La Garenne Winter Integration Programme 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
- 5–14
$4,512
Per week on a 2-week stay
Shortest stay: 2 weeks — $9,024
Integration Programme — Day Camp
A winter stay at La Garenne, a family-run Swiss international boarding school in Chesières-Villars in the Vaud Alps, in which the child joins the school's own classes rather than a separate camp timetable. The programme is built for children who want to try an international boarding school before committing to a full academic year. Participants follow the regular academic programme and daily school timetable alongside the school's own pupils, and take at least two ski sessions a week on the Villars slopes as part of the winter experience. Boarders live on campus full time; day students attend Monday to Friday. The minimum stay is two weeks, and the programme can be combined with the school's other winter options for a longer stay. The staff-to-student ratio across the school is about 1:2.
Age
5–14 yrs
Language
English
Program type
Sport Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
The child is placed in the school's regular academic programme and follows its daily timetable alongside the school's own pupils, rather than a separate camp schedule. At least two ski sessions a week on the Villars slopes are part of the stay. The minimum stay is two weeks, and the programme can be combined with the school's other winter options.
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, 08:30–16:00. 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
At least two ski sessions a week on the Villars slopes, plus the boarding school's regular supervised activity programme in the evenings and at weekends.
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. Classes take 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 Integration Programme is open to ages 5 to 14 and is intended as a trial of boarding-school life.
Language Camp prices
Integration Programme — Boarding
20 Lessons · 5–14 yrs · All levelsDates
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The child joins the school's regular classes and daily timetable alongside its own pupils, with at least two ski sessions a week on the Villars slopes. Boarders live on the school campus full time.
The child joins the school's regular classes and follows its daily timetable alongside the school's own pupils, rather than a separate camp schedule. At least two ski sessions a week on the Villars slopes are part of the stay, and boarders join the school's supervised activity programme in the evenings and at weekends.
A trial of international boarding-school life for children who are considering a full academic year at the 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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