Le Rosey

"As a "School for Life," Le Rosey is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Shah Reza Pahlavi of Persia, Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, King Albert II of Belgium, King Fuad II of Egypt are among the alumni. But also the offspring of Elizabeth Taylor, John Lennon, and Diana Ross attended school here, and the heirs of family dynasties such as Rothschild, Benetton, Rockefeller, Onassis, and Niarchos shared the dormitory rooms."

"⁠The teaching material is imparted bilingually, in French and English. Managing the syllabus requires discipline: from 7 am until 10 pm, the students are challenged. In addition to a top-notch education, Roséans receive something else: valuable contacts that have been established during the study period and usually last a lifetime. The network, Association Internationale des Anciens Roséens (AIAR), guarantees a perspective of success. It is part of the school's ethos to fuse the adepts with one another through intensive leisure activities. This concept is further supported by a tradition that is unique worldwide for a boarding school. Since 1917, the campus is switched according to the season: between January and March, one moves to Gstaad in the Château, where the school operation around the country estate Rex is spread across several chalets. "Moving 400 students and 200 staff members is no child's play. Perhaps it's even a bit foolish to cling to this 90-year-old tradition, but that's exactly what we like. Le Rosey is creative and sometimes eccentric, and nothing expresses this more clearly than the annual move to the Bernese Oberland," explains Philippe Gudin de la Sablonnière, the general director of the boarding school, in an interview. Once a protégé of this educational institution himself, he knows what he is talking about, having steered the fortunes of this establishment for over thirty years.⁠"