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Jour de la Bastille à Chamonix

 | Chamonix
  On the 14th July each year, Chamoniards and the rest of France come together to celebrate this national holiday of Bastille Day. Formally called “La Fête Nationale” the day celebrates events from the 14th July 1789 marking the moment of an assault on a medieval prison known as the ‘Bastille’ in Paris. This signalled an […] Read more

A day trip to Annecy

 | Chamonix, Insted
Our Overland students got away from the valley on Wednesday this week and spent the day in Annecy. The change of scenery was refreshing – as was the lake! The group went for a swim and went on a waterslide into the lake. The students visited the old part of Annecy and had a ‘scavenger hunt’ in […] Read more

Playing games while improving French vocabulary

 | Chamonix
Our Overland students finished off a great week of learning French with some traditional cooking and fun French games. Earlier in the week the group were able to spend some time participating in some traditional French culture. Below are some pictures of our Overland group learning the rules of petanque!     Read more

Safety first! Visit to the Chamoniarde OHM

 | Chamonix, Insted
Together with our students from Overland we had a mountain safety session at our local Office de Haute Montagne  (OHM) on the 30th June. OHM is the best place to go for educational, up to date mountain information, weather conditions and safety briefings. At Insted in Chamonix we cooperate closely with OHM and strongly believe this educational […] Read more

Visit to the St Bernard Farm

 | Chamonix
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

Visit to the Wild Animal Park Merlet

 | Chamonix, Insted
With the sun shining and the temperature rising in Chamonix, our Overland students hiked up to the Merlet animal park. All the mountain animals were there in abundance, Ibex, marmots, chamois and lots of deer. The students had a great walk in the park followed by a little quiz. They learned the ‘French names’ of the animals and […] Read more

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IFSC Climbing World Cup Chamonix 2016

 | Chamonix
  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