school and summer camp located in Saanen. Originally, called Kinderheim Chalet Pfrundacker, the school later became known as John F. Kennedy International School. Founded in 1949 by Fred Sicking and his wife, the school is an institution, with 75 boarding and day students, whose ages range from 5 to 16. JFKIS's (upper) secondary education (Middle and High School) is neither approved as a Gymnasium by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education MBA (Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt MBA), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Bern, nor by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). It is an English language school and offers daily ski instruction in the Swiss Alps. JFK School has a student-teacher ratio of 3 to 1. Previously Gstaad International School had its Alpine Lodge Campus in Saanen. Notable people Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), musician Andreas Matti (born 1959), actor Christian Kracht (born 1966), writer Michael von Grünigen (born 1969), world skiing champion Philippe Bach (born 1974), conductor Stefanie von Siebenthal (born 1977), snowboarder. International relations Saanen is twinned with: References External links Homepage Municipalities of the canton of Bern Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern