{"id":5739,"date":"2020-11-24T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montessori-idylle.ch\/who-are-we\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:14:45","slug":"who-are-we","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montessori-idylle.ch\/en\/who-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1600781276511{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_images_carousel images=”125591,125593,125595″ img_size=”full” autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][stm_title title_tag=”h2″ title=”History of our school Idylle”][\/stm_title][vc_column_text]“<\/em>Montessori l’Idylle was inaugurated in September 1996<\/strong>, in a 40 m\u00b2 building built at the back of my family home in Crans.<\/em>
\nWith the garden and the forest next door, it was truly idyllic. Sylvie Kilchherr and I welcomed 14 children from many parts of the world to their new Montessori family.<\/em><\/p>\n

From the very beginning, the school was supported by a board of directors made up of parents and interested friends. The first 14 children<\/strong> sent their little brothers and and the space quickly became too small for the demand<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally, in 2011<\/strong>, the Board of Directors and I negotiated the current architectural design for the new buildings at Grand-Pr\u00e9, allowing us to double the admission capacity<\/strong>. The new 3 to 6 year old class was opened in September 2011, followed by a small group of toddlers in the space that is now the office. The toddler group moved to its current space in 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n

Montessori l’Idylle’s structure as a non-profit association<\/strong> and its value to the local community was recognized as a public charity in 2016<\/strong> and the family spirit of the school.”<\/em><\/p>\n

by Philippa ROMIG, founder of the school<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1599052891548{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][stm_title title_tag=”h2″ title_color=”custom” title=”Our Montessori school near Nyon in pictures” title_color_custom=”#57529d”][\/stm_title][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Perfectly integrated into the life of Crans-pr\u00e8s-C\u00e9ligny, we benefit from modern and bright premises<\/strong> within a recent real estate programme. The school occupies 3 different premises :<\/p>\n