International School of Zug and Luzern (Riverside Campus)

Allgemeine Informationen

ISZL has two campuses and an Outdoor Education Centre in Wengen. All campuses feature modern classrooms and facilities, libraries, fully-equipped outdoor areas and playgrounds, and dining areas.

Zug Campus (Early Years 1 to Grade 8)
Riverside Campus (Grade 9 – 12)
ISZL Outdoor Education Centre

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History of ISZL
The International School of Zug was established in 1961 with just fourteen students, and began as a small tutoring group for American children, located in downtown Zug. Over the course of 50 years, the school has been renamed, expanded and relocated many times. However, it never wavered in its enthusiastic commitment to offer the highest educational standards to the expatriate children in the local community. Throughout its history, the school’s dedicated owners, directors and teachers shared a common vision to develop a strong scholastic programme by creating a fun environment in which to learn, along with exciting athletics programmes, extra-curricular activities and cultural excursions. While it started out to serve a small group of American children, the school ultimately ended up providing education for students from around the world.

The Riverside School was founded in 1990 as a university preparatory high school, and in 2001, it became the first school in Switzerland to be authorised to offer the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). It has been offering the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) programme since its inception. Outstanding results have led to an exceptional track record of university placements worldwide.

The International School of Luzern (ISOL) was founded in 2006 with just 12 students as a sister school to the long established International School of Zug. Its aim was to provide an international English-speaking education for the large and thriving expatriate community of inner Switzerland.

The International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL) was founded in 2008 following the merger of the International School of Zug, International School of Luzern and The Riverside School. In the same year ISZL purchased their Outdoor Education Centre in Wengen. The successful merger of the International Schools of Zug and Luzern and the Riverside School in 2008 resulted in an innovative vision, which takes into account the school’s past, focuses on its present and prepares for its future. It is because of a shared vision and philosophy among its divisions that the school succeeds. Approaches and methods vary throughout the school, but each of the three campuses benefits from the others’ aspirations, with significant new-found opportunities made available since the merger took place.

An overview of the last 50-plus years of ISZL’s history reveals that it has continuously been committed to providing an exceptional academic curriculum coupled with an exciting range of activities and outdoor adventures. Despite its many incarnations, from a small tutor group to a school across two campuses offering education for all ages, it has consistently offered the highest scholastic opportunities for expatriates in central Switzerland. Over the past five decades of progress and expansion, the passion and dedication of many individuals have culminated in a highly successful, not-for-profit educational organisation meeting the needs of more than 1,300 pupils from over 50 nations.

The International School of Zug and Luzern has grown into an expansive community. From former students, parents and staff who look back on their time at the school with genuinely fond memories, to current members of the community who are deeply committed to the development of the school, the extended families are united by one common vision. With a clear purpose comes direction, and that momentum is evident in the progress of the school. The International School of Zug and Luzern is confidently commencing its next 50 years grounded in the ethos of ‘Respect, Motivate, Achieve’.

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