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Private Schools · 9 min read
The English send their children away at thirteen, the Swiss take them at any age, the Americans wait until fourteen. Behind the traditions is a simpler question: is this child ready, and is this the right house?
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Money & LegacyPocket money and the three jars: spend, save, give
EtiquetteThe thank-you note: three sentences that adults remember for yearsThe family year
Trunks, name tapes, first letters home
Ten days: the Maldives, Marrakech or home
Eleven-plus, ISEB pre-tests, Swiss interviews
Christmas in the Engadin, the ski school ballet
US regular decision, UK offers, Swiss deposits
Courchevel, Zermatt, Aspen, the school race
Revision tutors, sleep, no parties
Confirmations, the first watch, family reunions
IB, A-levels, Abitur, Matura, AP
Speech day, leavers’ balls, graduation
Sailing in Sardinia, tennis in Florida, French in Lausanne
Three weeks, all generations, one cook
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Forty-five schools, six countries
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From entry to graduation
Count the cost
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The three jars
Plan the pocket money
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Occasion, age, budget, interests
Find the gift
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Twenty-four destinations
Match the holiday
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Ten roles, seven countries
Budget the staff
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From birth to twenty-five
Grow the fund
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From birth to eighteen
Plan the check-ups
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Concept, timeline, budget
Plan the party
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Britain, the United States, Switzerland, Germany
Plan the applications
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Shield, division, colours, charge, motto
Design the crest
OpenForty-five schools, fees included
Switzerland, Britain, Germany, France, Spain and the United States. Boarding fees, curriculum, entry ages, character.
SwitzerlandRolle and Gstaad
United KingdomWindsor, Berkshire
SwitzerlandSt. Gallen
United KingdomHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
GermanySalem, Lake Constance
United StatesExeter, New Hampshire
SwitzerlandVillars-sur-Ollon
United KingdomSevenoaks, Kent
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