The school
The Secret of Childhood places primary emphasis on children’s autonomy, convinced that each individual has unique potential that is just waiting to be expressed in a suitable environment.
Faithfully following the Montessori method, the school offers children a caring and stimulating environment where they are encouraged to learn by themselves, at their own pace, and to develop their natural curiosity.
The school is managed by a family-owned company called Éducation Montessori Terre Sainte Sàrl.
The school in numbers
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Our strengths
Our school provides
- Montessori bilingual (English and French) teaching for children 3 to 6 years old and for children 6 to 12 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.
3 Classrooms
Le Jura Classroom
A bright and spacious 100 m² area designed to stimulate curiosity and encourage independence in children aged 3 to 6.
Children are free to choose from a wide range of activities tailored to their stage of development: practical life skills, language, sensory awareness, early mathematics, and discovery of the world. Each space is carefully designed to promote independence, concentration, and the joy of learning, in keeping with the Montessori approach to education.
Les Alpes Classroom
A bright and spacious 180 m² area designed to stimulate curiosity and encourage independence in children aged 3 to 6.
Children are free to choose from a wide range of activities tailored to their stage of development: practical life skills, language, sensory awareness, early mathematics, and discovery of the world. Each space is carefully designed to promote independence, concentration, and the joy of learning, in keeping with the Montessori approach to education.
Lac Léman Classroom
A bright and spacious 120 m² area designed to encourage reflection, exploration and independent work for children aged 6 to 12.
Students find a wide variety of materials to deepen their knowledge of language, mathematics, science, history, and geography. Each area encourages research, cooperation, and reasoning, in line with the principles of Montessori pedagogy.
Playgrounds
Playgrounds with facilities designed for physical activity, developing balance and having fun in the open air.
There are two playgrounds in the Petite Prairie neighbourhood, just a few minutes’ walk from the school. These playgrounds are used for afternoon recreation.
Students' work
One of the remarkable aspects of Montessori education is the way in which children are introduced to cursive writing at a very early age, often alongside their first drawings.
Discover below the photos that illustrate this wonderful dynamic: writing and drawing complement each other, like two complementary forms of expression that reveal each child’s sensitivity, creativity and confidence.
Parent testimonials
Our team
Our team consists of French- and English-speaking teachers who are certified by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and have many years of experience teaching in a Montessori environment. The teachers are also authorised to teach by the Directorate General of Compulsory Education (DGEO) of the Canton of Vaud. Our team is multicultural, with members from five different countries.
