La Garenne English + Ski Camp in Chesères-Villars
Chesières (Villars-sur-Ollon), SwitzerlandLa Garenne International School (La Garenne Camps)
- Dates
- Jan 10 – Mar 19, 2027
- Duration
- 13 or 14 days
- Ages
- 8–14
$4,512
Per week on a 2-week stay
Shortest stay: 2 weeks — $9,024
English + Ski — Day Camp
An English immersion and ski programme at La Garenne, a family-run Swiss international boarding school in Chesières-Villars in the Vaud Alps, at around 1,300 metres above the Rhône valley. Mornings are intensive English lessons in small groups with the school's own teachers, for beginners through to more advanced learners. Afternoons are spent on the Villars slopes in ability-based ski groups led by the school's instructors, four days a week; the fifth day is a full day of skiing. Weekends are flexible — children either join the regular boarding-school activity programme or spend more time on the snow. Boarders live on campus full time; day students attend Monday to Friday. The minimum stay is two weeks, and stays can be extended in further two-week blocks. The staff-to-student ratio across the school is about 1:2.
Age
8–14 yrs
Language
English
Program type
Language Camps, Sport Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
Intensive English in the mornings, taught in small ability-based groups by the school’s own teachers, for children starting from scratch as well as those improving existing skills. Afternoons are on the Villars slopes in ability-based ski groups with the school’s instructors, four days a week, with the fifth day given over to a full day of skiing. The minimum stay is two weeks and stays can be extended in further two-week blocks.
What’s Included
Published rates cover the two-week programme, with separate boarding and day-student rates. Availability, detailed pricing and the General Conditions are handled by the school’s Admissions Team — ski pass, equipment hire and insurance arrangements should be confirmed with them.
Accommodation
Boarding students live on the La Garenne campus on Chemin des Chavasses in Chesères-Villars full time, inside a working Swiss international boarding school with a staff-to-student ratio of about 1:2. Day students attend Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:00. Winter room configurations are not published — confirm with admissions.
Meal Plan
Full board on campus for boarding students. Day-student meal arrangements should be confirmed with admissions.
Activities & Excursions
Skiing on the Villars slopes on four afternoons plus one full ski day each week, in ability-based groups. Weekends are flexible: children join the boarding school’s regular supervised activity programme or spend more time on the snow.
Facilities
A Swiss boarding school campus at around 1,300 metres in Chesères-Villars, above the Rhône valley, with direct access to the Villars ski area’s groomed slopes. Teaching takes place in the school’s own classrooms.
Camp Experience
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 of about 1:2. The English + Ski programme is open to ages 8 to 14.
Language Camp prices
English + Ski — Boarding
20 Lessons · 8–14 yrs · All levelsDates
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Intensive English lessons each morning in small ability groups, with ski sessions on the Villars slopes on four afternoons and a full ski day on the fifth. Boarders live on the school campus full time, including weekends.
Intensive English lessons every weekday morning in small ability-based groups with the school's own teachers, for children starting from scratch as well as those improving existing English. Afternoons are spent skiing on the Villars slopes in ability-based groups on four days, with a full ski day on the fifth. At weekends boarders join the school's activity programme or spend more time on the snow.
To improve English through intensive small-group teaching while learning or improving skiing in the Villars ski area, living as a boarder at an international school.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30
Included items
School
La Garenne International School (La Garenne Camps)
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.
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