Surval Montreux

About

Surval Montreux is an exceptional international boarding school in Switzerland for girls aged 12 to 19 years. Situated above Lac Leman with spectacular views across the water to the mountains beyond, and easy access to Geneva with its network of opportunities, students enjoy the perfect setting to aspire, be inspired, explore, learn and grow.

Surval is committed to emboldening girls with the confidence, tenacity, and resilience to find their own path and success in life, through a modern, forward-thinking, bespoke education built around a foundation of championing social enterprise, forging global perspectives, and celebrating language and culture.

At Surval, they equip girls with the courage, curiosity, honesty and openness to prepare for their tomorrow. Surval’s innovative, personalised learning experience and internationally recognised study programmes, inspires a love of learning. Surval girls develop and grow intellectually, personally, and spiritually into leaders with real poise and a genuine sense of social responsibility. The world benefits from our proud community of Survalienne women.

The Program

Foundation Year

Surval offers a Foundation Year for girls from the age of 12 which provides an excellent preparation for the American High School program or for IGCSE and A Level. The Foundation Year has a strong language element, which is ideal for girls wishing to improve their English. French is also compulsory and another language is optional. Foundation Year girls enjoy a broad curriculum, including maths, all three sciences, humanities, Global Perspectives and art.

American High School Program

The school also proudly provides an international study programme for students who wish to enter colleges or Business Schools in the US, Canada, Latin America and Switzerland. Surval is accredited according to the California Standards by AdvancEd. This course offers a college preparatory curriculum with an emphasis on fulfilling or exceeding requirements for high quality university entrance.

The Surval Swiss Gap Experience

Surval offers a unique pre-university finishing programme for young women aged 17-19. Offered as one, two or three term course, the Swiss Gap programme has at its core languages, arts and culture, social enterprise and communications projects. The programme also offers pre-university preparation, studies in international relations and global perspectives, personal development and wellbeing, weekend and independent travel. Our Swiss Gap students explore new subjects, gain valuable experiences and develop vital leadership skills, setting them apart as both distinguished and distinctive.