Dear Parents,
We are delighted to welcome you to our Summer Camps 2025. This year we will be offering new adventures, new challenges, new learning opportunities and of course, your favourite activities.
Please read on to discover hints and tips to make your Summer Camp experience the best ever.
If you haven't yet registered for a place, you can do so quickly and easily online:
https://summer.la-garenne.ch/admissions
We look forward to seeing you in Switzerland soon!
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Compulsory: Morning classes: you can choose from French, English and Practical Workshops.
Optional: Europa Park, Lake Camp, Horse Riding Discovery, Parachute, Paragliding and Juventus Football. These extras have very limited places and are always very popular. If you would like to add one of these options, let us know and we will add you to the waiting list.
Europa Park: This year, the dates for the Europa Park trips* are as follows:
- Sunday 6 July to Monday 7 July (Sessions 1A and 1B)
- Sunday 3 August to Monday 4 August (Sessions 2B and 3)
*There is no Europa Park excursion in Session 2A.
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➡️ Download the Summer Camp Clothing List. At the end of every Summer Camp, we always have a huge pile of unlabelled, unclaimed lost property which we give to charity. Please label every item as we are not responsible for items left behind because we cannot match them with their owners.
➡️ Don't forget:
- A warm jacket or waterproof
- Hiking boots or hiking shoes with good grip soles
- An adapter for Swiss plug sockets
- Charging cables for electronic devices
- Headphones for Family Time on Wednesdays and Sundays
- A pencil case, pencils and pens
- Your passport
➡️ Finishing touches
- Label every piece of clothing with your child's name.
- Leave any designer clothing at home.
- Give your child the password for their device and video platform so you can communicate at Family Time.
- Switch off Data Roaming on your child's device to prevent unexpected bills from your phone company. Wifi is available throughout the campus.
- Check your child for head lice two days before you arrive!
- Label medication with instructions in French or English.
- Send flight times or arrival details to travel@la-garenne.ch.
- Check out the Summer Camp photo gallery once camp starts.
- Follow our Social Media channels for news and updates.
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Arrivals
The official camp arrival and departure timings are here. If your child is travelling alone, please send their travel itinerary and Unaccompanied Minor details to travel@la-garenne.ch or complete the Arrival and Departure Forms below. We can only meet children at the airport if we have this information in advance. See below for our official school driver's details to give to your airline.
Airport Meeting Point
For students arriving at Geneva Airport, the meeting point is in the Visitor Centre on the Arrival Floor. Look for the La Garenne Summer Camp signs. Zurich Airport arrivals will be in the arrivals hall of the relevant terminal.
School Shuttle Transfers
Transfers from and to Geneva Airport on arrival and departure days during official hours are included in the Summer Camp fees. Transfers outside these times are charged at CHF 600 each way. Zurich transfers are always payable and cost CHF 900 each way. Our shuttle service is only for students, so parents should make their own arrangements to visit La Garenne.
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These are the details you need to give your airline if your child is travelling as an UM (Unaccompanied Minor):
Responsible person from La Garenne
- Mr. Serafim Leite de Azevedo
- Swiss Passport No: X1105102
- Role: School Driver
Address
La Garenne International School
Chemin des Chavasses 23
CH-1885 Chesières
Tel: +41 (0) 24 495 24 53
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Students who are coming to camp with their parents (rather than arriving at the airport) should arrive on the first Saturday of the camp between 10:00 and 16:00. Check in is at Chemin des Chavasses 23, 1885 Chesières.
Please send the estimated time of your arrival in advance by completing this form: https://lagarenne.wufoo.com/forms/summer-camp-travel-information-arrival-form/
Day students should check in and collect their camp uniform on the Saturday *before* their camp starts. Day students then return at 08:30 the following Monday. Pick up each day for day students is at 18:00 unless we notify you of a different time. |
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Every Summer Camp student should bring a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. Desktop computers, smart watches and tracking devices are not permitted.
At check-in, all phones and electronic devices are handed to a member of staff. Children only have access to them only during Family Time. Please label each device, cable, charger, accessories and headphones with your child's name.
To connect the devices to the school wifi, we need the passcode for each device and the username and password for your chosen calling service e.g. WeChat, WhatsApp, FaceTime. All devices must have settings available in English or French.
During Family Time, you can contact your child using your preferred calling platform. If your child does not answer, call the school on +41 24 495 24 53. If you are not available at Family Time, let us know in advance and we will reschedule your call.
Data roaming charges are the parents’ responsibility. You can disable roaming on your child’s device if necessary.
There is no Family Time on the first Sunday of a Summer Camp session. We find this helps the settling-in process and can prevent homesickness.
Family Time 2025
Wednesdays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 July, 6 August from 08:30 to 09:10 CEST (Swiss time)
Sundays: 6, 12, 20, 27 July and 3 August from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST (Swiss time)
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For teenagers, mobile phones are allowed between from lunchtime to 21:00, except during:
⛔ lessons and workshops
⛔ meals
⛔ activities
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Head lice are an unfortunate factor of everyday life. Theya re not an indicator of poor hygiene. We ask you to check your child's hair two days before arrival and start treatment if lice are found. Let us know on arrival if treatment is still underway. All children will be checked again during Camp and treated if necessary.
Please also consider vaccinating your child against tick-born encephalitis. Some of our activities take place in the countryside where ticks are present. While the risks of infection are small, getting at least one dose (preferably two) of the vaccine before the start of Summer Camp means extra reassurance.
All Summer Camp students who live outside Switzerland are invoiced for health insurance and are covered by the school's insurance policy. If you live in Switzerland, please bring a copy of your current insurance certificate when you check in.
Medication, including vitamins and herbal remedies, must be handed to staff on arrival. It must be in its original packaging and clearly marked with your child’s name. Dosage instructions must be in English or French. If you have a copy of your child's prescription, please bring this with you. |
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Social Media and Website
Photos from Summer Camp will be published regularly on our social media. Please inform us in advance if you do not wish your child to appear on our social networks or the school website. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that they will not be shown in a group photo. We cannot guarantee that your child will appear on our digital platforms.
Photography
Our school photographer offers the chance for your child to have a unique, personalised photo package to remember their stay:
- CHF 650 for 50 pictures (minimum 4 weeks stay)
- CHF 400 for 25 pictures (available for all lengths of stay)
After the end of Summer Camp, we will send you a link to download the pictures. Please email summer@la-garenne.ch if you would like to purchase a digital photo package.
Birthdays
If a student has a birthday while they are with us at Summer Camp, we can organise a special celebration with a cake, a small gift and refreshments. The cost is CHF 250. Please let us know if you wish to add this option. |
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Please bring just one suitcase and a backpack. We do not have capacity to store extra luggage or for suitcases to be delivered in advance. If the suitcase has a lock code, please share it with us and label the luggage with your child's name.
Pocket money has already been charged to the parents’ invoice and the children will receive it in instalments during their stay. If you wish to leave extra money, you can do this on arrival day.
For teenagers, you could consider adding a credit or debit card to their phone, (e.g. Apple Pay). Physical credit cards are easily mislaid so please do not send one with your child. The school is not responsible for lost cards or money.
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We aim to give every single child the best experience possible at Summer Camp. Our experienced staff are always there to listen if your child needs to talk.
We encourage all students to uphold our simple rules of courtesy and respect:
✅ Only speak in French or English.
✅ Greet everyone with “good morning” or “good afternoon”.
✅ Respect other people.
✅ Respect other people’s property.
✅ Behave responsibly at all times.
✅ Listen carefully to instructions from staff.
Behaviour such as violence, bullying, theft, swearing, vaping etc. will be dealt with by the School Director. Parents will be informed if their child's behaviour is considered to compromise the wellbeing of other pupils.
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La Garenne is an accredited IB School offering the International Primary, Middle Years, IGCSE and Diploma programmes as well as a High School Diploma. We also offer short-stay integration programmes and winter camps. Please contact us at admissions@la-garenne.ch for further details. |
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Summer Camp Video
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