Surval Montreux summer course

Age: 10-17 years old.

Dates: June 23 – August 3, 2024.
Duration - 2-6 weeks.

Surval Montreux is an elite international girls-only boarding school offering tuition in a wonderful, safe corner of Switzerland. The school is located on the slopes of Montreux, the window offers an unusual view of Lake Geneva and the Alps.

Surval Montreux is not just a school - it is life and study with girls from all over the world, it is an understanding of the culture of other countries, it is turning into the first ladies, leading scientists, successful business ladies and loving keepers of the hearth!

Summer holidays - a brilliant time to pull up and improve your foreign language, as well as an unforgettable holiday in Switzerland!

At the same time, no more than 85 girls aged 8 to 16 years are being trained at the school. The program includes intensive language courses and a huge selection of optional classes.

KEY FACTORS

• Small classes (average 7 people).
• Montreux is an ideal place to learn English and French. English is the main spoken language in the camp. And in Montreux they speak French, and the children will practice spoken language on city tours. Girls will be able to speak both languages ​​in the process of activism and communication.
• Girls can not only learn languages, but also try cooking, learn etiquette, practice yoga in the fresh mountain air, and discover a new unexpected sport.
• Not competing with boys, girls receive not only equal, but also absolutely complete opportunity to come to the fore.
• The teaching staff is highly qualified, most of the teachers of the summer camp teach at this school during the school year.
• The school building is equipped with the latest technology, there is everything for the organization of the educational process and extracurricular activities.

EQUIPMENT

The windows of the school, located on the picturesque slopes of Montreux, overlook Lake Geneva and the majestic, eye-catching nearby mountains. The school has a fitness room, a jacuzzi and a sauna, a room for games and entertainment, where there is karaoke, table football, billiards, table tennis, computer games, TV and DVD.

PROGRAM

Intensive English or French to choose from. Classes are held in small groups from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 12:00. Groups are formed according to the results of testing in the selected language.

Grammar and vocabulary are studied, reading and language skills are developed. The training is always lively and interesting: through watching movies, listening to songs and role-playing games. More formal teaching methods are also used. The purpose of the training is to help girls speak a foreign language fluently and confidently.

Pupils can constantly practice communicating with other girls and camp staff. Communication outside the classroom takes place in English, however, girls studying French can communicate freely with teachers (and on excursions with local residents) in French.

Additionally, German and Italian classes are held in the afternoon.

Afternoon is available for optional subjects, sports and excursions.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD

Accommodation in single and double rooms. Each room has a shower, coffee table, armchair, refrigerator, as well as a balcony with amazing views.

The school has three chefs who prepare delicious and delicious food for girls. Three meals a day, with a choice of hot and cold dishes for lunch and dinner.

SPORT

Girls are offered a rich program of unforgettable water activities: riding a water banana, kayaking, sailing, water skiing, windsurfing, rafting, swimming. And also, various kinds of active pastime: hiking, rock climbing, tennis, bicycle, yoga, judo, dancing, aerobics, volleyball, horse riding, visiting the spa and pool.

The school is inspired by girls for new achievements and the development of new aspects of their personality. Trying new is already half the fun, they say at school.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The school prepares good housewives and develop the creative abilities of girls. Courses on culinary art, baking, painting, jewellery, photography. In order to teach girls to be confident in any social situation, workshops are held on the basics of visage, colour, style and self-presentation skills. An important course is etiquette - girls are taught how to communicate with representatives of different nationalities, how to eat properly, how to behave correctly in society in different countries.

ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES

After lunch, girls can take a walk to the city of Montreux, and older girls can spend the whole evening in the city in the evening, but they must return to school by 10 o’clock. This gives the girls more independence. In the evening, the school offers many interesting activities: mini-golf, karting, laser games, bowling, chess.

EXCURSIONS

• A trip to Gruyeres at the cheese factory, where the girls will try the traditional fondue
• Drive to Cailler Chocolate Factory
• Visit to the famous Montreux Jazz Festival
• Visit to the Chillon Castle
• Shopping in Geneva, Lausanne and Bern
• Visit to the Observatory and Planetarium

Summer Camp Weekend Trips

Join our Weekend Trips to Europa-Park or Zermatt to make the most of your summer experience at Surval Montreux!

• Swiss Adventure Weekend : a unique experience at the heart of the Swiss Alps in the village of Zermatt overlooking the famous Matterhorn. Campers will enjoy hiking, a visit to the Glacier Paradise and cheese based traditional meals such as fondue and raclette.
• Fun Park Weekend : a weekend spent with your friends in one of Europe’s biggest amusement parks. Just a few hours away, Europa-Park has thirteen different roller
  coasters and around one hundred rides. You’ll be sure to make great memories on this fun-packed weekend trip.

COST, 2024

CHF 2,800 - CHF 2,950 per week (depending on date).

Included in cost

• Teaching
• Accommodation and meals
• Use of equipment and library
• Educational materials
• Activities and excursions

Extra paid

• Registration fee - CHF 500
• Deposit - CHF 1,500
• Visit to the Europa Park amusement park - CHF 1,100 (overnight)
• Adventure weekend in Zermatt - CHF 1,100 (overnight)
• Flight
• Visa
• Insurance
• Transfer from and to Geneva Airport
• Services of our company

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COMPANIES

• We operate since 1996
• Choose camps with a minimum number of Russian speakers
• We place children only in camps which provides good accommodation
• Conducted a personal inspection of almost all the schools that we offer
• We do not work with the mass segment, only camps for discerning customers
• You can call us 24/7
• We inform you about the particularities of each course
• What customers appreciate us for