Academic Blogs University Destinations 14 August 2021 Congratulations to this year’s Grade 12 Graduates and Swiss Gap Leavers who are all heading on to their first choice of university: Anastasiia (Ukraine) City College, London Foundation in Business and Finance Charlotte (England) Cardiff Metropolitan University Sport, Physical Education and Health Katie (Ireland) Queen Mary University of London Business Management Ana Maria (Dominican Republic) Tulane University, New Orleans International Development Crista (Guatemala) Parsons School of Design, New York Fashion Design Elizaveta (Russia) The Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, Moscow Performing Arts Erin (USA) Georgia State University, USA Education Faith (Botswana) Culinary Arts Academy, Swtizerland Culinary Arts Fernanda (Spain) IE University, Madrid Law and Business Management Leah (USA) University of New York Business Administration and Psychology Mariana PV (Mexico) Northeastern University, Boston Business Management Mariana Z (Mexico) Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico Actuary Science Martina (Switzerland) Northeastern University, Boston International Business Download our PDF: Surval Montreux University Destinations 2021. Share Tweet All NewsAcademic (60)Blogs (113)Boarding Life (37)Clubs and Activities (52)Principal's Blog (16)Special Events (46)Summer Camp (7)Survaliennes (22)Trips and Excursions (36)Winter Term (14)
29 November 2023 An inspiring Art History excursion “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... Read more
17 November 2023 The Surval Sports Programme: closing the gap between school sport and sport for life 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... Read more
19 October 2023 The importance of data collection for tailored learning As teachers approach Half Term around the world, they will be consulting student data to measure progress, review academic targets and to write report... Read more
21 March 2023 International French Day at Surval We celebrated French with a day packed with fun challenges to learn about the cultures of different French-speaking countries. Read more
10 March 2023 Let’s talk about “messy complexity” in English Literature at Surval 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. Read more
08 March 2023 Celebrating International Women's Day at Surval: empowering young women 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... Read more
03 August 2022 Survalienne Alexa Aguilar Izquierdo returns to Surval Summer Camp 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... Read more
22 July 2022 Alex Bedwell joins us for Surval Summer Camp Alex Bedwell, Bellevue teacher, joins us for Surval Summer Camp Read more
19 July 2022 Small is beautiful - an intentionally small school What makes Surval such an exceptional school? Read more
12 July 2022 Viviana Aguilar Izquierdo - resident photographer and fellow Survalienne 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... Read more
22 June 2022 End of Year Celebrations 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 ... Read more
08 April 2022 Student Blog: Trip to Monaco Surval's Advanced French group took an exciting trip to Monaco and the French Riviera: read our student blog to find out more! Read more
31 January 2022 Advanced Placements at Surval Montreux Find out about the Advanced Placements APs program available at Surval Montreux! Read more
25 January 2022 Art Masterclasses at Surval Take a peek at Surval's exciting programme of online Art Masterclasses conducted by exciting new artists! Read more
20 January 2022 Surval Copenhagen Trip: Student Blog Our Swiss Gap student Montserrat shares her best memories from this year's trip to Copenhagen! Read more
22 December 2021 Model United Nations at Surval: Teacher's Blog Find out more about the work of Surval's Model United Nations club on climate change and sustainability! Read more
20 December 2021 Surval Swiss Tour: Student Blog Swiss Gap student Montserrat shares her best memories from this year's Surval Swiss Tour! Read more
26 November 2021 Advanced Placements French: This Little Girl Is Me AP French student Lucy shares her inspirational story for the campaign This Little Girl is Me. Read more
26 November 2021 Surval Swiss Gap French Advent Calendar Click on the Surval Swiss Gap Advent Calendar to learn a new phrase every day and improve your French! Read more
11 October 2021 Principal's Blog: The Power of an All-girls Education 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 ... Read more
10 September 2021 Principal's Blog: Reflections on Surval Our Principal Ms Nicola Dudley reflects on her arrival in Switzerland and first impressions of Surval. Read more about her vision for the school. Read more
21 August 2021 This Year at Surval 2021 Watch our latest video showcasing the highlights of the 2021 academic year at Surval Montreux! Read more
14 August 2021 University Destinations Congratulations to this year’s Grade 12 Graduates and Swiss Gap Leavers who are all heading on to their first choice of university. Read more
06 August 2021 Surval is a place of magic and possibility 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... Read more
14 July 2021 Student of the Year 2021: Anastasiia (Grade 12, Ukraine) Congratulations to Surval’s Student of the Year 2021 Anastasiia! Our Principal Mrs Woodhouse highlights Anastasiia’s achievements this yea... Read more
18 June 2021 Surval’s Languages & Cultures Week Our first ever Languages and Cultures Week, bursting with pride, discovery and colour, brought our international Family even closer together. This was... Read more
27 May 2021 Our Russian Speakers Share Their Surval Experience Our Russian speaking students share their Surval experience with you, explaining why they chose Surval, what makes the school so special. Read more
24 May 2021 Surval Online Conference Series - My Journey After Surval My Journey After Surval Paulina Gaille (2006, Mexico) Survalienne Paulina hosted April’s Inspiring Women Online Conference and spoke with our s... Read more
24 March 2021 Creativity: a universal language spoken across the oceans This term’s Jewellery Masterclasses have dazzled our students! Hosted online by Survalienne jewellery designer Amalia Lopez (1996, Mexico), new talent... Read more
18 February 2021 Surval's Art Masterclass: Fashion and Design New this term, our Surval Masterclass series is nurturing students’ passions and interests as well as discovering new talents and flair. This we... Read more
20 January 2021 Surval Principal from Autumn 2021 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 ... Read more
18 November 2020 Student Blog - Life in the Trenches During WW1 Katya (Grade 10, Russia) has recently completed this awesome film project focusing on WWI trench warfare. Read more
22 September 2020 Welcome from our Principal Welcome to Autumn Term 2020 and the united nations of Surval students! This year we welcome students from Brazil, Dominican Republic, England, India,... Read more
28 August 2020 My Learning Journey of Cultural Exploration 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... Read more
25 August 2020 Surval Enables Us to Learn What We Need To - Sandra's Story Sandra found that Surval’s flexible, tailored curriculum gave her a distinct advantage, drawing out her strengths and talents, resulting in her achiev... Read more
18 August 2020 Survalienne Lucia Tells How Surval Held Her In Fine Stead 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. Read more
01 July 2020 Summer 2020 Update Summer 2020 Update Greetings from Surval where we are looking ahead to September 2020 and beyond... here in Switzerland, restaurants, shops, sports... Read more
10 June 2020 Our Students' Travel Blogs Celebrating Languages and Culture through exploration and travel are high on the agenda for Surval girls. With worldwide limitations on travel at pres... Read more
07 June 2020 A Student's Letter to Téléthon & ASRIMM Chère Leena, Je vous écris en tant que porte-parole des membres de notre communauté de Surval Montreux, pour dire que nous al... Read more
10 April 2020 Covid-19 Update from Mrs Woodhouse, Principal of Surval It's business as usual at Surval. After the Easter holidays, the new Spring term will see learning continue to be conducted online. Read more
01 April 2020 Surval's E-ssential E-Learning Vice Principal Mr Smale explores how Surval’s community has met the challenges of e-learning from homes across the globe. Read more
25 March 2020 Modern Etiquette - Bringing Style to Life Etiquette at Surval reflects the needs of the 21st Century not the past. Read more
12 March 2020 Student Blog - Top Tips for Successful School Blogs Following a comparative study of other schools’ blogs and their own favourite fashion, food, and lifestyle blogs, our girls devised their own Top Tips... Read more
10 February 2020 Global Perspectives: Three Lessons from the World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum and its key takeaways. Read more
07 February 2020 Student Blog: Our Ski Week at Anzère Viviana (FY, Mexico) will tell you about her first ski week. Read more
28 January 2020 Student speeches at Youth Forum Switzerland 2020 Read through the snapshots of our students' speeches that they delivered at the Youth Forum in front of several other students and schools. Read more
27 January 2020 Students' Perspectives of the Youth Economic Forum 2020 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... Read more
27 January 2020 Student Leadership: Blue Monday Fundraiser to Raise Funds for POW 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 ... Read more
03 December 2019 Student Blog: My experience volunteering for ASRIMM Nastya led an assembly this morning on volunteering for ASRIMM Read more
02 December 2019 Student Blog: MACS Charity Day Charlotte led a day to raise awareness and funds for MACS charity Read more
26 November 2019 Student Blog: My highlights of the Prague trip Roby (FY, Mexico) shares her personal highlights from this weekend's trip to Prague Read more
25 November 2019 Student Blog: Assembly on Protect Our Winters Liza and Nastya (G12, Russia) led an assembly on POW this morning Read more
09 November 2019 Student Blog: Let us build bridges, not walls On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a fitting student speech Read more
09 November 2019 Surval Throwback: Berlin trip 2017 On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we are remembering our June 2017 trip to Berlin Read more
05 November 2019 Surval News: Charity volunteering for Cartons du Coeur On Saturday 5th, eight Surval students volunteered for Cartons du Coeur... Read more
31 October 2019 Student Blog: World Dyslexia Month Aisheeya (G10, India) uses poetry to see the written word through the eyes of someone with dyslexia... Read more
28 October 2019 Student Blog: Impressions of Italy Soledad (G9, Mexico) shares her impressions from the key sites visited on our October Holiday Tour of Italy… Read more
11 October 2019 Student Blog: My experience of #HelloYellow Day Ana Paula's experience of World Mental Health Day at Surval Read more
08 October 2019 Student Blog: Interview on MUN Conference Soledad shares her experience of her first MUN Conference Read more
08 October 2019 Surval Blog: The first MUN Conference of the year Mr Smale brings to life his first MUN experience... Read more
07 October 2019 Student Blog: Be the best version of ourselves Nastya delivered an incredibly uplifting Monday assembly Read more
05 October 2019 Surval Blog: World Teachers' Day A reflection on education and sustainability Read more
26 September 2019 Surval Blog: Celebrating European Day of Languages If languages are your passion, there is an infinite amount to discover... Read more
25 September 2019 Student Blog: Diary from the French Riviera A long weekend living and learning in Monaco... Read more
21 September 2019 Student Blog: Charity Club visit to ASRIMM G11's Katie, Ireland, shares her experience at ASRIMM... Read more
20 September 2019 Student Blog: The Tour of Switzerland Soledad, G9, Mexico, shares her impressions of the Surval Swiss Tour Trip… Read more
19 September 2019 Surval Blog: A Published Author... Survalienne Angeles is now a published author... Read more
06 September 2019 Principal's Blog: School Year 2019/20 Welcome Mrs Woodhouse extends a warm welcome to the students of Surval 2019/20 Read more
04 September 2019 Student Blog: Wake Up Run to Fundraise for ASRIMM One of our earlybird runners shares her experience of the Wake Up Run today... Read more
23 August 2019 Surval Blog: Reflections on Oxford University Summer Course Survalienne Mariana shares her reflections on a summer course in Sustainability at Oxford University Read more
19 August 2019 Surval Blog: Reasons to Care Survalienne Mariana Lebrija shares her passion for sustainability... Read more
01 July 2019 Student Blog: A Day in the Life of a Surval Summer Camper Ever wondered what a day in the life of a Surval Summer Camper is like? Then just read on... Read more
21 June 2019 Student Blog: Student of the Year Speech Fer, G11, Mexico, was our Surval Student of the Year 2018/19 - here is her Prize Giving Vote of Thanks... Read more
21 June 2019 School Blog: Survalienne Valeria's Graduation Guest Speaker Speech Our Survalienne, Valeria, Venezuela, was our Guest Speaker at Graduation; read her inspirational words here... Read more
21 June 2019 Student Blog: Charlotte's Cartons du Coeur Speech As part of our Graduation Ceremony, Charlotte delivered a speech on her Cartons du Coeur experience. Read more
20 June 2019 News: Graduation & Prize Giving June 2019 Surval was at its most beautiful on a golden summer day on Tuesday for our Graduation & Prize Giving Ceremony... Read more
17 June 2019 Student Blog: Lucia's Learning Journey As Lucia prepares to graduate tomorrow, we reflect on her journey of the last three years... Read more
17 June 2019 Student Blog: Sandra's Learning Journey The Learning Journey of Sandra, one of our graduating students Read more
13 June 2019 Student Blog: We need to be positive about our body image A powerful assembly by Charlotte… Read more
12 June 2019 News: Surval Charity Report 2018/19 It has been another successful year of Social Enterprise & Charity at Surval Read more
10 June 2019 Student Blog: School Trip to Iceland Sofia, G9, Mexico, brings to life Surval’s unforgettable long weekend discovering the "jewels" of Iceland… Read more
08 June 2019 Student Blog: World Oceans Day Rubi, G9, Mexico, led a powerful assembly on World Oceans Day Read more
07 June 2019 News: Surval hosts its first Model United Nations Conference On Thursday 6th June, Surval hosted its inaugural Model United Nations Conference. This was a hugely successful one day event, which saw delegates att... Read more
07 June 2019 News: A New Head of Boarding at Surval 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... Read more
30 May 2019 News: Welcoming our new Vice Principal 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,... Read more
21 May 2019 Student Blog: We must learn from the mistakes of our past to protect our futures Graciela, FY, Croatia / Mexico, wrote her persuasive speech in English on the need to wipe-out anti-Semitism Read more
21 May 2019 Student Blog: “We need to look after our mental health today to help it to be strong tomorrow.” As part of their Foundation Year English Language & Literature course, the girls learned about Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle and how to write for an... Read more
21 May 2019 News: Presentation on Careers in Climate Change 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 Read more
20 May 2019 Surval Blog: World Bee Day Sustainability Club Coordinator, Miss MacLeod, led an assembly to celebrate World Bee Day... Read more
07 May 2019 News: The DELF examinations take place in Lausanne…⠀ Yesterday, twenty Surval girls travelled to Lausanne to take their DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française) examinations ... Read more
05 May 2019 Student Blog: Final International Award Expedition This weekend, ten intrepid students braved unseasonable blizzards and heavy rain to successfully complete their final over-night 40 kilometre hike for... Read more
15 April 2019 Student Blog: Why we need to fight Global Warming 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... Read more
09 April 2019 Student Blog: Reflections on Habitat for Humanity Kenya Trip Fer's reflections on the Habitat for Humanity trip to Kenya... Read more
19 March 2019 Student Blog: The Importance of Learning a Foreign Language Alexa, FY, wrote a speech in her English lessons on the value of learning a foreign language... Read more
04 March 2019 Student Blog: The MUN Conference in the Netherlands In February, Surval MUN members travelled to Amersfoort for a Model United Nations Conference: here is their account of the trip. Read more
28 February 2019 Principal's Blog: Winter-Term 2018 at Surval Mrs Woodhouse reflects on the Winter Term at Surval... Read more
26 February 2019 Student Blog: Social Enterprise - Valentine's Day Charity Brownies Surval Charity Committee member Mariia, G10, Ukraine, describes the success of the committee’s latest Social Enterprise fundraising effort – raising C... Read more
18 February 2019 Student Blog: Visit from Protect Our Winters Switzerland Rubi, G9, Mexico, writes about the visit from POW Switzerland, organised by the students in the Sustainability Club. Read more
15 February 2019 Student Blog: We need to stay safe on the internet 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... Read more
06 February 2019 Teacher Blog: Ski Week in Anzère 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 ... Read more
25 January 2019 Student Blog: Discovering Private Art Collections in Italy Graciela, FY, Mexico / Croatia, reflects on the “golden opportunity” of being invited on a private tour of several Art Expositions in Italy. Read more
21 January 2019 News: FY Assembly on the French Revolution In FY History, the girls have been researching and studying the French Revolution – its causes, its effects and its results... Read more
18 January 2019 Student Blog: My Winter Camp Experience Annabelle, USA, describes her experience of Surval Winter Camp so far... Read more
15 January 2019 Student Blog: First Impressions of Ski Thursdays Several of Surval’s first-time skiers reflect on the experience of their first ever Ski Thursday in the beautiful resorts of Les Diablerets... Read more
14 January 2019 Student Blog: Careers Presentation from Survalienne Lusiya 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... Read more
11 January 2019 Teacher Blog: Upcoming Visit from POW Switzerland 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... Read more
13 December 2018 Student Blog: How Surval Summer Camp Changed My Life 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. Read more
13 December 2018 Student Blog: Art is a beautiful tool for educating society 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… Read more
12 December 2018 Student Blog: My Experience of Charity at Surval 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... Read more
30 November 2018 Teacher Blog: School Trip to Copenhagen Last weekend, a group of Surval girls visited the Winter Wonderland in Copenhagen, with its Christmas Markets, cold weather and, of course, Tivoli Par... Read more
29 November 2018 Teacher Blog: Visits to Le Byron Home for the Elderly 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 ... Read more
23 November 2018 Student Blog: Our First MUN Conference Rubi and Rhizland (G9, Mexico) describe their experience of being part of their first Model United Nations Conference at Institut Le Rosey. Read more
22 November 2018 Student Blog: Our Day Trip to Annecy 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... Read more
21 November 2018 Teacher Blog: The IA Journals The Journal of our International Award Leader, Ms O'Donnell, captures the adventure of the first Bronze Expedition Hike... Read more
09 November 2018 Student Blog: Greece Trip Laura, G9, Kazakhstan, and Ms King, describe week one and week two of the Greece trip respectively... Read more
07 November 2018 Student Blog: Cartons du Coeur Charity 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... Read more
24 October 2018 Teacher Blog: The Virgin Strive Challenge Mrs Geldard reflects on her experience with Virgin Strive Challenge over the past few years and about the 2018 Strive Challenge trek Read more
11 October 2018 Student Blog: International Day of the Girl Child Nastya, G11, Russia, describes our celebrations for the UN International Day of the Girl Child Read more
11 October 2018 Student Blog: Why Sustainability matters Sustainability Club member, Nastya, G11, Russia, writes about why Sustainability is so important Read more
09 October 2018 Student Blog: Weekend Yoga Retreat in Italy On Friday 5th October, a small group of Surval girls set off across Switzerland to Lake Como for their Yoga Retreat Weekend... Read more
03 October 2018 Student Blog: Discovering Swiss Culture Our Swiss Gap student, Gimena, describes her immersion in the language and culture of Switzerland as part of the course she is following here. Read more
03 October 2018 Teacher Blog: Medals Galore at the Colour Run! She’s a Rainbow…Getting Colourful at Lausanne’s Legendary Colour Run There are not many things that will get twenty-four teenage ... Read more
30 September 2018 Student Blog: The First Bronze IA Hike Some different perspectives on the first Bronze International Award hike of the year... Read more
24 September 2018 Teacher Blog: Surval Tour of Switzerland Our first school trip of the year enables the girls to discover the beautiful country they live in... Read more
24 September 2018 News Our graduating students' future destinations With the new year starting, we reflect on our Graduating students from last year and their respective futures. Read more
18 September 2018 Student Blog: Our First Impressions of Surval Our new Grade 11 High School students, Fer and Susy, Mexico, have shared their first impressions of their busy first few weeks at Surval... Read more