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We recommend reading the Rosey Camp Codes and Expectations and discussing them with your children before arriving at camp. All children and parents are expected to respect these rules.
At Le Classique students are grouped according to age: Juniors (8-12 years old), and Seniors (13 to 15 years old).
Juniors have an early bedtime (21h30 vs 22h00 for the Seniors); Juniors and Seniors have different weekend excursions; in the dining room, Juniors and Seniors are assigned to different tables. A Junior student may not share a room with a Senior.
Boys and girls sleep in separate buildings. However, sports and activities are mixed.
Some of the youngest Juniors may be in a co-ed building, where one floor is for boys and one floor is for girls.
Teachers and staff live on the floor with the students. The aim is to create a family atmosphere, to ensure the well-being of each child (including things like waking them up in the morning and making sure they brush their teeth) and to have a permanent presence to maintain order and security. Life in the boarding house is warm and friendly, with the teachers keeping an open-door policy, student rooms may not be locked.
We allocate rooms 24h before camp starts and this information is not provided to parents in advance. Any request to share a room with someone in particular must be communicated in writing at least one week before the camp starts. No room changes will be allowed after that. We try, as much as possible that each room is occupied by 2 different nationalities/cultures to ensure an intercultural exchange can happen.
All our rooms are spacious twins with ensuite bathrooms welcoming 2 children per room (we do not offer triple-room configuration). A mini-safe is provided per student. All bedding and towels are provided.
There is no air conditioning in the rooms. Fans, however, are available in case of a heat wave.
Internationally-inspired meals are served buffet style. Meals are prepared by our own chefs who pay meticulous attention to quality, presentation and flavour to produce healthy, balanced menus. During mealtimes, each student is assigned a table which is also shared with the camp teachers. Attendance at all meals is compulsory.
Any food allergies (gluten-free, lactose-free, peanuts, etc.) should be clearly indicated in the health questionnaire. Meals on the menu containing pork will be indicated. Vegetarian menus are also offered.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide Kosher, Halal or vegan meals.
We know how important birthdays are, and especially so if it’s the first time the children are celebrating it away from home. We’ll organise cakes, balloons and sing happy birthday in the dining room.
Below you will find an example schedule, which may be revised before the start of camp. Please note that individual daily timetables are not provided to parents.
The first full day of camp after the arrival is dedicated to:
Students will start their Afternoon Activities programme on the second full day of camp. From the 5 Afternoon Activities chosen, we will create the timetable, so each activity will be practiced between one and three times per week.
Activities on offer during the weekends:
Juniors (8-12 years old)
Seniors (13-15 years old)
Children may be invited to spend time off campus on the weekend by their parents or by a guardian approved by the parents. There are two options:
Children may not leave or return to camp outside of these time frames.
If you plan to pick up your child for the weekend, kindly email us a written invitation by midday Friday at the latest to:
The Direction will ask to meet the parent or guardian inviting the child to spend time off campus and will require the person to sign an official weekend release form. This form cannot be sent out to parents or guardian in advance and will only be provided at the time of the check out. Contact details must be provided on the form. The legal responsibilities to be assumed by the parent or guardian are also clearly stated on the form. All people collecting children must have identification with them. If the person collecting the child is not a parent, the parents need to send permission and a copy of the person's ID, via email, to the Head of Boarding before the child's departure.
All weekends must be preceded by a check-out (reporting to the Direction) and finish with a check-in upon the return of the children. For students residing on the Rosey campus, check-ins and check-outs for weekend departures will take place with the boarding staff at the Paul & Henri Carnal Hall. For students residing on the La Combe campus, these procedures will be conducted with the boarding staff at the Vieille Combe.
Different recreational programmes are organised over the weekend, have a look at the "Timetable" for an idea of the type of activities available.
Parents or visitors are not allowed outside official days of arrival and departure. Weekday visits to campus are not allowed.
Please remember that only students and staff are allowed in the boarding houses. All other persons are asked to announce themselves at Reception, located in the Château.
The recommended pocket money amount (CHF 400.-) was charged along with the camp fees. This sum is sufficient to cover your child’s stay at the camp and we ask you not to leave additional money upon arrival.
Children will be able to withdraw small sums of pocket money, 2 or 3 times per week, from the person in charge. It is important that they handle their pocket money with care and avoid misplacing it or leaving it behind! Safes are provided in every room. This pocket money will be primarily used at Café Ljubo, where they will be able to buy some snacks or during weekend activities outside of the campus. There is no credit card payment system.
Any amount still outstanding from the camp fees on the child’s account may be settled from the child’s pocket money.
If your child is traveling as UM (Unaccompanied Minor), the UM service must be paid to the airline prior to arrival to the camp.
The sum of CHF 150.- from the pocket money will be held until the last day for additional expenses before travelling home. Any remaining balance of pocket money is given to the child upon departure.
While we recognise the importance of maintaining communication between parents and students, we would like to limit the use of phones as much as possible to:
We also strongly encourage the children to only use their phones to contact home.
For these reasons, we limit children’s access to their phones to the following times:
Week Days
Weekends
Children’s free time will vary according to the activities they follow. Access to their phones is allowed from wake up until dinner time, but the following conditions must be observed:
Collection of children's phones
The Chef de maison or the children's referent teacher will collect their phones before dinner or as soon as the children return to their house after their evening activity. In any case, the time slots for phone use remain the same.
Smart Watches
Anything that can connect to the internet is treated as a phone.
Tablets
Children should only have tablets if it is their only means of communicating with their parents. In these cases, they are treated the same as phones. Otherwise, they should be sent home with parents on arrival day, or labelled and kept by the Chef de maison until the end of camp.
Video Games
Video games are not allowed. If you find that some have made it to camp, they should be labelled and kept by the Chef de maison until departure.
Reception
Phone calls made through the reception (+41 21 822 55 00) are transferred to the children during mealtimes, except at dinner time on Saturday and lunch time on Sunday when the reception is closed, or when meals are taken outside the dining room. Your child can be reached at the above number during the following windows:
If your child does not have a mobile phone, calls can be made from the reception.
If you need to get in touch with a member of staff, or have questions for us, the reception can be reached:
Handling emergencies outside reception hours
In case of an emergency outside reception hours, your call will be answered, and you will be asked to leave a message which be immediately forwarded to us in writing for treatment.
Please note that e-mail is the most efficient form of communication, as teachers are with the children most of the time. For non-urgent matters, emails will be answered within 24 hours. Please refer to the “Who's Who” section to help you best direct your enquiry.
We ask our staff not to exchange their personal phone numbers with parents - all communication should be through email, or through the reception phone.
Prior to arriving on campus
Parents are requested to provide a health questionnaire for their child; the form may be downloaded in the Parent Portal.
The health questionnaire must be signed by a doctor and returned via the Parent Portal before the start of camp. A questionnaire without a doctor’s signature is considered incomplete and therefore Le Rosey Camps declines all responsibility ensuing from missing information.
Please make sure that any important medical information we need to be aware of, such as allergies (horses, cats, dust, insect bites, etc.), medication or any recent medical intervention is clearly indicated on the health questionnaire. We must be informed of any specific food allergies before the beginning of the camp.
Should there be any important updates regarding your child’s health (such as a new, or change of treatment) after you’ve submitted the questionnaire, please let us know before the start of camp.
We reserve the right to:
While on campus
Healthcare professionals live on campus and are available 24/7. They are qualified to give first aid and deal with minor ailments. They are in regular contact with local doctors, will set up medical appointments and will ensure that the children take their medication. In case of emergency and if parents cannot be contacted rapidly, Le Rosey Camps will take any necessary decisions, in consultation with the attending doctor.
Medication
All medication must be labelled with the child’s name and the exact dosage and handed over to the nurse. Children must not self-medicate. For the safety of all, children are not allowed to keep medicines in their rooms.
Insurance
Fees paid include travel insurance and assistance solution providing cover in the event of a medical emergency resulting from illness or accident. If the child’s health/accident insurance in his/her country of residence does not cover the costs abroad or if the child does not have health/accident insurance, our insurance is activated to cover the costs in Switzerland during the camp. In all cases, our company will contact the child’s health insurance, if it exists.
Contact
To contact our nurses during the camp please email nurse@roseycamps.ch (only in use during the dates of the camp)
Le Rosey Camps offer a laundry service, included in the price of the camp.
All clothes will be marked upon arrival by our staff.
Dirty laundry is collected from the rooms, washed, pressed and returned to the rooms twice per week. Therefore, if you plan to bring enough clothes for one week you will have enough to wear. A laundry bag is provided in each room.
Clothing worn on campus should be casual, non-revealing and appropriate for the activity: classes, sports, visits. Please note that clothes with highly visible luxury branding are not allowed. There is no uniform during the camp. Beards, moustaches and body piercings are not allowed.
A dry cleaning service is not provided during the camps.
We advise bringing 1 suitcase with:
Required material depending on the choice of activities made upon enrolment:
Material provided by Rosey Camps:
The name of the student must be marked on personal effects such as tennis rackets, mobile phones, cameras etc. We want to limit technological distractions throughout the camp, which is why tablets and laptops are not permitted.
It is strongly recommended that children do not bring anything too large, too fragile or too valuable.
Before the end of the camp students will have the opportunity to examine misplaced items that have been found. If your child forgets any belongings at camp, you are kindly asked to organise the shipment through a courier service such as DHL or FedEx, with pick-up service at the school reception paid in advance. For insurance reasons, we are unable to organise the shipment on your behalf.
"Lost and found" items are kept until September 1st. If unclaimed after this date, we will donate any remaining items to charity.
A link for the arrival and departure information is available on the Parent Portal. Please make sure you inform us of your travel arrangements by logging onto your account and filling out the information under check-list. This link will close 2 weeks before the start of camp, therefore make sure to submit the travel arrangements as soon as possible. For security reasons and internal organisation, we cannot accept departure changes within 7 days of the departure date.
Parents and children will be welcomed in the Paul & Henri Carnal Hall between 9am and 4pm for the registration process which includes meeting the Head of Boarding, Head of Academics, Head of Afternoon Activities, the Nurses… We will also take a photo of each child and give them a camp T-shirt.
At the end of the registration process one of our teachers will accompany them to their room. Please note that parents are not allowed in the residential buildings.
On arrival, please hand in: Passport/ID, if needed a plane ticket with a confirmed return flight, any large sums of money and, if need be, any medication which the child is currently taking.
If your child is flying back home by themselves after the end of camp, please make sure that their return ticket and/or UM service, have been reserved prior to the start of camp.
Institut Le Rosey
Le Rosey 3
1180 Rolle
Switzerland
You can view the campus access map here.
Children are expected to arrive at our campus in Rolle between 9am and 4pm on the following dates:
Parents who wish to find accommodation close to our campus when they leave/pick up their children will find plenty of quality hotels in the area.
In Geneva we recommend: the Beau Rivage, La Réserve, The Woodward, Les Bergues.
In Gstaad we recommend: Le Grand Bellevue, The Palace, The Alpina, The Mansard.
On arrival day, we invite you to the Parents’ Forum so that you can ask any questions you may have (about the activities, communication during the camp…) The forum is open to new and returning parents alike. There will be two sessions: at 11am and at 3pm. After the Forum parents will have a chance to meet and mingle.
In our experience, most students will leave campus between breakfast and lunch, on the departure day. No specific classes or activities will take place on that day.
You may pick-up your children between 8am and 3pm on the following dates:
You can also check out your children the evening before, as from 9:30pm, on Thursday 24 July for Le Classique July or Friday 15 August for Le Classique August.
The check-out procedure will be done individually in the respective buildings. Please go directly to the entrance of your child’s building, where their Chef de maison will be waiting for you.
People collecting children must have identification with them. If the person collecting the child is not a parent, the parents need to send permission and a copy of the person's ID, via email, to the Head of Boarding before the child's departure.
The evening before the official departure date is dedicated to a celebration of the time spent together at camp. Parents are warmly invited to attend these festivities with us.
A link to RSVP for the afternoon celebrations will be sent out to parents a few days before the end of camp.
Programme
Thursday, 24 July – Le Classique July
Friday, 15 August – Le Classique August
At 5:30pm
Parents ’Apéritif served in the Paul & Henri Carnal Hall’s restaurant (located downstairs)
At 6:30pm
Diner for parents and children
At 8pm
End of camp show and Prize-giving
As from 9:30pm, check out for Parents that have planned to collect their children at the end of the festivities.
Children travelling alone are met by our staff, wearing Le Rosey Camps uniform, and driven to camp.
Le Rosey Camps organises transfers from Geneva airport between 7:30am and 3pm on Monday 7 July and Tuesday 29 July, included in the camp fee.
Le Rosey Camps organises transfers to Geneva airport until 3:30pm on Friday 25 July and Saturday 16 August, included in the camp fee.
Outside these dates and time frame, transportation is the responsibility of the parents.
No transportation is organised from/to Zürich Airport nor train stations.
No visa, flight reservation or modification can be made by the camp on behalf of the student.
If you are travelling with your child, we are unable to offer you transportation. The campus is easily accessible by car or train (30 minutes to Rolle).
If your child is travelling alone as UM (Unaccompanied Minor), the airline will request the name and contact of the person who will welcome your child at Geneva airport in the time frame mentioned above.
Information to be given to the airline:
Escort on arrival/departure in/from Geneva airport:
Any request for UM service must be reserved, confirmed and paid to the airline prior to the start of the camp. Please ask the airline for the confirmation document and receipt of payment for the UM service, which you will be required to upload when filling out the arrival and departure link.
Switzerland is a member of the Schengen Area.
You may check the following link to know if you child needs a visa to enter Switzerland.
If you need a formal invitation letter to obtain a tourist visa to enter Switzerland, please send an email, including a copy of your child’s passport, to: contact@roseycamps.ch. The letter will be sent to you as soon as the payment for the camp has been received in full. Please make sure to request a multiple-entry Schengen visa. Please note that depending on the country, the process for obtaining a visa, even if facilitated, may take several weeks!
Please be advised that photographs and videos taken during the camps may be used on our multimedia platforms, such as brochures, presentation videos, social media and our website. If you do not wish for us to publish any photos in which your child appears, please send an email to flaurent@rosey.ch.
A photo gallery will be available online and will be updated frequently. Given the large number of activities that happen simultaneously and throughout the camp, our team will not be able to capture images of every child enjoying each activity.
You will receive login details once the first photos have been added, after the first full day of camp.
In charge of Le Classique – July: Mr & Mrs Grégory and Bérangère Guinot
In charge of Le Classique – August: Mr & Mrs Harry and Audrey Steel
Admissions Officers: Mrs Camille Fridez, Mrs Ingrid Kasnouar, and Mrs Rhéanne Krauer
Travel Office: contact@roseycamps.ch
Phone:+41 21 822 55 00
Kindly note that the below email addresses are only in use during the dates of the camp.
Directors of Boarding
Nurses
Head of Academies
Head of Sports / Arts
