Beau Soleil Private School - Summer Camp

Since 1910 Beau Soleil has been committed to prividing young people from every continent with a thoroughly worthwhile educational experience. Since its foundation the school has run a regular summer camp in the mountains, offering the chance for students to pefect their language skills in French and English while making the most of opportunities to be physically active. In the idyllic setting of the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of 1,300 metres, some 180 young people take part in our Alpine Language Camp, a combination of academic language classes, sporting activities and cultural outings.

Organisation

The leadership team

The Summer Camp Director is the school's Assistant Director during the main school year and has been running the summer camp for many seasons. He devotes a significant part of his time to the promotion, organisation and preparatio of the summer camp. He is assisted by an academic director, campsite leaders and activity leaders.

The staff team
Our team of activity leaders have many years of experiance between them, as well as qualifications earned in their country of origin. Most are also certified in first-aid training. They all speak French or English, and some are perfectly bilingual. We have instructors from a variety of countries.

Teachers
All our teachers of French and English are qualified and experienced. The majority are drawn from the school's full-time teaching staff, and are therefore familiar with the school routine and the learning expectations of the school. Classes are small (a maximum group size of 10) to encourage rapid progress. Lessons focus primarily on oral skills and the reinforcement of grammar and vocabulary.

Every summer 180 boys and girls aged 7 to 16 arrive at Beau Soleil. Many of them come back year after year. The camp has a truly international composition with participants from a wide range of countries in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The junior group, aged 7 to 10, enjoys a special programme that takes account of their specific needs.

The key ingredients of the programme are fun, friendship, respect, teamwork and a positive attitude. The key word is "balance" - finding the right balance between academic language courses, sports and cultural activities; between group and individual activities.

Alpine language camp

Classes are organised 5 mornings per week, from 9.00am to 12.00pm (maximum class size: 10).

The academic courses emphasise spoken language and communication. Solid foundations in grammar, spelling and vocabulary are taught at every level. Juniors have their own teachers, and the courses are geared to their age level. The final hour of teaching is devoted to an activity outside the classroom to sustain their interest.

We offer two different courses:

French: Six levels, from beginners to advanced
English: Six levels, from beginners to advanced

New! Leadership Courses

This year we are offering 3 new options for adventure and leadership course:

- - Skiing/snowboarding and leadership in Zermatt, at an altitude of 3000m (4 days)**, CHF 1'550.-
  - Sailing and leadership at Estavayer, on Lake Neuchâtel (4 days)**, CHF 950.-
  - Expedition and leadership, staying in a mountain hut in the Muveran massif (4 days)**, CHF 750.-

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