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“When you first look at a painting, you don’t know what the story is. It brings you in and asks questions. You can connect an artwork when you spend m...

At Surval Montreux we have one mission; to equip girls with tools which support them for life, be this in Language, Culture, Creative Pursuit or Physi...

As teachers approach Half Term around the world, they will be consulting student data to measure progress, review academic targets and to write report...

We celebrated French with a day packed with fun challenges to learn about the cultures of different French-speaking countries.

Let's talk about "messy complexity" in English Literature at Surval. A blogpost by our English Teacher, Mrs Kruse, on a unite with grade 10 students.

Today's students are tomorrow's leaders. In our international all-girls school, our students aspire to have an impact on tomorrow's world as they lear...

Alexa Aguilar Izquierdo, a fellow Survalienne, who studied her foundation year at Surval Montreux in 2016-2017, came back this year to work at our S...

Alex Bedwell, Bellevue teacher, joins us for Surval Summer Camp

What makes Surval such an exceptional school?

Upon her return to Surval, Vivi expressed: “Coming back to Surval was a roller coaster of emotions. A wave of nostalgia overcame me when going through...

Celebrations abound; taken from Principal Ms. Nicola Dudley's End of Year Speech as the first cohort under her leadership graduate from Surval in its ...

Surval's Advanced French group took an exciting trip to Monaco and the French Riviera: read our student blog to find out more!

Find out about the Advanced Placements APs program available at Surval Montreux!

Take a peek at Surval's exciting programme of online Art Masterclasses conducted by exciting new artists!

Our Swiss Gap student Montserrat shares her best memories from this year's trip to Copenhagen!

Find out more about the work of Surval's Model United Nations club on climate change and sustainability!

Swiss Gap student Montserrat shares her best memories from this year's Surval Swiss Tour!

AP French student Lucy shares her inspirational story for the campaign This Little Girl is Me.

Click on the Surval Swiss Gap Advent Calendar to learn a new phrase every day and improve your French!

Our Principal Ms Nicola Dudley reflects on the benefits of an all-girls education to engage and empower young girls to find their true voice and take ...

Our Principal Ms Nicola Dudley reflects on her arrival in Switzerland and first impressions of Surval. Read more about her vision for the school.

Watch our latest video showcasing the highlights of the 2021 academic year at Surval Montreux!

Congratulations to this year’s Grade 12 Graduates and Swiss Gap Leavers who are all heading on to their first choice of university.

Vivi came to Surval from Mexico into Foundation Year 2019-2020, following in the footsteps of her older sister Alexia. She was awarded the prestigious...

Congratulations to Surval’s Student of the Year 2021 Anastasiia! Our Principal Mrs Woodhouse highlights Anastasiia’s achievements this yea...

Our first ever Languages and Cultures Week, bursting with pride, discovery and colour, brought our international Family even closer together. This was...

Our Russian speaking students share their Surval experience with you, explaining why they chose Surval, what makes the school so special.

My Journey After Surval Paulina Gaille (2006, Mexico) Survalienne Paulina hosted April’s Inspiring Women Online Conference and spoke with our s...

This term’s Jewellery Masterclasses have dazzled our students! Hosted online by Survalienne jewellery designer Amalia Lopez (1996, Mexico), new talent...

New this term, our Surval Masterclass series is nurturing students’ passions and interests as well as discovering new talents and flair. This we...

Dear All, I am writing to inform you that Patricia Wooodhouse will retire from Surval at the end of this academic year. Mrs Woodhouse has been an ...

Katya (Grade 10, Russia) has recently completed this awesome film project focusing on WWI trench warfare.

Welcome to Autumn Term 2020 and the united nations of Surval students!  This year we welcome students from Brazil, Dominican Republic, England, India,...

Anastasiia joined Summer Camp not able to speak a word of English. Now comfortable in three languages, she has a place at King's College, University o...

Sandra found that Surval’s flexible, tailored curriculum gave her a distinct advantage, drawing out her strengths and talents, resulting in her achiev...

Originally joining Surval Summer Camp for two weeks, Survalienne Lucia tells how she fell in love with the school, and so joined Grade 10 that Autumn.

Summer 2020 Update Greetings from Surval where we are looking ahead to September 2020 and beyond... here in Switzerland, restaurants, shops, sports...

Celebrating Languages and Culture through exploration and travel are high on the agenda for Surval girls. With worldwide limitations on travel at pres...

Chère Leena, Je vous écris en tant que porte-parole des membres de notre communauté de Surval Montreux, pour dire que nous al...

Sunny Spring Greetings

It's business as usual at Surval. After the Easter holidays, the new Spring term will see learning continue to be conducted online.

Vice Principal Mr Smale explores how Surval’s community has met the challenges of e-learning from homes across the globe.

Etiquette at Surval reflects the needs of the 21st Century not the past.

Following a comparative study of other schools’ blogs and their own favourite fashion, food, and lifestyle blogs, our girls devised their own Top Tips...

The World Economic Forum and its key takeaways.

Viviana (FY, Mexico) will tell you about her first ski week.

Read through the snapshots of our students' speeches that they delivered at the Youth Forum in front of several other students and schools.

Students from Surval were invited to attend Youth Forum Switzerland 2020, a Forum where students learn and talk about topics relevant to them. Below a...

This week, Katie (G12, Ireland) planned a led an assembly and fundraising event to raise funds for Protect Our Winters and raise awareness for mental ...

Nastya led an assembly this morning on volunteering for ASRIMM

Charlotte led a day to raise awareness and funds for MACS charity

Roby (FY, Mexico) shares her personal highlights from this weekend's trip to Prague

Liza and Nastya (G12, Russia) led an assembly on POW this morning

On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a fitting student speech

On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we are remembering our June 2017 trip to Berlin

On Saturday 5th, eight Surval students volunteered for Cartons du Coeur...

Aisheeya (G10, India) uses poetry to see the written word through the eyes of someone with dyslexia...

Soledad (G9, Mexico) shares her impressions from the key sites visited on our October Holiday Tour of Italy…

Ana Paula's experience of World Mental Health Day at Surval

Soledad shares her experience of her first MUN Conference

Mr Smale brings to life his first MUN experience...

Nastya delivered an incredibly uplifting Monday assembly

A reflection on education and sustainability

If languages are your passion, there is an infinite amount to discover...

A long weekend living and learning in Monaco...

G11's Katie, Ireland, shares her experience at ASRIMM...

Soledad, G9, Mexico, shares her impressions of the Surval Swiss Tour Trip…

Survalienne Angeles is now a published author...

Mrs Woodhouse extends a warm welcome to the students of Surval 2019/20

One of our earlybird runners shares her experience of the Wake Up Run today...

Survalienne Mariana shares her reflections on a summer course in Sustainability at Oxford University

Survalienne Mariana Lebrija shares her passion for sustainability...

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a Surval Summer Camper is like? Then just read on...

Fer, G11, Mexico, was our Surval Student of the Year 2018/19 - here is her Prize Giving Vote of Thanks...

Our Survalienne, Valeria, Venezuela, was our Guest Speaker at Graduation; read her inspirational words here...

As part of our Graduation Ceremony, Charlotte delivered a speech on her Cartons du Coeur experience.

Surval was at its most beautiful on a golden summer day on Tuesday for our Graduation & Prize Giving Ceremony...

As Lucia prepares to graduate tomorrow, we reflect on her journey of the last three years...

The Learning Journey of Sandra, one of our graduating students

A powerful assembly by Charlotte… 

It has been another successful year of Social Enterprise & Charity at Surval

Sofia, G9, Mexico, brings to life Surval’s unforgettable long weekend discovering the "jewels" of Iceland…

Rubi, G9, Mexico, led a powerful assembly on World Oceans Day

On Thursday 6th June, Surval hosted its inaugural Model United Nations Conference. This was a hugely successful one day event, which saw delegates att...

We are very pleased to be welcoming Mrs Debbie Wilkinson into our Surval family as the new Head of Boarding from August of 2019. Mrs Wilkinson is fr...

Surval is delighted to be welcoming Tim Smale as our new Vice Principal from September 2019. Mr Smale brings fifteen years of experience to Surval,...

Graciela, FY, Croatia / Mexico, wrote her persuasive speech in English on the need to wipe-out anti-Semitism

As part of their Foundation Year English Language & Literature course, the girls learned about Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle and how to write for an...

A visit from former Graduate student, Jess Wright, who is undertaking a Masters in Climate Change, to speak to the students about careers in this area

Sustainability Club Coordinator, Miss MacLeod, led an assembly to celebrate World Bee Day...

Yesterday, twenty Surval girls travelled to Lausanne to take their DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française) examinations ...

This weekend, ten intrepid students braved unseasonable blizzards and heavy rain to successfully complete their final over-night 40 kilometre hike for...

Ana Fer, FY, Mexico, has been studying persuasive techniques and speech writing in her English lessons. Here is the text for her assembly on why we ne...

Fer's reflections on the Habitat for Humanity trip to Kenya...

Alexa, FY, wrote a speech in her English lessons on the value of learning a foreign language...

In February, Surval MUN members travelled to Amersfoort for a Model United Nations Conference: here is their account of the trip.

Mrs Woodhouse reflects on the Winter Term at Surval...

Surval Charity Committee member Mariia, G10, Ukraine, describes the success of the committee’s latest Social Enterprise fundraising effort – raising C...

Rubi, G9, Mexico, writes about the visit from POW Switzerland, organised by the students in the Sustainability Club.

We asked Lupita to share her English speech on the need to stay safe and be responsible on line as part of our assembly on Safer Internet Day on Febru...

Ms O’Donnell, who, when not teaching Chemistry and Biology here at Surval, is a skilled skier, snowboarder and splitboarder, brings the Ski Week trip ...

Graciela, FY, Mexico / Croatia, reflects on the “golden opportunity” of being invited on a private tour of several Art Expositions in Italy.

In FY History, the girls have been researching and studying the French Revolution – its causes, its effects and its results...

Annabelle, USA, describes her experience of Surval Winter Camp so far...

Several of Surval’s first-time skiers reflect on the experience of their first ever Ski Thursday in the beautiful resorts of Les Diablerets...

Former Surval student Lusiya, Russia, reflects on how Surval helped prepare her to become the first woman in her family to work towards a university d...

Looking ahead to the POW visit, Miss MacLeod, the founder of the Sustainability Club, reflects on her first-hand experience of the impact climate chan...

Violeta, Mexico tells us about her experience in Surval Summer Camp and why she decided to stay at Surval for the School Year 2018/19.

Inspired by a painting at the MAG exhibit, Rubi (Grade 9, Mexico) has reflected on the power of art to influence us to live more sustainable lives…

G11’s Charity Committee member Susy Torres has written a Charity Journal about the many different charitable events that have taken place this term at...

Last weekend, a group of Surval girls visited the Winter Wonderland in Copenhagen, with its Christmas Markets, cold weather and, of course, Tivoli Par...

Madame Wahli, discusses (in French, of course!) why the students’ participation at Le Byron Home for the Elderly is so valuable for both them and the ...

Rubi and Rhizland (G9, Mexico) describe their experience of being part of their first Model United Nations Conference at Institut Le Rosey.

On Saturday, many of the girls from Surval visited Annecy, France, travelling just under two hours to one of the most beautiful lakeside towns in Fran...

The Journal of our International Award Leader, Ms O'Donnell, captures the adventure of the first Bronze Expedition Hike...

Laura, G9, Kazakhstan, and Ms King, describe week one and week two of the Greece trip respectively...

Graciela, Mexico/Croatia (FY) reflects on her experience of charity work at Cartons du Coeur - boxes from the heart - which took place on November 3rd...

Mrs Geldard reflects on her experience with Virgin Strive Challenge over the past few years and about the 2018 Strive Challenge trek

Nastya, G11, Russia, describes our celebrations for the UN International Day of the Girl Child

Sustainability Club member, Nastya, G11, Russia, writes about why Sustainability is so important

On Friday 5th October, a small group of Surval girls set off across Switzerland to Lake Como for their Yoga Retreat Weekend...

Our Swiss Gap student, Gimena, describes her immersion in the language and culture of Switzerland as part of the course she is following here.

She’s a Rainbow…Getting Colourful at Lausanne’s Legendary Colour Run There are not many things that will get twenty-four teenage ...

Some different perspectives on the first Bronze International Award hike of the year...

Our first school trip of the year enables the girls to discover the beautiful country they live in...

With the new year starting, we reflect on our Graduating students from last year and their respective futures.

Our new Grade 11 High School students, Fer and Susy, Mexico, have shared their first impressions of their busy first few weeks at Surval...