Institut Alpin Videmanette
Former finishing school in Rougemont, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Institut Alpin Videmanette was a finishing school in the municipality of Rougemont, Switzerland. It was an all-girl school where the lessons were skiing, cooking, dressmaking[1] and French.[1][2]
| Institut Alpin Videmanette | |
|---|---|
 Château-d'Œx | |
| Information | |
| School type | Finishing school |
| Gender | Girls |
| Language | French |
In 1973, the school was headed by Monsieur and Madame C. L. Yersin.[3] In 1981, it was reported to have an age range between sixteen and twenty and to teach language and commercial programmes through the medium of the French language.[4]
The main facilities were in Château d'Œx.[5][6]
Tamara Mellon was at the school in the mid-1980s, when it had some sixty girls and was still headed by Madame Yersin. She later wrote of it that "The assumption was that you were a dunce and that the only hope for you was to attach yourself to what was known as a good provider." In her day there was a smoking room and in the winter months there were skiing lessons every afternoon. Girls would often meet boys from Le Rosey at a nightclub in Gstaad. The winter campus of Le Rosey was nearby.[7]
The school closed in 1991.[8]
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