Lakeside School Küsnacht

Lakeside School's Küsnacht campus serves families on the Gold Coast, in Küsnacht, Zollikon, Erlenbach, and Zumikon. It's on Seestrasse, close to the lakefront, and is the founding campus of the Lakeside School network, open since 1996.

What makes this campus different

• Founding campus since 1996. The longest-running site in the network, with staff who have been there over two decades.
• School bus service. Küsnacht is the only campus with door-to-door and shuttle transport for surrounding Gold Coast towns.
• Lakefront Seestrasse location. Close to the water and the town center.

Curriculum

Lakeside School Küsnacht is accredited by the cantonal authorities. It combines the Swiss national curriculum, Lehrplan 21, with learning objectives from selected international curricula. English and German are both used to teach every subject, not just taught as separate language classes, with native speakers leading each language. Students can continue toward the bilingual Swiss Matura through Lakeside's upper school pathway.

Ages served:

• Pre-Kindergarten
• Kindergarten
• Primary School (3 to 12 years)

The school is non-profit; fees go back into the school rather than to shareholders.

Day school and care

• Day care
• Hot lunch
• After-school clubs
• Holiday care, and
• The school bus are available alongside core teaching hours.

Good to know

• Curriculum: Lehrplan 21 plus selected international curricula, with a path to the bilingual Swiss Matura
• Status: Non-profit, cantonally accredited
• Transport: School bus for Küsnacht and surrounding Gold Coast towns