Our School Community

A Small School with a Global Community

Verbier International School is home to approximately 200 students representing more than 50 nationalities, creating a remarkably international community within a deliberately small school.

Around 45 students call our boarding chalets home, while the majority of our students live with their families in Verbier and the surrounding region. This balance creates something special: our boarders become part of life in Verbier, while our day families bring the wider Verbier community into the life of the school.

In many ways, VIS reflects the village we call home. Verbier is international, entrepreneurial, active, ambitious, and welcoming, attracting people from around the world who share a love of the mountains and an adventurous outlook on life. These same qualities can be felt throughout our school.

Our size means that students of different ages and nationalities know one another, teachers know their students personally, and families quickly become familiar faces. With Primary and Secondary students sharing one campus, younger students have role models to look up to while older students develop a natural sense of leadership and responsibility.

 

A Community That Grows in Winter

Every winter, our community becomes even more international as we welcome approximately 100 additional students from around the world through our Winter Term programme.

These students become part of everyday VIS life, learning alongside our year-round students while experiencing an education shaped by the extraordinary opportunities of the Swiss Alps.

For our existing students, it means new friendships, new cultures, and new perspectives arriving each winter. For those joining us for the season, it is an opportunity to become part of an established international community while enjoying an unforgettable academic and alpine experience.

Different backgrounds, languages, cultures, and experiences come together at VIS, yet the size of our school ensures that the community remains personal.

International in outlook. Personal in experience.

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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