Schools and holiday clubs A SALÈVE DAY TRIP Uncover Salève’s secrets with your students. Explore over 100 m2 of exhibition displays and soak up the views between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc. HIGHLIGHTS A free workshop with your cable car ticket! Activities designed to tie into the curriculum for French and Swiss French primary schools Taught by a nature instructor at Salève Visitor Centre Easy to book using our booking form Free entry to the 360° platform BOOK YOUR TRIP our workshops exploring Salève’s nature our workshops CHAMOIS AND CO Students meet Salève’s local ungulate: its unique features, general ecology, animal signs. Learning objectives Get to know common mountain wildlife Learn about the species (diet, habitat, reproduction, call etc.) Learn to use a simple identification key/guide Recognise chamois, deer, stags and wild boars Designed to tie into the curriculum for French and Swiss French primary schools CH PER MSN 18 : Explore the unity and diversity of life MSN 28 : Determine the features of the living world and habitats and understand how they affect life expectancy FR Cycle 2 | Dive into the living world, matter and objects Understanding the living world FR Cycle 3 | Science and technology Life, its diversity and defining features Planet Earth. Living things in their environment Download the file Chamois and Co Téléphérique-du-Saleve-Fiche-Atelier-Chamois-et-Compagnie-FR HUG A TREE This sensory and naturalist workshop helps children get to know, bond and learn about trees. It helps the class reconnect with nature. Learning objectives Understand a tree’s life cycle: photosynthesis, evapotranspiration, sap, reproduction etc. Learn about several common species in the region (mountain) Understand how trees affect the rest of the living world and what they do for us Gain a sensory understanding of plantlife Designed to tie into the curriculum for French and Swiss French primary schools CH PER Msn 16: Explore natural phenomena and technology Msn 18: Explore the unity and diversity of life Msn 28: Determine the features of the living world and habitats and understand how they affect life expectancy FR Cycle 2 | Dive into the living world Understand features of the living world, its interactions and diversity FR Cycle 3 | Science and technology Life, its diversity and defining features Highlight the role and interaction between different living things in a food web Planet Earth. Living things in their environment Identify challenges connected to the environment Download the file Hug a tree Telepherique-du-Saleve-Fiche-Atelier-Un-Arbre-Comme-Ami-FR.pdf Workshop available from May to October ALL ROADS LEAD TO SALÈVE This exciting and fun-filled workshop encourages students to explore the relationships between forms of transport used by humans, flora and fauna. Role play helps students bring the notion of the wildlife corridor into considering how they travel and their movements. Learning objectives Get to grips with movement and the wildlife corridor Identify how humans, flora and fauna get around Understand how different forms of transport disrupt/impact life Consider how we travel and how we can help the planet Designed to tie into the curriculum for French and Swiss French primary schools CH PER Msn 16: Explore natural phenomena and technology Msn 18: Explore the unity and diversity of life Msn 28: Determine the features of the living world and habitats and understand how they affect life expectancy FR Cycle 2 | Dive into the living world Understand features of the living world, its interactions and diversity FR Cycle 3 | Science and technology Life, its diversity and defining features Highlight the role and interaction between different living things in a food web Planet Earth. Living things in their environment Identify challenges connected to the environment Download the file All roads lead to Salève Telepherique-du-Saleve-Fiche-Atelier-Tous-Les-Chemins-Menent-Au-Saleve-FR.pdf THE LANDSCAPE IN ALL ITS GLORY After an introduction to help students get their bearings and grasp key elements of the landscape, the group consider and discuss the place of mankind and nature. They also explore how they can help build the landscape of the future. Learning objectives Be able to describe a landscape Use the senses to experience the landscape Experience Salève as a landscape observatory Explore man’s place in their environment Expand on the notion of territory Designed to tie into the curriculum for French and Swiss French primary schools CH PER Shs 11: Explore your spatial and social context Shs 21: Identify existing relationships between human activity and spatial organisation Msn 18: Explore the unity and diversity of life FR Cycle 2 | Dive into the world Build spatial markers Get your bearings, find your way and location in a geographical area Understand that a space is organised Identify landscapes FR Cycle 2 | History and geography Name and locate an area in a geographical site Name, locate and describe areas Locate areas and sites in comparison to each other FR Cycle 3 | Science and technology Identify human impact on an environment (behaviour, structures, technology etc.) Landscape planning and nature conservation Positive and negative effects of technology on the environment Download the file The landscape in all its glory Telepherique-du-Saleve-Fiche-Atelier-Le-Paysage-Dans-Tous-Les-Sens-FR.pdf BUILD YOUR OWN SALÈVE Children create a 3D map of Salève to take to school or home. It teaches them about the different natural habitats and helps them get to know the different plant and wildlife species living on Salève. Learning objectives Create a Salève landscape Understand how landscapes change Get to know the different natural habitats in and around Salève Learn about mountain wildlife Designed to tie into the curriculum for French and Swiss French primary schools CH – PER Shs 11: Explore your spatial and social context Shs 21: Identify existing relationships between human activity and spatial organisation Msn 18: Explore the unity and diversity of life FR – Cycle 2 | Dive into the world Use and create depictions of the area Build spatial markers FR – Cycle 3 | Geography Name and locate an area in a geographical site Name, locate and describe areas FR – Cycle 3 | Science and technology Identify human impact on an environment (behaviour, structures, technology etc.) Landscape planning and nature conservation Impact Download the file The landscape in all its glory Telepherique-du-Saleve-Fiche-Atelier-Construis-Ton-Saleve-FR.pdf STAY A LITTLE LONGER AND MAKE THE MOST OF EVERYTHING THE CABLE CAR HAS TO OFFER! 360° PLATFORM Your cable car ticket provides access to the 360° platform with unique views of Lake Geneva, Geneva, the Alps and Jura mountains. Information boards help you get your bearings as you drink in the landscape. Find out more HIKES Family-friendly footpaths! Take a 30 minute walk from the upper station to the observatory and drink in the views! Distance: 1.7km – Elevation: + 153m (1097m – 1250m). Get your gear! Find out more USEFUL INFORMATION Duration: 1 hrAge: 6-11 year oldsCapacity: up to 30 children per workshopWinter season (December 1st 2024-March 31st 2025): Wednesday and FridayIndoor or outdoor workshopsPrice: free, included in ticket price! Click HERE for cable car ticket group ratesMeeting point: upper station studio (after your cable car ride)Workshops available all year except the “Hug a Tree” workshop, available May to October. BOOK MY CABLE CAR TRIP In partnership with Salève Visitor Centre Salève Visitor Centre is a vibrant cultural site and the best place to explore Salève. The team will introduce you to all Salève’s secrets with workshops, guided tours and conferences surrounded by the great outdoors. Supported by the Haute-Savoie Département FAQ How does it work ? We recommend arriving 15 minutes before your cable car ride. Collect your tickets from the counter! Meet your guide in the studio at the upper station (5 minutes before start time). You can drop off your bags and start the workshop. Your cable car ticket provides access to the entire cable car site, exhibition, 360° platform and more. You can use our online booking form to book your place. Send your request and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible to confirm everything. The workshops are all outdoors except “Build Your Own Salève”, which takes place inside our studio. In the event of adverse weather, outdoor workshops are replaced by the “Build Your Own Salève” workshop in the studio. Please note that the workshops are suitable for 6-11 year olds. They are not suitable for under 6s. What should our students wear? For outdoor workshops, please bring water (no drinking water at the stations), sunscreen, suitable clothing and shoes for the site and weather (it can get chilly on top of Salève!). What should our students wear? For outdoor workshops, please bring water (no drinking water at the stations), sunscreen, suitable clothing and shoes for the site and weather (it can get chilly on top of Salève!). Do you have an indoor picnic room? We do not have any specific rooms where you can eat. There’s a shaded picnic area at the upper station and lots of places where you can have lunch and soak up the views. Which workshops are suitable for disabled visitors? We provide two workshops suitable for disabled visitors: – Build your own Salève, indoors in the studio – The landscape in all its glory, on one of our terraces Are the workshops cancelled if it rains? In the event of rain, the guide will run the “Build your own Salève” workshop in the studio at the upper station. The event will not be cancelled. Things to see and do Explorethe site Plan your visit to the Salève cable car! Exhibition An exhibition area covering over 100 m² devoted to Salève Prices Check out all our prices: cable car tickets, activities etc.
