Global Challenge and Area of Learning
Tuning In – Tuning into our environments, our world and beyond

Cultural Experience
Participants will visit Chillon Castle
Chateau Chillon

Story Text
The Prisoner of Chillon
Click for story text

Venue address

International School of Geneva, La Chataigneraie
2 Chemin de la Ferme
Founex
1297
Switzerland

Venue Website

The event starts at 8:30 am on Friday 10th November 2023
The event ends at 3:45 pm on Sunday 12th November 2023

Event Manager
Emily Grant

Registration opens on 24th April 2023.

All information must be submitted by Friday 8th September 2023. Travel information is required as part of the registration process. Please have travel details confirmed.

A late registration fee of GBP £200 will be charged for registrations not complete by this date.

Please see this document for the information required to complete registration.
Booking and registration processes for festivals

Participants should arrive at the host school for registration by 8:30 am on Friday 10th November 2023

Participants should not plan to leave the school until after 3:45 pm on Sunday 12th November 2023

Please arrange travel accordingly.

Waitlist procedures

Once the maximum number of bookings has been reached the event will display “Waitlist“.
If this happens please email the Event Manager for the festival (listed under Important information on the event webpage) and ask to be added to the waiting list. Please provide the number of students and teachers you wish to reserve in your email.

Registration Fees

Student Learners
Members: GBP £250
Non-members: GBP £300
Host organisation: GBP £195 for the first 15 students and GBP £250 for each thereafter.

Educator Chaperones
Member: GBP £85
Non-member: GBP £105

*Registration fees include ISTA t-shirt for all participants

Surcharges
All participants:
Cultural Experience: GBP £10
Meals: GBP £26

For non-local participants (as needed)
Local Transportation (if staying at the hotel): GBP £10
Airport/Train Station Pick-up/Drop off: GBP £10

Total cost per student learner
Local member: GBP £286
Non-local member: GBP £306
Local non-member: GBP £336
Non-local, non-member: GBP £356

Total cost per educator/chaperone
Local member: GBP £121
Non-local member: GBP £141
Local non-member: GBP £141
Non-local, non-member: GBP: £161

Please note

– Once you have submitted a booking form, you will receive a non-refundable and non-transferable deposit invoice for 50% of the registration fees for the number of students you have booked.

– Your place at the event will only be confirmed if we receive payment of your deposit within 21 days.

– You will be invoiced for the remaining 50% of registration fees and any applicable surcharges upon completion of the registration form.

– The remaining registration fees and surcharges will be invoiced once the registration window has closed. By then you should have submitted your registration form.

Please refer to our event terms and conditions for details of late registration/cancellation fees.

All participants will arrive into Geneva Airport / Coppet Gare or Nyon Gare (15 minutes from Geneva train station)

Distances from stations and airports:
From Geneva Airport – 15 minutes
From Coppet Gare – 5 minutes
From Nyon Gare – 10 minutes

For participants
Participants are responsible for booking their own travel and securing visas for the event.

Home Stay model

For adult educators / chaperones:

Hotel Information
Hotel Name: Everness Hotel and Resort
Hotel Address: Les Champs-Blancs, 70b
Chavannes-de-Bogis, 1279
Switzerland
Hotel Phone number: +41 22 960 81 81 | +41 22 960 81 85

Hotel Webpage

Contact Sandrine Brulhart
reservation@everness.ch

Complete this document and email it to the above address for room reservations.

Single rooms should be booked for 3 nights from Thursday 9th November 2023

150 CHF per night, including breakfast + 3 CHF per person, per day holiday tax (tax de séjour)
170 CHF per night, including breakfast + 3 CHF per person, per day holiday tax (tax de séjour)

For student learners

Learners will stay with families from the host school community; there is no additional cost for this.

Housing for students will be provided for 3 nights from Thursday 9th November 2023

For hotel stay adult chaperones
Please ensure you book breakfast at the hotel.

For Home-Stay
Breakfasts will be provided by host families.

Lunch will be provided daily at the host school/venue.

Two evening meals will be provided at the host school/venue.

If a social meal is to be part of the festival schedule for adult chaperones and ISTA artists this is costed at approximately GBP £30 per person.

The ISTA™ Young Creative Leadership Programme is an opportunity for high school students to develop their creative leadership skills.

Students develop their skills through a series of reflective tasks, mentoring and attendance at a middle school festival in a leadership role. The student then plans how this leadership experience will be implemented in their own community.

This is a powerful service learning opportunity and can be used as part of other leadership initiatives.

Click here to download the fact sheet.

Contact your Event Manager for more information.