Collège Champittet

Collège Champittet
Collège Champittet
Location
	Pully; Vaud; Switzerland
Information
Type	Private school, International school Day & Boarding
Founded	1903
Director	Philippe de Korodi
Classes offered	Kindergarten/Primary/Secondary
Website	www.nordangliaeducation.com/en/our-schools/switzerland/college-champittet/champittet-pully

46°30′26″N 6°38′25″E / 46.507288°N 6.6403559°E / 46.507288; 6.6403559

Collège Champittet is a Swiss school in the canton de Vaud operated by Nord Anglia Education, a group of 82 schools around the world. The school offers an academic education for students ages 3–19 and has two campuses: the main one is located in the vicinity of Lausanne in Pully, and the other one in Nyon. The Nyon campus offers Kindergarten and primary school education services, while the Pully campus offers a Kindergarten, primary and a secondary education.^[1] The school offers a full boarding service for students who are willing to live in the Pully campus. The school has a 950-student capacity.

The school was established in 1903 by a group of Dominican fathers as a Catholic school for boys. They were in charge of the establishment until 1951, when they passed on the leadership of the school to capitular fathers of the Great Saint-Bernard order, who left the school in the care of a group of professional educators in 1998. During this time, in 1984, the school became mixed and accepted girls.

Collège Champittet offers a bilingual program French/English for all students. A bilingual or Francophone curriculum and a program for non-francophone students (French as Foreign Language (FLE)^[2]) is also available. For the upper secondary students (age 14 to 19), students can choose between the French Baccalaureate,^[3] the FLE program,^[4] and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.^[3] Champittet calls for a technological approach of education. In fact it is accredited by Intersection, an independent company that evaluates the degree and quality of technology integration within the educational environment of private schools at primary and secondary level.

Champittet hosts over 30 different nationalities (50% of which are Swiss), nearly all students are either French native speakers, bilingual or plurilingual (20% are native English speakers).

Many choices of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are available for students: Global Citizenship, Model UN, Debate Club, music, sports etc. Variety of educational and humanitarian events are possible because of the involvement of Champittet in several charitable projects through Foundation Collège Champittet^[5] which collaborates with: Foundation Avotra in Madagascar, Foundation Jan & Oscar in Thailand, Nordstar of Nord Anglia Education in Tanzania and 1001 Fontaines in Cambodia.

Champittet recently absorbed the students from L'Institut Mont-Olivet, a neighbouring school which closed in 2016.

Accreditation

Collège Champittet's (upper) secondary education (Middle and High School) is not approved as a Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).^[6]

Religion

As the College Champittet has strong Christian roots, it still has some Christian values. Various activities of the chaplaincy are aimed primarily at Catholic children but are open to any children no matter their religion, or because they want to better understand the Christian reality or prepare for baptism. On the occasion of celebrations or liturgical times, several masses are offered to students during the school year. Preparation for the sacraments (Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation) and a choir organization of children and young people are offered by the college's chaplaincy.

Charity

The Collège Champittet Foundation is non-profit and independent from Nord Anglia Education. The Foundation is working in:

In Madagascar, in partnership with Foundation Avotra created by Father Stefano.^[7]
In Thailand, in partnership with Foundation Jan & Oscar.^[8]
In Tanzania, in partnership with Foundation Nordstar of Nord Anglia Education.
In Cambodia, in partnership with association 1001 Fontaines.

Notable alumni

Kevin Scott Allen, American actor
Sébastien Barberis, football player
Marcel Brion, writer and member of the Académie française
Jean-Marie Lovey, bishop
Bertrand Piccard, Swiss explorer, psychiatrist and environmentalist
Michel Voïta, comedian
Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel, humanitarian diplomat

References

^ "Pully Campus". Nord Anglia Education.
^ "French as a Foreign Language Program". Nord Anglia Education.
^ ^a ^b "Secondary School Curriculum | Collège Champittet Swiss Private School". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
^ "Secondary School Curriculum | Collège Champittet Swiss Private School". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
^ "Fondation Collège Champittet".
^ "Maturität - Maturité - Maturità" (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
^ "Madagascar | Fondation Collège Champittet". www.fondation-champittet.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
^ "La Fondation Jan et Oscar continue à grandir". 24 heures. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

External links

Collège Champittet

[1] "Pully Campus". Nord Anglia Education.

[2] "French as a Foreign Language Program". Nord Anglia Education.

[:0-3] "Secondary School Curriculum | Collège Champittet Swiss Private School". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

[4] "Secondary School Curriculum | Collège Champittet Swiss Private School". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

[5] "Fondation Collège Champittet".

[6] "Maturität - Maturité - Maturità" (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Berne, Switzerland: Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

[7] "Madagascar | Fondation Collège Champittet". www.fondation-champittet.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[8] "La Fondation Jan et Oscar continue à grandir". 24 heures. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

[SERI-9] Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

[notregMSLBE-10] Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne

[SERI-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

[notregBS-12] Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt

[notregMSSG-13] Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen

[notregMSZG-14] Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug

[notregMSZH-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.

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List by far not complete ^ ^a ^b ^c Not approved as Gymnasium (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Berne ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap Not approved as Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ^ Not approved neither as Volksschule (Kindergarten, primary and lower secondary education), nor as Mittelschule by the administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-Stadt ^ Not approved as Mittelschule (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial education (Amt für Mittelschulen), department of education (Bildungsdepartement), canton of St. Gallen ^ Not approved as Sekundarstufe II (upper secondary education) by the bureau for gymnasial and pedagogic education (Amt für Mittelschulen und Pädagogische Hochschule), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Not approved as Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt), administration of education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zürich.

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