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Step by step to successful exams

For over 30 years, the grammar school exam preparation institute Lern-Forum has been helping pupils approach exams with confidence and achieve their goals thanks to optimal grammar school preparation in Zurich. In addition to grammar school preparation courses, we also offer preparation courses for all other secondary schools in the canton of Zurich at all levels up to the Matura, as well as various preparation courses for secondary schools in Aargau.

Preparation long-term grammar school

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the long-term grammar school entrance exam in Zurich
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 10, 14, 16 or 18 weeks (once a week)
  • Prices: CHF 1,880–2,980
  • Course content: Maths & German (including essay writing training), maths only or German only
  • Included services: Learning materials, essay correction, learning objective checks, explanatory videos and more
  • Group size: 3–8 participants

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Preparation short-term grammar school

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the short-term grammar school entrance exam in Zurich
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 10, 14, 16 or 18 weeks (once a week)
  • Prices: CHF 1,980–3,140
  • Course content: Maths & German (including essay writing training), maths only or German only
  • Included services: Learning materials, essay correction, learning objective checks, explanatory videos and more
  • Group size: 3–8 participants

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Grammar school preparation individual lessons

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Grammar school preparation for long-term or short-term grammar school exams in Zurich
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 10 or 16 weeks (once a week)
  • Prices: CHF 1,680 - 2,690
  • Course content: Maths & German (including essay writing training)
  • Included services: Learning materials, essay correction, learning objective checks, explanatory videos and more
  • Individual lessons (1:1, private lessons)

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Professionalism, Experience, Competence

  • Individual support: goal-oriented and personal

    Individual support: goal-oriented and personal

    A key point of our courses is the focus on each individual. We maintain small class sizes to make personal attention possible. Our teachers are aware of the places where each student struggles and are able to work toward specific goals. Your child's questions will be answered individually during the lesson.
  • Extensive folder of learning materials included in tuition cost

    Extensive folder of learning materials included in tuition cost

    For an optimal gymnasium preparation during and outside of the course hours, our extensive course folder and learning material are included in the course fee. The courses accompanying the school can be combined as desired with the intensive courses - all course folders contain different exercises.
  • Own course material

    Own course material

    Own teaching materials including compact theory and lots of practice material, updated annually. If you need more practice, holiday courses with expanded course material are available.
  • Assessments and progress reports

    Assessments and progress reports

    Approximately halfway through the course, you will receive comprehensive feedback about possible gaps in your child's education, his/her behaviour in the course and individualised suggestions for improvement during the remaining course time.
  • Syllabus with homework assignments

    Syllabus with homework assignments

    Our teachers update their syllabi so you always know what is being taught in the course. The syllabi also contain a listing of the homework assignments for the next class period. You can check the progress of the course at any time.
  • Specific and individual essay training

    Specific and individual essay training

    Our professional reviewers offer essay correction with individual feedback and marking according to the standards of the entrance exam. Constant improvement in essay writing helps students take more joy in the process of writing texts and feel more prepared for the test.
  • Learning objective control | Exam in the course

    Learning objective control | Exam in the course

    A performance assessment in the form of a learning objective assessment is an essential tool for tracking a student's progress and identifying areas that need improvement. By accurately assessing a student's strengths and weaknesses, teachers can better tailor their lessons to the needs of each individual.
  • Videos for home learning

    Videos for home learning

    The Journey is the Goal--the correct problem-solving method is vital in entrance exams. We have created mathematics videos to help with difficult problems, so that the students can follow along during home study. This way your child can work through the problems at his/her own pace, play back each step, and really understand the process.
  • Quality of the highest level

    Quality of the highest level

    Thanks to experienced and professional teachers, examiners and quality managers, customer feedback, internal teacher training and constant oversight, review and improvement of course materials, we can guarantee course quality of the highest level.
  • Realistically simulated exams

    Realistically simulated exams

    Towards the end of the course, you have the opportunity to take part in our large, realistic exam simulation at reduced cost. Both the atmosphere and the marking mirror the standard entrance exam.
  • Reported success rate

    Reported success rate

    Consistently high success rate of 85.7% in the entrance examinations to public secondary schools.

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Online preparation for grammar school

  • Online courses (hybrid courses combined with face-to-face courses)
  • Preparation for the long-term or short-term grammar school examination in Zurich
  • Location: at home (online)
  • Duration: 10, 14, 16 or 18 weeks (once a week)
  • Prices for long grammar school courses: CHF 1,980-2,980
  • Prices for short grammar school courses: CHF 2,080-3,140
  • Course content: Maths & German (including essay writing training)
  • Included services: learning materials, essay correction, learning objective checks, explanatory videos and more
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Self-study preparation for grammar school

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the Zurich long-term or short-term grammar school examination
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 4 months (once a month)
  • Price for long-term grammar school course: CHF 1,690     
  • Price for short-term grammar school course: CHF 1,690
  • Course content: Maths & German (including essay writing training)
  • Included services: Learning materials, essay correction, learning objective checks, explanatory videos, mock exam and more
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Holiday courses (intensive grammar school courses)

  • Face-to-face and online courses
  • Grammar school preparation for long-term or short-term grammar school exams in Zurich
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located) or at home (online)
  • Duration: 3 to 10 days (depending on the course)
  • Prices: CHF 780–1,880
  • Course content: Maths & German (excluding essay writing), essay writing, maths only or French only
  • Included services: depending on the course
  • Group size: 3–8 participants

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Essay writing courses

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the Zurich long-term or short-term grammar school entrance exam
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 3 or 4 days (depending on the course)
  • Prices: CHF 780-840
  • Course content: Essay writing, essay training, spelling training
  • Included services: Essay correction with detailed written assessment and error analysis
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Online essay corrections

  • Essay tool for uploading essays
  • Preparation for Zurich long-term or short-term grammar school exams
  • Location: at home (online)
  • Prices: CHF 84 per essay (or as a subscription for 4 essays for CHF 305)
  • Services included: essay correction with detailed written assessment and error analysis

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Exam simulations

  • In presence exam
  • Preparation for the Zurich long-term or short-term grammar school exam
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Prices: CHF 280 (internal students), CHF 295 (external students)
  • Examination subjects: German – language analysis and text comprehension, mathematics, German – writing a text (essay)
  • Included services: Grading, detailed correction and helpful comments

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Preliminary courses (Year 4, Year 5, Sek 1)

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the Zurich long-term grammar school examination: Preliminary course Year 4, Preliminary course Year 5
  • Preparation for the Zurich short-term grammar school examination: Preliminary course Sek 1
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: depending on the preparatory course, 8, 10, 12, 14 or 16 weeks (once a week) or as a holiday course (3 or 5 days depending on the preparatory course)
  • Prices: CHF 980-2,740
  • Course content for school-accompanying courses: Maths & German (including essay training except in the 4th grade preliminary course)
  • Course content for holiday courses: Maths & German (excluding essay training)
  • Services included in school-accompanying courses: learning materials, essay correction (except for the 4th grade preliminary course), learning objective checks, explanatory videos and more
  • Services included in holiday courses: learning materials, explanatory videos
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Free spots preliminary course year 5

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Supplementary courses (English, French)

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the Zurich short-term grammar school entrance exam by improving your preliminary grade in English and/or French
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 4 or 5 days, depending on the course
  • Prices: CHF 840
  • Course content: grammar, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing in English or French
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Grammar school probationary period courses

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the probationary period at long-term or short-term grammar school
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: depending on the course
  • Prices: CHF 840-990
  • Course content: depending on the course, mathematics, German, French, English, Latin
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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BMS/FMS preparation courses

  • Face-to-face and online courses
  • Preparation for BMS and FMS examinations in Zurich
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located) or at home (online)
  • Duration: 10, 14 or 18 weeks (once a week) or as a holiday course (3 or 5 days, depending on the course)
  • Prices: CHF 820-3,180
  • Course content for school-accompanying courses: Maths & German (including essay writing training)
  • Course content for holiday courses: Maths & German (excluding essay writing training)
  • Services included in school-accompanying courses: learning materials, essay correction, learning objective assessments and more
  • Services included in holiday courses: learning materials
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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IMS preparation courses

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the IMS exam in Zurich
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located)
  • Duration: 13 or 15 weeks (once a week) or as a 5-day holiday course
  • Prices: CHF 980-2,620
  • Course content for school-accompanying courses: Maths & German (including essay writing training)
  • Course content for holiday courses: Maths & German (excluding essay writing training)
  • Services included in school-accompanying courses: Learning materials, essay correction, learning objective assessments and more
  • Services included in holiday courses: Learning materials and more
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Multicheck preparation

  • Face-to-face courses and online courses
  • Preparation for the Multicheck test
  • Location: Zurich Stadelhofen (centrally located) or at home (online)
  • Duration: 4 or 5 days (depending on the course)
  • Prices: CHF 840
  • Course content: depending on the Multicheck test
  • Included services: Multicheck course folder
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Check 5 preparation

  • Face-to-face and online courses
  • Preparation for the Check P5 performance test in Aargau
  • Location: Wohlen (centrally located) in the canton of Aargau and at home (online)
  • Duration: 10 weeks (once a week) or as a 5-day holiday course
  • Prices: CHF 980-1,950
  • Course content: Mathematics, German, English
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Cantonal school preparation

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Preparation for the entrance examination for cantonal school in Aargau
  • Location: Wohlen (centrally located) in the canton of Aargau
  • Duration: 10, 14, 18 weeks (once a week) or as a 5-day holiday course
  • Prices: CHF 980-3,360
  • Course content: Mathematics, German, French, English
  • Services included in school-accompanying courses: Learning materials, essay correction, learning objective assessments and more
  • Services included in holiday courses: Learning materials
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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Intensive holiday courses (Aargau)

  • Face-to-face courses
  • Intensive courses in mathematics, German, English, French, Multicheck
  • Location: Wohlen (centrally located) in the canton of Aargau
  • Duration: usually 5 days
  • Prices: CHF 680-980
  • Course content: depending on the course, mathematics, German, English, French, Multicheck
  • Group size: 3-8 participants

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