Saint Dominique Savio School
The Saint Dominique Savio school is managed and run by a team of passionate and professional educators, chosen for their recognised skills with French, Swiss and international families.
School presentation
Saint-Dominique Savio is an inclusive International Catholic School that opened its doors in September 2023.
It is located in the Montchoisi district, right at the heart of Lausanne. The area is well served by public transport and easily accessible for families.
Set in a green space and covering an area of over 1 hectare, the many classrooms are numerous, spacious and bright, enabling a wholistic school life that encourages the various forms of learning delivered by the teaching team.
The use of digital technology and screens is reserved for the teaching staff in order to maintain children's attention and concentration levels, as well as to encourage a taste for camaraderie, play and outdoor activities.
The school's Christian educational project aims at the complete formation of the child. The spiritual and moral values of the Gospel are encouraged and celebrated through daily prayer times, important feasts of the liturgical year, and by following the exemplary life of Dominic Savio, the School's patron saint.
Childcare is available all week on demand, please contact us.
A unique education offering combining educational excellence, human scale and family values
A relationship of trust with families
- Parents reassured to see their children flourish and happy to go to school:
- respect for the physical and psychological integrity of each child from an early age
- joy and serenity: the transition from home to school is smooth and easy integration into a welcoming group of friends
- A shared vision of discipline and respect for authority:
- alignment of educational principles
- teachers who are available and easy to get to
- well-established and well-tuned communication between the school and families
- Conviviality within the school community:
- festive events: school fetes, open days, celebrations
- rituals and practices of benevolence and fraternal charity (‘guardian angels’)
- conferences and discussions on educational topics
Guaranteed teaching adapted to each individual
- Team commitment :
- recruitment in line with the school's requirements and values
- guidance and support for teams that generates motivation and good working conditions
- Caring teachers who know each student:
- specific needs and appropriate preparation
- psychology and mood
- family relationships and friendships
- Small class sizes :
- 10 pupils per class
- Level practice equivalent to 1 teacher for 5 students
- The promise of teaching and assimilation of methods:
- Proven methods: Singapore in maths and Fransya in French
- Student progress and success
Starting an international curriculum at an early age
- Bilingual teaching from the age of 2 and a half, with 30% of the French curriculum taught in English (6 hours per week)
- Compliance with the requirements of the French and Swiss curricula:
- Preparation for the French Education Nationale and the Plan d'Etudes Romand (Canton of Vaud) assessments from cycle 2 onwards
- Pupils who are perfectly integrated, whatever their origins or the mother tongues of their families