Institut Monte Rosa Summer School (Ages 8-18)
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Institut Monte Rosa is an exceptional private boarding school located on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland with a long history of providing students with a comfortable and safe stay in a family-like environment. The school offers a summer school program to students aged 8-18 with French or English language lessons in the morning followed by a wide range of excursions, sports and cultural activities. The program is designed to encourage students’ linguistic skills as well as their social and creative skills.
Nestled between steep hills and the lakeside, Montreux is a traditional resort town on Lake Geneva known for its mild microclimate and the Montreux Jazz Festival. The town’s promenade is lined with flowers, sculptures, Mediterranean trees and grand Belle Époque buildings. Offshore is a medieval island castle, Château de Chillon, with ramparts, formal halls and a chapel with 14th-century murals.
INSTITUT MONTE ROSA SUMMER SCHOOL AT A GLANCE
- Location: Montreux, Switzerland
- Age Range: 8 – 18
- Maximum number of students: 80
- Number of lessons per week: 20
- Program duration: 2 – 9 weeks
- Maximum number of students per class: 12
- Ratio of staff to students: 1 : 4
- Accommodation: Residential
- Number of full-day excursions per week: 2
Institut Monte Rosa: Avenue de Chillon 57, 1820 Territet/Montreux, Switzerland
Institut Monte Rosa Summer and Winter School
Why study on the Institut Monte Rosa Summer School program?
- Institut Monte Rosa has been delivering an excellent boarding school education since 1874.
- Institut Monte Rosa is located on the shores of the beautiful Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland. Students will not only enjoy the great outdoors, but are also able to enjoy a variety of water sports.
- Institut Monte Rosa Summer School welcomes students from over 20 different nationalities every summer.
- Institut Monte Rosa Summer School offers advanced speakers preparation classes for the IELTS or the the BEC, which is unusual in a program for under-18s.
- Institut Monte Rosa offers a tailored activity program for each and every student.
- Institut Monte Rosa Summer School offers 50+ activities in sports, leisure and adventure programs, so that students with interests and abilities are catered for.
- The Institut Monte Rosa Summer School program includes comfortable accommodation in boarding houses on campus and separate apartments for students aged 16+.
The facilities
INSTITUT MONTE ROSA FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Beautiful 6000 m2 campus
- Modernized 19th century mansion
- Indoor/outdoor sports facilities
- Computer room
- Snack bar
- Cafeteria
- Arts and crafts rooms
- Laboratory
- TV room
MORE ON THE INSTITUT MONTE ROSA SERVICES
Student Welfare
On the campus, there is a dedicated office and staff for student welfare. Supervision staff are available on campus an emergency phone is available 24/7.
Airport Transfers
Airport transfers to and from Geneva airport can be organized at an additional cost. Group transfers are organized for flights arriving and departing between 9:00 and 17:00 only the Wednesdays of arrival and departure, otherwise a surcharge will apply. Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to Institut Monte Rosa for the airport transfers to be organized. Parents will receive detailed instructions on what the student should do when their flight arrives. It is also possible for parents to accompany their children to the campus personally.
The courses
COURSE CONTENT AND SAMPLE TIMETABLES
French or English Summer Program
Institut Monte Rosa offers a summer program combining French or English language lessons with a wide range of activities, sports and excursions from which students can choose. The school also offers BEC / IELTS preparation lessons to advanced speakers of English. Students may also request to study an additional language of choice for an extra fee.
The programs provide:
- Pre-course language assessment
- International classes
- 20 language lessons per week
- Average class size of 6, max 12
- Progress monitoring
- All course materials are provided
- Certificate at the end of the course
A sample timetable:
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
Institut Monte Rosa accommodates students in double or triple rooms with shared bathrooms in boarding houses. Single rooms are available at an additional cost.
Meals
Residential accommodation includes a full-board meal plan (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Breakfast is offered in a buffet style, lunch and dinner are set menus.
Laundry
Laundry service is offered once a week at an additional cost and bed linens are provided and changed once a week.
Student Welfare
Supervisory staff are available on campus to make sure students are settled and secure in their rooms and provide care 24 hours a day.
Dates and Fees
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