Our Community
The ZIS community is a lifelong network of students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni that stays with you wherever you go.
When you join ZIS, you’re not just sending a child to school. Your family is joining a lifelong community that spans the world and generations. We are a community brought together by experience, and we stay with you wherever you go.
Alumni
The ZIS alumni community is vibrant and keeps us connected when your child no longer attends our school.
Connect
ZIS Global Community allows you to both re-connect with old classmates as well as utilize the trusted Zurich International School environment to expand your professional network.
Parents as Partners
- The school and parents are partners in the education of our students.
- We keep you well informed of happenings at school, including in our award-winning magazine Voices.
- We also help to provide a community for parents through our vibrant Parents' Association.
- Join the ZIS Global Community.
Joining ZIS
- Our Admissions Team will help you in the process of deciding whether ZIS is the right school for your child.
- When a child starts school at ZIS the whole family becomes part of the ZIS Experience and we strive to make it special for everyone.
Volunteerism and Philanthropy
- As a non-profit organization, ZIS engages the community in philanthropy and volunteerism.
We are grateful that our community chooses to give back to support ZIS, with initiatives like the Annual Fund that enable us to keep growing the unique ZIS experience.
24 hours in ...
Members of our global community share their tips about a favourite place.
![Mike Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719230438/zurich/uzsulqpmsshrdigqmmgq/Mike-Day-24-hours.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719230438/zurich/uzsulqpmsshrdigqmmgq/Mike-Day-24-hours.jpg","width":400}])
Mike Day, Class of 1999 (1994-99), is Lead Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Solutions at Goldman Sachs, and loves the NY vibe.
![Gil Glasenberg, Class of 2012]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1702296783/zurich/bevaxqnqmhvafpxc76lv/Gil-Glasenberg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1702296783/zurich/bevaxqnqmhvafpxc76lv/Gil-Glasenberg.jpg","width":400}])
Globetrotting DJ Gil Glaze – also known as Gil Glasenberg, Class of 2012 (2001-12) – shares how to have a ball all day long in the world’s greatest party city.
![Lana Baker-Cowling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683624851/zurich/vwb6ybxj4war2hebsomn/Lana-baker-cowling.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683624851/zurich/vwb6ybxj4war2hebsomn/Lana-baker-cowling.jpg","width":400}])
Lana Baker-Cowling, Class of 2017 (2004-17) is a junior sustainability consultant at Anthesis. Here’s her ideal day – with a sustainable twist.
![Massimillano Nunziata, ZIS Parent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678371247/zurich/moag9llcn7ewjkqvt5uv/massimilano.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678371247/zurich/moag9llcn7ewjkqvt5uv/massimilano.jpg","width":400}])
Milanese ZIS parent Massimiliano Nunziata shares his insider’s guide to the global capital of fashion and design.
![Nicolas Amstutz, Class of 2007]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644228309/zurich/wryayljeawpiaumx8dux/nicolas_amstutz.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644228309/zurich/wryayljeawpiaumx8dux/nicolas_amstutz.jpg","width":400}])
Nicolas Amstutz, Class of 2007 (1998-2007), shares his guide to the Asian city-state #ZISTravels.
![Lena Foerberg]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618998246/zurich/lfrqjnmaoxpfh8o1241j/lena_foerberg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618998246/zurich/lfrqjnmaoxpfh8o1241j/lena_foerberg.jpg","width":400}])
Lena Förberg, ZIS parent, fills us in on the best things to do in her Swedish hometown. #ZISTravels.
![Olga Malova]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618998262/zurich/d9act8i45iw8graghha7/olga_malova.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618998262/zurich/d9act8i45iw8graghha7/olga_malova.jpg","width":400}])
Olga Malova, ZIS parent, gives us the inside track on her unique and ever-surprising home town, Moscow.
![Lily Quinn]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618821130/zurich/e3ewpowjyus0c8yafdm2/Lily_Quinn_sm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618821130/zurich/e3ewpowjyus0c8yafdm2/Lily_Quinn_sm.jpg","width":400}])
ZIS parent Lily Quinn takes us on a whistlestop tour of the highlights of her beloved home city. #ZISTravels
![ZIS Parent, Sivan Fairman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618821239/zurich/pfehaulv4rppmllqopyz/SivanFairman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618821239/zurich/pfehaulv4rppmllqopyz/SivanFairman.jpg","width":400}])
ZIS parent Sivan Fairman shares her guide to the Negev desert in southern Israel.
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