Junior and Teen Summer Camp Switzerland (Ages 6-16)
With over 50 years of experience, the family run Junior and Teen Summer Camp, for children and teenagers aged 6-16, has been delivering Swiss quality education and fun in the picturesque mountain village of Flims-Laax-Falera. The Junior and Teen Summer Camp program offers English, French, German or Spanish language lessons combined with customizable afternoon activity programs of sports and creative arts so that all interests and passions are catered for.
With 235 kilometres of trails stretching across 100+ square kilometres of snow-assured slopes, the ski region of the Flims, Laax and Falera resorts constitutes one of Switzerland’s very large, connected winter sports regions. In summer, Flims-Laax-Falera becomes one enormous outdoor playground for active guests.
JUNIOR AND TEEN SUMMER CAMP AT A GLANCE
- Location: Flims-Laax-Falera, Switzerland
- Age Range: 6 – 16
- Maximum number of students: 96
- Number of hours of tuition per week: 12
- Maximum number of students per class: 8
- Ratio of staff to students: 1 : 5
- Accommodation: Hotel (exclusive use)
- Number of full-day excursions per week: 1
Junior and Teen Summer Camp: Via Murschetg 1, 7032 Laax, Switzerland
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Why study on the Junior and Teen (JT) Summer Camp program?
- The Junior and Teen Summer Camp has been run for over 50 years by the same family, the Reponds.
- The location of the summer camp offers a paradise of green mountain pastures, glacier-fed rivers, and pristine lakes.
- JT Summer Camp lessons, activities and accommodation all take place under one roof at a stylish design hotel.
- JT Summer Camp welcomes a minimum of 25 nationalities every summer, allowing campers to be in a truly international environment away from home.
- JT Summer Camp caters to an age range of 6-16, allowing campers of very different ages to travel together to attend the camp.
- JT Summer Camp offers a choice of 4 languages to learners of all levels, including Spanish, which is not offered at most other summer camps in Switzerland. In this way, students can study more than one language during their stay without changing location. All instructors are mother tongue, and German is taught by instructors from Germany rather than Switzerland for a dialect-free study of the language.
- JT Summer Camp offers a wide range of activities of sports and creative arts from which campers can choose.
JT SUMMER CAMP FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Modern and bright hotel building
- Restaurant offering healthy food
- Lounge area
- Free Wi-Fi
- Sports facilities including the world-famous Freestyle academy
MORE ON THE JT SUMMER CAMP SERVICES
Student Welfare
Junior and Teen Summer Camp provides the highest standards of safety and security. Teachers are accommodated in the same building as the campers, ensuring 24/7 supervision.
Airport Transfers
Airport transfers to and from Zurich airport as well as other airports are available at an additional cost. To organize the transfers, Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to JT Summer Camp. If children are travelling as unaccompanied minors, JT Summer Camp staff will receive them from the airline personnel, and when the program is over, accompany the participants back to the airport and hand over the children to airline staff.
COURSE CONTENT AND SAMPLE TIMETABLES
Junior and Teen Summer Camp Program
The JT Summer Camp program is comprised of two components: language classes in English, French, German or Spanish and sports and creative activities.
The programs provide:
- International classes
- 12 clock hours of tuition per week
- Maximum class size of 15
- Progress monitoring
- All educational materials
- Daily afternoon and evening activities
- Weekend and afternoon excursions
A sample timetable:
Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
Monday | Language Classes | Sports and Activities | Creative Activities |
Tuesday | |||
Wednesday | Excursion Day | ||
Thursday | Language Classes | Sports and Activities | Creative Activities |
Friday | |||
Saturday | |||
Sunday | Late Breakfast Group Games Brunch | Team Building Games and BBQ |
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
JT Summer Camp provides accommodation in a stylish design hotel equipped with “Minergie” eco-friendly systems. Campers will be accommodation in double rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Single rooms are available at an additional cost.
Meals
Hotel accommodation includes a full-board meal plan (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
Laundry
Bed linens and towels are provided. Laundry will be done as required at no additional cost.
Student Welfare
Every night staff remain in the corridors throughout the night to provide assistance or support as needed.
Insurance is not included in the price of the program. A policy covering illness and accidents must be purchased from JT camps at an additional cost. Cancellation coverage is not included in that policy, but is available from Marshall Language Services.
2021(Fees in CHF) |
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Course | Dates | Price |
Session A English or Spanish (7 days) | June 27 – July 3 | 2800 |
Session B (21 days) | July 4 – 24 | 8100 |
Session C (21 days) | July 25 – August 14 | 8100 |
Session D (42 days) | July 4 – August 14 | 15500 |
Session F (Tailor made) | 7 nights minimum | |
7-13 nights | 415 per night | |
14 – ….nights | 405 per night | |
Day Camp | ||
9am – 9pm | From 5 days on | CHF 305.-/day |
9am – 6pm | From 5 days on | CHF 285.-/day |
Breakfast | +15 CHF |
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Mandatory Insurance | Up to 7 days: 155 From 8 days: 310 |
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Optional Fees | ||
Single Room | 900 per week | |
Shared Zurich Airport Transfer | 245 each way | |
Private Zurich Airport Transfer | 720 each way | |
Milano Malpensa pickup | 850 each way | |
Program fees include: Class tuition Afternoon and evening activities Excursions Accommodation with full board meal plan Internet access Laundry service |
Day Camp Program
Junior and Teen Summer Camp offers a Day Camp option suitable for younger participants where parents are able to drop off and pick up their children from camp every day