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Seja430 Please do not vandalise articles and be aware of sensitivities of individuals and families when updating information just based on Google data.Google is not Britannica and is just a collection of information without any oversight.If you feel that the article or data is incorrect because it cant be verified on "Google" then just remove it,but do not place information which can have other consequences to those concerned. Thank you.

Thanks for posting this TWICE here. I am really rather unclear as to why you so vigorously support this information. Please direct any other discussion on the matter to my talk page. --Seja430 05:06, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was astonished to read the comments about Le Rosey. As a parent of a graduating student and as having experience of some of the top schools in Canada, USA, and the United Kingdom Le Rosey outshines any and all schools in these countries. Le Rosey instills a work ethic that can not be found in the other top schools of the world. Mr. Gudin, the Director of Le Rosey, is a man of his word, walks his talk and employs very fine teachers. Le Rosey is one of the finest schools in the world from both and educational institution not to mention sporting achievements. The Le Rosey students are not only educated but prepared for life after Le Rosey and are accepted at some of the finest Universities in the world. A quote from a leading collage at Oxford “ I would pick a Le Rosey student above most others……” As to the cost I feel this is the greatest gift I could give my son and pales into insignificants when you see what you get. Lloyd Lecuona

Moved a student from article space:

John F. Kerry, 2004 democratic presidential candidate.

I have found only one mention of Kerry at Le Rosey at [1], but that mention is just a comment on the entry on "Lennon, Sean". The entry on Kerry himself doesn't mention Le Rosey.

However, Kerry was at the Institut Montana in Zugerberg, Switzerland, from September 1954 to June 1955 : [2], then click on "News". See also [3].

Unless somebody can provide evidence that Kerry also attended Le Rosey, I suggest that he be not included in the list of alumni of Le Rosey. Lupo 12:47, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

A bit biased

As a former Rosean myself, I will not dispute that the quality of education there is not the highest in the world (especially considering its fantastically high price tag). Nevertheless, unlike the vast majority of Wikipedia's articles, which present a wide range of far more controversial topics in a even-handed manner, I find this one to be a bit biased against the school. I will refrain from editing the text for now to see if others agree. Also, I can assure you that John Kerry did not attend Le Rosey. The previous post is correct, that he did attend another Swiss boarding school for a time in his childhood.

JOHN KERRY'S BROTHER SPENT A YEAR IN ROSEY. That's all! Swift

Indeed, the "The establishment is highly over-valued with no higher then mediocre results in any of the subjects." is clearly stating an opinion rather than a fact. Added NPOV flag. --Denoir 02:43, 11 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I must agree. I am also a former student, and feel that not only are these biased statements rather unfounded, but that they have no place in this - or any other - Wikipedia article. -- Sgenevieve

I think this was written by a slightly resentful student

But, like the previous poster, i will refrain from editing the page. Despite the fact that its loaded with opinions and facts, the information is not entirely accurate, purely because it lacks presentation of any positive facts, and as a former rosean, i can assure you those facts exist. french is not ENFORCED upon students. The previous poster has spent 5 years at this school, and he's level of french is comparable to my level of Russian, or of Chinese... I await responses. Also i would suggest you checked the language, spelling, grammar and sytanx before you post something on a public page. Basically so that you dont make public the fact that you don't know ANY english. Gee perhaps you should let them enforce french upon you, given that english enforcement seems to be yielding rather poor results... Oh and incidentally, taking advantage of anonimity to publish insults is a great sign of cowardice. but some people get turned on by that, so whatever floats your boat.

It is kinda funny to see the previous person complaining about spelling when s/he made so many in his/her text.

Rosey is one of the best schools I know of.

I am also a former student and I can testify to the quality of my teachers and to the tremendously rich environment, full of students with many interests, including social and cultural. Most students speak French. I didn't when I entered school, but our teacher had a very good system and I can say that pretty soon I was speaking fluently. In addition, one shares meals with the teacher. By the way, the food was excellent; not at all what you would expect from a school's kitchen.

-- I would certainly hope that the food is good at the most expensive school in the world... (NBMATT (talk) 12:34, 15 March 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Pozzo di Borgo

"The Pozzos did not go to Rosey... Where do you get your info from?" - comment left by User:83.78.90.69 in article Pozzo di Borgo family, and moved here. Rd232 ^talk 11:41, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI... The Pozzo di Borgos attend(ed) schools in Paris. Boarding school isn't exactly the "done thing" in France, especially in Paris... However, I can definitely say that they were at a school much like Le Rosey (also bilingual).

Need for balance

Clearly everyone involved in this article is biased in some way by direct associations with the school. Whilst this may be the most obvious way of knowing facts about the place, it clearly leads to biased views, either for or against the school. People who come out of a boarding school environment generally feel one or the other, and not much in between- this article needs some balance and editing from someone who did not attend the school and is not linked directly with it. I did not think the article was massively against the school although there is clearly room for improvement and by the sounds of the discussion here that much is inaccurate. Re the first poster on this page, I would be extremely disappointed if an Oxford tutor said that and wonder if they can substantiate this comment. It sounds like this school clearly does a good job of preparing students for places like Oxford, but an Oxford tutor will look for the potential in every candidate, not just those who were subjected to years of preparation specifically for entry to top universities and who are at a high level to begin with.

The school sounds like an interesting place - some information on founders, more info on buildings, and factual information would greatly benefit this article.

overestimating the school

Having gone to many international schools and institutes around the world i can tell you that Le Rosey rises above the rest in presentation. However this is just (in my opinion) a thin layer, that hides the not so attractive side to this school. Many of the children adopt an expensive lifestyle, which is fine, but not when they inforce it upon others. Expensive weekends, and explicit money spending has given a bad name to Rosey graduates. I found that not all students we're spoilt, but a vast majority were.

Distinguished Alumni

BTW, while we're at it, can anyone verify that the New York Van Cortlandt family is still in existence? I saw that someone listed them here as alumni, but this cannot be verified so I removed it. I am convinced that the family is extinct. If anyone has any info, please share. Thesaunterer 00:42, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That was my fault. I had conflated my cousins' Swiss boarding schools into one. Additionally, their last name excludes the final 't' and probably most of the Patroon heritage thereby implied. The young ladies in question attended Dwight and The American School in Switzerland, neither of which is Le Rosey at all. --Seja430 01:17, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Still biased, + contribution:

the sons Justo and Pasteur Obiang of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (president of Equatorial Guinea) attended Rosey. They moved to College De Leman as of 2005.

Also the article remains biased:

"Invaluable to the students is a very high-quality education with an International Baccalaureate. However, as adults, having a worldwide network of former classmates at the highest levels of industry or government can be priceless."

Should be removed, whether these items are actually valuable/invaluable/whatever is debatable, as is the quality of an IB diploma. It should be removed, or changed, stating facts rather than opinion.

Also, the phrase is pleonastic, "invaluable to students is....However, as adults.....priceless.

I do believe that invaluable and priceless mean the same thing, why "however"?

Seja430 Please do not vandalise articles and be aware of sensitivities of individuals and families when updating information just based on Google data.Google is not Britannica and is just a collection of information without any oversight.If you feel that the article or data is incorrect because it cant be verified on "Google" then just remove it,but do not place information which can have other consequences to those concerned. Thank you.

I am well aware that Google is not Britannica, and am unsure of the "other consequences" to which you refer. Feel free to elaborate on my talk page. --Seja430 00:53, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Famous alumni - a target for hoaxes?

I have serious doubts as to the accuracy of this list. Many names are added by anons, and we have no way of verifying the claims. I think many of them are hoaxes. My suggestion would be to remove all the redlinked names. In fact, we could scrap the list altogether (though that would be a pity) and mention one or two names of people that we know went to school there in the main body of the article. AnnH ♫ 12:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've added an invisible note saying:

I think we need to be very firm about this. I have sometimes hesitated in the past about removing something added by an anon (it's usually anons who add these hoaxes) when I didn't know for a fact that this person hadn't been educated at Rosey, but it's really better for the encyclopaedia if we leave out someone who studied there than if we include someone who didn't. AnnH ♫ 15:31, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The burden is on those who add the material to provide verifiable citation to a reliable source. Tom Harrison ^Talk 16:58, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In the interests of full disclosure, I've just added Mayuko Takata to the alumni list after fixing a link on her bio page. I'm not having too much luck finding an (English) source/verification link yet, but I'm still looking. It's no hoax, so hopefully my addition won't get reverted. PantsCorp 17:02, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Documented hoax

If you want proof that this section is a target for hoaxes, I offer this smoking-gun example: A new article in The New Yorker describes the repeated frauds of Samantha Azzopardi of Australia, describing how she once used a forged letter of reference from Le Rosey. Curious, I did a quick search of WP for more information about her, finding her mentioned in this very article: "Emily Samantha Azzopardi granddaughter of French billionaire Liliane Bettencourt also attends Le Rosey." It was added by an anon editor in Australia in March 2011.[4] The timing (after the hoax she referenced Le Rosey in) suggests that Azzopardi may not have added it herself... or maybe she was setting up the next one. Regardless, I've just removed it as obviously untrue (and a BLP violation of Bettencourt). A shame the above statements of vigilance weren't followed up on. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 15:46, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

memo

and either of them is/was really notable? --Svartalf 18:09, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Mullally, Kevin Mullally and le rosey

I have put in the link for Brian Mullally and Kevin Mullally several times, and it is removed. Why? There is proof that Brian Mullally went to le Rosey (the alumni page) and there is proof that Kevin Mullally is the Director of USAID in Rwanda and is obviously an American Diplomat. It was even printed in the washington post. If you simply google it, it is there. please respond. thank you. Mullally18@hotmail.com 22:41, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not finding anything. Could you give me a link? Tom Harrison ^Talk 22:49, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please post the links to the exact pages here. Also, you may have noticed when you were adding that name that that section has an invisible note (i.e. one that you don't see when reading the page, but that you see when you open the edit box) warning editors that names added will be removed unless they give verification on the discussion page. By the way, your article on Keven Mullally has been deleted. Apparently it was a copyright violation. AnnH ♫ 22:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

continue

oh wow... i don't know how to redirect to another website where the other article is found...

http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2005/pr050628.html
how can i redirect to that website?

That works, but the page doesn't mention Institut Le Rosey. Tom Harrison ^Talk 23:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do i redirect this page?

I'm not sure what you are asking. I went to the usaid link you provided, but didn't find any mention of Institut Le Rosey. For other links, just copy and paste from the address bar and we'll figure it out. If you want to get fancy, you can link to Google like this. Tom Harrison ^Talk 00:41, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Harold H. Tittman,III

I am an anon who changed the second to last alum from "William Tittman III; American diplomat" to "Harold H. Tittman III, American Diplomat; author." For verification see: _Inside the Vatican of Pius XII: The Memoir of an American Diplomat During World War II_ (New York: Image/Doubleday, 2004) Le Rosey with great affection on p. 56. 66.9.199.16 19:46, 2 July 2006 (UTC)ChasGall66.9.199.16 19:46, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; I was easily able to search the book on online at amazon and confirm that. Tom Harrison ^Talk 21:29, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wilding brothers

I don't understand why Michael and Christopher Wilding, sons of Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding, were removed from the Notable Alumni list. I have a 1967 Rosey yearbook where they are listed as: Mike and Chris Wilding, Los Angeles. Many others are listed as progeny of famous people and aren't Liz Taylor and Michael Wilding famous enough ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mediacritic99 (talk • contribs) 06:52, 14 September 2006.

Hi, Mediacritic. Yes, sure they're famous enough, but as the first sentence of this policy document says, "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. 'Verifiable' in this context means that any reader must be able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source." Because Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia "that anyone can edit", we're in constant danger of haoxes, and have to be very cautious about what we accept. Many of the editors who insert names of people who supposedly studied at Rosey are unregistered users, who add a lot of questionable information and then disappear. Even the registered users can't be accepted without question. Any practical joker can register a user name that guards his/her real-life identity, put a lot of nonsense into articles, and not be answerable to anyone. I did a search for the names of the Wilding brothers on Google, with "Rosey", and did not find any mention that they went to Rosey. So, while we thank you for your efforts, unfortunately we can't accept that edit unless the information is such that it can be checked by any reader. By the way, when you make an edit on a talk page, can you type four tildes (~~~~) at the end. They will automatically convert into your signature (linking to your user page) and the date. Thanks, and happy editing! AnnH ♫ 07:37, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, just because Google does not have them listed as going to Rosey seems to me to be an insufficient reason to remove them. How is a 1967 Rosey yearbook not sufficient proof ? Do you need a fax of the relevant page ? 24.18.221.180 04:21, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

could you please scan it and insert the image into this page? 128.54.77.34 06:41, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What is crew?

Is it rowing? Please clarify in the article. OrchWyn 16:19, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Justine KASSA-VUBU

http://aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au/KassaVubuEng.html

Alumni

There are a errors in the alphabetical listing of the alumni. Royals/Nobles are known by their first name and should be listed alphabetically by that name (ex. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent should be listed as an E (for Edward) not a D (for Duke). In the case of "Andrea di Robilant", the name should be listed with the R's (Robilant), not the D's (di). I will correct the previous errors, please leave comments here before editing. -- AJ24 15:28, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also requiring attention is the following alumni that are not included in the Le Rosey article list. Respond if you find that any of the following names cannot be listed.

All three of the The Miller Sisters, the daughters of Robert W. Miller:

Joe Dassin, musician
Rhonda Ross Kendrick, actress, daughteer of Diana Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, daughter of Diana Ross
David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke, British Peer
Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford
Michael Korda, former editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster
Arpad Busson, French-Swiss financier
Egon von Fürstenberg, fashion designer
José Ferrer, Academy Award-winning actor
Members of the Iranian Royal Family, of the Pahlavī dynasty

The International Herald Tribune reports that Juan Carlos I of Spain attended Le Rosey briefly. Forbes has reported that the children of Adnan Khashoggi, David Niven, Elizabeth Taylor, and Roger Moore attended the school. -- AJ24 17:38, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have no opinion on how Royals/Nobles should be listed. Everyone else listed should be supported by citation to a reliable source. I do not think it is useful to exhaustively list every person we can prove attended. The article should focus primarily on the school. The list of alumni is informative as far as it says something about the school and the people who attend. I think an illustrative dozen is plenty. We link to an 'official alumni page', and they are probably a better choice to maintain a complete list. Tom Harrison ^Talk 20:45, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree that the alumni list is far less important than the article text, however, the official alumni page does not provide a public record of its alumni. Furthermore, deciding who to list and not to list would be an ordeal. The alumni list seems to be the only (or most) accurate data in the entire article. The list is composed of a very diverse and highly important group, so consequently, naming only the most important or a "select list" would be near impossible. What I think is most important is eliminating the opinion factor that has always plagued the article. The article itself is very short in comparison to how much history the subject contains. On the matter of the alumni that I listed in the article's discussion page, I will be adding their names to the Le Rosey article unless there are any issues. If possible, it would be great if you could help out with improving the main text of Le Rosey's article, as it is lacking to say the very least. Thanks again, AJ24 21:10, 10 July 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I have made several major improvements to the article: adding inline citations, including history information, et al, while the article is still "under construction". If there are any issues with the improvements please do not hesitate to comment. Thank you. -- AJ24 04:55, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from Talk pages of Xn4 and AJ24

Thanks for your recent contribution to the Institut Le Rosey article. As a precaution due to past severe vandalism, most edits need to be cleared by a consensus on the article's discussion page. Currently, we are discussing the list of Le Rosey alumni and are adding referenced alumni to the list. We have yet to move into the main text of the article. The Le Rosey article is unique in that there is very little public information available about the subject of the article and there are even fewer individuals who have even heard of the subject. For future contributions please bring it up in the discussion page. Many thanks, AJ24 23:35, 10 July 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I beg your pardon, but would you mind explaining these statements? There is nothing at the head of the Institut Le Rosey page to say that all edits will be reverted by 'us' unless cleared by 'us', and the notion that "most edits need to be cleared by a consensus on the article's discussion page" strikes me as not being how Wikipedia works! Regards, Xn4 23:53, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I do not see how you could be angry. I informed you that signficant changes need to be addressed on the discussion page before being made. Your edits were significant. As for your assertion that it is not Wikipedia policy to operate that way, you should know that Wikipedia is about working together with fellow Wikipedians so that the articles are as neutral as possible. It is very obvious that the article needs to be edited, but editing the Le Rosey article must be done orderly and with more than one opinion. "Cleared" was perhaps the wrong word to use, but regardless of my wording, it is always appropriate to read the discussion page of any article before editing it. If you had, you would have noticed there are many issues being discussed that require the opinions of many Wikipedians. I invite you to join in on the discussion. I am very sorry if it seems that I was brushing off your edits. Editing the Le Rosey article needs to be done in steps. Sorry for the confusion, -- AJ24 00:46, 11 July 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Well, thank you for your apology, AJ24, but I don't see any anger in my comments above! It isn't at all clear to me who you mean by 'we'. Vandalism should be reverted, no doubt, and wrong edits should be corrected, but reasonable ones should be accepted or else improved on. You say "editing the Le Rosey article must be done orderly and with more than one opinion", and I can agree with the first part of that, but on the second part of it it is hard to see why that should apply to this article and not to all others. Regards, Xn4 01:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On a different topic, inline citations are not suitable for the Le Rosey article's alumni list. Related alumni lists do not feature inline citations. I have written several times that significant edits need to be discussed, it's not Wikipedia policy or a rule, it's just common courtesy. I'm not about to undo your edits, however, the article is going to end up in shambles if there's no communication between fellow editors. It would be appropraite if you, yourself, removed the citations for the time being. There are many, many issues on the discussion page that need input and opinions, it would be very helpful if you could concentrate on the issues at hand. It takes much less time for multiple users to work on one issue than for several users to work on different issues. Please add your input/comments to the Le Rosey article's discussion page, as opinions are badly needed. Thanks again, AJ24 04:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC).[reply]

With all due respect, I can't agree at all that "inline citations are not suitable for the Le Rosey article's alumni list". The policies of Wipidia apply to all of its articles, including Institut Le Rosey. Per Wikipedia:Verifiability, The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. "Verifiable" in this context means that any reader should be able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source. Verifiability is one of Wikipedia's core policies.

I also can't agree that "Related alumni lists do not feature inline citations." Wikipedia lists are articles (or parts of them) and all policies apply. See, for example, List of notable Old Alleynians, which is one of the better lists in that regard. Completely unreferenced articles (as Le Rosey's was until yesterday) should really be marked Unreferenced, because in Wikipedia's terms they are not worthy of an encyclopedia. Strictly speaking, the Le Rosey article should have been so marked. Regards, Xn4 12:38, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Verifiable" in this context means that any reader should be able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source" and "Editors should provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is challenged or is likely to be challenged". Inline citations on just some of the alumni, instead of all or most, implies that not all of the names can be verified by a published source. All of the names on the list have have been found from a major newspaper and/or news organization. None of the names of the current list have been challenged. If a Wikipedian were to google their name and "Le Rosey" together there would be multiple, reliable sources to confirm their attendance. That is verifiability. More popularly read articles like the list of old Etonians, old Harrovians, and Harvard University people do not use inline citations, and are seen by countless more Wikipedians than the Le Rosey article. Again, you seem to have failed to pay attention to the prior discussion that focused on step by step contributions to the Le Rosey article. An inline citation of Juan Carlos I of Spain, Elizabeth Taylor's children, Bruce Johnston's son, etc, would be appropriate. There are 10 different reputable websites that tell you all about the Aga Khan attending Le Rosey. Again, it would be appropriate if you undid your edits and discussed changes on this talk page. It would be greatly and sincerely appreciated. What needs to be worked on is finding sources for the alumni on the talk page, as alumni listed on the Le Rosey article page have already been thoroughly verified. Inline citations are needed far more in the text than in a list of alumni, which is really overly unnecessary. I have found multiple, reputable sources that all 3 Miller Sisters attended, so I will go ahead and insert their names. What also needs to be worked on is the school's history: the founding, Henri Carnal and his successors, school curriculum, notable events, etc. Again, it would be greatly appreciated if you concentrated on the more pressing issues, and not concentrate on things that have already been accomplished. Many thanks, AJ24 14:52, 11 July 2007 (UTC).[reply]

The list of alumni is part of what you call "the text", and I don't agree with your view that some facts need to be referenced and others don't. The question is not whether facts "have already been thoroughly verified" by someone somewhere (but without details having been provided), nor whether information has or has not been "challenged". The references I have added are the only ones on the page so far and are appropriate. If you remove them, please add the Unreferenced template to the page. Xn4 15:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article information has always been referenced to the most accurate and credible information: the Le Rosey website. -- AJ24 15:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I take your point, and the external link to that web site is indeed helpful, but one external link to another site to be searched for the verification of particular facts is not strictly a reference. See Wikipedia:Citing sources -

"The principle Wikipedia works to is that every useful piece of information that someone knows should have been written about somewhere already and therefore the best way to prove the information here is to reference that source.

In detail, the purpose of citation is:

To improve the overall credibility and authoritative character of Wikipedia.
To credit a source for providing useful information and to avoid claims of plagiarism.
To show that your edit is not original research.
To ensure that the content of articles is credible and can be checked by any reader or editor.
To help users find additional reliable information on the topic.
To reduce the likelihood of editorial disputes, or to resolve any that arise.
To ensure that material about living persons is reliably sourced and complies with Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons."

Xn4 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GA fail

This article is not comprehensive and needs to be carefully copy edited.

The "History" section should be expanded to include details other than dates and names.
There should be some discussion of academics. What kinds of courses are offered? What kind of curriculum is followed in the elementary school and secondary schools? etc.
There should be some discussion of student life. What kinds of clubs and activities are there? What kinds of athletics programs are there?
The list of alumni is too long - either create a separate page or drastically reduce it to a paragraph. (Yes, all alumni claims have to be sourced.)
Many sections of the article read like prose lists. Remove some of the statistics and explain the rest in relation to each other or some common benchmark, so that the reader isn't overwhelmed.
The article needs to be carefully copy edited.

The editors might take a look at some of the FA university articles; that might help them structure this page better. Awadewit | talk 09:03, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Assess

Top importance as it is one of the most exclusive and expensive schools in the world with a glittering gallery of jet set alumni and lots of monarchs and other royalty. Well written and well referenced article which has improved enormously since its failed GA nomination back in July. It must now be very close to GA. A few current pictures of the school and its two campuses would be helpful. Ensure that all the pics you use are out of copyright (70 years after the death of the photographer in Europe which would appear to rule out the 1965 picture). You need to decide whether to use British/English or American/English spelling (eg, centre or center, programme or program). British/English is surely more appropriate for a European school and is the spelling used on the school's own website. Good luck! Dahliarose 19:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can, of course, upload recent pictures, so long as there is no copyright problem. The best thing is often to take the picture yourself, or else to get another user to take it, so that you can donate it and use one of the two public domain templates below. Xn4 19:14, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Tuition CHF to USD...

How would it be possible for 90,000CHF to equal 109,000USD while 20,000CHF equals 19,000USD?

C'mon, people... (NBMATT (talk) 12:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Contradiction

There is a contradiction in this article. In the introduction, it states that Le Rosey is the most expensive school. However, in the "Tuiton Fees" section, the article states that the Le Rosey is the second most expensive school in the world, after the Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil. I do not know which is true, so I have refrained from editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.82.15.135 (talk) 02:54, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am not interested in the slightest degree in all this pathetic snobbery. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.176.252.226 (talk) 13:57, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Onassis

Does anyone have an RS for Alexander Onassis being an alumni of Le Rosey? Gareth E Kegg (talk) 16:05, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

He was only there for four hours. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.153.69.250 (talk) 11:58, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See "Martha Gellhorn, A Life", which implies that Alexander Onassis was at Le Rosey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.153.69.250 (talk) 12:08, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See the edit of 89.216.32.232 on 5/7/2012. He seems to know about the four hours. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.153.69.250 (talk) 12:22, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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1967

Apparently, Le Rosey became co-educational in 1967. This should be in the article, somewhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.159.119.123 (talk) 11:55, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is there now.

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