyMcGill University McMaster University Menlo CollegeMerrimack CollegeMiddlebury CollegeMichigan State University New York UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOberlin CollegeOccidental College

Otis College of Art and DesignParsons School of Art & DesignPennsylvania State UniversityPepperdine UniversityPratt InstitutePrinceton UniversityProvidence College Purdue University Quinnipiac UniversityReed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)Rochester Inst. of TechnologyRollins CollegeRutgers University Ryerson UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySarah Lawrence College School of Visual ArtsSch of the Art Inst. of ChicagoSimon Fraser University Skidmore CollegeSmith CollegeSouthern CA Inst. of Architecture Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire UniversitySt. Edward’s UniversitySt. Lawrence University Stanford UniversitySuffolk University Syracuse UniversityTexas A&M University Texas Christian UniversityTexas Tech University The New School- Eugene LangTrinity College (CT)Trinity University (TX)Tufts UniversityTulane University University of British ColumbiaUniversity of California, Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced,Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara,Santa CruzUniversity of Colorado, BoulderUniversity of DenverUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Ottawa University of Pennsylvania University of Puget SoundUniversity of RichmondUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San Diego University of San FranciscoUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of TampaUniversity of Texas, AustinUniversity of TorontoUniversity of VermontUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of WisconsinVassar College Villanova UniversityWashington & Jefferson CollegeWashington & Lee UniversityWentworth Inst. of TechnologyWesleyan UniversityWheaton College (MA)Worcester Polytechnic Inst.Yale University

United KingdomAA School of Architecture Abertay UniversityAberystwyth UniversityAcademy of Contemporary MusicBangor UniversityBirkbeck, University of LondonBrighton and Sussex Medical SchoolBritish/Irish Modern Music Inst.Brunel University LondonCardiff UniversityCity and Guilds of London Art SchoolCity University LondonCity University London (Cass Bus. Sch.)Conde Nast College of Fashion & DesignCourtauld Institute of ArtCoventry UniversityDurham UniversityGlion Inst. of Higher Edu., LondonGoldsmiths, University of LondonHult International Business SchoolImperial College LondonIstituto Marangoni, LondonKeele UniversityKing’s College LondonKingston UniversityLancaster UniversityLondon School of Economics (LSE)Loughborough UniversityManchester Metropolitan University Middlesex UniversityNew College of the HumanitiesNewcastle UniversityNorthumbria University Oxford Brookes UniversityQueen Mary, University of LondonQueen’s University, BelfastRegent’s University London Richmond, American Int’l UniversityRoehampton UniversityRoyal Holloway, University of LondonSch Oriental & African Studies (SOAS)Sheffield Hallam University St George’s, University of LondonSt Mary’s University, TwickenhamStaffordshire UniversityTeesside UniversityUniversity College London (UCL)University of AberdeenUniversity of BathUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of BrightonUniversity of Bristol University of BuckinghamUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of Dundee University of East AngliaUniversity of East LondonUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of ExeterUniversity of Glasgow University of GreenwichUniversity of KentUniversity of LeedsUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of NottinghamUniversity of Oxford University of ReadingUniversity of RoehamptonUniversity of Sheffield

University of SouthamptonUniversity of St AndrewsUniversity of SurreyUniversity of Sussex University of the Arts LondonUniversity of the Creative ArtsUniversity of Warwick University of WestminsterUniversity of Worcester University of York

GlobalAmerican University of Paris (France)Bocconi University (Italy)Business School Lausanne (Switzerland)Carl Benz School of Engineering (Germany)Charles University (Czech Rep.)City University of Hong KongCollege for International Studies (Spain)Cordon Bleu School (France)Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (Switz.)Ecole poly. fédérale de Lausanne (Switz.)Erasmus University College (Netherlands)Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands)Franklin University, SwitzerlandGlion Institute of Higher Edu. (Switz.)Hague Univ. of Applied Sciences (Neth.)Hotel Institute Montreux (Switzerland)IE University (Spain)Int’l University of Geneva (Switzerland)John Cabot University (Italy)King Mongkut’s Inst. of Tech. (Thailand)Kozminski University (Poland)L’institut Marangoni, Paris (France)Leiden University (Netherlands)Lucerne University (Switzerland) Maastricht University (Netherlands)Modul University (Austria)Monash University (Australia)Moscow State Inst. of Int’l Relations (Russia)Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (Italy)Paris College of Art (France)Royal Academy of Art (Netherlands)Sciences Po (France)Sophia University (Japan)Suffolk University (Spain)Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality SSTHUniversidad de los Andes (Colombia)Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)University College Roosevelt (Netherlands)University College Utrecht (Netherlands)University of Groningen (Netherlands)University of Belgrade (Serbia)University of Bologna (Italy)University of Geneva (Switzerland)University of Hong Kong University of Lausanne (Switzerland)University of Melbourne (Australia)Univ. of New York, Prague (Czech Rep.)University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)University of Queensland (Australia)University of Sydney (Australia)University of Zurich (Switzerland)Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamWebster University (Switzerland)Yale National University of Singapore

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