Chesières (Villars-sur-Ollon), Швейцария
La Garenne Winter Camp offers children a rare combination: serious Alpine skiing plus life inside a real Swiss international boarding school in Chesières-Villars, at around 1,300 metres in the Vaud Alps. The Super Ski Programme (ages 8–14) gives five full-day ski sessions per week on Villars' groomed slopes, with a warm, closely supervised campus atmosphere and a staff-to-student ratio of about 1:2. Key facts: Ages 8–14 (other winter programmes for ages 5–14 — enquire with the school). Level: minimum intermediate — students must ski red runs comfortably and safely. Dates 2027: nine fixed one-week sessions from 10 January to 13 March 2027 (session 6 runs 12–20 February around the school long weekend); multiple sessions can be combined, and longer stays are available on request. Price: from CHF 4'200 per week boarding (on campus all week including weekends) or from CHF 3'750 per week as a day student (Monday–Friday, 09:00–16:00). Location: La Garenne International School, Chemin des Chavasses 23, 1885 Chesières, Switzerland. Note: the school's published camp conditions (summer) list compulsory medical insurance at CHF 10 per day — confirm winter conditions with admissions. Best for: families of confident young skiers who want full ski days in a safe, premium Swiss boarding-school setting rather than a large anonymous resort camp. Parents should check: final dates and current prices (published prices are "from" rates), availability, exact inclusions and General Conditions for winter, ski equipment and lift pass arrangements, insurance requirements, airport transfer options and visa requirements. Information checked against official provider sources on 11 July 2026. Dates, prices and availability may change and should be confirmed directly with the camp provider.
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8–14 * лет
Язык
Английский
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Super Ski Programme (ages 8–14): five full-day ski sessions per week on the Villars slopes with a minimum required level of intermediate — students must already ski red runs comfortably and safely (a Swiss red is roughly a North American blue square or easier single black diamond). Minimum stay one week; nine fixed sessions from 10 January to 13 March 2027 which can be combined for longer stays.
From CHF 4'200 per week boarding or CHF 3'750 per week day (published "from" rates); longer stays on request. The school's published camp conditions (summer) list compulsory medical insurance at CHF 10 per day and exclude pocket money and travel to Switzerland — confirm exact winter inclusions, ski pass and equipment arrangements with admissions.
Boarding students live on the La Garenne campus at Chemin des Chavasses in Chesières-Villars all week, including weekends, inside a working Swiss international boarding school with a staff-to-student ratio of about 1:2. Day students join Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:00. Room configurations are not published for winter — confirm with admissions.
Full board on campus for boarding students. Day-student meal arrangements should be confirmed with admissions. (For reference, the school's published summer camp fees include all meals and snacks.)
The core of the programme is skiing — five full days per week. Evenings and weekends follow the boarding school's supervised activity programme in a warm, family-style atmosphere.
A Swiss boarding school campus at around 1,300 metres in Chesières-Villars, above the Rhône valley, with direct access to the Villars ski area's groomed slopes.
La Garenne is a family-run Swiss international boarding school in Villars with around 50 nationalities across its programmes and an unusually high staff-to-student ratio (~1:2). Winter camps welcome ages 5–14 overall; Super Ski is the published 2027 programme for ages 8–14.
Зима 2027
Day student option for the Super Ski programme: Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:00, five full-day ski sessions per week. Minimum ski level intermediate (comfortable on red runs). From CHF 3'750 per week.
Five full-day ski sessions per week, Monday–Friday 09:00–16:00.
Full ski days for local and visiting families who prefer a day format.
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суббота, 11 июля 2026 г.
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La Garenne International School is a Swiss boarding school in Chesières-Villars (Villars-sur-Ollon), in the Alps at around 1,300 metres, running a year-round school plus seasonal camps under the La Garenne Camps brand. Summer Camps 2026 welcome ages 6–16 in three age groups (6–9, 10–12, 13–16) with English or French language immersion, sports, creative workshops and excursions — from CHF 6'980 for two weeks full boarding or CHF 6'350 for day students, with registration, accommodation, meals, activities, excursions, morning language classes, Geneva Airport return transfers on official dates, laundry and camp uniform included (compulsory medical insurance CHF 10/day extra). Winter Camps run January–March for children aged 5–14, including the Super Ski Programme (8–14) with five full ski days per week. Staff-to-student ratio around 1:2; around 50 nationalities. Boarding and day options.
Published prices are "from" rates per week: CHF 4'200 boarding (on campus all week including weekends) or CHF 3'750 day (Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00), covering the five-day ski programme and campus life. Exact inclusions (lift pass, equipment, insurance) and General Conditions for winter should be requested from the admissions team; the school's published summer conditions list compulsory medical insurance at CHF 10 per day.
Students live inside a working Swiss boarding school with live-in staff and a staff-to-student ratio of about 1:2 — one of the highest in the Alps. Skiing is grouped by ability, and Super Ski requires a confirmed intermediate level (comfortable on red runs) so children are never pushed onto terrain beyond their ability.
