Statutory Event - Nicolas Firmenich - Ecole de la Decouverte

Statutory Event - Nicolas Firmenich - Ecole de la Decouverte

La Découverte is a Swiss school that adheres to Swiss academic objectives while adopting one or more active teaching methods. Bilingual in French and English, it offers a family-friendly, human-scale environment.

Initially trained in finance, Nicolas quickly shifted his career to education, driven by a quest for meaning and the conviction that education plays a key role in building society. Today, he heads a private school in Switzerland with 350 students and a team of around 100 employees. The school operates across two sites, with a third in the works. His role is to support its development by ensuring pedagogical and organizational consistency, while respecting the specific characteristics of each site. He strives to balance management requirements with a people-centered approach, emphasizing the well-being of students and staff.