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Four-Forest Bilingual International School
Address

Maihofstrasse 95a CH-6006 Luzern Switzerland
Information
Established	2007
Headteacher	Helena Jurt, Elizabeth Häfliger
Faculty	60
Grades	Pre-School, KG, PS 1-6, Secondary 7-9
Age range	3-16
Enrolment	280
Classes offered	Pre-School, Kindergarten, Primary & Lower Secondary School
Language	English and German
Campus	Luzern (LU) and Zug (ZG)
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Green, white and blue
Accreditation	Canton of Zug and Lucerne
Website	www.four-forestschool.ch

Four-Forest Bilingual International School is a private day school located in Lucerne and Zug, Switzerland. Founded in 2007, it has around 280 pupils, whose ages range from 2 to 16.

Accreditation

Four Forest's kindergarten, primary school (Primarstufe 1.-6. Klasse, grade 1-6) and secondary school are approved by the bureau for elementary school (Amt für gemeindliche Schulen), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zug.^[1] as well as by the canton of Lucerne.^[2]

History

The bilingual international school was founded in 2007. In 2009 The Bee Hive Pre-school in Cham, Zug, was integrated. In 2016 the Swiss private school LMS-Schule Luzern became a member of the Four-Forest schools. More than 280 students attend the campuses in Lucerne and Zug.^{[citation needed]} The schools are located by the Rotsee in Lucerne and in the City of Zug.

School structure

The school has a pre-school, kindergarten, primary and secondary school.

Bilingual education

Children are taught using the immersion method, in both English and German.

The school follows a curriculum which has been put together using the local Swiss curriculum and elements from the British National Curriculum.

The school is accredited by the Canton Zug and the Canton Luzern.

Locations

The Rotsee lake in Lucerne provides the setting for the Luzern campus. The Zug Campus is situated near the municipality of Steinhausen.

References

^ "Anerkannte Privatschulen / Authorised private schools" (official site) (in German and English). Zug, Switzerland: Amt für gemeindliche Schulen, Bildungsdirektion, Kanton Zug. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
^ "Volksschulbildung: Bewilligungen Privatschulen, Privatunterricht" (official site) (in German). Luzern, Switzerland: Abteilung Schulaufsicht,Dienststelle Volksschulbildung, Bildungs- und Kulturdepartement, Kanton Luzern. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

External links

v t e International schools in Switzerland
AG	SIS Swiss International School (Suhr) (Kindergarten only)
Bern	International School of Berne (Muri bei Bern-Gümligen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} Institut Le Rosey (Schönried BE)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]} John F. Kennedy International School (Saanen)^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}
Basel-Stadt	International School Basel^{[note 3]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Basel)
Geneva	Deutsche Schule Genf (Vernier)^{[note 2]} Geneva English School (Genthod and Versoix)^{[note 2]} International School of Geneva^{[note 2]} Collège du Léman (Versoix)^{[note 2]}
GR	Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz
LU	Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Luzern)
Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel Junior College^{[note 2]}
St. Gallen	Institut auf dem Rosenberg (St. Gallen)^{[note 4]}^{[note 2]}
Solothurn	SIS Swiss International School (Schönenwerd)^{[note 2]}
Schwyz	SIS Swiss International School (Pfäffikon SZ)
Ticino	Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Lugano)^{[note 2]} Istituto Elvetico Salesiani Don Bosco (Lugano)^{[note 2]} The American School In Switzerland (Collina d'Oro-Montagnola)^{[note 2]}
Vaud	École française de Lausanne-Valmont^{[note 2]} Lycée Pareto (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Brillantmont International School (Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Pully)^{[note 2]} Haut-Lac International Bilingual School^{[note 2]} International School of Lausanne (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne)^{[note 2]} Knightsbridge Schools International Switzerland SA (Morges)^{[note 2]} La Côte International School (Aubonne)^{[note 2]} Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland^{[note 2]} Leysin American School^{[note 2]} St George's School in Switzerland (Montreux)^{[note 2]} Surval Montreux^{[note 2]} Collège Champittet (Nyon)^{[note 2]} Institut Le Rosey (Rolle)^{[note 2]} Aiglon College (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]} Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil (Villars-sur-Ollon)^{[note 2]}
Zug	Institut Montana Zugerberg (Zug) Four-Forest Bilingual International School (Zug) International School of Zug and Luzern (Baar, Hünenberg)^{[note 2]} International School of Central Switzerland (Cham)^{[note 5]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Rotkreuz)^{[note 2]}
Zürich	Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich (Dübendorf)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Liceo Vermigli (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} International School Zurich North (Zürich)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} Japanese School in Zürich (Uster) Inter-Community School Zürich (Zumikon)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} SIS Swiss International School (Männedorf, Winterthur, Zürich-Wallisellen, Zürich-Wollishofen) Zurich International School (Adliswil, Wädenswil)^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]}
Former schools	International School Winterthur^{[note 6]}^{[note 2]} American International School of Zürich^{[note 2]} Gstaad International School^{[note 2]} Villa St. Jean International School^{[note 2]}
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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-==Further reading==
-*[http://www.four-forestschool.ch/cms/uploads/pdf/press/NLZ.pdf Schon Dreijährige lernen Englisch, Neue Luzerner Zeitung]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425153302/http://www.luzern-business.ch/de/wirtschaftsstandort/news/details/?nid=1045 Primarschule in zwei Sprachen, Wirtschaftsförderung Luzern]
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