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outstanding experiences


Outstanding experiences bring learning to life at CDL, everywhere, every single day.
Through an incredible breadth of opportunities – from international expeditions and camps to private music lessons and more than 100 extracurricular activities – your child will discover their strengths and passions. They’ll do all this in a community where they feel safe, supported, and empowered.
Our RISE values are embedded into everything we do, too, ensuring your child will find their place in the world – and learn how to change it for the better. Confident, resilient, and equipped to push boundaries, our students flourish personally and academically.
Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, and UNICEF enhance our students’ school experience, both in and beyond the classroom.
We know children learn best when they feel safe and included, are happy and having fun. Our bespoke wellbeing and profile development programmes foster resilience and confidence, and enable every student to be the very best version of themselves. Our parents agree: 92% say their child is very happy at school.
From Pre-School, we teach mindfulness through exercises that help students to identify and manage their emotions. Innovative initiatives, like our Lunch Bunch and Happy Feet groups, ensure everyone is included and comfortable. We take great care of new students, too, making sure they’re welcomed and integrated, supported by our brilliant volunteer buddies. We also have a full-time pastoral team, including a counsellor and nurse, on campus.
Situated between the snow-capped peaks and sparkling lakes synonymous with Switzerland, our beautiful village campus is the perfect place to learn, discover, and grow.
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understanding and changing the world
With so many opportunities for service and charity work, our students learn the value of – and achieve a real sense of personal fulfilment from – helping others.
Our pioneering REACH programme nurtures responsible, eco-friendly, active, creative, and healthy behaviours. Students also implement real change through our councils and committees, and take part in activities that benefit our community, developing a host of lifelong skills in the process.
Your child will learn about the challenges facing our planet – and take action to address them, too. They’ll do this through our exclusive collaboration with UNICEF, by raising money and awareness for charities like the Serenje Orphans Appeal in Zambia, and by joining Model United Nations and debate clubs.