The global private education industry is coming for Switzerland’s expensive schools

Verbier’s pandemic-era growth triggered an elite schooling boom — and a merger that could reshape private education in the Swiss Alps. In March 2020, Ariane de Bonvoisin was skiing in Verbier, Switzerland, with her husband and her son. A native of New York, she had skied there since childhood and her family had a chalet in the village, but she had never considered making it a more permanent residence — until Covid gave them the opportunity. After some back and forth between the federal authorities and the local commune about whether foreign visitors could stay, the government agreed to keep ski resorts open for the 2020-21 season. Bonvoisin and her husband decided to sit out the pandemic in Verbier — she could run her executive coaching business remotely, her husband could consult. But they faced a pressing question: how would they educate their son? “I had seen kids from the local school skiing before and [happened to] visit just before Covid,” says Bonvoisin when we speak by phone. Full story here Are you the author? Previous post See more for 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy Next post
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