would you, pls, advise.. I need to relocate with my two kids (11 and 12) to Luzern. I guess the best strategy to start looking for a flat would be based on schools they would attend.. any advice which schools have good integration programs, which public schools are good? My kids are non German speakers, they speak English a little but they are great students with best grades in their home school, I really want the best for them.. thanks for any advice in advance..
Andrea
All of them. You won’t find that much difference in schools here and all are pretty well geared up to help with integration and language learning.
If you decide for local over the international schools, the big decision is whether your kids should go to a Sek (equivalent to the old secondary modern) or to the Kanti (grammar school). There is the paradox that whilst everyone rightly praises the Swiss apprenticeship system, most parents are keen for their kids (approx 20% go) to go to Kanti as it offers the easiest way to university.
In any case, first up will probably be a language course provided by the Kanton -you will need to contact them as to how this is arranged - I am sure there are others on the forum with direct experience from Luzern