LOVELL
ACADEMY

Academic winter term for children of families spending their winter in Gstaad.

An Unforgettable Winter Learning Experience

Do you want your children to master skiing and continue their academic journey in the beautiful Swiss Alps?

With your children participating in a fully-individualized academic syllabus, coupled with an outstanding winter sports program, this is a unique opportunity for families to enjoy an entire winter season in the magnificent Gstaad region. The Lovell Academy has been operating since 2018 and will be offering this unique program again starting on January 8th, 2024 in our Mountain Lodge above the village of Schönried in the Saanenland.

11 Week Academy & Winter Camp

Our winter academy is based on program elements from our well-regarded summer and winter camp programs, combined with the educational diversity of a first-rate international school. The first concern of our Academy is the welfare and happiness of each child.  

We offer a rigorous academic program combined with professional daily ski instruction.  Other activities offered to our students include cross-country skiing, swimming lessons, ice skating,  optional weekend race training and ski instruction, snowboarding, and educational and cultural trips.

Safety, learning and fun are our guiding principles and we want to see each student thrive and grow in our stunning natural surroundings. Lovell Academy strives to put fun into learning!

The Academy:

Details about the school

Administered by Lovell Camps’ Director, Victoria Lovell, a former teacher and Director of Studies at the J. F. Kennedy School, and a ‘Learning Leader’ of the International Primary Curriculum, Ms. Victoria is an expert at differentiating each student’s academic program.

With an enrolment of 25 boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 13 years old, the Academy is a family-like school environment where we recognize each child’s individuality and we celebrate every child’s uniqueness and learning styles.

Winter Camp

Other activities for our students will include: cross-country skiing; swimming lessons; ice skating; optional weekend race training and ski instruction; educational and cultural trips.

As well as many enjoyable excursions to local cultural sites. Highlights from previous years include: Maison Callier chocolate factory, Winter Tubing in Leysin, Skiing Glacier3000 (including walking the daring point-to-point suspension bridge at 3000m altitude!), and Papillorama.

The Academy:

Administered by Lovell Camps’ Director, Victoria Lovell, a former teacher and Director of Studies at the J. F. Kennedy School, and a ‘Learning Leader’ of the International Primary Curriculum, Ms. Victoria is an expert at differentiating each student’s academic program.

With an enrolment of 25 boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 13 years old, the Academy is a family-like school environment where we recognize each child’s individuality and we celebrate every child’s uniqueness and learning styles.

Winter Camp

Other activities for our students will include: cross-country skiing; swimming lessons; ice skating; optional weekend race training and ski instruction; educational and cultural trips.

As well as many enjoyable excursions to local cultural sites. Highlights from previous years include: Maison Callier chocolate factory, Winter Tubing in Leysin, Skiing Glacier3000 (including walking the daring point-to-point suspension bridge at 3000m altitude!), and Papillorama.

Our Staff

Ski/Snowboard Instructors

Our professional ski and snowboard instructors work with all levels, from beginners to advanced, focusing on improvement, skills and techniques for our students.

We are committed to creating memorable and safe winter adventures for children, fostering their love for the sport while ensuring their skill development and safety.


Over the winter term these talented individuals will guide and train your children to become the best skiers they can be.



At the end of the season, all children will receive a Swiss Snow-league certificate and badge to mark their accomplishments. This system is used all over Switzerland and can be shared with any future instructors to clarify their current level of achievement.

Teachers

Our carefully-selected, certified, competent and entusiastic teachers recognise each child’s individuality and uniqueness.


We do everything possible to ensure that each child thinks of the Academy as a time to learn, to have fun, to make new friends.

We provide an environment in which children can improve their academic development, sports skills and language ability - as well as guiding students to discover more about the world, other cultures and themselves.

We strive to create a special experience, forming memories which will last a lifetime. Lovell Academy draws people together from different parts of the world who form a supportive community.

Kitchen Staff

Our kitchen staff include our chef and assistants who provide our students with delicious meals,  along with healthy snacks at morning break time and before ski lessons.

We recognize that it is a privilege to be entrusted with the care of your children, and do so with the highest degree of professionalism.

Adaptable and reliable, our behind the scenes superstars ensure that our staff and children are fed nutritious, high-quality, delicious meals,  catering seamlessly for all dietary needs.

We are proud that our kitchen staff are highly trained and capable of taking the utmost care of each and every child that comes through our program.

Counsellors

Our counsellors are full of smiles and energy, delivering weekly programs, excursions and activities that are  exciting and fun.

Part of what makes Lovell Camps so spectacular is our staff! We hire people based upon their experience, qualifications and of course their character.

These individuals travel from all corners of the globe for the opportunity to work at Lovell Camps. Out of numerous applicants each season, only the best are hired to be a part of our program.

We are so appreciative of the Lovell Camps’ counsellors who all become part of the Lovell Camps’ family.

Ski/Snowboard Instructors

Our professional ski and snowboard instructors work with all levels, from beginners to advanced, focusing on improvement, skills and techniques for our students.We are committed to creating memorable and safe winter adventures for children, fostering their love for the sport while ensuring their skill development and safety.
Over the winter term these talented individuals will guide and train your children to become the best skiers they can be.

At the end of the season, all children will receive a Swiss Snow-league certificate and badge to mark their accomplishments. This system is used all over Switzerland and can be shared with any future instructors to clarify their current level of achievement.

Teachers

Our carefully-selected, certified, competent and entusiastic teachers recognise each child’s individuality and uniqueness.
We do everything possible to ensure that each child thinks of the Academy as a time to learn, to have fun, to make new friends.We provide an environment in which children can improve their academic development, sports skills and language ability - as well as guiding students to discover more about the world, other cultures and themselves.We strive to create a special experience, forming memories which will last a lifetime. Lovell Academy draws people together from different parts of the world who form a supportive community.

Kitchen Staff

Our kitchen staff include our chef and assistants who provide our students with delicious meals, along with healthy snacks at morning break time and before ski lessons.We recognize that it is a privilege to be entrusted with the care of your children, and do so with the highest degree of professionalism.Adaptable and reliable, our behind the scenes superstars ensure that our staff and children are fed nutritious, high-quality, delicious meals, catering seamlessly for all dietary needs.We are proud that our kitchen staff are highly trained and capable of taking the utmost care of each and every child that comes through our program.

Counsellors

Our counsellors are full of smiles and energy, delivering weekly programs, excursions and activities that are exciting and fun.Part of what makes Lovell Camps so spectacular is our staff! We hire people based upon their experience, qualifications and of course their character. These individuals travel from all corners of the globe for the opportunity to work at Lovell Camps. Out of numerous applicants each season, only the best are hired to be a part of our program. We are so appreciative of the Lovell Camps’ counsellors who all become part of the Lovell Camps’ family.

Parent Testimonies

Alexandra Maude-Roxby

Nurtured ChallengedInspirational

Amelia spent a whole magical Winter term at the Lovell Camp when she was eight years old. We were transitioning from living abroad where she had predominantly been studying in a foreign language, so she needed to be in a position to rejoin her year group at Francis Holland School: an academically selective school in London. There was some catching up to do, so that she was sound and confident, particularly in Maths and English: this was achieved and far more.

Kleemann-Family

Profound Transformative Comprehensive

It was so nice to have the opportunity to bring our two daughters, (11years old twins), back to you this summer! Not as summer campers such as in 2019, (when the girls had their 1st– 3 weeks away from home– experience), but, as future English language students. As we really needed some preparation to attend this all English-speaking school, we choose Victoria Lovell and her team to teach both English and maths to our daughters. Who would be a better option?

Alice de Orleans-Borbon

Empowering Stimulating Accommodating

My son started at the Lovell Winter Camps when he was just 3 1/2 and everyone at the camp was so patient and caring and made every moment fun for him. We always felt that he was in safe hands and everyone was very professional. Aside from skiing they always provided fun and educationally age appropriate classes for him and he was able to learn French which is something he was not able to take while in his normal school in the States at his age.