Alpine Venture in the French Alps

Famous for hosting many prestigious winter sports championships and filled with opportunities for many adventures while surrounded by inspiring, scenic vistas; the French Alps offer the ideal opportunity for school groups looking to experience exhilarating and stimulating activities.

Staff and students can relax with full board in this professionally staffed resort that includes a resort manager as well as fully qualified instructors. A choice of hotel accommodation is on offer in this mountain based location within close proximity of all the activities where robust operating procedures and full risk assessments are used to assure the safety for every adventure sports enthusiast.

Free-time is taken care of, with a selection of shops and boutiques in many resorts such as the major ski resort of Serre Chevalier; and with plenty of entertainment opportunities across the French Alps including a variety of festivals and a wide choice of cultural excursions also on offer. Evening entertainment is on hand at the disco, ice-skating rink, and quiz night near to the resort. Or for a free afternoon away from the adventure base, we suggest a coach trip to the highest road in the Alps to discover some the most amazing views of your visit.

The multitude of activities means there is suitable pursuits for any weather, making the French Alps a year-round destination. However, we suggest visiting in May Half Term when the weather is warm and there is a larger choice of things to do, including mountain biking on the clear footpaths near the resort surrounded by the beautiful Alpine flora and fauna. For a quieter stay with milder weather, October Half Term is also recommended.

Wider curriculum links: Offering excellent adventure facilities, alongside sophisticated French culture in this scenic mountainous location, the French Alps communicates a natural link between Outdoor Pursuits and other curriculum areas, including History, Geography, Physical Education and Geology.

Pavilion's Alpine Tours

Pavilion’s experienced, skilled and qualified instructors can expertly match students’ ages and abilities, ensuring that all participants will benefit from valuable and thrilling adventures in all of their chosen activities.

Tailored activity sessions are designed to meet each group’s individual needs. Teachers can specify desired aims and objectives to the team.

Adaptable to each group’s needs, a diverse assortment of action-packed activities are available to groups, all designed to challenge participants and give students’ the opportunity to push their own boundaries and reach their full potential during adrenaline-fuelled activities. These include:

• Kayaking*
• Rafting*
• Hot Dog*
• Hydro Speed*
• Via Ferrata
• Adventure Park
• Hiking
• Swimming

*can only select two of these activities (age limits apply)

Students will enrich their learning and experience further by completing exhilarating tasks and exercises set by the instructors; pushing their boundaries and allowing them to build confidence, self-esteem, communication skills and problem solving abilities.

During their stay, teams can expect:

• Aid, supervision and support from fully qualified instructors and a resort manager
• A wide choice of land and water based action-packed activities
• Robust operating procedures and full risk assessments

Curriculum Values

Recognising the varied and valuable role that the activity tour plays in the lives of young people, Pavilion encourages participants to become confident, reflective and well-rounded as people.

Our programmes encourage students to:

• Develop team building skills
• Advance their communication abilities
• Fine tune core skills, including - balance, alignment, shape and strength
• Improve performance, stamina and strength
• Gain confidence in making and applying decisions
• Integrate tactics, such as problem solving, into tasks