>> ARRIVAL INFORMATION TO THE CAMP
Arriving by AIR
The Inter-European Airports Lugano and Bern are two additional airports with flight connections to various destinations in Europe. From here, inter-European flights are operated by Crossair. The Zurich and Geneva airports are fully integrated into the Swiss railroad network with an integrated railway station. Trains to the city center run every 10 to 20 minutes. Hourly inter-city and direct trains leave right from the airport station and will connect you to many cities and towns.
Arriving by TRAIN
To get to the camp by train, take a line that connects with the M.O.B. (which runs between Montreux and Zweisimmen) and take the M.O.B. to Les Sciernes. However, please note that not all MOB trains stop at Les Sciernes. Please call the school to inform them of your time of arrival so they can pick you up from the train station (which is only one minute from the Center).
Arriving by CAR
>> WHAT LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN IN SWITZERLAND
The local languages in Switzerland
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>> THE LOCAL CLIMATE & WEATHER
Nowhere the weather is more changeable than in the mountains. A mountain chain often forms the separation between different kinds of weather. Regularly the whole area of the Alps is the border between the cooler Northern European climate and the warmer Southern European climate.
This already indicates that both types of weather can be found in Switzerland. At a regional level this is a known phenomenon too. While the sun is shining in one valley it may be raining at the other side of the mountain. The weather may also clear up very fast. A cloudy, drizzly morning does not necessarily have to be a sign for a day full of bad weather. There may be a cloudless sky within the hour. Alas, it goes the other way round as well, and on a beautiful day it may suddenly become cloudy and rainy. This certainly is something to take into account.
The temperatures vary a lot too. Height influences the temperature most.
On mountain tops it may be chilly even in summer and you may encounter thick layers of snow. In low sunny areas like the Rhône valley between the Lac Leman (Lake of Geneva) and Brig in Wallis there is a Mediterranean climate in summer. The surroundings of Lago Maggiore in Tessin are the warmest area where lovers of the sun will feel at home under the palm trees.
Also the amount of precipitation is very variable. Around the valley of the Rhone we find the driest parts of the country, sometimes locally comparable with a steppe climate. In this dry and sunny valley, grapes, apricots and grapefruits grow. A counterpart will be found somewhat more to the south in the mountain chain near the Italian border: here the average annual amount of precipitation is about 400 cm (13 ft).
Geneva Airport is located in the town of Cointrin just 5 kilometers - 3 miles north of the city of Geneva. Website: http://www.gva.ch
The SNCF (French rail) has over 20 daily links from all the major French cities and 11 regular links from abroad to Geneva.
The main railway station is Gare de Cornavin in Place de Cornavin, which is situated in the city center. The tram and bus networks are also based here.
Drive from Geneva to Lausanne and then to Vevey. Follow the signs to Bern and exit at Bulle. Follow the signs to the Chateaux d'Oex exit and at the Les Sciernes turn off and follow the road up the hill until you see the sign that directs you to the left. The center is on the first right. If you arrive at the train station in the village, you have missed the school by 30 seconds.
No less than four languages are spoken in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic. Swiss people working in tourism usually speak English as well. The great number of languages spoken in this relatively small country can be explained when looking at the history of Switzerland. 
German 70 %
French 19 %
Italian 8 %
Rhaeto-Romanic 1 %
Other languages 2 %