THE ECOLE LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Ecole d’Humanité is led by the following dedicated leadership team:
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Director of the US Program
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Sarah Schnack joined the Ecole d’Humanité in 2020, serving as a Social Science Teacher and Family Head.
Sarah has held leadership roles in California, Panama, and Vietnam, and brings an in-depth knowledge of curriculum development to our institution. On a personal note, Sarah has completed her School Leadership Certification through the Principal’s Training Center.
Email: sarah.schnack@ecole.ch
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Director of the Co-Curricular Program
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Profile information will be available soon.
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Director of the Swiss Program
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Dr. Andreas Kramer grew up in Germany with his five siblings and studied mathematics, sports science and Spanish in Freiburg im Breisgau and Granada for the high school teaching degree. After the state examination, he was drawn to the world of science, where he spent twelve years at the Universities of Freiburg and Constance and completed his PhD. In that time, he enjoyed teaching as well as doing research, and thus eventually returned to education. Since 2020, he has been working at the Ecole d'Humanité, teaching mathematics and physics. Andreas Kramer lives at the Ecole with his partner Isabel Nägele, who works here as an art therapist. He likes to spend his free time outdoors, be it on various bikes, on skis, on a longboard or with a surfboard on the waves of the Atlantic.
Email: andreas.kramer@ecole.ch
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Head of Boarding
Alessandro Viale was born in Rome in 1986 and has built a career that refuses easy categorization. Trained as a physicist at La Sapienza and as a musician across three conservatories - with degrees in piano, composition, harpsichord, and orchestral conducting - he has been at the Ecole d'Humanité in the Swiss Alps since 2021, where he teaches Mathematics, Physics, and Music up to Matura level and serves as Head of Boarding. He also leads the Singgemeinde, the weekly gathering that lies at the heart of the school's community life. Alongside his educational work, he maintains an active international career as a concert pianist, with more than thirteen recordings and performances across Europe and beyond. Before Switzerland, he worked as a répétiteur and mentor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London. www.alessandroviale.com
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Chief Financial Officer
ECOLE D'HUMANITÉ COOPERATIVE
Members of the Board of Directors
Janis Saxer and Birte Lembke, co-presidents of the board (photo: Tatiana Ivensen)
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MSc ETH in Biology with a Major in Neurosciences
Currently in the Master of Medicine at the University of Zurich with the goal to specialize in psychiatry
E-Mail: janis.saxer@ecole.ch
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Doctorate in Cultural Studies (Dipl. Kulturwissenschaftlerin, Dr. phil)
Expert in continuing education, communication and networking in higher education, prevention and healthcare sectors. Former teacher and family head at the Ecole, with various other functions (2004-2007)
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Teaching degree in mathematics and physics (1st state exam)
Research Associate at OTH Amberg-Weiden, University of Applied Sciences, Areas of concentration: transition from school to university, higher education didactics
Doctoral studies at TU Dortmund,Technical University, in mathematics education
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Software Engineer
Currently teaching computer science (Sek II)
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Attorney at law, specialized in the fields of immigration, political asylum and anti-discrimination
Currently enrolled in the LLM program Transnational Crime and Justice at UNICRI in Torino
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Retired high school and junior high school teacher, subject music (Fachlehrer Kantonsschule Sursee, Gymnasium Immensee)
Teacher and family head at the Ecole, with various other functions, 1984-1994
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High school teacher for Sports, Biology and Chemistry and another master as special education teacher
Accredited teacher (Jugend & Sport) for climbing, mountaineering and ski-touring
Teacher and family head at the Ecole, with various other functions (2001-2002, 2007-2012, 2024-2025)
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B.S in International Business Management
Recruiting & Marketing Specialist at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Aargau