Alpine Adventure

The Alpine Adventure Summer in Switzerland program is located at the Leysin American School, an internationally-recognized institution located in the beautiful Alpine village of Leysin. This secure location provides many amenities for students, including Internet-wired classrooms, a complete health center with full-time health professionals, visual arts center, multi-purpose gym and a state-of-the-art theatre. Leysin Village offers a sunny summer climate, great restaurants, and fantastic recreational opportunities, all atop a soaring plateau overlooking the Rhone Valley and Lake Geneva. And because it’s right in the heart of Europe, Leysin is close to a huge number of cultural destinations in Italy, France, Germany, England—and Switzerland itself.

Accommodations

• Alpine Adventure students live in their own comfortable residence hall with their teachers and staff.
• Boys’ and girls’ rooms are located in separate dorm areas.
• Each room includes a private bathroom and accommodates two to four students. Whenever possible, roommates are assigned to create diversity in student nationalities and native languages.

Alpine Adventurers have classes in the mornings in a variety of subjects. Students enjoy learning in a fun and positive atmosphere. The teachers are experienced staff who also guide the students during their recreation time, building up an excellent rapport. Only French or English meet every day, while the other subjects rotate during the school week.

Morning Classes

• French for beginners or English-as-a-Second-Language (four 1-hour sessions per week)
• Computers (basic keyboarding, graphics and standard applications)
• Our Environment (nature in the Alps)
• Arts and Crafts (painting & drawing, handcrafts)
• Theatre (drama activities and participation in a talent show production of SIS)

During afternoons and evenings, group activities or excursions are offered. On some afternoons, students may select their own activities and at other times they will participate in pre-assigned group activities.

During each session, the Alpine Adventurers go on an overnight trip to an Alpine hut, hiking a short distance and having a typical Swiss meal. Students in the first session have the opportunity to attend the Montreux Jazz Festival for an afternoon and evening.