The school where Zhao Wenzhuo’s daughter attends is called Institute Le Rosey. It is located on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the most expensive school in the world. In the 2019-2020 school year, the basic tuition fee is 119,700 Swiss francs. (approximately RMB 860,000). Taking into account private courses, extracurricular activities and other expenses, the annual tuition fee can reach RMB 2 to 5 million.
College Rossi was founded in 1880 by Paul Emile Carnal. It has a history of hundreds of years and is the oldest aristocratic school in Switzerland. As the world's top private boarding school, the college has two campuses covering an area of ??28 hectares. The campus in Basil offers spring and autumn courses, which is convenient for students to swim, spring outings and summer camps.
Another campus in the Alps offers winter courses for students to practice alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.
Rossi College strives to provide students with the best learning and accommodation conditions. The campus not only has football fields, tennis courts, rugby fields, swimming pools, shooting ranges, etc., but also has a hotel room that can accommodate 1,000 people. A concert hall, an equestrian center that can accommodate 30 horses competing in the same field, 13 game rooms...
In terms of accommodation, the school is equipped with 179 luxury suites, and students can share one room for two students. Senior students can also choose to live in single rooms. Our dormitory has bunk beds at the entrance. The entrance to other dormitories is a small fireplace on the floor...
The quality of education in such a school with excellent hardware is also obvious. Every year from this school About 30 students who graduate from the school will continue their studies in the top 25 universities in the world, and the remaining students will basically go to other world-famous universities.
Many kings and crown princes graduated from here, such as King Albert II of Belgium, Prince Rainier of Monaco, King Juan Carlos of Spain, the King of Iran and the Aga Khan, etc., so Rossi Also known as "King's College".
In recent years, with the rapid development of China's economy, wealthy Chinese have continued to invest more in their children's education, and Rossi Academy has gradually become known and paid attention to by the Chinese people.
What kind of educational enlightenment does this aristocratic school bring to its students behind the high tuition fees?
Principal Rossi:
We provide sports, arts and accommodation
This world-famous school offers courses from elementary school to high school. , only admits 80 to 90 freshmen each year (there are more than 400 current students in the school), and in order to ensure a diverse and balanced student ratio, the ratio of students from the same country is required to not exceed 10.
So, money alone cannot get you into Rossi. Students also need to have a certain family background and good overall quality. On average, among every four qualified applicants, Rossi will admit the best. 1.
The families of students who can afford to apply to study at Rossi are either rich or noble, so behavior such as showing off wealth is not welcomed at Rossi. The entire school pursues a low-key luxury.
Rob Gray, principal of Rossi College, said: "We offer sports, arts and accommodation. If you don't like those, you will have a harder time."
As a first-class educational institution, Rossi’s educational purpose is to cultivate elites with multiple specialties and to explore students’ potential as much as possible.
At Rossi, learning is a very pleasant thing, but it is not easy.
Each academic year is divided into 3 semesters, during which students need to take 6 elective courses to achieve as comprehensive development as possible.
For example, a student who is good at mathematics must also take other courses such as music, art, and drama.
The students’ day at Rossi starts at 7:00 a.m., when they get up, tidy up, and then go to the dining hall for breakfast.
8:00~12:00 is the class time. Students will listen to different courses in their own classrooms. The teacher-student ratio in the school is about 1:5, and one teacher will guide no more than 10 students. The small-class teaching model allows teachers to understand students' personalities and teach students in accordance with their aptitude.
The afternoon class time is from 13:30 to 15:30, and some courses will be transferred to the laboratory or garden. Occasionally when the weather is nice, I will even go to the mountains to study and get close to nature.
16:00~19:00 is students’ art or physical education class time. Students can move freely and devote themselves to projects of interest.
In addition to regular sports such as football, tennis, swimming, and aerobics, students can also try 25 sports such as sailing, skiing, golf, and equestrian. There are more outdoor activities during the summer camp, which can fully stimulate students' sports potential.
In addition, there are also rich art courses. Taking musical instruments as an example, there are 350 private lessons on musical instruments in the whole school every week.
At Rossi Academy, all students over 60 know at least one musical instrument or sing.
19:00~20:00 is dinner time. Students can enjoy the food cooked by the chef, but they must abide by table manners and behave appropriately.
20:00~21:00 is the time for homework. Students can go to the study room or library to study and recharge. Lower grade students usually officially end their study day after 21:00, while many upper grade students often choose to study by themselves in the library around 23:30, striving to enrich their knowledge.
High-quality teachers and a harmonious learning environment allow students to give full play to their strengths, enjoy the fun of learning, and freely explore the unknown. This is also an important reason why Rossi College is recognized around the world.
At Rossi Academy, students will not enjoy any privileges because of their wealthy family background. No matter whose child you are, the school will treat you equally.
Behind the relaxed and lively campus atmosphere, hidden is Rossi’s strict school discipline.
During the school day, except for weekends and Wednesday afternoon activity class time, students are not allowed to leave school without authorization. Teachers will check their bed every night, and the whole school is non-smoking. Once a student is found to be drinking or taking drugs, he will be punished. Given expulsion.
In addition, the school also has many detailed punishment regulations. For example, if someone in a dormitory fails to maintain housekeeping standards, the "sitting together" system will be implemented and the entire dormitory will be punished.
The teaching and management model of combining leniency with strictness and the rich and diverse high-quality courses have allowed Rossi College to cultivate elites in many fields. There are more than 5,000 well-known alumni, and "Rossi people" have gradually formed around the world. Create a strong network of contacts to help each other and exchange information.
Many wealthy families choose Rossi. In addition to its high-quality educational resources, they also like the dating platform provided by this school.
Elite education:
What kind of flowers bloom under the water of heavy money?
It is true that Rossi’s teaching model has achieved many remarkable results after hundreds of years of repeated practice. But the fees are indeed expensive, some of the highest in the world.
As the gap between the rich and the poor in society continues to widen, comments continue to question Rossi’s high tuition: Does the cultivation of elites really require such high tuition?
In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Rossi believes that it is not profits but operating costs that affect tuition standards. In order to ensure the school's teaching quality and independent decision-making power, Rossi Academy even refuses donations from outsiders and insists on building an ideal educational paradise.
Is the educational paradise built by Rossi really as perfect as advertised? What kind of life do students really experience after heavy investment?
Hu Yingzhen, the daughter of Taiwanese artist Hu Gua, once studied in Luoxi. She shared the details of her schooling in "The Coming of Kangxi":
Most of her classmates were princes and princesses from the royal family, After various business tycoons, the three daughters of the chairman of Samsung in South Korea were in the same class as her.
The learning atmosphere in the school is very relaxed, and students are not prohibited from falling in love. The principal will even keep male students after the opening meeting and distribute condoms to them.
Because many of the classmates are from famous families, falling in love among classmates is conducive to the strong alliance between different wealthy families.
When she was in love with a boy at school, it happened that the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong also liked that boy, so she received a strong threat from him. The other party directly brought more than 30 people to her dormitory and threatened: If I encounter you and your roommates going to the restaurant for breakfast again, I will definitely beat you!
I didn’t expect that Rossi’s painting style has such a social side.
Not long ago, "Hua News Today" also interviewed a Rossi alumnus named Chen Mingjie. He said frankly: There are many "rumors" about our school and students on the Internet, but most of them are not true. .
According to Chen's recollection, when he packed his bags to study in Rossi, his mother was afraid that he would be looked down upon by his classmates, so she specially asked him to prepare some brand-name accessories. After I went there, I discovered that although the classmates around me were rich, they were all incredibly low-key, and most of them had no obvious trademarks on their clothes. In the same class as him are not only the eldest son of the chairman of Hermès, the son of the Prime Minister of Moldova, but also the daughter of the president of illy.
Once, his roommate bought a Breguet watch as a birthday gift. The roommate couldn't put it down, but Chen didn't understand: "You may not understand others when you wear such an expensive watch, so why bother?" What?"
My roommate said: "Why should I let others know that I am rich? I prefer to be friends with people I can understand at first glance."
So low-key. The unassuming attitude inspired Chen Mingjie a lot. Chen Mingjie said that he met many classmates in Luoxi who had been successful since birth, but the school taught them to use the best resources at hand to realize their lofty ideals in life.
At present, Zhao Wenzhuo's eldest daughter has also entered Luoxi College as she wished, and will study at Luoxi College from junior high school to university graduation.
In Switzerland, there are several private high schools like Rossi, such as Beausole Academy where Faye Wong’s daughter attends, Elon Academy where Danish Princess Tatiana attends, and Duleyman International School. etc. In addition to being expensive, these schools also have another feature that is favored by wealthy parents: they give students more enlightenment about "people."
No matter what family background you have or what kind of luxurious services you enjoy at home, you are just an ordinary student after entering school. You must learn to be modest and low-key, and gradually realize during your studies:
Everyone is born ordinary, no matter how much wealth you have in your hands.
Some people say that narrow education treats textbooks as the world, while broad education treats the world as textbooks. The education offered by many private schools in Switzerland clearly falls into the latter category. Outside the classroom, students have a broader space for exploration, and their thoughts are naturally different.
Every year, many Swiss private schools also organize students to go to Africa to participate in humanitarian assistance activities, encouraging students to make useful contributions to the world based on their own abilities.
As the principal of Rossi College said in an interview:
“Although most of Rossi’s students come from privileged backgrounds, the school always encourages students to play their part in society. One of the important purposes of teachers is to help these students understand that with privilege comes responsibility, and to cultivate their humanistic care. You can do it just by working hard.”
Perhaps true elite education, without the luxury hardware package, reveals a positive spirit of joining the world. Leading the trend of the times and creating a better future is the value of elites.
After visiting the most expensive schools in the world, I have to sigh with emotion. Many people who are born with a silver spoon in their mouths do not spend wantonly or indulge in pleasure. They often work harder than ordinary people expect.
Even if he was "born in Rome", he never slacked off. So, what reason do ordinary people who rush to Rome have for not working hard?
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