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Collaborative Network
Interconnectedness of everyone involved is important in a student's academic progress and overall wellbeing. This is achieved through close collaboration between parents, teachers, students, and experts.
We embrace the why.
A child-centred, holistic school.
Swiss Open Leaf Academy is designed around the way gifted and 2e children actually learn — not around the average.
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Our Educational Foundation
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Community and Belonging
Our school is a place where students feel safe and understood, creating a community where social relationships are the source of inspiration and collaboration.
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Research-Based Education
Our teaching methods are evidence-based and evidence-informed, developed in collaboration with international experts and university research partners in gifted education.
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Learning Environment
We offer a supportive and structured environment. The school's layout and classrooms are intentionally designed for gifted and 2e students. Within the structure we enable flexibility based on the individual needs of the students.
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School size and learning groups
We start small and stay small. A maximum of six children per class, and around 30 learners in total across the whole school — a size deliberately set by our school building.
Teaching takes place in age-mixed learning groups across Cycles 1 to 3: grades 1–3, grades 4–6, and grades 7–9. Children learn by level and interest, not by year — finding role models as well as younger learning partners.
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What we offer
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Standard curriculum
We offer flexible curriculum options. You can choose our bilingual track — Swiss Lehrplan 21 in German and the Cambridge International curriculum — or a monolingual track in either language.
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Additional Project-Based Education
We supplement the traditional curriculum with complex, interdisciplinary projects that encourage students to explore their intellectual, physical, and artistic boundaries.
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Life Skills Toolbox
We recognise that high intellect doesn't guarantee social or emotional fluency. Our specialist team helps students build their personal "toolbox" of life and learning skills — cultivating resilience and self-awareness.