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Why Ecolint?

Choosing a school – especially in the Geneva area - can be quite bewildering, with many establishments seeming to offer similar academic programmes, excellent extra-curricular opportunities and modern facilities.We believe that what sets us apart – and why visitors from the Council for International Schools recently underlined "the unique nature of Ecolint, a school whose impressive history covers almost 100 years" - are the following key reasons:

The origins of international education: the rise of international humanities

24 November 2024
The seeds of international education were sown in the ashes of WW1. A world weary of conflict sought ways to foster understanding and cooperation across borders. In 1924, amidst this yearning for peace, the International School of Geneva (Ecolint), the world's first international school, was founded on the principles of intercultural dialogue and global citizenship. Ecolint would become a crucible for a new kind of education – one that transcended national boundaries and aimed to cultivate a sense of shared humanity.