{"id":5357,"date":"2016-03-25T16:52:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2016-03-25T16:52:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:52:49","slug":"journey-school-leysin-american-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/journey-school-leysin-american-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey to School: Leysin American School"},"content":{"rendered":"

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers when they are looking for jobs at schools in\u00a0cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know!<\/p>\n

One of our members, who works\u00a0at the\u00a0Leysin American School<\/a>\u00a0(Leysin, Switzerland)<\/span>, described his\u00a0way to work there as follows:<\/p>\n

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I love waking up in the morning here in Leysin. The mountains are always there to greet you, and they are indeed spectacular at which to look. There can be some fog in the morning, but that can dissipate as the day gets warmer. The spring is starting right now, so there can be many days of wonderful, warm sun.<\/p>\n

Though many teachers (including myself) can easily walk to school, a number of teachers decide to drive their\u00a0car on some days because they have other responsibilities after school that requires driving.<\/p>\n

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If I walk, then I can get to most school buildings within 3-12 minutes. It is not bad at all and it is a good way to get your heart rate up a bit being that everywhere I need to get to is always at an incline. You need to walk up tons of steep driveways and tons of stairs both inside and outside of the school buildings while working at this school.<\/p>\n

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I love this time of the year. There is still some snow on the ground, but it is melting away pretty fast, since much of Leysin is facing the south. Just a few weeks ago, there was a snow storm that dumped A LOT of snow on the ground. Because of the warm sun, you can see trails of melted ice water going down the streets and into the drains. There is a crisp and fresh feeling in the air when you breathe (and you breathe heavily at times depending on how much you have to climb up and if you are having a chat with a fellow coworker).<\/p>\n

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This week there was sun every day. The sun is so bright and it feels great on your face. The buildings on campus really light up when the sunlight shines through the windows. I especially like older building on campus, in the main hall. The stained glass windows in the sunlight look so beautiful!<\/p>\n

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As you walk along the streets that connect all the campus buildings, you need to keep an eye out for cars and buses. There isn’t always a lot of space for pedestrians and the cars can appear fairly quickly around the corner as they jet up and down the mountain side.<\/p>\n

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In one of the other main buildings, there is a cafeteria that also has a great view of the mountains across the valley. How lucky our students and staff are to have this view while eating their lunch and\/or dinner!<\/p>\n

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As you walk around campus, especially going to work, expect to see many other staff members (and their children) as well as many students. Everyone is usually with a smile on their face though, and kindly greets each other. It is like one big family here sometimes!<\/p>\n

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Living in Leysin is definitely not for everyone. But when thinking about the journeys to work at other schools I’ve worked at across the globe, Leysin has a pretty easy and beautiful\u00a0one.<\/p>\n

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This Journey to School article was submitted to us by guest author and\u00a0International School Community\u00a0member.<\/em><\/p>\n

What to know more what it is like to visit and live in Switzerland? \u00a0There are 12<\/strong> international schools in Switzerland that have had comments submitted on them:<\/p>\n

International School Zug and Luzern <\/a>(Baar, Switzerland)<\/span> – 32 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

International School Basel <\/a>(Basel, Switzerland)<\/span> – 37 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

SIS Swiss International School Basel <\/a>(Basel, Switzerland)<\/span> – 11 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Int’l School of Geneva – La Chataigneraie Campus <\/a>(Founex, Switzerland)<\/span> – 7 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

International School Geneva – Campus des Nations <\/a>(Geneva, Switzerland)<\/span> – 17 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

International School of Lausanne <\/a>(Lausanne, Switzerland)<\/span> – 19 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leysin American School <\/a>(Leysin, Switzerland)<\/span> – 58 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

TASIS The American School in Switzerland <\/a>(Lugano, Switzerland)<\/span> – 32 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

John F. Kennedy International School <\/a>(Saanen, Switzerland)<\/span> – 25 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inter-community School Zurich <\/a>(Zurich, Switzerland)<\/span> – 44 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

International School (Zurich North) <\/a>(Zurich, Switzerland)<\/span> – 5 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zurich International School <\/a>(Zurich, Switzerland)<\/span> – 25 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what is\u00a0your\u00a0journey to the international school you work at? \u00a0Earn\u00a0one<\/strong> year\u00a0free of premium membership<\/strong>\u00a0to our website if you participate in this blog series – ‘The Journey to School’. \u00a0Email us\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0if you are interested.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers when they are looking for jobs at schools in\u00a0cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know! 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