Academics

An Education Built Around the Individual

At Verbier International School, students follow the International Baccalaureate continuum from the age of 3 through to 18: the Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme, and then a choice between the IB Diploma Programme and our High School Diploma Programme.

What holds that journey together is how small we are. With average class sizes of around 12, teaching here is genuinely personalised. Teachers know each student’s strengths, interests and aspirations, and adapt their lessons accordingly. Nobody slips through unnoticed.

Where we are matters too. Primary students spend every Friday in the forests around Verbier through our Forest School programme. Secondary students take the Alps as their classroom through the Mountain Leadership Programme. Our phone-free school day keeps them present for all of it.

We are also an accredited High Performance Learning school, which means we begin from the belief that exceptional progress is available to every child, not only to a naturally gifted few.

Academics Overview

Academics Overview

A fuller picture of how teaching and learning work at VIS.

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Primary School

Primary School

The IB PYP, Forest School, and the foundations of a lifelong love of learning.

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Secondary School

Secondary School

The IB MYP, a deliberately broad curriculum, and the Mountain Leadership Programme.

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Senior School (IBDP, HSDP)

Senior School (IBDP, HSDP)

Two pathways through the final years, and the guidance that surrounds them.

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High Performance Learning

High Performance Learning

The thinking that shapes teaching in every classroom.

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University Preparation

University Preparation

College counselling, university visits, and life after VIS.

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Learning Support

Learning Support

How individual learning needs are understood and supported.

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Sample Timetable

Sample Timetable

What a week actually looks like, in Primary and in Secondary.

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How to apply

We warmly guide families through every step of joining VIS, ensuring a smooth transition into life in Verbier for both day students and boarders.
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