School Experiences

Winter camp

The safest, most fun and most enriching way to enjoy snow sports in the heart of the Alps. Learning to ski or snowboard with teachers from the ESF (École Ski Française) of Megève, you will get an internationally valid membership card and badge certifying the level acquired at the end of the week. Following a day of snow sports, students are offered a varied programme of activities including mountain safety instruction and cultural visits to towns such as Chamonix, Annecy and Geneva.

Megève has been named one of the top the ten ski resorts in the world. It boasts 445 skiable kilometres, 185 pistes and 84 lifts, and an incredible snowpark for freestyle lovers.

School Experience

From 10 to 18 years of age

7 days

Winter

Who is is aimed at

Young people from 10 to 18 years of age.

Season: winter (January – April).

Duration: 1 week, from the opening of the pistes in January and until they close in April.

Accommodation on the Les Alpes campus, a unique and privileged setting. Located in the French Savoy, in a small and quiet village called Saint Nicolas la Chapelle.

The campus has two primary care clinics in the area, one five minutes away in the town of Flumet, and another fifteen minutes away in Megève. There are also two large hospitals nearby, Albertville and Sallanches, offering many different medical specialisations.

Main skills you develop in this experience

Initiative
Collaboration
Critical thinking

The course includes

Roundtrip transfers from Geneva airport to Les Alpes campus.
Full board in shared rooms on the Les Alpes campus.
Ski or snowboard lessons with instructors from the Megève ESF (French Ski School).
Membership card and badge accrediting the ESF ski or snowboard level that each participant acquires.
Hot meal en-piste.
Ski pass.
Activity programme aprés ski activities.
Transfers to activities for each group.
Diploma accrediting having participated in the course.
For each of the proposed activities there will be a team of specialised and accredited professional instructors.
Equipment rental: possibility of renting for all those who do not bring their equipment (helmet, skis, boots and poles or boots and snowboard).

Sustainable Development Goals

HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

QUALITY EDUCATION

CLIMATE ACTION

Required documents:

Valid passport.

European health card (requested at www.seg-social.es) valid medical insurance in Europe.

Particulars (where applicable) of any allergies and medical conditions.

Travel, sickness and accident insurance.

Negative PCR at least 48 hours before arrival.

Academic content and activities

Visit to Annecy. Better known as the little French Venice. This city occupies a strategic position between Italy, Geneva and France. Participants will be able to visit its castle and its cathedral, as well as the 12th century Palais de l’Isle, also called “old prisons”, a symbolic monument of the city, and one of the most photographed monuments in France.

Ski lessons with the Megève ESF. Three hours of ski class with instructors. The groups are distributed by levels according to the criteria set by the school’s instructors. At the end of the week, students with be given a card and a badge with their level. Both accreditations certify them to ski at any ski resort in the world since the ESF (École Ski Française) is recognised around globally. We have total confidence in the Megève ESF, we have been working with them for over twenty years, and they offer excellent training for our students.

Aprés ski activities. Igloo building, sled race, snow figure contest, snowshoeing, mountain safety course, St Nicolas gymkhana, volleyball tournament, astronomy workshop … Evening activities: karaoke, movie night, leadership games …

Visit to Chamonix. Mid-week there is the option of going to visit the well-known town of Chamonix, being able to visit the highest peak in Europe at an altitude of 4,808 meters and the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France.

Visit to Megève. On the last day of skiing and before returning to the centre, participants will get off by cable car to visit the town of Megéve, they can walk through its beautiful pedestrian streets through the old town and have a crepe to recharge batteries.

Farewell party. There is a party on the last night where the cards and badges obtained with the French school are handed out.

Complementary activities (not included)

Language classes. They are optional and are not included in the programme. You can choose group classes, individual classes, just conversation… in different languages: French, English, Spanish and German.

Other activities that are offered and that are not within the programme

Ice skating
Dog sledding tour
Horse-drawn sleigh excursion
Water activities: pool and spa (over 15 year-olds)

Programme may undergo modifications due to weather conditions

A day at the winter camp

8:00 Time to enjoy a magnificent breakfast and go to the pistes

10:00 Start of ski or snowboard classes with the Megève ESF

13:00 Hot meal en piste.

14:00 ski or visit

16:30 back to campus, time for a hot chocolate and a shower.

17:30 activities. You can also rest until dinner time.

19:30 dinner and recreational activities

Necessary and recommended material

Must pack:

Snow boots (up to mid shin at least).
Slippers
Toiletry bag
Tracksuit / leggings comfortable clothing to be in the residence.
Small backpack.
Sun cream and lip protector.

For skiing or snowboarding days

Helmet, boots, poles, skis or snowboard, if you do not have this material it can be rented.
Warm and waterproof ski jacket and trousers.
Gloves or mittens.
Ski goggles suitable for the sun (category 3 lens recommended).
Sunscreen for the face and lips.
Snood (fabric protector for neck and face).
Thermal t-shirt and leggings.
Long socks (up to below the knee) specific for skiing.
Hand warmer bags to put inside gloves can be purchased.

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