We at International Summer Camp Montana would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year!

As some of you may know, 2011 signals a very special year for everyone involved with International Summer Camp Montana.  This coming summer will mark the 50th year that children from all over the world will have come to ISCM, leaving with unforgettable memories and everlasting friendships.

Every week during our ‘Golden Jubilee’ year, we will be bringing you regular information about the Camp’s activities, news, events… and of course, our Camp’s community: campers, parents, staff and alumni.  Moreover, in the next few weeks we will be communicating some very important and exciting changes to Camp for this coming summer.  The blog will even begin an ‘A-Z’ of International Summer Camp Montana and you might also learn something new from our ’50 Fascinating Facts’ about the Camp.

As always, if you have any questions, queries or comments regarding this blog or anything to do with International Summer Camp Montana, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Just today we had Maria form Barcelona, Spain visiting the camp with her parents. She will be attending camp for the first time this summer during the second session.

Parents of interested families are welcome throughout the year to visit the camp.

Please contact our office ahead of your visit to arrange a camp tour.

The team at International Summer Camp Montana hopes that wherever you are, the year has started well for you.

The winter here in Crans-Montana is in full swing, there has been a lot of snow in the past few weeks. The whole camp is covered in snow and looks very different than during the summer. We have pasted some photos for you to see.

Do you recognise the camp under all the snow?

Today, over 340 campers will come to join the second session of International Summer Camp Montana.

About 180 of them will be brought to camp by their parents.

Please see below photos of some of our staff ready to welcome them.

Jan Hendrik, a senior boy attending International Summer Camp Montana for the first time, gave me a letter a few days ago.

In there was a note from his mother, who attended our camp in 1977. She describes the good times she had and how much she hopes her son does too!

Together with the letter was a photo of the opening ceremony of the third session in 1977:

On the left end is Erwin Mathieu, administrator of the camp. The little boy with the stroller is me (Philippe Studer, present Camp Director). In the middle are Erica and Rudy Studer, my parents.