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Admissions Office
Leysin American School CH - 1854 Leysin Switzerland
TEL +41-(24)493 3777& FAX +41-(24)494 1585
email : [email protected]
Internet: www.las.ch |
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Mission Statement |
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As an international university - preparatory high school committed to excellence, LAS seeks to educate students to be responsible, productive, and ethical citizens with the skills to think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively, and respect peoples of other cultures. |
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Community Harmony |
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LAS provides a stable, caring, and supportive family-like environment, where students receive adult guidance through daily interaction with live-in faculty. The faculty is committed to providing an in loco parentis role model for students. |
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Academic Challenge |
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LAS provides an academic challenge based on realistic goals in preparation for university study. For non-native English speakers, instruction is given in an environment which enhances the mastery of English communications skills. |
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Balanced Program |
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LAS offers a balanced program of study and sports, recreation, and cultural travel. |
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International Understanding |
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LAS provides a living and learning environment where students can develop into "Citizens of the World." |
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Life at LAS |
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The daily life at LAS keeps students and faculty busy from 7:15 in the morning until 10:30 at night. |
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Everyday begins with a school assembly for twenty minutes. The day follows through 7 - 50 minute classes. At 4:00 a two hour recreation period is scheduled, concluding with dinner. After dinner there is an half an hour devoted to Review Sessions and Club Meetings, then a two and a half hour study hall. The day ends quietly with free time from 9:45 until 10:30. Lights out are at 10:30. |
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The LAS Campus |
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Sitting in the middle of the Leysin Mountain Range, panoramic views from every window start and each day beautifully. The campus includes four dormatories with classrooms located on the first floors and residence rooms on the top three floors. Facilities for education include Biology, Chemistry, and Physics labs, computer laboratories, a library multi-media center, dining room, kitchen, health care center, piano instruction classrooms, general music area, bookstore, post office, travel agency, visitor center, a student reception area,and a gymnasium/auditorium. |
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Living in the residence halls has students sharing a room with two or three students in a comfortable room. Each student has it's own loft units which includes a bed, desk, and storage space. |
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All girls and junior and senior boys have private shower/toilet facilities. All rooms have telephones and most face the views of the Swiss Alps and Rhone Valley. The residence halls have free laundry and kitchen facilities and recreational areas. |
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Academic Programs |
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International Baccalaureate |
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This is a select high school program that provides accelerated curriculum which meets admission resquirements of universities worldwide. Students who apply to American universities may receive up to one year of advanced standing.
Diploma Requirements
Residence at LAS:minimum 2 years
completion of high school diploma
completion of the following:
6 I.B. certificates: 3 standard, 3 higher in the areas of:
Language A- English, or mother tongue
Language B- French, German, Spanish, or other language
Study of Man - Social Studies
Experimental Science
Mathematics
Restricted Elective
Theory of Knowledge course; Extended Esssay Research project; Creativity, Action, Social Services. |
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US High School Diploma |
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This program is a university preparatory curriculum which meets the admission requirements for major colleges adn universities in the United States, Canada, and for some in Europe.
Diploma Requirements
Residence at LAS: minimum 2 semesters
Academic credits:24
English 4 credits
Mathematics 3 credits
Sciences 3 credits
Social Studies 3 credits
Languages 3 credits
Creative Arts 2 credits
Senior Humanities 1 credit
Computer Services .5 credit
Physical Ed. 2 credit
Electives 2.5 credits
US History, Biology, and Algebra 2 are mandatory |
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International Studies Diploma |
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This program is for students whose mother language is not English, and prepares them for admission to universities and strengthens their abilities to work with the English language.
The ESL component of the program focuses on writing competency, listening comprehension, conversation/phonetics, and reading.
Diploma Requirements:
Residence at LAS: minimum 2 semesters
English/ESL 7 credits
Mathematics 3 credits
Sciences 3 credits
Social Studies 3 credits
Creative Arts 2 credits
Senior Humanities 1 credit
Computer Studies .5 credit
Physical Ed. 2 credit
Electives 1.5 credit
US History, Algebra 2, Biology are required
Minimum TOEFL score: 500 |
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