Enrolments
Enrolments for the 2023-2024 school year
The 2023-2024 school year has started. We still accept new enrolments. Please send an email to contact@secretofchildhood.ch to receive the Parents' Manual and to make an appointment in case you wish to visit the school.
What our school offers
Our school provides:
- Montessori bilingual (English and French) teaching for children 3 to 6 years old and for children 6 to 9 years old
- AMI certified teachers
- A warm and cozy environment
- A multicultural environment with children coming from different parts of the world
- Monthly themes in addition to the traditional Montessori curriculum
- Collective sports activities every Friday with an AMI-trained instructor
- Music, movement and dance lessons with a professional music teacher
- A huge playground where the children can run and play freely and safely
- Forests, meadows and vineyards in the immediate neighbourhood where the children can explore nature
- Easy access by car or by bus with private parking for the parents
- A 3-course lunch at noon and in the afternoon there is a snack with fruits
- An after-school workshop until 6 PM (pick-up time until 6:30 PM), five days per week
- Full-day excursions several times per year
- One-week workshops three times per year during autumn, Easter and summer school vacations
If you're thinking about about enrolling your child, and you wish to visit the school, please send an email to contact@secretofchildhood.ch. We will then send you our Parents' Manual and give you an appointment for a visit.
Our theme for August/September 2023:
Animals in the sea
Animals in the sea
Monthly theme for March 2023:
Medieval castles
Medieval castles
Monthly themes for January and February 2023:
Animals that hibernate and winter sports
Animals that hibernate and winter sports
Montessori is good for the brain
Click here or on the picture above to go to the newspaper article in Le Matin Dimanche. Click here to download a PDF version of the article in English.
Click here to watch the report on Swiss TV (RTS Info).
Click here to watch the report on Swiss TV (RTS Info).
Our theme for October 2022: Farm animals
Our theme for May/June 2022: The life cycle of plants
Our theme for April 2022: The life cycle of the frog
Our theme for January and February 2022:
Parts of the human body and internal organs.
Parts of the human body and internal organs.
Our theme for November/December 2021:
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
Our theme for October 2021:
Items related to autumn
Items related to autumn
Below is our poster on some different sorts of mushrooms
Below is our poster on some different sorts of pumpkins
Our theme for April - May 2021: The solar system
The solar system with the eight planets from Mercury to Neptune.
Our theme for January - March 2021: Volcanos
Our theme for November 2020: Castles
Our sea animals poster
Photos concerning our various monthly themes.
Classroom photos
Healthy eating
The Secret of Childhood Montessori School supports healthy eating. In the morning from 8 to 10:30 our fruit buffet is open for the children to help themselves with a variety of fruits, such as apple, banana, kiwi, nectarine, melon etc. At 11 am students and teachers sit together to enjoy our 3-course hot lunch, practicing conversation and good manners. The hot lunches are delivered by our caterer. In the afternoon, around 3 pm, fruits and snacks are served. For children who stay for the after-school workshop until 6 pm, a light snack is provided at 5 pm. The weekly menus are posted for parents to see. We accommodate special diets and allergies.
The Secret of Childhood Montessori School supports healthy eating. In the morning from 8 to 10:30 our fruit buffet is open for the children to help themselves with a variety of fruits, such as apple, banana, kiwi, nectarine, melon etc. At 11 am students and teachers sit together to enjoy our 3-course hot lunch, practicing conversation and good manners. The hot lunches are delivered by our caterer. In the afternoon, around 3 pm, fruits and snacks are served. For children who stay for the after-school workshop until 6 pm, a light snack is provided at 5 pm. The weekly menus are posted for parents to see. We accommodate special diets and allergies.