Because the camper is a minor, families may want to book the airline's Unaccompanied Minor service directly. The school should be told once it is booked so a staff member can be arranged to assist with the arrival at Geneva Airport.
Yes, on the official arrival and departure dates and times. The transfer is offered to campers only; a transfer for an accompanying parent can be arranged at extra cost on request.
Families are welcome on campus on arrival day between 11am and 4pm, and the team is glad to show them around. On departure day the school suggests the slot between 8am and 12pm.
In three steps: check-in, where monitors hand over a welcome envelope with the room number, the building name, the key card and the contact details of the monitor and Head of Camp; a photograph for the school's records; and a visit to the Health Centre team if any medication needs to be handed in.
The phone policy allows devices twice a day: one hour in the morning at breakfast and one hour in the afternoon, around 5pm, when campers are back from activities. Families also receive a weekly newsletter with pictures from the week.
Most rooms are double with an en-suite bathroom, and there are a few single and triple rooms. Room requests can be sent to the camps office; the school tries to accommodate them but cannot guarantee them in advance, and campers are told their room and roommate on arrival day.
The school already has insurance covering accidents during camp. Families may add health insurance if they wish. There is a nurse on campus and the service runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The camp deliberately stays small: 35 to 40 campers per week, which means smaller groups matched to each child's level and staff who know every camper by name.
