Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland

Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland (KLAS) was founded in 1990, and is now owned by the Kumon Gakuen Educational Foundation. It is accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) enabling its graduates to be eligible for acceptance into Japanese, as well as non-Japanese, universities. It is recognized by the educational authorities in the school’s host canton of Vaud.

KLAS provides a strong university preparatory education in a school community in which each student achieves moral and intellectual growth, competence in academic and extra-curricular areas, an appreciation of creativity and artistic expression, and an understanding of people of other traditions and cultures.