School Year Handbook 2025-26 by survalmontreux

WelcometotheSurvalFamily

Survalisaschool,acommunityandafamily.Youwillbelivinghereaspartofanextendedfamily,andwe hopeyouwillfeelverymuchathome,enjoyyourtimeatSurvalandmakethemostofeveryopportunity Survaloffersyou.

Surval’scorevaluesarecentredaroundHonesty,Openness,CourageandCuriositywithinan environmentpromotingCourtesy,ConsiderationandCareforeachother.Weallhaveavitalroleto playhere,contributingtothecommunityandmakinglifelongmemoriesandfriendships ThisSchool HandbookintroducesyoutolifeatSurvalMontreux.Ifyouareeverunsureaboutanything,pleaseask.We areheretohelpandsupportyoualways Welookforwardtosharingthenewacademicyearwithyou

MrsPatriciaWoodhouse

PrincipalofSurvalMontreux

Survalisafun,excitingandinspiringexperienceforgirlsaged12 Ourinternationalcommunity,madeupofstudentsandstafffro differentcountriesacrosstheworld,enablesyoutogrowin understandingofotherculturesandcustomsandtotakeyourp worldcitizenswhowillhaveaninfluenceforgoodonyourown communities Survalisalsoamuch-lovedhomeandfamily,whic hopewillbeanextensionofyourown Weaskthatyoutreateac asyouwouldmembersofyourownfamily:witharealsenseofbelonging andlookingaftereachother Wealsoaskeveryonetotreatthisbeautiful houseasyouwouldyourownhome:makingyourownbed,leaving roomstidy,clearingyourownplateswhenyouhavefinishedeating;and generallyshowingrespectforyourenvironment Yourtimeherewillbe happyandfulfilling.HereatSurval,youwillmakefriendshipsthatlasta lifetimeandgaintheconfidenceandindependencetofaceallfutu challenges.HereatSurval,youwillbeofferedeveryopportunityt developasastrongleaderandteamplayer,readyto‘haveago’and fromallyourexperiences.

SurvalMontreuxisasecureandhomelyenvironmentwhichenco youtoexplore,discoveranddevelop.Wecelebrateourculturaldi andunderstandinginanatmosphereofmutualrespectandopenn TheBoardingteamworkscloselywithallstaffinvolvedinyourda Ourfamily-centred,structuredandcomfortablehomelifeunderp teachingandlearninghereandwesupportyouineverywaywecan MembersofSurval’sBoardingteamoftenteachaswellandyoucanfeel sureanyachievementsandchallengesyoufaceinandoutsidethe classroomareunderstoodandvalued

SchoolMainPhoneNumber

BoardingDutyPhoneNumber(24/7

Principal’sPA,AdmissionsandOffice

HeadofAcademics

StudyingatSurval

Yourweek(asampleprogramme)

16h4518h15

Acivities,excursions, freetime

Survalisafamilyhome,aplaceoflearningandofwidereducation. Classesaresmall,andtheteacher/studentratioisthelowestofanyschoolweknow

Thismeansyoubenefitfromagreatdealof individualattentionfromyoursubjectteachersandcanprogressatyourownpace WeoffertheAmericanHighSchoolProgram (VisitwwwsurvalchformoreinformationonourStudyProgrammes) Ourpersonalizedcurriculummeansyourstudiesand enrichmentactivitiesaretailoredtoyourinterestsandstrengths Tokeepyourparentsuptodatewithhowyouaregettingon,we sendmidtermprogressreportsandamoredetailedreportfromyouracademicteachers,HeadofAcademicsandourPrincipal, MrsWoodhouseattheendofeachsemester

OnarrivalinAugust,youwillbegivenyourtimetablebasedondiscussionsaroundcourseandsubjectoptionsduringthe Admissionsprocess Overtheopeningweeks,wewillkeepyourtimetableunderreviewincaseyouwishtomakeanyadjustments toyourcourseoptions

Duringtheinductionprogramme,youwillsitplacementtestsinEnglishandFrench,andothersubjectareasifneeded,to establishyourlanguage/subjectknowledgeandensureasmoothtransitiontoSurvalcourses IfyouhaveneverlearntFrench before,don’tworry!

Weaskyouto:

Workhard

Takecareofyourappearance

Presentyourselfwellatalltimes

Bepunctual,politeandrespectful

Completeyourhomeworktothebestofyourability

Getorganisedforlessonsandplanyourprep

Useyourstudentplanner-itistheretohelpyou

Readregularly;readingexpandsthemind-makegooduseof ourfabulouslibraryandresources

Getagoodnight’ssleep

Eatwell,sleepwell

AbidebyourCodeofConduct

Askwhenyouneedhelp

Getinvolvedandgiveeverythingatry

StudyingatSurval

Homework(Prep)

HomeworkisanintegralpartofthelearningprocessatSurval Homeworktaskshelp reinforcelearningfrompreviouslessonsandhelpensureyouarefullypreparedforthe nextlesson.Homeworkisanimportantpartofsupportingyoutobecomean independentlearner.SupervisedStudyisofferedonseveralnightsaweektohelpyou betterreviseandprepareforyoursubjects.

StudentsstudyingforAdvancedPlacementsareexpectedtospendsignificantlymore imecompletinghomeworkandindependentstudy.Teachingstaffmonitorcompletion ofhomeworkcloselytoensurethateverystudentismakingproductiveuseoftheirtime andismakingindependentacademicprogress.

CT

Youwillberequiredtobringapersonallaptopforyourlearning SurvalusesGooglefor Educationasourlearningplatform YouwillbegivenaSurvalGmailaccountwhichwill enableyoutohaveaccesstoyourschoolemails,Googleclassroomsandallassignments EachstudentmustsignaCodeofConductatthebeginningoftheschoolyearwhich coversICTusage

ReportingandAssessment

Assessmentisanimportantpartofthelearningprocess Generally,therewillbeanassessmentattheendofeachunitofstudy whichwillcontributetoyoursemestergrades Therewillalsobeexamsattheendofeachsemester Regularcourseworkcounts for80%ofyourfinalgrade,whilsttheend-of-semesterexamscountfor20% Thismeansthatitisimportanttoworkconsistently duringtheyear AttendanceisalsoanimportantpartofachievingyourHighSchoolcredits

AspartoftheAmericanHighSchoolprogram,studentsarerequiredtohave120credithoursineachoftheirsubjectsoverthe courseoftheacademicyear Attendingeachday’slessonisanimportantpartofyoureducation

Writtenreportsareissuedtostudentsandparentsasfollows:

EndofSeptember

MidOctober

SettlinginreportcommentsfromthePrincipalandHeadofPastoral Care(endofJanuaryforJanuaryjoiners)

MidtermReportswithgraderanges

EndDecember Finalsemestergradereports

MidFebruary Interimreport2(attainment,attendance,effortgrade)

EndMarch

MidtermReportswithgraderanges

MidMay Interimreport2(attainment,attendance,effortgrade)

MidJune FinalyearreportwithGPA

Engagementwithparentsisanimportantpartofthelearningprocess.Student-parentteacherconsultationsareheldinNovemberafterthefirstmidtermreportsandon requestthroughouttheyear

Health&Wellbeing

Thequalityofschoollifedirectlyaffectsthehealthofourstudents AtSurvalweplacegreatimportanceondevelopingand supportingthestudents’well-being Byteachingandsupportingpositivehealthandbehaviouraldevelopment,wegivethemthe toolstogrowandflourishintheworldbeyondSurval

Thisincludes: abalanceddiet ensuringplentyofsleep; encouragingregularparticipationinsports; developingahealthymind.

Meals

Weenjoyawideselectionofexcellentmealsforahealthy balanceddiet.

Ourbreakfastbuffetincludescereals,cheese,yoghurts,ham, croissantsandfreshlybakedbread Youcanchoosehowyouwould likeyoureggscookedbytheChef!Thereisalwaysplentyoffreshfruitavailableandhotandcolddrinks

Aswellasacoldsaladselection,hotdishesarealsofreshlypreparedforlunchanddinnereveryday Therearealwaysvegetarian options Youcanchoosewhatyouwouldliketoeatfromthebuffetandtheamountthatsuitsyou,minimisingwaste

Mealtimesarefunandsociable-youcanpractiseyourEnglishorFrenchaswellasyourtablemannersandsocialskillslearntin Etiquette!

Ifyouhaveanyfoodallergiesorspecialdietaryrequirements,theseshouldberecordedonyourHealthQuestionnairebeforeyou joinSurvalsothatwecanmakeappropriatearrangements

OurHouseandCateringstaffareanimportantpartofourSurvalfamily Pleasebeconsideratebyarrivingformealsand u!

Health&Wellbeing

Health&Medicine

LivinginSwitzerlandhastheaddedbenefitofconstantfreshairandcountlessopportunitiesforahealthylifestyle.Makethemost ofthis,itwillheightenyourhealthandwellbeing!Ifyoufeelunwellatanytime,thereisalwaysamemberoftheboardingstaffto assist.

Duringtheday,theSchoolNurseisavailableintheSecondFloorMedicalRoomfrom08h00-17h00.Outsideofthesehoursand atweekends,youshouldinformtheBoardingstaffonduty,orcalltheBoardingDutyphone.

Thereisalwaysamemberofstaffoncallovernightformedicalneeds YoucancontactthemontheDutyphoneorknockontheir door

TheSchoolNurseandtheSchoolBoardingTeamareresponsiblefor:

Studenthealthandwell-being

Educatingstudentsabouthealthandhygiene

Organisingappointmentswithdoctors

Accompanyingstudentstothedoctor

Monitoringandadministeringtreatmentsandmedication

Communicationwithparentsandstaff

Arrangingforspecialdietaryrequirementstobemet

MedicationisstoredattheMedicalRoomandcannotbekeptinbedroomsunless approvedbytheSchoolNurse

Switzerlandisrenownedforitsexcellentmedicalfacilities Weworkcloselywithlocal doctors,enablingustocareforourstudentsinatimelyfashion Theschoolhasawide networkofotherhealthspecialistsincludingdentists,orthodontists,dermatologists, ophthalmologistsandpsychologists ThepaediatricdepartmentatRennazHospitalis withineasyreach,andtheUniversityHospitalofLausanne(CHUV)isjustforty minutesaway OMsBosmans

PersonalHygiene

Studentsshouldunderstandtheimportanceofpersonalhygiene Dailyshowers,andshoweringaftersportareessential Our Laundryisveryefficientandthereisnoexcuseforwearingdirtyclothes

Safeguarding

Survaliscommittedtosafeguardingandpromotingthewell-beingofallmembersofourcommunity Occasionallyourstudents mayfacedifficultiesorfeeloverwhelmed,eitherintheiracademiclifeortheirpersonallife Itisimportanttoknowthatitisokay nottobeokay Webelievethatitoftenhelpstotalktosomeone-eitherfortheirownsake,oriftheyareworriedaboutotherswho maybestruggling

Althoughfriendsandteachersareallhereasafirstportofcall,ourDesignatedSafeguardingLeadandPrincipalalsooffersupport Theycanbecontacteddirectlyontheiremails(principal@survalchorwendygordon@survalch)

LivingatSurval

AtSurvalwemaintainahighstandardofbehaviourandexpectstudentstoworkhardtoliveharmoniouslytogether Showingrespectto membersofstaff,fellowstudentsandvisitorsisofparamountimportance.Thisincludesrespectingthebeliefsandopinionsofothers.Wedo nottolerateanyformofabuse,harassmentorinappropriatebehaviour Politenesscharacterisesourcommunity

Studentsshould:

Greetallstaffandvisitorswith“goodmorning”or“goodafternoon” Say“please”and“thankyou”

Learnnottointerruptconversations:stepbackandwaituntilothershavefinishedspeaking Knockandwaitbeforeenteringaclassroomorroom

Studentsshouldshowcareforotherpeople’spropertyandroomsmustbekeptcleanandtidyatalltimes.Vandalismis unacceptable Studentsandtheirparents/guardiansareaccountableandfinanciallyresponsibleforanydamagecausedtoschool property

RegistrationandPunctuality

Youmustarriveontimeatalllessons,registration,sportsandassembly/housemeetings Alwaysbringthecorrectequipmentto lessonsasyouwillnotbeallowedtoreturntoyourroomuntiloncelessonshavestarted

ArrivalsandDepartures

Alltravelinformationistobesentbyparentstotheschoolofficeatleasttwoweeksbeforethearrivalordeparturedate For studentsusingourairportshuttleservicetoGenevaAirport,thecostisCHF380-oneway Studentswhodonotuseourairport shuttleservicecanonlyleavetheschooloncearrangementshavebeenconfirmedwithparentsandonlywiththepersonnamedby theparent ForstudentstravellingasUM(UnaccompaniedMinor),parentsmustcontacttheairlinecompanyandcompleteand payforthenecessarypaperworkforthisservice. Ourdriverwillremainintheairportuntiltheflighthasdeparted.

Signinginandout/OutingPermissions

Studentsleavingtheschoolduringtheirfreetimemustsignoutusingthedesignatedsystem,sothatboardingstaffalwaysknow wherethestudentsare.Youshouldtelephoneschoolifyouaregoingtoarrivelate.Justasparentsworrywhentheirdaughtersdo notreturnontime,sodowe.

Weprovideashuttlemini-busservicetoMontreuxandbackduringtheweekbetweentheendofschoolandsupper.Atweekends, youandyourfriendscanchoosetowalkdowntoMontreuxortakeataxi;orthereisalsothelittletrainwhichrunseveryhour fromToveyrestation,fiveminutesfromtheschool.Taxiscanbebusyintheeveningsandweekendsandwerecommendyoubook inadvance WerecommendgirlsuseTaxiLemania,whoareverywellknowntoSurval

Youshouldalwaystakeyourmobilephone,withaSwisssimcard(chip)fullychargedandwiththeschoolnumberfor emergencies

CurfewTimes

13 years old

18+

CurfewtimesindicatewhengirlsmustreturnonFridayandSaturdayeveningsif yougooutfordinner.Permissionfromparentsisalsorequired.Curfewtimesare arrangedbygradesandaredeterminedtoprotectthesafetyofthegirlsandensure thatyoureturnbyanappropriatetimeafterdark.

Note,atthestartoftheschoolyear,somecurfewsmaybehalfanhourearlierfora fewweeksuntilstudentsgettoknowthesystemsandhaveproventhemselves responsible.ThisisatthediscretionoftheHeadofBoarding.

LivingatSurval

RequestforAbsence/WeekendAwayFromSchool

Ifaparentwishestheirdaughtertohavetimeawayfromschool,aformalwrittenrequestmustbemadetothePrincipalusingthis form.Pleasenotethatnotallrequestsareaccepted.

Parentsmustchecktheschooltermdatestoensurethattimeawayfromschooldoesnotclashwithextra-curricularactivitiesor academicstudy.

Rooms

Sharingaroomfostersimportantpersonalskillsandgivesstudentsthechancetoshareatruly uniqueexperience RoomallocationscanbechangedbytheHeadofBoardingduringthe yearbutwestrivetokeepanychangestoaminimum

Wehaveroomsfor2or3students Intheirroomsstudentshave: Abed,asafe,adeskandchair,storagespaceforclothesandpersonalitems,adesklamp, connectiontotheinternetuntillightsoutandaprivatebathroom

Wehaveafewsingleroomsavailableforolderstudentsatextracosts Wewilltakein considerationrequestsforsinglerooms,androomsharesbutwecannotguaranteetheseasit issubjecttoavailability

Sleepovers

BedTimes

TheBoardingteamcomesaroundeachnighttocheckthatalliswellwithyouandtosaygoodnight

YoucanarrangesleepoverswithinthehouseonFridayand Saturdayevenings-asktheBoardingTeamtoarrangethis Grade 8 - 9

Tidiness

Studentsareresponsibleforkeepingtheirownroomneatandtidy.Thisinvolvesmakingtheirbedeverymorningandswitching offallelectronicequipmentbeforeleavingtheroom.

Boardinghousestaffcheckoneachroomdaily.Roomsmustbelefttidybeforeleavingforweekendsandholidays.Students wishingtobringtheirownfurniture,orputupdecorations,musthaveapprovalfromboardinghousestaffinadvance

Valuables

Yourownpersonalsafeisinyourwardrobeforyoutostoreyourvaluablebelongings Werecommendyoudon’tkeeplarge amountsofcashyourself Theschoolcannottakeresponsibilityforanyvaluableitemswhicharenothandedinorlockedinthesafe

LivingatSurval

Birthdays

BirthdaysarefunatSurval!Youcanorderabirthdaycake,personallymadebyourChefsandthewholeschoolcelebratesyour birthdaywithyou.

PocketMoney

StudentscaneitheropenabankwithUBSMontreux.Theyofferstudentsabankpackagefreeofchargeincludingadebitcard, cashwithdrawalandonlinebankingapplication.

Alternatively,studentscanfillinthestudentpocketmoneyformeveryTuesdayandgiveittotheHeadofBoarding.Pocket moneyisgivenoutfromtheschoolofficeeveryWednesdayafterlunch.

Laundry

Besuretolabelallyourclotheswithyourlaundrynumbersotheydonotgetlost.Eachstudentwillalsobeallocatedanumberin thelaundryroom.

SundayisLaundryDay!Afterdinner,youtakeyourlaundrybagandcompletedlaundryformtothebasementforcollection. LaundryforbeddingisonWednesdaymorningsbetween07.30-08.45.Yourbedismadeupforyouwithfreshbedlinen.

Behaviour

Weexpectallstudentstobehavewellbothinschoolandoffcampus.Montreuxisourhomeandcommunityandstudents representtheschoolandmustbehaveaccordingly.

StudentsleavingtheschoolcampusmustsignoutandinwithamemberofstaffusingtheSignOutregisterandmustbe contactableatalltimes Youngerstudentsarenotpermittedtobeontheirownoffschoolpremises

Studentsarenotallowedtovisitorenteranyotherschools,housesofresidence,privateproperties,hotelsorother residentialbuildingsunlessauthorisedbySurval

Studentsarenotallowedtogetintoavehicleofanykind,whetherornottheoccupantsareknowntothestudent This includesprivateorcommercialtransport

Studentsarenotpermittedtooperateanymotorised/electricvehicles,includingcars,motorcyclesandscooters

Studentsarenotpermittedtoswiminthelakeorhireboatsorpaddleboardsunlessonanorganisedschoolactivity

Respect

Studentsliveandstudyinamutuallyrespectfulenvironmentinwhichpositiverelationshipsbetweenstaffandstudentsarekey Weexpectallofourstudentstoshowrespecttowardsotherstudents,visitorsandallstaff,whethertheyarehousekeeping, teachers,boardingstaff,ormanagement

Bullying

BullyingisnottoleratedatSurval.Everyoneisvaluedasanindividualandtreatedwithrespect,courtesyandconsideration.Any signofbullyingshouldbereportedimmediatelysothatitcanbedealtwith.Survalisasupportivecommunityandwemust treateachotherinpositive,constructivewaysatalltimes.

SchoolCodeofConduct

AntiBullyingPolicy

SchoolUniform

1shirt(long-sleeved)

WhattoBring

2poloshirts(shortsleeved)

1trousers 1skirt

1poloshirt(long-sleeved) 1blazer 1jumper

1 training pack (hoodie, tshirt,trousers 1turtleneck

Additionalitemscanbepurchasedaccordingtoneedandpreference

Studentsmustbringdarksocks,tightsandshoestowearwiththeuniform.

Sportswear

Youwillgetatrainingpackuponarrivalbutstudentsarealsowelcometobringtheirownsportswearforsportsandactivities:

Trainers(sports trainers,notfashion trainers)

Beachtowel

Leggings/tracksuit bottoms

Waterproofjacket Trainersfor hiking Skiclothing*

*Skiclothing(skitrousers,thermaltopsandleggings,hat,gloves,goggles,socks)-ashoppingtripwillbearrangedforgirlswho wouldliketobuytheirskiclothinginSwitzerland.AllgirlswillbegivenaSurvalskijacket.

Casualwear

Appropriateclothingforautumn,winterandsummer(trousers,tops,jumpers,underwear,socks,shoesetc)

Warmjackets

Glovesandbootsforwinter-beawarethatitcanturncolderfromlateSeptember/October,socomepreparedwhen youarriveinAugust

ForAutumnTerm,werecommendbothsummerandwarmerclothesastheseasonchangesfromhotandsunnytocool andwintery

Formalwear

Setofprofessionalwear(smartskirt/trousers;smarttop/shirt;jacket)forbusinessoutingsandmasterclasses

Thereareafewformaleventsduringtheyearwhenyouwillberequiredtowearaformalgaladress(StNicholas’ dinnerinDecember,CharityGaladinnerinMarch,Graduation&PrizeGivinginJune)

PersonalBelongings

Hairdryer

Washbagandtoiletries

Laptopwithcharger

Mobilephoneandcharger

Pencilcase&stationery

Teddies,posters,photostomakeyourroomfeellikehome!

Itemsformusic,riding,tennis(optional)

Smallsuitcase/holdall(forweekendtrips)

Youwillhaveyourownwardrobeforclothesandtheirownsafeforvaluables Allclothingshouldbeclearlynamed Shoes, sportsequipmentandotherpersonalpossessionsshouldalsobenamedincludingyourlaptopandiPad

Theschoolprovidesstudentswithduvet,bedlinens,1bathtoweland2handtowels

TheSwissadaptorisdifferentfromtheEuropeanadaptor,andcanusuallyonlybefoundinSwitzerland Youwillreceivea universaladapterinyourWelcomePackonarrivalatSurval.

Shorts

Tshirts

Swimsuit