On 29th June our Insted teachers Alice and Tristan visited the St Bernard Farm together with our Overland students. Having a ‘hands on’ introduction to the traditional Swiss St Bernard mountain dogs made this a great day whilst learning French. The students asked a lot of questions and learned a lot about the St Bernard dogs […] Read more

  A quick reminder for our students and local friends, the IFSC Climbing World Cup 2016 for speed and lead sports climbing will be once again held in Chamonix from 11th-12th July. Welcoming over 12,000 spectators across the 2 days, the competition will be held as usual at Place Mont Blanc in the centre of […] Read more

  Chamonix Yoga Festival is returning for its third year celebrating everything yoga! For three full days the festival will be hosted in the heart of Chamonix at the beautiful Majestic building from the 8th-10th July. The classes range from Accro yoga to Ashtanga, Iyengar and there will be workshops on Indian philosophy, belly dancing and […] Read more

  Exciting news that the 103rd edition of the Tour de France will be racing through the Haute-Savoie region this Summer! The 3,519 km race runs from 2nd July, starting at Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy and finishing near the famous Champs-Elysees in Paris on the 24th July. Consisting of 21 stages, the race includes 3 mountain […] Read more