Remarkable Winter Skiing Camp for Teenagers at Verbier Campus in Switzerland

Activities

• Our evening winter camp programmes are tailored to meet the requirements of our students.
• Our groups participate in an activities programme for the entire winter camp from 8pm until 9pm and our older groups from 8pm until 9:45pm, with bedtime at 10pm.
• We offer many activities including ice skating, team challenges, quizzes, disco night, game competitions, dining out in a Swiss restaurant, cinema night, campfires, torchlight walk, mountain BBQ, nightline, bean bag fashion show, dragons’ den and a final prize-giving celebration to finish each week.

Excursions

Excursions and Trips

• Each of our cultural excursion days is a little different during this unique international winter camp, with new options each year for those returning campers who are ready to experience a real international experience! 

• Whether it is souvenir shopping that interests you or the science exhibitions of CERN the options are endless. Here are some of our trips that you can look forward to during our international winter camp in Switzerland;

• Sample some of the finest Swiss chocolates and cheeses at the factories in Gruyere, learn a little about global cooperation with a guided tour of the United Nations or Swiss Red Cross museum in Geneva, an interactive tour of the Olympic museum in Lausanne the home of the International Olympic Committee, walking inside a glacier at the nearby ice caves in Chamonix, visiting many of the beautiful castles in the area, experience the tranquility of the natural Bains de Lavey hot springs, take a stroll through the winding cobbled high streets of Zurich, see how some of the most exquisite and delicate watches in the world are built and many many more options.

• Lausanne

Our winter camp trip to the Olympic Museum with its wealth of memories will keep your passion for the Olympics burning, followed by a walking tour in the old town to one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe.

• Geneva With its humanitarian tradition and cosmopolitan flair, the European seat of the UNO and headquarters of the Red Cross is known as the “capital of peace”. Visit the old town, the heart of Geneva with its shopping and business quarter. No winter camp in Switzerland would be complete without this. 

• Bern The capital of Switzerland – the old town of Bern has been entered into the list of UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Sites. The Houses of Parliament (Bundeshaus) rise above the city just a stones throw away from the railway station. Bern and bears, the city’s heraldic beast, are inseparable. When visiting the city we will take a trip to the Bear Pits.

• Gruyere The Gruyère region, with its rolling green landscape and peaks of the Fribourg Pre-Alps, is home to the world-famous Gruyère cheese. While visiting the famous cheese factory you will see how the tasty Gruyère cheese is made and the tour of culinary delights will be followed by a guided tour of the Cailler chocolate factory. You'll love this part of your winter camp experience. 

• Montreux Visit the town of Montreux that nestles in the shelter of Lake Geneva, surrounded by vineyards, with the breathtaking backdrop of the snow-covered Alps, followed by a visit to Château de Chillon.

• France Get a taste of France with a visit to Evian and the famous water factory, with also a walk along the world-famous Lake Geneva.

• Italy Discover the famous Italian city of Aosta, visit the old town and enjoy some Italian shopping.