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Schule & Internat
Investing in the Future Besides the many enrichment opportunities students have at the Lyceum – chances to become leaders, to try new sports and activities, to learn about sustainability or hear from leaders in professional fields – students are also thinking about what they want to do and where they want to go after their time with us.
The College Office is the one-stop-shop in this planning. Beginning in the third year (IS3 or M3) students are introduced to the online platform called ‘Unifrog’ where they can do an Interest Inventory and a Personality Profile to learn more about themselves; with this information they can then search Careers and Subjects at University that might be interesting to them. In the fourth year, they have the opportunity to do a Personality-Aptitude profile called the Morrisby Test, which gives them a more thorough report that they go through with a trained administrator. In M5, students meet with the Amt für Berufsbildung, a Cantonal office that supports students in their university decision-making. For students interested in the United States, there are practice SATs (PSATs) offered in the 3rd, 4th and 5th years, with the real SAT offered for students ready to sit the exam. Those 6th year student pursuing competitive universities in the United Kingdom such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial or a programme in Medicine, can take the necessary exams at the school as well.
In the times before Covid, and hopefully soon once again, we have had large University Fairs – one for international universities and one for Swiss universities. These have been very good opportunities for students to get information directly from representatives from different programmes. During Covid, the flow of information has not stopped – with regular opportunities to visit with representatives virtually. As well, during the March holidays, we have organized University Tours; we’ve been to the UK twice and Canada once. The next trip, hopefully, will be of public and private Swiss universities. This year, taking advantage of both in person and virtual connection, we had a Career Panel event in which Old Boys and Young Girls shared their personal journeys to their current career position. It was an excellent opportunity for our students to fully understand that no one knows what is the next step for them. The future will only reveal itself when it’s time to
