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La Grande Boissière (also called "LGB") is the oldest and largest of the three. The primary school (beginning from age three) has 650 students, and runs through grade 4. The middle school has 450 students, and runs from grade 5 to grade 8. The secondary school has 650 students, beginning with 9th grade and going to grade 12 or 13. All three stages offer bilingual programmes. The Campus Principal is Jean Guy Carpentier. (46°11′55″N 6°10′21″E / 46.19861°N 6.1725°E / 46.19861; 6.1725)

La Châtaigneraie (also called "La Chat") became part of Ecolint in 1971 and is located in the Vaud countryside, near Founex, overlooking the Alps and Lake Léman. It has a primary and a secondary school, and has approximately 1420 students. The oldest building on campus is the main secondary building which was completed in 1908, when La Châtaigneraie first opened. It is the only campus to offer the Swiss Maturité Fédérale, the Swiss certificate of the end of Secondary Education. (46°20′23″N 6°10′18″E / 46.33972°N 6.17167°E / 46.33972; 6.17167)

Campus des Nations, (also simply called "Nations") opened in 2005 and operates on two locations in and in the vicinity of Grand Saconnex:

  • Saconnex is located near the International Labour Organization and World Health Organization headquarters. Saconnex offers classes to 700 students from years 3 through 13. All classes taught at Nations follow the IB curriculum, consisting of PYP, MYP and DP.(46°13′51″N 6°07′46″E / 46.23083°N 6.12944°E / 46.23083; 6.12944)
  • Pregny is located near the United Nations and Red Cross HQ and is a school of 220 students from pre-school and kindergarten to year 2.(46°13′51″N 6°08′20″E / 46.23083°N 6.13889°E / 46.23083; 6.13889)

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