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About Us
Herzlich willkommen – 欢迎光临 – Welcome – Bienvenue – Bainvegni - Benvenuto !
In August 2017, the Swiss School Beijing opened its doors as the German language section of the Western Academy Beijing.
Would you like to know more about our approach to education? Our educational concept is described here.
The Swiss School Beijing is recognized by the Swiss government within the framework of the Swiss “Federal law for the provision of Swiss education abroad” (SSchG). The school currently offers Kindergarten (for 3 to 5 -year old children) as well as Primary 1 to 4 classes. The Primary 5 class will be added in the school year 2023/2024 and the Primary 6 class one year later.
Governance
School Director
Since 1st of March 2021, Dr. Christine Jacob is the Director of the Swiss School Beijing. Her background includes a comprehensive understanding of both Swiss and international education systems. Prior to joining the Swiss School, Christine Jacob was Head of the Language Department at the Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai. Her experience also includes teaching French as a second language in a private school in Zurich, as well as teaching primary school classes in Switzerland and Australia. Christine is fluent in French, German and English.
Association Swiss School Beijing
Each parent and/or guardian of a student of the Swiss School Beijing automatically becomes a member of the Association, for the duration of the enrolment of their child or children at the Swiss School Beijing.
Would you like to know more about the Association Swiss School Beijing? Please download the Statutes.
Association Swiss School Beijing Statutes
PDF (334KB)
Board of the Association
- Yvan Sprünglin, President
- Samuel Baumgartmer, Vice-President
- Barbara Stäuble, Treasurer
- Romain Barrabas
- Urs Andreas Läuppi, parent representative
- Johann Oberson, parent representative
- Linda Ninio, Representative of Swiss School Beijing teachers
- Christophe Romy, Representative of the Swiss Embassy in China
- Marta Medved, Representative of WAB
- Vittoria Pesenti, Representative of SwissCham Beijing
Partnership with Western Academy Beijing
Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) is a leading international school in Beijing, with a long tradition of providing Mother Tongue Language Programs. Thanks to the partnership between WAB and the Association Swiss School Beijing, students of WAB can choose to follow a German-language Swiss curriculum, while benefiting from the multicultural environment, friendly atmosphere and excellent facilities of WAB.
“Patronatskanton”
The Swiss School Beijing is the youngest of 18 Swiss Schools Abroad that are recognised by the Swiss government. Each one of these schools is linked to a Swiss canton (the “Patronatskanton”) who supports the school with curriculum development, recruitment of teachers, professional development of teachers and quality assurance. The Canton of Zürich is the Patronatskanton of the Swiss School Beijing.
