Institut International de Lancy

Institut International de Lancy (IIL) is private international bilingual school located in Geneva, with teaching in French and English for students from 3 to 19 years old.

Institut International de Lancy
Institut International de Lancy
Former names
Collège Marie-Thérèse
Motto
Travailler et réussir ensemble
Motto in English
Work and succeed together
TypeInternational School
Established1903 (1903)[1]
DirectorMonique Roiné
Students1,460
Location
Grand-Lancy
,
Genève
,
Switzerland

46.1815°N 6.1228°E / 46.1815; 6.1228
Websitewww.iil.ch

History

Collège Marie-Thérèse was founded in 1903 soon after a law in France prohibited religious congregations of any persuasion.[1] In its early years the Collège was attended by approximately sixty girls, mainly boarders, from across Europe. The 1950s and 1960s were a period of expansion for the school resulting in several major changes: co-education was introduced throughout the school, and the curriculum was modified in order to provide pupils with a more personal curriculum at the higher secondary level. In April 2001 the name of the school was changed to Institut International de Lancy. An English-language Primary section was created the same year; an English-language Secondary section followed in 2005. In 2017 the school opened a Bilingual section.

Objectives

Institut International de Lancy seeks to find and foster in each individual, their true potential; to encourage self-discipline and self-motivation; to instill a sense of purpose and awareness of the needs of other people; and to encourage responsibility and thoughtfulness in all they do. In order to attain these objectives the Institut endeavours to provide:

  • French as a Foreign Language, taught across the school, irrespective of nationality, from Reception age through to Years 6/7
  • A literary, scientific, artistic, social and physical education.
  • A multi-national environment which will enable pupils to take their place in today's 'global village.'
  • A respect for the individual, both pupil and teacher.

The current director is Mme Monique Roiné.

Curriculum

The school is committed to a curriculum of core and foundation subjects within a structure that follows the English National Curriculum («Cambridge International Examinations»)[2] and the Baccalauréat en France.[3] The school also provides the IB (International Baccalaureate) since 2009.[4] Their aim is to ensure that pupils, from an early age, develop the essential literacy and numeracy skills they need to learn; to provide them with a guaranteed, full and rounded entitlement to learning; to foster their creativity; and to give teachers discretion to find the best ways to inspire in their pupils a joy and commitment to learning that will last a lifetime.

References
  1. Chronologie (in French and English)
  2. "To find a Cambridge-schools of Geneva, search «Switzerland» and «Geneva»". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  3. IIL et G.E.S.B.F. Site (in French)
  4. IIL at ib Site
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