Village Camps Ardèche France (Ages 11-16)
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Village Camps has 48 years of experience offering residential summer camps to juniors in stunning locations around the world. Village Camps France, located along the Ardèche river in southern France, offers juniors aged 11 – 17 three jam-packed programs of Adventure camp and French language with activities including rock climbing, caving, mountain biking, canyoning, and the highlight, a two-day canoe trip down the Ardèche River.
The Ardèche is an unspoiled area of the Rhône Alpes region of France. It has an impressive landscape that includes forests, rolling hills, open moorland, rivers, valleys, cliffs and waterfalls. Ardèche’s most famous natural attraction is the Gorges de l’Ardèche, a 32km spectacular gorge located in the southern part of the area. The gateway to the gorge is the Pont d’Arc natural arch, at the foot of which lies a sandy beach, where visitors can lounge and bathe.
Village Camps Ardèche
Why choose the Village Camps Ardèche summer camp program?
- Village Camps Ardèche takes place at a campsite located directly on the river bank in the heart of the Ardèche Nature Park in the south of France.
- Ardèche is home of the famous Pont-d’Arc, ancient caves and castles.
- The comfortable campsite, with mountains and forest all around, caters to a small number of campers guaranteeing an easy-going family ambiance.
- Although French is taught at the camp, the day-to-day official language of Village Camps Ardèche is English, giving campers the opportunity to speak learn both languages, if desired.
- Village Camps Ardèche offers a fully supervised and varied schedule organized for each age group that allows every camper to choose from a wide selection of activities.
- All campers at Village Camps Ardèche receive comprehensive canoeing instruction in order to prepare for the camp highlight, the 2-day thrilling descent of the river.
- Village Camps Ardèche offers a special Combo Camp program where juniors can participate in 2 different locations of Village Camps.
The facilities
VILLAGE CAMPS ARDÈCHE FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Well-equipped classrooms
- Spacious common areas
- Terrace dining area
- Barbecue area
- Volleyball court
- Tennis tables
- Petanque course
- Football pitches
- Forest area next to camp site
MORE ON THE VILLAGE CAMPS ARDÈCHE SERVICES
Student Welfare
A carefully selected group of dedicated and experienced Village Camps Ardèche counsellors organize and supervise all activities at all times.
Transfers
Village Camps Ardèche offers round trip transfer from Lyon Airport, Marseille Airport, Geneva Airport or Valence TGV Station at an additional cost. To organize the transfers, Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to Village Camps Ardèche . If children are travelling as unaccompanied minors, Village Camps Ardèche staff will receive them from the airline staff, and when the program is over, accompany the participants back to the airport and hand over the children to airline staff.
The courses
CAMP PROGRAMS AND SAMPLE TIMETABLE
Summer Camp Program
Village Camps Ardèche offers juniors aged 11 – 17 the opportunity to choose a specialty program from a variety of options that are followed in the mornings for 3 hours. For the rest of the day, campers from all programs come together for a variety of general camp activities. Learners of all levels and abilities are welcome for all programs.
Specialty program options include:
- Adventure Camp: This program includes a thrilling range of river based adventure and sports activities featuring rock climbing, caving, mountain biking and canyoning.
- Advanced Adventure Camp: This program is available only to returning campers aged 13-17 who have the necessary skill sets. Advanced Adventure provides Adventure Activities that are more progressive in nature than those introduced in the classic Adventure program.
- French Language Camp: This program is open to learners of all levels and includes 12 hours of language lessons per week.
Combo Camp
Village Camps offers campers the opportunity to spend 2 weeks at one and 2 weeks at another of their various camp locations around the world. Families must make the travel arrangements for the first and last part of the trip and the Village Camps team will provide the transfer in between. There are no additional fees for the following:
- Transfer from the first camp to the airport
- Return or one-way counsellor-escorted flight
- Night(s) at a hotel, if necessary
- Sightseeing and meals in Geneva, where most campers connect between sessions
- Transfer from airport to second camp
A sample timetable:
ACCOMMODATION
Campers stay in modern, all-weather tents with sprung beds, mattresses and ground cover. Tents are shared by 3 to 4 campers and shower and toilet facilities are located only 10 meters away.
Meals
Residential accommodation includes a full board meal plan with breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Laundry
Bed linen will not be provided as children will sleep in sleeping bags. Campers must bring their own towels.
Insurance
Insurance covering medical and travel assistance, personal liability and trip cancellation is not included in the price of the program. Marshall Language Services has a policy available through Guard.Me that covers these elements, as well as an additional policy through CareMed that covers cancellation under a wider range of circumstances, including the need to repeat school exams. A summary of these policies may be downloaded below.
Dates and Fees
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