Swiss Language Club SLC Summer Camp (Ages 10-17)
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With over 30 years of experience, the Swiss Education Academy offers its high quality summer program, the Swiss Language Club (SLC), for children and teenagers aged 10 – 17 in the resort village of Leysin, overlooking the Alps. SLC Leysin combines intensive English, French or German language lessons with choices of activity packages and excursions, providing a truly unforgettable summer experience for its students.
Leysin is located at an altitude of 1200m above Aigle in the lower Rhone Valley, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is a mountain town with attractive facilities for families and a splendid view of the Rhone plain, Mont Blanc, the Dents du Midi and the Diablerets mountains.
Once a health resort for lung diseases that was prized for its sunny and mild climate, Leysin is now renowned as an important educational center of Switzerland, as it is home to five international schools.
Leysin offers a wide range of scenic excursions for nature lovers in its surrounding areas during the summer, and is one of Switzerland’s major ski resorts in winter.
SLC SUMMER CAMP AT A GLANCE
- Location: Leysin, Switzerland
- Age Range: 10 – 17
- Maximum number of students: 120
- Number of lessons per week: 20
- Maximum number of students per class: 15
- Ratio of staff to students: 1 : 6
- Number of full-day excursions per week: 1
- Course duration: 1 – 8 weeks
SLC Summer Camp:
Avenue Léopold de Reynier, 1854 Leysin, Switzerland
SLC Leysin Summer Camp
Why choose the Swiss Language Club (SLC) Leysin summer program of the Swiss Education Academy (SEA)?
- Since 1983, the Swiss Education Academy (SEA) has been welcoming hundreds of students from across the world to its renowned holiday camps in Switzerland.
- Swiss Language Club Leysin is located in the upper village of the mountain resort Leysin, offering a stunning view of the village itself, as well as of the valley bellow and the surrounding Alps.
- The SLC Leysin program Academy combines language courses in English, French or German with a choice of activity packages.
- SLC Leysin offers comfortable hotel accommodation.
- SLC Leysin guarantees highest standards of student welfare with a staff to student ratio of 1 : 6.
The facilities
SLC LEYSIN FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Modern classrooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Reading room
- Cafeteria
- Panoramic terrace
- Game room
- Outdoor courts
- Student lounge
- Disco
MORE ON THE SLC SUMMER CAMP FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Swiss Language Club Campus
The Swiss Language Club Leysin program is hosted by the Mont-Blanc Palace hotel, located within walking distance of the village center. The hotel previously belonged to Club Med, before it was acquired by the Swiss Education Academy. The campus is divided into two buildings on a hillside (Leysin’s “Belvedere”) that are connected by a funicular. A 360-degree virtual view of the facilities, including the funicular, is available here.
Student Welfare
On campus, there is a dedicated office and staff for student welfare. Residential staff will be living with the students to provide 24-hour supervision.
Medical Facility
Qualified first-aiders are available on site 24 hours a day.
Airport Transfers
Transfers to and from Geneva airport can be organized at an additional fee. Arrivals days are on Sundays and departure days are on Saturdays. Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to Swiss Education Academy so that the airport transfers can 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
Swiss Language Club Leysin
The SLC Leysin summer program includes English, French or German language lessons combined with activity- packed afternoons and evenings. French and English courses run for maximum of eight weeks and German courses run for maximum of 5 weeks. A typical week at SLC Leysin includes 20 lessons of language tuition per week.
The programs provide
- Pre-course language assessment
- International classes
- Maximum class size of 15
- 20 lessons (15 clock hours) per week
- Progress monitoring
- All educational materials
- Daily afternoon activity program
- 1 full-day excursion per week
- Certificate at the end of the course
Sample timetable:
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
The SLC Leysin program fees include accommodation in a standard twin room with private bathrooms. Students can alternatively upgrade to a single or deluxe room at an additional cost.
Meals
Residential accommodation includes a full-board meal plan (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
Laundry
Bed linen and towels are provided and changed once a week. Laundry service is offered once a week.
Insurance
Insurance covering medical and travel assistance, personal liability and trip cancellation is not included in the price of the program. Marshall Language Services has a policy available through Guard.Me that covers these elements, as well as an additional policy through CareMed that covers cancellation under a wider range of circumstances, including the need to repeat school exams. A summary of these policies may be downloaded below.
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