John F. Kennedy International School
“Small School, Big World”
John F. Kennedy International School
“Small School, Big World”
120+
Students
5:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
25+
Nationalities
1971
Year Founded
About the School
John F. Kennedy International School is a small private international boarding and day school in Saanen-Gstaad, Switzerland, designed for younger students in a close, family-style environment. Founded in 1971, the school offers an English-language international education for children roughly from early years to lower secondary level, with a strong focus on preparing students for entry into leading secondary schools. Its scale is central to its identity: small classes, personal guidance, and a boarding community kept deliberately intimate create a highly supervised "home away from home" atmosphere. What differentiates JFK is its Kennedy Alpine Curriculum, which uses the Gstaad region for fieldwork, outdoor learning, skiing, mountain studies, and practical life skills. Families often choose JFK for its nurturing junior boarding model, international community, Alpine setting, and strong pastoral care.
Located in the beautiful Saanen, Bern, John F. Kennedy International School has been providing exceptional education since 1971. With a student body of 120+ students from around the world, the school offers a truly international learning environment with instruction in English.
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