Bell One World Nursery & Primary School

A small English-language nursery and primary in the international quarter at Colombettes, run by Bell, the Cambridge-rooted language education group.

Bell has taught at Colombettes for over 25 years, a short walk from the Palais des Nations. The nursery takes children from age 2 and the primary continues to age 9, following the English National Curriculum with bilingual French-English options in the early years. Class ratios are tight, around one staff member to eight children, smaller again in bilingual nursery groups.

The school suits UN and WTO families who want a familiar English-medium foundation while in Geneva, often as a stepping stone to one of the larger international schools at age 9 or 10. Parents describe small, attentive classes and quick settling-in for new arrivals. Plan for a transfer at the top of primary, since Bell does not extend into secondary.