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Our annual STEAM programme at Collège Champittet aims to spark curiosity, foster creativity and develop collaboration through interdisciplinary learning. Powered by our collaboration with MIT, our STEAM curriculum helps students sharpen their skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

Collège Champittet has been shaping young minds for more than 120 years. Our heritage of Swiss tradition, international innovation and humanistic values is at the heart of our educational approach today. But did you know that the buildings of our Pully campus also reflect the history of our school?

Exams can often be a stressful time for students, making strategies for coping with the pressure all the more important. At Collège Champittet, we believe that prioritising student wellbeing is key to ensuring success, both academically and personally.

How can we sum this up in three sentences, a message focused on hope: Nothing could have prepared us for this tragedy, which claimed the lives of three students at the College, as well as four recent alumni, and seriously injured two students. Great care is needed to support young people who are shocked by this news and these images.

At Collège Champittet, our Forest School programme brings outdoor adventure into everyday learning. The UK’s Institute for Outdoor Learning has reported that regular outdoor learning enhances academic performance, social skills, behaviour and learning engagement.

The holidays are always a time for giving back at Collège Champittet. As part of our school year’s theme of “Compassion”, we are especially proud of our community’s efforts this December to make donations – including food, toys and blood – and fundraise for those in need, both near and far.

At Collège Champittet, we believe that the performing arts are for everyone. Engaging with music, dance and drama from a young age opens doors to self-expression and self-discovery, whether pursued professionally or as a hobby.

In November, our Champittet boarding students spent a memorable five days discovering the rich heritage of Italy’s capital.

As November has shown, Collège Champittet is so much more than a school! From education to culture and religion, our activities serve to enrich lives and bring people together, including students, alumni and our wider community.

At the School's traditional Christmas Market, you can buy honey produced by our bees from the educational hive located on campus!

The Swiss education system has a longstanding reputation for quality. However, what may be less familiar to many are the changes that this system has undergone over the decades.

At Collège Champittet, one of our recent initiatives, the Literary Passport, is nurturing a community of enthusiastic readers in French, English and German.

The crunch of stepping on crisp leaves, the cool outdoor air… autumn is a magical season of change, and we’ve been making the most of it here at Collège Champittet!

For the autumn holiday break, our boarding students had the possibility to set off for two weeks of exploration in Singapore and Malaysia.

The recent IB World Conference in The Hague took place in the shadow of incredible developments in artificial intelligence.

We know that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to learning, which is why our school brings a diverse range of learning experiences to our students.

Since the start of the 2025 academic year, we have chosen to offer our students a phone-free learning environment.

In September, we were delighted to welcome our alumni back to campus for an especially active reunion – our Alumni Sports Day!

We’ve launched a new tradition at Collège Champittet: our school House System!

The Swiss Parliament has adopted the principle of education without violence. Physical punishment and degrading treatment are punishable by law. Too many children still suffer physical and psychological abuse.