A careful, transparent process to make sure SOLA is the right fit — for your child, your family, and us.
Submit an application and tell us about your child — their learning profile, experiences, and what brings you to SOLA. We will schedule an introductory conversation with our team to get to know your family and answer your questions.
To ensure SOLA is the right fit, we arrange a professional pedagogical and psychological assessment. This may include an IQ assessment (we typically work with children testing around 130 and above) and an evaluation of gifted learning characteristics.
If your child has already been assessed or diagnosed by a certified specialist or recognised practice, we are happy to accept those existing reports — no need to repeat what has already been done. If your child has not yet been assessed, our in-house child psychiatrist, Dr. Christine Kuhn, can carry out the full diagnostic process together with our team.
Before a final placement, your child joins SOLA for a three-month trial period. This is a mutual exploration — for your child, for your family, and for us — to ensure the fit is right on all sides. At the end of the trial, we make the final admission decision together with you and your child.
FAQ
No. A diagnostic report helps us understand your child more quickly, but if none exists, we can carry out the assessment ourselves as part of Step 2. We do not require families to obtain diagnostics before approaching us.
No. We expect children to come from across Central Switzerland — Zürich, Zug, Schwyz, Einsiedeln, Rapperswil, and beyond. Pfäffikon is well connected by public transport.
From Klasse 1 (typically six years old). We do not currently plan a kindergarten programme.
Yes. We follow Lehrplan 21 as our foundational curriculum, which means SOLA students remain anschlussfähig to Swiss public schools, Gymnasien, and Berufslehre pathways.
We are committed to making SOLA accessible. Please get in touch — we discuss financial situations confidentially and separately from the admissions decision.
We will say so openly, and where possible suggest other schools or settings that might work better. We would rather have an honest conversation early than have a family arrive somewhere that doesn't suit them.
The first step is a conversation — one hour of your time, no test, no decision pressure. We listen, describe our school honestly, and explore together whether SOLA is the right place for your child.