Numbers
330
How many students are enrolled in LAS?
How many students attend LAS?
Lake Geneva region, Switzerland
Where is LAS located?
Russian, American, Chinese, Mexican, and Brazilian
What are the most well-represented nationalities of the students?
"Developing ... citizens of the world"
What is the school's motto?
40
How many nationalities are represented by the student body?
Russian and American, Taiwanese and American
What types of passports did students have?
For students with dual citizenship, where did they get their passports?
Globally mobile
What type of futures did students envision for themselves?
International Baccalaureate and American high school diploma
What degrees does the school offer?
99,000 Swiss Francs or 82,000 pounds
How much does it cost to go to LAS?
People who spoke same language, shared a cultural background with, or came from the same geographic region
With whom were students more likely to make friends with at the school?
Other international, wealthy young people more than people who were still in her home country but who didn’t share the same economic background
Who did students feel they have more in common with?
Who did students relate more to?
1980s
When did the change from the school serving the American elite to transnational elite happen?
12,000 Swiss Francs or 9,500 pounds
What are students' annual expenses on top of tuition?
Geopolitical tensions
What did students from shared regional or language backgrounds have to navigate?
Going out to eat, travelling on weekends, staying at expensive hotels, flying private jets
What could scholarship students NOT afford to do that most students regularly did?
What type of socialization activities did students have?
A global mindset and global business networks
What did the school allow students to cultivate?