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  • Basel: Expat survival guide for the under-fives

    Relocating to Basel with babies and/or children under five in tow? The usual stresses of looking after young children can seem much more daunting when you don't have close family and friends close by, nor the comforting presence of places, shops and playgroups you know and love.

  • Best schools in Basel considered by expats

    A snapshot of international schools in Basel that are considered (although not necessarily chosen) by English-speaking expat parents, with the best visited and reviewed by The Good Schools Guide International.

  • Best schools in Geneva considered by expats

    A snapshot of international schools in Geneva that are considered (although not necessarily chosen) by English-speaking expat parents, with the best visited and reviewed by The Good Schools Guide International.

  • Best schools in Lausanne / Vevey / La Cote considered by expats

    A snapshot of international schools in Lausanne, Vevey and La Cote that are considered (although not necessarily chosen) by English-speaking expat parents, with the best visited and reviewed by The Good Schools Guide International.

  • Education in Basel: an overview

    When you move to Basel with school age children, you have two available routes to go down for education: either the Swiss state school system or, if that's too daunting, you can choose one of the private schools (English-only or bi-lingual).

  • Education in Geneva: an overview

    One of the biggest decisions parents make in the lives of their children is choice of schools, and that decision can be made all the more difficult by a move abroad. For a start there will be less choice and one will have to learn to comprise.

  • Education in Zurich: an overview

    International Schools in Zurich (or "Do I really need to pay CHF28,000 per year for private school?")

  • La Maturité Suisse

    In some private schools in Switzerland, students can opt to take the Fédérale Maturité Suisse, (or “la matu” as it is known colloquially) which qualifies them for entry into any Swiss university or universities overseas.The Maturité Cantonale taken in the Canton de Vaud state schools may not be accepted by universities outside of Switzerland.

  • Living in Basel: an expat guide

    Switzerland is well known to be a great place to live, but Basel may be the best and most unique place even here, with the best of three countries right at your fingertips. All is revealed by an expat expert who's ferreted out survival techniques in this most civilised of cities.

  • Living in Geneva: an expat guide

    The A-Z of elegant, international Geneva, the city that won her heart, by Sally Walker. 

  • Living in Zurich: an expat guide

    Welcome to Zürich!  You have just been assigned to one of the best places to live on Earth, according to long-time Zurich expat Sandy Opravil - who leaves nothing to chance in this chock-full article on moving to this terrific city. 

  • Moving to Basel: recommended books, movies and links

    As with all GSGI links, we only add the ones we like, have used, or think could be useful. These recommended links for expats in Basel have been recommended by GSGI editors or readers. In some cases, the links take you to a website for which we provided some of the content (so naturally we think it's excellent!).

  • Moving to Geneva: recommended books, movies and links

    What to read before you go to Geneva: books, movies and useful links we have read, seen or used ourselves and recommend for getting to know the city.

  • Moving to Zurich: recommended books, movies and links

    As with all GSGI links, we only add the ones we like, have used, or think could be useful. These recommended links for expats in Zurich have been recommended by GSGI editors or readers. In some cases, the links take you to a website for which we provided some of the content (so naturally we think it's excellent!).

  • Nurseries and kindergartens in Basel recommended by expats

    We don't necessarily visit daycare, play schools, nurseries or kindergartens and definitely don't look at them as thoroughly as the primary and secondary schools. We only publish full GSGI write-ups on them if they are part of a primary or K-12 school.

  • Working in Basel, living in Alsace

    Newcomers to Basel often don't fully appreciate is that due to its location in the north west corner of Switzerland, the local citizenry nip in and out of France and Germany on a daily basis.


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