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Dear Montana friends, We are happy to announce that our doors are open once again!Telll your community who might find this event interesting to visit us for our Information Evenings on:  Thursday, 21 November 2024, at 6.15 pm or Wednesday, 5 February 2025, at 6.15 pm They can discover our vibrant community, meet our passionate teachers, heads of programmes, and experience our innovative approach t

We are bursting with pride🎉 Joshua, one of our recent Swiss Gymnasium graduates, achieved an incredible score of 5.769 – the highest in Canton of Zug! 🙌Arriving from Shanghai to Switzerlandwithout speaking a word of German, Joshua joined our elementary school as a boarding student. Through 7 years of unwavering dedication and hard work, supported by our community, he successfully made his way to

Early Spring this year, our IB (International Baccalaureate) Grade 12 Art students proudly displayed their final projects. The evening was further enriched by the presentation of a stunning "Suvretta Lake" painting, generously gifted by the father of one of our alumna. Acquired at a Swiss Relief auction, this beautiful artwork now graces our community, serving as a lasting symbol of generosity and

We are proud to share the story of our alumna, Géraldine Dulex, who has recently been featured by Blick. The article illustrates her journey from Baar, Switzerland, 🇨🇭 to theaters in Chicago, Miami, and Madrid showcasing her passion for acting. 🎥She recently moved her center of life from the Big Apple to the Spanish capital to be on stage for «La Pasajera».Article (German only)Photo: Blick

From fun Easter Egg Hunt to academic presentations, to Cotton candy making to engaging science workshops, our Open Day turned out to be a fun-filled family day with around 150 guests on our campus! Learn more about it here.

This summer, we invited a very special guest. Manari Ushigua, political and spiritual leader of the Sápara Nation in the Ecuadorian Amazon, shared his knowledge for a day full of insightful sessions and special traditional ceremonies. The aim was to raise awareness on the vital issue of the Amazon, the lungs of our earth. We believe in education, there is a need for a complementary balance between

In collaboration with Chloe’s RETT Cure Research Institute we organized a series of initiatives during October to amplify awareness. Julia Ramlogan is the RETT Institute's founder and mother of Chloe, a RETT syndrome patient, and our students Justine, Amelie, and Charlotte. Our programmes featured educational sessions led by international professors specializing in genetics, a visit from Chloe, a

We hosted our 2023 IMZ Model United Nations conference from October 27 to 29 in our auditorium on the Zugerberg. Over the course of three days, 12 schools from Europe, China, and Turkey engaged in discussions and debates on the topics of the Geneva Refugee Convention and Tackling Migration in a Globalized World. If you want to find out how it went or which resolution was passed, you can read about

Another milestone for us! We are proud to be the first boarding school in Switzerland that gets accredited by the KiVa Antibullying Program! As a school dedicated to nurturing a safe, joyful, and stress-free learning environment for students to grow and thrive academically and personally, this recognition holds significant importance for us. It reaffirms our continuous commitment as a school that

We are so proud to share the story of our two recent graduates Manuel Werner and Yeva Krasnokutska founders of Irnerius, a Swiss organization dedicated to providing medical first aid to Ukraine's civilian population. They have been featured by the Zuger Zeitung sharing their inspiring story. Learn more about Irnerius and see their projects here: https://en.irnerius.ch/ or read the newspaper articl

Hi, Cary Harrison here. 👋 As a former student at Institut Montana, I'm absolutely thrilled to reconnect with my alma mater. I've just returned for this year's Summer Camp to relaunch my exciting Radio M radio station and workshops.Feel free to check out my latest feature in which I share my memories and insights about the remarkable education I received at Montana. Most particularly, in this era

We've got some exciting news to share as once again, our End of Year Art exhibition, showcasing our students' artworks, has been featured in a wonderful article by the Zuger Zeitung. In the article they write about our students exploring four themes: "Drawing Sound," "Suspended Motion in Sculpture," "Linear Perspective," and "Stop-Motion", as part of their visual arts curriculum. The exhibition ai

Studying at Institut Montana lasts forever!We're doing everything possible to make it easier for you to stay in touch, to keep you up-to-date, and to share possibilities and create opportunities within our amazing diverse community. We've invested a lot of time and resources to increase the value of our community and created our own private portal for that. Please check out our Montana Club Mobile

Inside 'Renfield' (Dracula) Movie - Nicolas Cage, Nicholas HoultAlumnus, Cary Harrison looks at the latest Dracula reboot of the seductive vampire. So, why is the latest Dracula movie – starring Nicholas Cage and Nicholas Hoult called Renfield? Watch the clip https://rethinkingheroes.substack.com/p/inside-the-renfield-dracula-movie?r=570ek&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Can you believe it took a whole 5 years?! But finally, we reunited on the Bergli again, and it was pure magic!Smiles, contagious laughter, and even tears of joy were all around us, reminding us of the warmth of lasting friendships that reach out across the globe and telling stories of how close the Montana community is, across oceans and decades. It's inspiring that what brings us together is not

"I spent 3 incredible years at Institut Montana Zugerberg. Born in Mexico originally planning on just staying one year, I quickly fell in love with the school and all it had to offer. "As well as academics, Oscar threw himself into all aspects of school, serving on the Student Council on Events and Graduation (as President) Committees and was an MUN delegate for 2 years before becoming its Preside

"An international heaven above the clouds where I made some of my lifelong closest friends" This is how alumna Helen Baer described Institut Montana during her recent visit to the Zugerberg. She has more favourite memories than she can count: Cocoa break with friends. Sitting after dinner with a cup of hot tea and chatting about our backgrounds. Gorgeous sunsets overlooking Pilatus, and time spent

We are so proud to share the story of our two recent graduates (class of 2022) James Benini and Paolo Gheorghiu for their efforts to help the most vulnerable around the world. Paolo and James started this little idea that is now positively impacting hundreds of less fortunate people as a project in grade 10. It has grown from providing 20 meals a month back in 2020 to providing approx. 4,500 meals

The MUN conference stands for "Model United Nations" and is held in the school's own auditorium. From October 28 to 30, a total of thirteen schools from Switzerland, Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and Greece were represented. 120 students debated about a sustainable energy supply for our world. The structures of the conference were modelled after the UN.  In 2015, UN member states adopted 17

Dr. Glasenberg joined Institut Montana at the beginning of August 2022. Her academic achievements in education focus on inclusive education. After her bachelor’s degrees in South Africa and Australia, she went on to earn a diploma in College Counseling (UCLA), and a doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California (USC). She also completed her Master’s i