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Hochalpines Institut Ftan, Switzerland

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Introduction

Hochalpines Institut Ftan (HIF) is an international school, which features a high education level and sports academy with a family-like atmosphere. The school offers one of the best snowboarding programs in the world, with six years Matura graduation for the students.

Hochalpines Institut Ftan offers both education and sports development, mentoring students in studies and encouraging social competences among them. The school is a life school for students from all over the world between the ages of 13 and 20 who want to be future leaders. HIF provides a platform for performance-oriented students to prepare for a successful future. The school has a boarding school, middle school and a sports school with a family atmosphere.

The boarding school has a team of staff that is available around the clock, helping the students to study and organizing a wide-ranging leisure program for them in a family-like community. HIF promotes students to the utmost level to strengthen their motivation and discipline; and support their academic success and social skills.

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Fees

7 days boarding:

CHF 68,400 per annum

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Academic life

Academics:
Hochalpines Institut Ftan offers a wide variety of academic and sports programs including College Integration Year, Bilingual Matura, and Swiss Matura.

Academic programmes College Integration Year / Bilingual Swiss Matura / Common Entrance Exam / Swiss Matura / GCSE

Main language: German / Bilingual German and English

Language courses offered: German / Italian / French / Romansh

Age of entry to boarding houses 12+

Sports Academy

The sports Academy at HIF offers personality development through individual support in sports and academics without lengthening their time in school. It is a successful Swiss sports school with excellence in snowboarding and Nordic skiing. The school offers a perfect academic and sporting environment for athletes in the sports of alpine skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey, golf, biathlon and cross-country skiing. HIF has a generous sports infrastructure site with a unique mountain landscape.

Benefits of sports academy:

• There is a professional coach for every discipline or course

• The students are exposed to different pieces of training including off and on snow

• There are an efficient coordination and support in combining academics and sports

• The students have special mentoring moments- 247 support in the boarding school

• Medical assistance, recovery training, and therapy

Sport and culture

Extracurricular programmes: Alpine Snowboard / Drama / Biathlon / Cross- country Skiing / Alpine Skiing / Golf / Choirs / Badminton / Ice hockey / Tennis / Swimming / Music / Art / Football / Freestyle Ski & Snowboard

Location Description

Chalchera 154, CH-7551 Ftan CH-7551 Ftan

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