World-Class Classic Program for Teens at the Lake Geneva Campus in Switzerland

Course Description: World-Class Classic Program for Teens at the Lake Geneva Campus in Switzerland

4-week-long-fun, filled with language studies, sports, visual arts, leadership and technology projects from Summer Camp for teens, ages 8-15, in refreshing Swiss air.

This July will be archived as a “Classic” in the memory of your child

Like a movie or a book, the summer camp has a potential to be called as a classic.

It all starts with the drive to a fairy tale terrain that winds past vineyards, the shimmering lake and a backdrop of snow capped mountains. Old chestnut trees welcome you at the gate as you drive toward the 14th Century Château.

World-Class Classic summer camp program at Lake Geneva is your child’s introduction to truly international culture in the world’s most exclusive boarding school. 

Why It is a Great Choice

• Improve your language, psychical strength and artistic side in a well known Swiss boarding school

• enjoy breathtaking scenery of Switzerland in an international and multi-cultural environment (78 nationalities) and swap from one language/culture to another easily

• Become more independent, forge lifelong friendship and have fun in a short couple of weeks.

Let’s Zoom into World-Class Classic Summer Camp Program For Teens At the Lake Geneva

Location

In Rolle, 30km from Geneva city, the main campus (for the boys) and the La Combe campus (for the girls) are situated within landscaped grounds covering 30 hectares.

The campus was established in 1880 in the chateau with its extensive estate. The historic original building, dating back to the 14th century, was then a run-down medieval castle, but it was carefully renovated and the campus improved during the 20th century.

The Paul & Henri Carnal Hall, known as the school’s Arts & Learning Centre, includes a cooking lab, visual arts and photography rooms, theatre and music studios. At the heart of the building is located the 900- seat concert hall.

Course Description

A generalist camp with a twist. Specialise in one area with the morning Academy of your choice. Practise the sports and arts that you already love and try something new from the 30 activities on offer in the afternoon. Enjoy the weekend excursions and the evening entertainment alongside 300 other students from 50 different countries.

How? Here is the answer:

Choose one of the following academies to specialise in during the four weeks of camp. There are 2 daily morning periods of 75 minutes:

Morning devoted to one of the following:

• **LANGUAGE (English or French) **With an average class size of 12 students grouped by level according to the placement test done upon arriving at the camp.

• **MULTI SPORTS **For the truly sporty; practice and perfect many different individual and team sports.

• **VISUAL ARTS **For the more artistically-inclined; develop your artistic skills, explore ideas and focus on creativity with new machinery, new techniques and different media.

Children aged 13 and up can also choose:

• The Leadership Program: hands on workshops in public-speaking, non-verbal communication, dance, singing, research, critical thinking, time management, self defense and more. The program includes outdoor challenges and nature expeditions.

• The Tech Program: guided by tech wizards, your child will work through coding, robotics and 3D design to create a project that will be showcased at the end of the camp.

• Culinary Arts: Build good eating habits, develop your culinary creativity, practise your chef skills, discover fresh products with different tastes, learn to prepare sweet and savoury recipes. This Academy is limited to 12 students.

• **Digital Creativity: **Give your creativity a digital boost with this introductory course into all things tech-enabled: shooting and editing photos, videos, and drone footage; creating digital illustrations; understanding the basics of 3D animation. Cover a wide range of software from Photoshop to Premiere Pro, After Effects, Procreate and Blender. Let your creativity fly! This Academy is limited to 12 students.

Accommodation

Geneva Lake Summer School provides on campus rooms which are spacious twins with ensuite bathrooms. Boys and girls sleep in separate buildings. Each room is occupied by 2 different nationalities/cultures to make sure an intercultural exchange can happen.

Activities

The afternoon’s activities are a mix of sport, tech and creative pursuits and children must choose 7 from the options below:

Acting and filming, Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Cooking, Creative arts, Digital photography, Football, Hip-hop, Indoor climbing, Nautical sports (Sailing, Stand-up-paddling), Robotics, Swimming, Tennis, Wake-boarding and wake-surfing, Water-skiing, Yoga.

Every evening at the camp is unique. The program includes inter-team competitions, discos, BBQs, lake cruises, entertainment by buildings or a Swiss-themed dinner.

There are two periods for the Academy of your choice on Saturday morning.

For the rest of the weekend excursions and activities both on- and off-campus await! These range from adventures in the Alps, karting, laser tag, practicing water sports at our **nautical centre **and more.

For those children whose parents are visiting for the weekend, you may leave campus after Saturday morning lessons and return on Sunday before dinner.

Getting to Lake Geneva Campus

A school desk is situated in the Arrivals area at Geneva Airport. Children traveling alone are met by our staff and driven to camp. Transfers to and from the school are included in the camp fee as long as they take place on the official dates of start and end of camp. Outside these dates, transport will be charged to the student ( around CHF 150 between Geneva Campus and the Airport)

Fees include

• Full board and accommodation in a twin-bed room (or, at certain camps or special activities, in tents or mountain refuges), according to age.

• Provision of bed linen and towels.

• Full laundry service (dry cleaning is not provided during the camps).

• Classes, sports, arts and activities offered within the programme, including associated coaching and material. Evening activities.

• Excursions, cruises and weekend activities.

• Insurance of emergency expenses in case of accident and illness. This is a travel insurance and assistance solution providing cover in the event of a medical emergency resulting from illness or accident. If the child’s health/accident insurance in his/her country of residence does not cover the costs abroad or if the child does not have health/accident insurance, our insurance is activated to cover the costs in Switzerland during the camp. In all cases, our company will contact the child’s health insurance, if it exists.

• Personal liability insurance, and local taxes.

• Transport to and from Geneva Airport on the official days of arrival and departure.

• Separate sleeping buildings for boys and girls; sports and activities are mixed.

• Rolle campus has Juniors (until age 12) and Seniors (13+), with different bedtimes, activities, and buildings.

• Youngest students may be in a co-ed building, segregated by floors.

• Teacher to student ratio is 1:4.

• Spacious rooms with ensuite bathrooms; no single or triple rooms.

• Each student gets a mini-safe; bedding and towels provided.

• Roommates assigned for cultural exchange, with two different nationalities per room.

• There is no air conditioning in the rooms. Fans, however, are available in case of a heat wave. 

• Wi-Fi available, subject to Camp Director's rules.

• Laundry service provided: collected, washed, ironed, and returned. Staff labels laundry on arrival.

• Internationally inspired meals, buffet-style, prepared by in-house chefs.

• Attendance at all meals compulsory; tables shared with teachers.

• Food allergies must be indicated in the health questionnaire.

• Pork-containing meals are indicated; vegetarian options available.

• Unable to provide Kosher, Halal, or vegan meals.

• Birthdays are celebrated with special attention and organization of cakes and balloons for the occasion.

School Facilities

• Bedrooms (2 beds) with ensuite bathrooms

• 53 classrooms

• 48 apartments for teachers living in the boarding houses

• Theatre

• 2 gymnasia

• 4 specially-equipped sports rooms: 2 fitness rooms, 1 martial arts and 1 dance studio

• 3 dining rooms

• 2 cafeterias

• An industrial laundry (providing laundry services for both bed linen and personal laundry)

• 2 professional kitchens

• A graphic arts studio

• 12 tennis courts

• 1 synthetic rugby field, 1 synthetic football field, 1 outdoor basketball field

• Beach volleyball and beach football courts

• 2 outdoor pools and 1 indoor pool

Off campus facilities:

• A private equestrian center housing 30 horses, 1 indoor riding school, 1 dressage area

• A private nautical center equipped with 10 dinghies, 3 motor-boats, 3 yawls and a 38-foot yacht

• Ipharra, a 102-foot catamaran sailing yacht.

• Useage of a local 18-hole golf course with driving range, and a karting track situated nearby.

• Choose 7 activities: Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Ceramics, Cooking, Creative Arts, Digital Photography, Fitness Training, Football, Frisbee, Golf (practice only), Horse-Riding, Indoor Climbing, Nautical Sports (Sailing, Stand-up-Paddling), Padel, Pool Activities (Swimming, Water Games), Robotics, Rugby, Self-Defence, Singing, Street Dance, Table Tennis, Tennis, Uni-Hockey, Wake-Boarding, Wake-Surfing, Water-Skiing, Web Design, Yoga, Zumba.

• Evening activities: Inter-team competitions, discos, BBQs, movie nights, karaoke, students vs teachers competitions, s'mores around the fire, entertainment by buildings, Swiss-themed dinner.

• Saturday morning: Two periods of Academy activities.

• Weekend excursions: Karting, laser tag, jump park, water sports at nautical centre.

• Off-campus activities available on weekends.

• Transfers from Geneva International Airport to camp are included in the camp fee on official start and end dates.

• Approx 9 am to 4 pm (arrival at airpot)

• Staff meets children traveling alone at Geneva Airport and drives them to camp.

• Parents must arrange transfers if traveling outside official camp dates.

• We do not provide transportation from/to Zürich Airport or any train station.

• Children traveling alone are accompanied to Geneva Airport on official departure dates.

• Unaccompanied Minor (UM) service requests must be reserved and paid to the airline before camp starts.

• If you are travelling with your child, we are unable to offer you transportation. The campus is easily accessible by car or train (30 minutes to Rolle).

Academies for All Ages:

• Language (English or French): Classes of 12 students by level, not suitable for native speakers. Two 75-minute periods daily.

• Multisports: Practice various individual and team sports, limited to 45 students.

• Visual Arts: Develop artistic skills using new machinery, techniques, and media, limited to 20 students.

Academies for Students 13 Years and Older:

• Culinary Arts: Build good eating habits, culinary skills, and learn recipes, limited to 12 students.

• Digital Creativity: Learn digital skills including photography, video editing, and 3D animation, limited to 12 students.

• Leadership: Workshops in self-defence, public speaking, and critical thinking, limited to 30 students. Requires English proficiency (CEFR B1/IELTS 4.0-5.0/TOEFL 42-71).

• Tech: Modules in coding, robotics, and 3D design, limited to 15 students.

Additional Activities:

• Off-campus experiences in the Swiss Alps, cultural institutions, and water sports on the lake.

Children with visiting parents can leave after Saturday morning lessons and return before Sunday dinner.

• Outside camp dates, airport transfers are provided by a camp driver or by a local taxi company the cost for which is approximately CHF 500.-. This service is not included in the camp fees and will be deducted from your child’s pocket money.

Pocket Money:

• Suggested pocket money amount included in post-registration invoice.

• Children can withdraw pocket money 2-3 times a week.

• Pocket money mainly for buying snacks; no credit card system on campus.

• Remaining balance returned to child upon departure.

• Full board and accommodation in a twin-bed room (or, at certain camps or special activities, in tents or mountain refuges), according to age.

• Provision of bed linen and towels.

• Full laundry service (dry cleaning is not provided during the camps).

• Classes, sports, arts and activities offered within the program, including associated coaching and material. Evening activities.

• Excursions, cruises and weekend activities.

• Emergency expenses insurance for accidents and illnesses included in camp price. Acts as travel insurance, covering medical emergencies from illness or accident. Insurance activates if child’s home country insurance doesn't cover costs abroad or if no health/accident insurance exists. Provider contacts child's health insurance if available.

• Personal liability insurance, and local taxes.

• Transport to and from Geneva Airport on the official days of arrival and departure.