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Gymnasium Preparation
Prepare. Practise. Excel.
The Zürich entrance examination, taught paper by paper, in a group of eight.
Afternoon programme 14 sessions a term 2 hours a session Groups of eight CHF 45 trial refunded if it isn't right
What the term covers
One fee, one session a week, fourteen sessions a term. Your child works through all five subjects below — these are not five courses to choose between.
Eight places per group. Fees, the session calendar and the full curriculum sit in the brochure.
- What the fee covers
- 14 sessions of two hours across the term, one session a week, in a group of no more than eight. If the trial session isn't right for your child, we refund the CHF 45.
- If your child misses one
- Tell us before the session starts and it is made up in another group the same week, space permitting. Unannounced absences are not credited.
- Term dates
- Starts 31 August and runs fourteen sessions, excluding Zürich school holidays. Full session calendar sent on enrolment.
What your child learns
The skills every Gymnasium Preparation group works on, whichever subject fills the session.
- Academic confidence
- Strong study habits
- Working accurately under time pressure
- Reading a question properly before answering it
- Written German for the Aufsatz
- Mathematics the exam actually asks for
Inside the Gymnasium Preparation programme
- Mathematics
- The arithmetic made automatic first, then the question types the exam really sets, and a method for the ones it invents. Worked every week against real past papers rather than a textbook.
- German
- Both papers the exam sets: Textverständnis, where a child reads closely and answers on grammar, structure and meaning; and Aufsatz, where they write to time. Every piece is marked by hand and returned with a correction they can use.
- Exam techniques
- How to read a paper, where the marks actually are, what to do when a question looks unfamiliar, and when to move on. The part that is rarely taught and often decides the result.
- Study skills
- Planning revision across months rather than the week before, keeping notes that are worth rereading, and the habits that carry into Gymnasium itself.
- Mock examinations
- Sat under real conditions, marked properly, and returned with an honest read on where your child stands. The point is that the real day is not the first time it has felt like this.
One-to-one, if that suits your child better
Some children need the group; some need a teacher to themselves. Gymivorbereitung is also available privately, by the hour, and semi-privately for two to four children — the rates are in the brochure.
See the one-to-one option →Fees, calendar and everything else
Start with a single session for CHF 45. The full term breakdown sits in the detailed brochure, together with the session calendar, instructor credentials and what your child works on at each stage.
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CHF 45
One trial session of two hours in a real group of eight — credited in full against your first pathway fee if you enrol.
If the trial session isn't right for your child, we refund the CHF 45.
The detailed brochure
Everything a decision needs, in one PDF — opened here straight away and sent to your inbox.
- ·The full price breakdown — pathways, bundles, bootcamps, Gymivorbereitung and tutoring
- ·The semestre calendar with all 18 session dates
- ·Programme-by-programme detail across the three pathways
- ·Instructor bios and credentials
- ·What your child builds, by age
- ·How we compare with other Zürich providers
- ·Sibling and referral discount detail
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Open the brochure (PDF)What is included
- Maximum eight children per teacher
- All laptops, software and materials
- A finished project your child keeps
- A written progress note at the end of semestre
Discounts
- Sibling: 15% off the second child, same semestre
- Referral: CHF 50 credit to both families
- Two-semestre commitment: 10%
- Trial fee credited in full on enrolment
Payment
- TWINT and card
- Semester fees can be paid in two instalments
- Missed session made up in another group the same week, if announced in advance
- If the trial session isn't right for your child, we refund the CHF 45.
What a term looks like
Fourteen sessions of two hours with the same teacher and the same eight children, ending with a mock examination and an honest written assessment.
Sessions 1 to 2
Placement
Where your child actually is in Mathematik and Deutsch. The group is set from this, not from school year.
Sessions 3 to 9
The three papers
Textverständnis, Aufsatz and Mathematik in rotation, each week against real past papers, each piece marked by hand.
Sessions 10 to 12
Technique
Timing, question order, and what to do when a paper springs something new. Practised until it is a habit.
Sessions 13 to 14
Mock and report
A full mock under real conditions, then a written assessment telling you plainly where your child stands.
Children develop:
- Academic Confidence
- Study Habits
- Exam Technique
- Written German
- Mathematical Fluency
- Composure
What we do not promise
A place at the Gymnasium. Nobody can promise that, and a centre that does is telling you something else about itself.
What we promise is a qualified teacher for each paper, groups of eight, marked work every week, and an honest read on where your child stands — including when the honest answer is that another year would serve them better.
The Swiss NewEra approach
Digital well-being & human development
This runs through all four pathways, rather than being another subject you have to choose. There is nothing extra to add to the basket and nothing extra to pay.
Every programme integrates:
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