Chantemerle International Summer Camp: Residential and Day Camp on the Swiss Riviera

Chantemerle International Summer Camp runs on the École Chantemerle campus on the hillside above Blonay, on the Swiss Riviera between Vevey and Montreux, overlooking Lake Geneva. The camp draws more than 120 children from around the world each session, which gives it a genuinely international mix. Programme and activities. Mornings are given to learning: small-group language classes together with personal-development sessions. The small-group format matters more than the phrase suggests when children span 6 to 16, since it allows the teaching to be pitched to each age. Afternoons and the wider programme use the campus and its lakeside alpine setting. Formats — three to choose from. A residential option runs for one to five weeks. Two day formats are also offered: a half day with lunch, and a full day from 08:00 to 18:00. The day options make the camp accessible to families living on the Swiss Riviera or staying nearby, while the residential option suits those travelling from further afield. The one-to-five-week range on the residential programme is unusually flexible; most camps in this catalogue fix a length of one, two or four weeks. Accommodation. Residential campers board on the Chantemerle school campus. Room configurations vary, and the provider explicitly says to confirm at booking rather than publishing a fixed arrangement — so families with a preference should raise it early rather than assume. Ages and dates. All three formats accept children aged 6 to 16, one of the few options in the catalogue open to a 6-year-old. Sessions begin in mid-July, with three listed start dates. Location and travel. Blonay sits above Vevey and Montreux at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, in the canton of Vaud. Geneva is the usual arrival airport, roughly an hour and a half away. Transfer arrangements are not published and should be confirmed. Who the programme may suit. This camp may suit families wanting a Swiss lakeside setting with real flexibility over length and format, families already on the Riviera who need a day option, and those with a younger child who cannot meet the age minimum elsewhere. Parents of a 6 or 7-year-old should ask specifically how the youngest are grouped and supervised, since this is not published.