Our minds can be a prison, but also a wonderful place to cultivate dreams, love and longings. Starting from magazines and newspapers that spread painful

On Friday 29 November 2024, the fifth grades A-B had the opportunity to visit Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Republic. The theme

Noi della classe prima liceo della Scuola Svizzera di Roma, abbiamo visitato la mostra di Botero a Roma. Grazie alla visita guidata e alla preparazione

This is how our 1a lions were born: hangers, scraps of fabric and wool, cardboard packaging and….a lot of patience and creativity

Pupils explore the world of instruments and musical genres that characterise modern music. At the end of each step, they sing a song from the

Once again this year, the much-loved Swiss Storytelling Night took place at the Swiss School in Rome. Teachers and students from the high school and

Last Thursday, the two second classes of primary school went on a trip to the “L’Oca Bianca” farmhouse. There, they were able to actively participate

This year, the second class B of the primary school of the Swiss School of Rome is participating in a small exchange project with the

Art is defined comprehensively at our school. In the 2nd grammar school, a concrete and real project is currently being carried out in the field

It is now a tradition that Austrian adults and children from the Swiss School in Rome come together in October to celebrate the Austrian national

At the beginning of October, the two primary school classes visited the museum dedicated to the universal genius Leonardo Da Vinci. The children found the

As every year, a sports day took place this week. The children tried their heads and bodies at orienteering. Among other games and a lot

As part of their art lessons, the 3rd grade class visited the exhibition ‘Women artists in Rome’ at Villa Torlonia. More than 100 works by

Today, Year 2 A and B secondary school pupils have started a project called ‘My Masterpiece’.The students are asked to create a real work of

The traditional Maturity Celebration took place on Friday 24 May 2024. Once again this year, the premises of the German Academy Villa Massimo worthily hosted

Almost 8,000 readers participated in this year’s ‘Swiss Read Aloud Day’! Countless children, young people and adults experienced stories together at various locations in Switzerland…

The two primary school classes took a field trip to the ‘Parco della Selvotta’. There, the children were able to experience direct contact with farm

In the week of 13-17 May, the entire school building of Villa Malpighi implemented the project week on the theme of ‘Community’ (primary school) and

Yesterday, a very special sports lesson took place: pupils from primary school class 4 B met up with the children from Vorkindergarten B in the

On Monday 6 May, classes 4A and 4C from the pre-school went on a school trip to the Giokificio adventure park. In addition to climbing,

As part of the topic “Healthy eating”, a mum gave us a very special lesson today. We first learnt what we should eat to keep

On Thursday, 11 April 2024, the President of the Council of our patronage canton St. Gallen, Stefan Kölliker, visited us as part of his farewell

In the art course, the 2nd grade pupils will intensively study Japanese art and learn the techniques of calligraphy, ink painting and watercolour. Oriental art

Last week, the second high school class of the Swiss School of Rome held its traditional class exchange in Heerbrugg with the most modern high

To conclude the ‘Europe’ theme covered in the ‘Nature, Human Being and Society’ (NMG) lessons, the two primary school fourth classes took part in a

During the project week, pupils from the middle school participated in an interesting music workshop during which they all had the opportunity to experience recording

Again this year, the fifth year high school seniors gave oral presentations of their recently submitted written research papers, and demonstrated their acquired skills in

After intensive preparation by SRG SSR pupils together with partners from the French school Lycée Chateaubriand and a large number of speeches to be delivered,

Like every year, the Swiss School celebrated carnival. Young and old enjoyed the traditional parade in the garden of Villa Malpighi where they could show

The Swiss Dario Toussan grew up in Italy, specifically in Rome, where he attended the Swiss School. After graduating from high school he decided to

“If you don’t know which path you want to take, talk to people who have more information than you.” With these words, Prorektor Oliver Gywat

Since the beginning of the school year, the two fourth classes of the primary school have been preparing for the Christmas play ‘The Key to

This year, during the SSR Advent market, children wrote letters to unknown people and sent their best wishes. The letters were posted in our special

On 1st December, the traditional Advent Market was held at Villa Malpighi. It was nice to see, through the various activities proposed, the commitment and

At the end of November, the children from KG group 4B went to the Korean Cultural Institute to visit the ‘Cosmos of Lights’ exhibition. There,

Once again this year, the teachers of Classes 1A/B and 5A/B organised meetings between the girls and boys, whereby the older pupils look after the

Once again this year, we celebrated the lantern festival with the kindergarten pupils. First, we carved turnips with the parents. The next day, the children

Switzerland – Austria – Germany are connected by the Alps and therefore have many common traditions. At the Swiss School of Rome, we always want

It is already a small tradition that the students of the Swiss School of Rome with Austrian roots are invited to a small reception at

Observing and marvelling at what we learnt in class directly in nature: this was the aim of the excursion of the two primary school classes

On October 10, a sports day dedicated to the fourth and fifth grades of elementary school took place at the Pine Park Sports Center. The

The field trip to the Merla Park in Poli was a unique and beautiful experience for all the pupils of primary classes 1, 2 and

Pupils from the first classes of the middle school travelled by train in splendid weather to Tivoli, where the pupils tackled the ascent to the

At the end-of-year party, SRG SSR said goodbye to long-time teachers Regula Zürcher, Nina Kolb and Desirée Metzler. Once again, a heartfelt thank you for

Classes 3 a and 3 b of the primary school went on a field trip to the Botanical Garden to discover butterflies and plants. On

Hallo! Ich bin Christina und besuche hier in Rom ein Semester lang die Schweizer Schule. Ich komme aus dem Kanton St. Gallen und gehe dort

Together with guests from the Kantonsschule Heerbrugg, the 2nd High School visited Ostia Antica. To recreate the experience of the ancient Romans in the baths,

On Friday 16 June 2023, pupils of the first high school performed scenes from the works of Swiss authors Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Max Frisch. The

After an intensive art year, the students were able to exhibit their works, created for the Matura art exam. Each artist developed his or her

The pupils of class 4A held an ‘International Day’, according to the proposal of a fellow pupil, which was widely accepted by all, in which

Last Thursday, the primary school classes in the first cycle dedicated themselves to sport. The whole day was dedicated to running, jumping and playing. On

Last Friday the students of the 3rd and 4th liceo visited Villa Medici and The Keats Shelley House.  At Villa Medici, guided by the expert

As part of their geography lessons, seventh grade pupils intensively studied the different climate zones and their landscape types. They also reflected on how these

The eighth grade classes A and B are celebrating their last day of school. We would like to thank the incomparable team of teachers at

Pupils from the first high school of the Swiss School in Rome and the Germanic School took part in a workshop of the Austrian Cultural

The children’s yoga course at the Swiss School ended last week. Through the extracurricular course meetings, the children were able to learn the different yoga

Every Tuesday we have our sports class from 14.00 to 15.00. The children love exercise and participate enthusiastically, always full of energy and enthusiasm. In

On Tuesday 6 June 2023, Lucio Caracciolo spoke in the Geopolitics Gymnasium about ‘New Spaces of Conquest, Oceans and Outer Space’. High school pupils, all

Last Thursday the primary school class 1 went on a school trip. Together we went to the zoo. Mario was already waiting for us there.

Braiding bread plaits is not so easy! In the course of their German lessons, 3a baked typical Swiss plaits with our new teaching aid “Hoppla”.

The two primary school ‘Patenklassen’ 1b and 5b met on Reading Day to read poems to each other. The poems were also read to the

Some pupils of the fifth grade of the primary school published a school newspaper for all classes. It contains reports, puzzles, cooking recipes, quizzes, comics

Last week everything revolved around the topic of the city. All topics were covered: the park, shopping, traffic and even wild animals in the city.

On Friday, 26 May 2023, the baccalaureate ceremony took place at the German Academy Villa Massimo. Congratulations to our graduates! After the words of welcome

In view of the federal elections on 22/10/2023, the Circolo Svizzero di Roma and the Swiss Society of Milan organized an evening of information and

Our 1st and 3rd grade pupils A and B finally arrived in Urbino, tired from the journey but happy. They finally feel free, in the

After the success of the pupils in the fifth grade of the primary school, the children in the third grade also ran hard. On a

On 15 May 2023, the traditional sports day for classes 1 to 4 was held at the Circolo Parco dei Pini. The students competed in

Today at 8.30 a.m. the written examination for the German Matura begins. Pupils from the middle school have prepared a greeting and a lucky charm

The eggs of Natascia Kistler’s hen Picki have been ‘hatched’ in the incubator of the kindergarten. The chicks have finally hatched and the children are

Today the President of the Swiss National Council Martin Candinas, State Councillor Andrea Caroni and National Councillor Greta Gysin visited the Swiss School in Rome.

La Scuola Svizzera di Roma, in collaborazione con la Croce Rossa Italiana e con Claudio Tedesco, insegnante di sport e ufficiale della Croce Rossa Italiana,

On their own initiative, pupils of the 5th Gymnasium cooked for the other classes, from 1st to 4th Gymnasium. We thank all the pupils for

More than 70,000 runners coloured Rome pink on Sunday for the #Raceforthecure. The Swiss School of Rome had a team for the first time and

What an adventure! In ideal weather conditions, class 3b was able to experience a hiking trip in Villavallelonga that the pupils will remember for a

The second B class of the elementary school was fortunate enough to attend a lesson on the fauna of central Italy given by a pupil’s

The 3 Middle B class is on a three-day hike in Abruzzo and greets you from Mount Ceraso.

Finally. This year the Swiss School of Rome will also participate in the “Race for the Cure” with its team on 7.5.2023 at Circus Maximus.

March 31, 2023 was an ideal day to implement a WWF run in our school. The two fifth-grade classes in the elementary school were very

On April 17, Lucio Caracciolo and Marcello Spagnulo gave a lecture on “De nouveaux espaces de conquête, les océans et l’espace extra-atmosphérique” (New spaces of

In keeping with Swiss tradition, the children created beautiful Easter baskets. The ‘Easter bunny’ then hid them in the garden or in the classroom, after

So many emotions during Lent! In the weeks leading up to Easter, the Easter Bunny ‘lost’ 10 Easter eggs on the Nomentana Campus. The motivated

The football team of the St. Gallen Cantonal Council visited Rome and played against the Swiss School of Rome on 1 April. It was a

The heads of Swiss schools in Europe gathered in Rome for their annual conference. Barbara Sulzer, administrative director of educationsuisse, was also present. The schools

Pupils from the middle school and high school went on a field trip to Tor Marancia as part of the Street Art project. They took

The two fifth classes of the primary school visited the children’s museum ‘Casina di Raffaello’ during the Italian Culture Week. In the style of the

Dante’s Roman holidays provided the opportunity to plan another trip: the 3 A and 3 B pupils walked the paths of history following Dante Alighieri

As part of the Italian Culture Week, pizza could not be missing. The little pizza makers had fun preparing and enjoying it.

At the beginning of every great idea there is a blank sheet of paper… As part of the Italian Culture Week, the two fourth classes

“Each instrument is required to be made with experience. Each instrument by itself must be made with the experience from which it was born’ (Leonardo

The kindergarten invited all fathers for their party. Dads were able to spend an afternoon with their child. Playing with play dough, painting, doing puzzles,

As part of the ‘Italian Culture Week’, a meeting was held in the school gym of Villa Malpighi in which all the first, second and

Känguru is an international mathematics competition. It is held on the third Thursday in March in over 90 countries with equal tests for all participants.

On the initiative of our school, students from the Germanic School in Rome, the Lycée Chateaubriand, the San Leone Magno School and the Swiss School

Visit to the capital of the canton of the same name with guided tours of the Grand Council Chamber and the local museum.

The visit to the library was impressive, a bit “like Harry Potter”, said one pupil after a visit to the World Heritage site of St.

The 2nd Liceo class is doing a class exchange with the Kantonsschule Heerbrugg. The students were warmly welcomed by their host families, the visit program

On March 9 and 10, 2023, the Vox Choir of Burggraben Cantonal School delighted our students. One teacher commented, “I would like to express my

This year’s ski camp was a complete success. The students and the teachers all had a great time, the slopes were well prepared and we

Finally on skis!

After a seven-hour drive, we finally arrived at the Fiesch Sport Resort, where we were able to explore the village and try out the ski

On Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24, 2023, the prospective Matura students presented their Matura papers to an interested audience at the Palestra. They

The blue day of the third grades A and B On February 23, the 3rd graders saw the world through blue glasses! Everything blue: the

An unexpected visit to Campus Nomentana…

Huge compliments to the balloonist, chess piece and french fries – the three winning masks at the carnival parade of kindergarten and elementary school at

Dialogue between classes. Last week, the 3rd high school students gave a short presentation to the 3rd secondary classes about their experiences in Geneva. The

Nel nuovo semestre, alunne e alunni della scuola primaria hanno ripreso il corso extrascolastico di scrittura in corsivo con la signora Daniela Marsili e sono

Carnival is just around the corner. With much joy and creativity, Class 1A Primary School made their own carnival masks. Didn’t they turn out great?

From Feb. 6-10, 2023, the 4th high school, divided into four groups, played a virtual economics game focused on business content. They presented their results

Le 15 février, nos deux classes de 3 Media ont passé les épreuves écrites de l’examen de français du DELF A2 à l’Università Pontificia. L’examen

Alessandro and Jacopo graduated in 2019 and are now studying engineering and computer science at ETH and ZHAW in Zurich, Switzerland. Today they came to

The two partner classes 1 PS B and 5 PS B had great fun making the traditional Swiss recipe for Grittibänze together

On Friday afternoon, the children were finally able to meet their partner class again. They spent an exciting afternoon playing together and, by observing the

Pupils from the 1st high school rehearse for the play they will stage at the Basilica Theatre on Friday 16 June 2023.

For three mornings, our eighth-grade pupils participated online in the simulation game “Let’s discover the economy” against eighth-grade pupils from the Swiss School in Milan.

Today the students used their language skills in French, English and German (as well as a few phrases in Italian)  

We started with an excellent right to the floor from Argentina – Luis Kränzlein and Maya Pacifici (Lycée Chateaubriand).All is well, and the students are

Some impressions from the Maths Club, a meeting of children who are passionate about maths.

On Tuesday 31 January, at the conclusion of the extracurricular beginners’ chess course, the final tournament took place. We congratulate all the young participants! We

Last Friday, the two fifth classes of the primary school visited the ‘Centrale Montemartini’ museum in the Ostiense district. A German-speaking guide showed the children

Maddalena Recino and Ursula Volkmann present the theatre project to the third grade classes of the Swiss School of Rome and San Leone Magno.

Friday, 27 January marked the International Day of Remembrance to commemorate the many victims of the Holocaust. The 4th and 5th High School also addressed

After the excursion to the Milk Plant, the two third classes of the primary school dedicated themselves to an interclass project. They made butter. Many

Today classes 3A and 3B of the primary school spent a wonderful and above all eventful day at the ‘Centrale del Latte di Roma’. How

After the conference at the beginning of the year, the Swiss Club invited the entire faculty and staff to a raclette in our gymnasium. Table

The first three-month cycle of the afternoon cartoon course came to an end. The children were able to make their own short film through all

Die Urenkelin des Gründers der Schweizer Schule Rom, Veruschka B. Wirth, organisierte eine Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung im Theater Sistina. Sie führt damit die Mission ihres kürzlich verstorbenen

Alumni tell our 4th and 5th graders about their experiences and successes after high school, study possibilities both in Italy and abroad, and access to

Article by guest pupils Sena and Lorenzo V. from the Pestalozzi School in Lima, Peru. — Sena and Lorenzo Hello! We are Sena and Lorenzo

Please see the latest issue of the Nomentana Campus student newspaper, ‘Il Corriere della Scuola’, published on the occasion of our Christmas market. Il corriere

Not only does Rome have an impressive history… in conjunction with the reading of the children’s classic ‘Stella volante’ (Flying Star), class 4b spent a

The 4th liceo didn’t stop their hard work after the Swiss School Christmas market Friday.   The class got up early Saturday morning to participate

On 16 December, the 2022 Christmas Market took place at Villa Malpighi and in the school garden. There was a very good attendance and an

On Friday 2 December the 3rd grade B class organized a cinema evening for the two 3rd grade classes and for the high school. After

Am 6. Dezember besuchten Nikolaus und Schmutzli alle Klassen in der Villa Malpighi und auf dem Campus Nomentana.

On 1 December, the first and third high school students were guests, together with other high school classes in Rome, at the ‘Expo Consumatori 4.0

The two third classes of the primary school started the Advent with a wonderful matinée at ‘Teatro Nazionale’. Pupils from the Dance School of the