École Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande (English: New School of the French-speaking Switzerland) or ENSR International School is a private, co-educational boarding school, founded in 1906 and located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It has approximately 600 students and boarding facilities for students aged 12 and above. It is a secular school with educational programmes from kindergarten to the final year of high school offering a programme in French with English or a programme in English with French. Students have the choice of two diplomas: The International Baccalaureate or the Swiss Maturity. History ENSR International School was founded in 1906 at Chailly, Lausanne, by Edouard Vittoz. It was originally founded as part of the New Education movement at the beginning of the 20th century – a movement which promoted the creation of boarding schools in countryside settings, with modern pedagogy focused on balanced, holistic child development. ENSR opened its doors with an enrolment of 36 students in 1906. From its very beginnings, it was notable for being a mixed-gender school. Its first campus was located inside three apartments of the Maurer building. In 1909, the school, located between Chailly and la Fauvette, quickly grew in size. The present campus was constructed between 1908 and 1909 and was officially inaugurated on 30 October 1909. The first Alumni society of ENSR was created in 1909, and became known as the ENSR Alumni Association several decades later. Curricula Kindergarten (with a Montessori option) – ages 3 – 5: Bilingual French with English Programme Primary (4 classes : Grade 1 to Grade 4) – ages 6 to 9 : Bilingual French with English Programme, with German introduced in Grade 4. Middle School (4 classes : Grade 5 to Grade 8) – ages 10 to 13: Bilingual French with English Programme, and the option exists for core subjects to be taught in English from Grade 7 onwards. Latin, Greek, Spanish are also available as additional language options. High School (4 classes) – ages 14 to 17: Grades 9 and 10 provide a core curriculum and allow students to prepare for either Swiss Maturity (Grades 11 and 12) or International Baccalaureate (IB 1 and IB 2). In Grades 9 and 10, instruction is offered either in French, English, or bilingually. The Swiss Maturity is only offered in French. External Accreditation ENSR International School is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (since 1971, the first school in the world