Winter Skiing and Language Camp in Villars Switzerland

SNOW GARDEN

• From 3 years old, learning in a secure environment on the conveyor carpet and baby-lift. Gradual length or traditional method.

SKI

• Acquisition and consolidation of basic ski technics from beginner to advanced level.

SNOW SPORTS

• Skating | Sledging | Snow Shoeing | Toboganning.

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES

• Internationally recognized tests | Slaloms and races.

AFTER SKI

• Thermal baths | Aquaparc | Laser Game | Cinema | Bowling | Disco | Shopping | Swiss buffet.

SWISS LIFE

• Swiss evenings | Chocolate factory | Chillon castle | Glacier 3000 | Olympic museum | Alimentarium | Chaplin world.

À LA CARTE CLASSROOM

• Fifteen hours per week, English, French or academic immersion lessons.

• Chaplin’s World
• Aquaparc
• Toboganning
• Chocolate Factory
• Castle

Midweek

• We give the children a well-deserved rest day and take this opportunity to introduce them to our cultural heritage.
• This might be a visit to the Swiss Chocolate Factory Cailler or the Olympic Museum and includes a short shopping trip so that everyone can bring home a small momento of his or her holiday in the land of William Tell.

The camp takes place in boarding school campus in Villars Switzerland, conveniently close to Geneva and other airports. Airport transfers are usually arranged with other international students who are catching flights on the same day.

Transfers Geneva Airport

• **Transfer Service Geneva Airport **CHF 220

     Transfer every Saturday for children traveling alone UM
  

• ARRIVALS BETWEEN 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM

• DEPARTURE BETWEEN 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM

• **Individual taxi transfer **CHF 600.- (Geneva airport – The Camp)

We offer three different programs tailored to the age of the children 🚡

• “Mini-champions” for children aged 3 to 6
• “Juniors” for children aged 7 to 10
• “Teens“ for children aged 11 and older

For younger children the resort provides a snow garden in the village ⛄, where our future champions learn to ski in a secured area reserved for beginners, with moving walkways and a mini draglift.

Classes are held Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 12:00 from 5 years old. We offer French, English as foreign language classes as well as tutoring. Classes are selected by ability and age.

Language camp & ski intensive *

• French or English immersion 5 mornings a week from 9 to 12 am
• Ski afternoons with school pupils
• Ski Wednesday afternoons & Saturday or Sunday with the school boarders
• Boarding life evening and Week-Ends in a group of 20 to 30 French-English bilingual boarding pupils

The programs are liable to be changed depending on weather conditions.

A typical day

Morning

• 7.45 am Wake up!
• 8.00 am Breakfast
• 9.00 am Leave for the SKI slopes OR Langauge lessons
• 12.00 pm Lunch at Bretaye

Afternoon

• 1.30 – 3.30 pm Ski
• 3.30 – 4.00 pm “Goûter”, hot chocolate then we go again!
• 4.00 – 5.00 pm Ski and back to Préfleuri
• 5.00 – 6.30 pm Shower, letter writing and games

Evening

• 6.30 pm Dinner
• 7.30 – 9.30 pm Evening activities and staggered bedtime

On the slopes ⛷️

Your children ski in small groups and are supervised by professionals that ensure a progression in their ability. Préfleuri requires each child to respect all safety precautions, both for themselves and for others.

After-ski ? 🎿

• Tobogganing in the resort or in our property, pure pleasure!
• Ice skating: skating fans will enjoy the rinks in Villars (indoor) and Gryon (outdoors).
• Winter hiking: on foot or snowshoes. The resort offers many marked trails where chamois or deer may be hiding behind the trees.
• Thermal Baths: after a day of skiing or snowboarding, the opportunity to relax in the natural hot springs at Lavey-les-Bains

Evenings: A time for friendly sharing 🎲

In a happy and loving atmosphere, moment of sharing with friends from all over the world turn this holiday into an unforgettable experience.

• Every evening is spent with our guides and educators. When laughter and good times are guaranteed. These moments are always great fun and hugely appreciated by all the children especially as during these times brothers and sisters are reunited.

Switzerland, a country of legends  Experience an internally sought-after culture …

Ski test and slalom 🏅 At the end of their stay at Préfleuri, all the children take a ski test and earn a certificate and medal. The last day of the season is dedicated to a slalom race in which all the children and their parents participate enthusiastically. On this day your children will be champions of the white arena.

Not included in the cost :

• Geneva airport transfers : (Geneva - Villars or Villars - Geneva : 120km)

• Individual transfers are available for all dates : Chf 600.-, per transfer, cost shared between the participants

• Group transfers : Chf 220.- per transfer and per child (depending on the number of participants and the dates)

• Extra costs : Ski test, ice skating, special evenings activities for juniors (bowling, cinema, hot springs), pocket money, medical excess