International School in the heart of Lausanne

Saint Dominique Savio is an international French Catholic School open to all. Since August 2023, we welcome pupils from the age of 30 months (0P level) up to the age of 8 (5P) from the start of the school year in 2024.

The school's pedagogical project aims to provide an all-round education for pupils, enabling them to acquire solid working methods through a dynamic, experimental and multilingual approach.

The school's exceptional 2,000m² site in the heart of the city offers optimal learning conditions, with spacious, bright classrooms, a learning garden, forest school, playgrounds and sports facilities, and close proximity to cultural attractions.

A day nursery (Les Petits Savio) complete the educational offering for local and international families.

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School Year calendar 2024-2025

Day nursery : general conditions 2023-2024

School fees 2024-2025

Day nursery Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

Day nursery(from 18 to 30 month)

"Les Petits Savio" consists of a day nursery for children over 18 months open all day from 7.30am to 6.30pm

KINDERGARTEN - Early Years Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

KINDERGARTEN - Early Years(from 30 months to 3 years old)

The first experiences of life in a group for children from 2 ½ to 3 years old.

KINDERGARTEN - The Middle Section (1P Harmos) Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

KINDERGARTEN - The Middle Section (1P Harmos)(from 4 to 5 years old)

Throughout the year, pupils continue to learn the basics of writing, reading and arithmetic.

KINDERGARTEN - Higher Section (2P) Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

KINDERGARTEN - Higher Section (2P)(from 5 to 6 years old)

Grande Section is the second year of the first primary cycle.

FIRST ELEMENTARY (3P) Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

FIRST ELEMENTARY (3P)(from 6 to 7 years old)

First Elementary is the first year of elementary school.

Creative workshops Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

Creative workshops For children and their parents

« Les Petits Savio » would like you to join us, every Wednesday and Friday at 10am or 3pm, to do "Art n Craft" with your child (18 months and older).

Inter-age meetings at EMS Mieillerie (Fondation La Rozavère) Private school and nurserie in Lausanne

Inter-age meetings at EMS Mieillerie (Fondation La Rozavère)When our pupils visit their elders

Twice a month, our nursery school pupils and their teachers visit the elderly at La Mieillerie, next to Saint Dominique Savio school in Lausanne.It's a chance to talk, play and share moments of friendship, where the enthusiasm of the younger children meets the wisdom of the elders. Learning for all!

An integral education project

The art of learning, a taste for freedom

Admissions 2024 are open : book a place now !

Acquiring fundamental knowledge

The fundamental knowledge necessary for the intellectual development of the child is gathered in the triptych: reading, writing and counting in French.
- Reading and writing
- Counting
The timetable is organised in such a way as to place them in the morning where the child's attention is optimal.
Teachers are trained to teach these proven methods and adapt them to each child:
- Reading and writing: Syllabic and Fransya
- Mathematics: Singapore Method

Training plurilingual pupils

Awakening to linguistic diversity forms the basis of the pupil's journey in this area. Thus, in a progressive manner, we aim to offer 30% of learning in English via early learning classes.
In order to encourage this multilingual learning without hindering the acquisition of fundamental knowledge in French, English is taught through experimentation in the sciences, geography and the arts.
Weekly Mandarin classes are offered to all pupils from nursery level upwards.

Becoming knowledgeable inquirers

The daily practice of sports, cultural and artistic activities, combining games, discovery and language learning.
Raising awareness of respect for the immediate environment (classrooms, playground) and more broadly of nature and environmental issues (creation and organisation of an educational garden within the school).
Training in a sense of responsibility: from an early age, children are given a responsibility to contribute to the smooth running of their class and the school. The satisfaction of having fulfilled their mission strengthens their self-esteem and improves the group dynamic.

L’amorevolezza

In accordance with its Christian educational project, the school of St. Dominic Savio aims to realise the Salesian ideal contained in the words of Don Bosco: "No trust without affection, without trust no education".
For this reason, it is fundamental that the teacher ensures every day, in the trust established with their students, that all the actions he carries out for them are understood and serve to raise them.
In this way, the child grows in love with beauty and goodness.
De cette manière, l’enfant s’évase et grandit dans l’amour du beau et du bien.
They are thus able to freely commit himself to the path that will make them happy.

School year2023-2024 Procédure d'admission

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