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LKK343/Institut auf dem Rosenberg
Location
St.Gallen

Switzerland
Information
TypeIndependent Boarding School
MottoTo Learn To Live Is The Goal Of All Education
Established1889 (1889)
PresidentBernhard O.A. Gademann
DirectriceMonika A. Schmid
GenderMixed
Age6 to 18
Capacity260
Staff Ratio1 to 4 (Staff/Student)
Av.Class Size8
Websitewww.instrosenberg.ch

Institut auf dem Rosenberg (often referred to as Rosenberg), is an international boarding school, founded in 1889 and is located in Switzerland’s city of St.Gallen.[1] Rosenberg is among the world’s most prestigious schools and is the only luxury boarding school in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.[2][3] The Institut auf dem Rosenberg paves the way for students, who often come from entrepreneurial family backgrounds, to take over leading businesses around the world and prepares them for roles in science, arts and politics.[4][5]

Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Main Building.
Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Main Building.

History

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Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Main Building, photography 1902.
Institut auf dem Rosenberg: Main Building (1902)

The Institut auf dem Rosenberg was founded in 1889 by Ulrich Schmidt and originally carried the name of the founder.[6] Following the death of the founder, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg was aquired by the Gademann family in the 1930s. The Gademann family today owns the school in the fourth consecutive generation.[4]The school’s motto "to learn to live is the goal of all education" a quote by the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, has always embodied the educational philosophy. [6] Today, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg is well known for its international and individual style of educating students and attaches a high importance to the preservation of traditions.[2][5]

Academic Curriculum

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The Institut auf dem Rosenberg’s boarding students range from age six to 18. [3] The personalized education system at the school, with a staff to student ratio of 1:4 and average class sizes of 8 students, ensures that 99% of Rosenbergs students have university placements after graduation. Some 90% of students at the Institut speak 2 languages and two thirds of the students speak three or more languages.[5] Rosenberg is one of very few schools offering its students five different paths of education:[2]

The Institut auf dem Rosenberg also offers language schools in summer and winter months:[7][8] as well as placement programmes helping student with applications to leading universities world-wide.[6]

Rosenberg China Winter Camp

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Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Campus in Winter.
Rosenberg: Campus in Winter Time.

The Institut auf dem Rosenberg offers a special winter camp for Chinese students together with BE Education, a leading international education company that organizes similar experiences for Eton College and Charterhouse School in the UK.[9]


Student Life

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Extra-curricular activities include tennis, golf, horse-back riding, chess, fencing, water sports, skiing in winter and cultural activities throughout the school year.[2]The annual Rosenberg Ball is the social highlight of the school year. Students perform classic waltz, modern dance and acrobatic shows in front of a large international audience including their parents.[4]

The Institut auf dem Rosenberg is the last remaining leading school in Switzerland where staff serves meals to the students at the dining table. The students have to adhere to a strict dress code during meals and classes.[4]

Campus

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Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Aerial view of the main campus.
Rosenberg: Aerial shot of the school grounds.

Located in St.Gallen, Switzerland, the campus is surrounded by 100,000 square meters of private park overlooking the city itself. [5] The student dormitories house 260 students from over 30 nationalities, in restored art-nouveau villas according to gender and age. Student facilities, classrooms and dormitories are maintained at the highest standards.[2] Student accommodation features single or double rooms with en-suite bathrooms.[6] The Institut auf dem Rosenberg is considered a leader in the quality of boarding school accommodation world-wide.[2]

Notable Alumni

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The alumni of the Institut auf dem Rosenberg include business leaders, politicians, scientists, designers as well as international royalty and members of the imperial dynasties.[5] Former students are part of a strong and exclusive private network.[2] The strict privacy policy at Rosenberg ensures discretion and protection for all its current and former students. The only confirmed alumni is Mario J. Molina, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[4] Other names linked to the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, however not confirmed, include Christopher O'Neill, Gunther Sachs and His Serene Highness Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern.

Tuition

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  • Annual Base fee: CHF 75,000 [6]
  • Expected annual fees inclusive of extra cost: CHF 100,000 and above[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Council of International Schools". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Asian Correspondent". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Swiss Learning". Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Bilan Magazine". Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "BE Education About". Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Institut auf dem Rosenberg". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Swiss Federation of Private Schools". Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Asian Correspondent IR". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  9. ^ "BE Holiday Programmes". Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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