Set in its stunningly beautiful Alpine location overlooking the Rhone valley, the village of Leysin makes an excellent home for this excellent co-educational boarding school, catering for 350 students.

At the core of Leysin American School - one of the leading boarding schools in Switzerland - is a guiding set of principles and values that set the highest standards of effort and excellence within the school environment.

The overarching goal is simple: "Developing innovative, compassionate and responsible citizens of the world".

LAS offers students an academically challenging setting, based on realistic goals, to prepare them for university study. This Results in a near 100% of students moving on to undertake university education, 80% of whom attend University in the USA.

At LAS students undertake a balanced program of study, sports, recreation and cultural travel, supported by a stable, caring, family-like environment.

The institution offers a range of premium study programs including the IB, and is comprised of two excellent campuses which house a superfluous selection of boarding facilities, libraries, technology, art, performance, sport and media centres.

Furthermore there is opportunity to take part in a host of unique extra-curricular activities, designed to produce the most wholesome and well-rounded in school leavers. Institutions such as the MUN are a regular fixture at the school, as well as various exciting excursions and trips around Switzerland and other European countries.