Lausanne · Morges · Rolle · Vaud | English & French
Children's development groups
along Lac Léman.
Structured weekly sessions for children aged 4 to 9. Five active groups across Vaud — Lausanne, St-Sulpice, and Rolle. Bilingual delivery. Families from ISL, ENSR, and Champittet currently enrolled. Socio-emotional development as a system, not an activity.
Serving the Vaud lake corridor
From Lausanne to Rolle — and the villages between.
Embreier serves families across the full Lausanne–Morges–Rolle corridor on Lac Léman. Active groups run in Lausanne (sous-gare), St-Sulpice, and Rolle, with additional groups opening in September 2026. Families from any commune in the list below are within range of at least one active group.
The session format — 90 minutes, weekly, same educator, group of eight — is designed around the reality of Swiss family schedules. One commitment. Consistent outcomes.
Highlighted communes have an active group. All others are within reach of an active or planned group. Contact us to confirm proximity.
For families searching in English
Child development programme.
Children's enrichment. Weekly sessions.
Families relocating to Lausanne or the Vaud region often search for children's enrichment activities, child development programmes, or weekly classes for children aged 4 to 9 in English. Embreier runs in English, with French bilingual delivery available, and is designed for internationally mobile families.
Whether you are looking for socio-emotional learning for children in Switzerland, an emotional intelligence programme for your child in Lausanne, or simply structured weekly sessions with a consistent group — Embreier is the only system of its kind in the Vaud region.
Embreier is not an after-school programme in the traditional sense. It is not a drop-in class, not a holiday camp, and not a tutoring service. It is a weekly developmental environment with a fixed method, a consistent educator, and observable outcomes that compound over time.
- Format 90-minute weekly session
- Group size 8 children maximum
- Ages 4 to 9 years old
- Language English-primary; French bilingual
- Educator Same person every week
- Training Master's-level; Embreier-certified
- Term Monthly or annual enrolment
- Sites Lausanne, St-Sulpice, Rolle
- Next opening September 2026
Pour les familles qui cherchent en français
Atelier de développement enfant.
Séances hebdomadaires. Vaud.
Les familles qui cherchent des activités pour enfants à Lausanne, des cours pour enfants dans le canton de Vaud, ou un atelier de développement socio-émotionnel pour enfants de 4 à 9 ans trouveront dans Embreier un programme unique en Suisse romande. Les séances sont disponibles en français, en anglais, ou en format bilingue selon le groupe.
Contrairement aux activités parascolaires classiques, Embreier n'est pas une garderie, ni un cours de sport ou d'art. C'est un environnement structuré où les capacités émotionnelles, attentionnelles et sociales de l'enfant sont développées de manière systématique, chaque semaine, avec le même éducateur, dans un petit groupe stable de huit enfants.
Les parents remarquent des changements observables : des transitions plus fluides, une plus grande capacité à nommer et réguler les émotions, une attention soutenue, une plus grande aisance sociale. Ces effets s'accumulent avec le temps. C'est conçu pour que ce soit ainsi.
Termes fréquemment recherchés — Vaud & Suisse romande
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What children develop
The four capacities. Built in sequence. Every week.
The Embreier Arc follows the same sequence every session. The sequence is not arbitrary — it mirrors how the brain actually learns: regulation first, then attention, then creative capacity, then social integration. Each phase prepares the nervous system for the next.
Research shows the window between ages four and nine is the primary period for building emotional regulation, attentional depth, and social intelligence. What is practised consistently in this window becomes habitual. What is left unaddressed is harder to build later.
Move
Body regulation
Bilateral movement signals physical safety through proprioception. Tension releases. Eye contact increases. The nervous system learns to return to baseline — the foundation of resilience.
Pause
Emotional steadiness
Stillness consolidates emotional awareness. Children name what they feel. They sit without fidgeting. The child who can name and contain emotion becomes the adult who does not outsource regulation.
Make
Creative agency
Fine motor activity engages the prefrontal cortex. Sustained attention develops. Problem-solving happens without prompting. A relationship with capability that carries into every domain.
Belong
Social maturity
Social engagement activates only under felt safety. Children use each other's names. They leave calm. The strongest predictor of adult wellbeing — the ability to repair, include, and initiate.
The families Embreier serves
Internationally mobile.
Dual-career. Intentionally invested.
Most Embreier families are internationally mobile dual-career households who arrived in Lausanne, Morges, Rolle, or the surrounding Vaud communes through a professional relocation. They come from London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, and beyond. Their children speak two or three languages. They are already choosing education and enrichment intentionally.
They are not looking for more activities. They are looking for something that actually compounds — that builds the internal capacity their children will draw on for the rest of their lives.
Children currently enrolled in Embreier attend the International School of Lausanne (ISL), École Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande (ENSR), Collège Champittet, Collège du Léman, and local Swiss public schools across Vaud. Embreier is an independent programme with no affiliation to any of these institutions.
Commonly searched — English-speaking families in Vaud
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Research foundation and institutional recognition
Evidence-based. Recognised by Swiss authorities.
The Embreier Method was developed over five years across Norway, Shanghai, and New York through 1,800 direct delivery hours with children aged 1 to 11. Its foundations draw from polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges), interoception research, and the international SEL (socio-emotional learning) meta-analysis literature. The founder trained at Harvard Graduate School of Education (CEEL) and holds Montessori 3–6 certification.
DGES — the Direction Générale de l'Enseignement Obligatoire et de la Pédagogie Spécialisée, Canton de Vaud — has positioned Embreier within its preventive child mental health framework. A formal research collaboration with HEP Vaud and UNIL is currently in structuring, covering short-term developmental indicators and long-term trajectories across psychology, biology, and pedagogy.
For families seeking a structured, evidence-based children's development programme in Lausanne or across the Vaud canton — with institutional credibility, trained educators, and a published method — Embreier is the only system of its kind in the region.
Frequently asked questions
What families want to know.
What is Embreier?
Embreier is a structured weekly small-group programme for children aged 4 to 9, focused on socio-emotional development. Sessions follow a fixed four-phase sequence — Move, Pause, Make, Belong — grounded in polyvagal theory and SEL research. It is not childcare and not an extracurricular activity. It is a developmental system with observable, compounding outcomes.
Where does Embreier run in Vaud?
Active groups currently run in Lausanne (sous-gare), St-Sulpice, and Rolle. Embreier serves families across the Lausanne–Morges–Rolle corridor on Lac Léman, including Pully, Ecublens, Chavannes, Préverenges, Saint-Prex, Allaman, Féchy, Perroy, Bursins, Gland, and Aubonne. New groups open September 2026.
What ages is Embreier for?
Children aged 4 to 9. Ages 4 to 9 represent the primary developmental window for emotional regulation, attentional capacity, and social intelligence. Groups are age-banded and capped at 8 children.
Is Embreier in English or French?
Sessions are delivered in English, with bilingual English–French delivery available. Most enrolled families are internationally mobile with English as their primary language at home. French-speaking families are equally welcome. The website and all parent communication are bilingual.
How much does it cost?
Embreier Signature (90-minute weekly session) is CHF 400 per month or CHF 3,600 per year. Embreier Wednesday (six-hour programme, 12:00–18:00) is CHF 1,600 per month or CHF 14,400 per year. Groups are limited to 8 children. The monthly rate equates to CHF 100 per 90-minute session.
Is this suitable for children at ISL, ENSR, or Champittet?
Yes. Children currently enrolled attend ISL, ENSR, Collège Champittet, Collège du Léman, and local Swiss public schools. Embreier is fully independent — it complements the school environment without overlapping it. Schools build academic knowledge. Embreier builds the capacities that allow children to use that knowledge well.
Qu'est-ce qu'Embreier ? (French)
Embreier est un programme hebdomadaire structuré en petits groupes pour les enfants de 4 à 9 ans, axé sur le développement socio-émotionnel. Les séances suivent une séquence en quatre phases — Bouger, Pause, Créer, Appartenir. Ce n'est pas une garderie ni une activité parascolaire ordinaire. C'est un système de développement avec des résultats observables qui s'accumulent dans le temps.
Où propose-t-on des séances Embreier dans le canton de Vaud ? (French)
Des groupes actifs existent à Lausanne (secteur sous-gare), St-Sulpice et Rolle. Embreier dessert les familles du couloir Lausanne–Morges–Rolle, notamment à Pully, Ecublens, Chavannes, Préverenges, Saint-Prex, Allaman, Féchy, Perroy, Bursins, Gland et Aubonne. De nouveaux groupes ouvrent en septembre 2026.
Quel est le coût du programme ? (French)
Embreier Signature (séance hebdomadaire de 90 minutes) coûte CHF 400 par mois ou CHF 3 600 par an. Embreier Mercredi (programme de 6 heures, 12h00–18h00) coûte CHF 1 600 par mois ou CHF 14 400 par an. Les groupes sont limités à 8 enfants. Le tarif mensuel correspond à CHF 100 par séance de 90 minutes.
Programme options
Two formats. One method.
The same Arc sequence runs in both formats. The difference is duration and depth of immersion.
Embreier Signature
CHF 400 / month · CHF 3,600 / year
Weekly 90-minute session. Group of 8 children aged 4–9. One Arc cycle per session. Same educator every week. English-primary; French bilingual available. Sites: Lausanne, St-Sulpice, Rolle.
Embreier Wednesday
CHF 1,600 / month · CHF 14,400 / year
Six-hour Wednesday programme, 12:00–18:00. Four consecutive Arc phases in one day. Structured alternative to unstructured Wednesday afternoons. Not childcare — method extension at depth.
Five groups active.
Places limited by design.
Currently enrolling across Lausanne, St-Sulpice, and Rolle. Families in the Morges–Rolle corridor are in active placement conversations for September 2026 groups.
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