<p>D attended a strings session last summer. I think it was four weeks. Musically she had a great experience: high level of chamber playing, very worthwhile instruction, interaction with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas as a highlight. Instruction and official communications were in English; a lot of the dorm chitchat was in French, which she found culturally interesting but on the other hand somewhat isolating. The other social drawback, from her point of view, was a fair amount of alcohol use amongst the high schoolers.</p>
<p>Violindad is right about the beautiful setting, and I believe the high school dorms were to be rebuilt for this summer so as to be not quite so rustic (if I remember right the buildings were originally chicken coops).</p>