Best Summer Camps France
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Top 10 Best Summer Camps in France
Where are the best summer camps this year? The answer to this question is more complex than you might think. However, there are 2 countries in Europe parents frequently opt for when it comes to summer camps – Switzerland and France. In this exclusive list, our senior experts have delved into the depths of the Internet and our knowledge to ensure that we delivered a useful to you as a parent list with summer camps in France. View them all and enjoy the adventure!
SILC Creative & Entrepreneurial Summer Camp
A creative journey of self-discovery and self-expression is what the camp offers. Nestled in the idyllic cinema capital of the world – Cannes, located in a beautiful area of the French Riviera in the South of France, the SILC Creative & Entrepreneurial Summer Camp allows students to discover where their passions lie and teaches them how to turn their creative ideas into reality while communicating their vision in powerful ways.
Another anchor of this summer camp is entrepreneurship where students get to have hands-on experience in an array of topics ranging from media training, branding, storytelling to website building. The educational concept that is at the core of the camp is based on learning by participating in fun activities such as drawing, filmmaking, snorkelling, excursions, canyoning, interviewing CEOs and many more.
Within these two spectacular weeks, students work on their personal, creative and entrepreneurial projects along with tailored and personalised guidance by experts and creative masterminds. This camp souvenir is a memoir from the summer and a helpful tool for enhancing students’ portfolios, CVs and college applications.
Sea & Island Adventure Camp
This unique camp blends in exploration, bonding and leadership to offer students the experience of a lifetime, as they embark on a 2-week journey sailing around the coast of Corsica with a small group of likeminded youngsters aboard 45-foot modern yachts.
The focus of the programme is on the multitude of activities – taking place in the mountains, on shore and at sea. Sailing is done by the experienced captains and crew, assisted by students. Students will develop essential leadership skills like goal setting, time management, optimisation and conflict resolution through exciting activities, such as coasteering, windsurfing, rock climbing, kayaking and horseback riding, to name but a few.
The camp operates in very small groups per vessel, which gives students the opportunity to form friendships to last them a lifetime while reducing the chance of covid infections to practically zero.
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Megève International Language Camps
Megève ILC is a language camp focused on learning English and French located in Haute-Savoie, in the heart of the Alpine mountains. Megeve ILC offers several summer programs to students aged 7 to 17 from different countries. There are three different programmes to choose from: Fun (6-9 yrs), Adrenaline (10-13 yrs) and Mont-Blanc (14-17 yrs) which can be joined for 1 up to 5 weeks as a residential or day camp. Students participate in 15 hours of language classes per week, delivered by professional teachers in groups of maximum 8 students.
TASIS Les Tapies Summer Camp
The summer camp is located in Northern Provence in the south of France, in the small, picturesque, XVII century village of Le Tapi. The camp has a strong focus on creativity and fine arts and encourages the development of communication skills among its multicultural high-school campers. The main arts-focused programme is complemented with elective courses, sports, excursions and leisure time activities like hiking, swimming, games or barbecues. The programme runs for 3 weeks and is for students aged 13 to 18.
Active Travel Camp
The Active Travel Camp summer programme is a 3-week holiday for 11-16 year olds with activities in the mountains, rivers and the seas of France. Activities include glacier walking and mountain biking in the Alps, canoeing, canyoning and sailing in the Mediterranean. There are also curriculum catch-up classes and English language classes which come at an extra charge. There are maximum 50 participants per summer session.
Ecole des Roches Language Camp
Located a little more than 100 km from Paris, the Roche School welcomes children and teenagers for summer and winter courses. It offers highly academic French language preparations from qualified, native teachers, who accompany children to extracurricular activities, excursions. Campers can choose between the Summer Holidays & French programme (7-18 years) or the French & Tennis one (12-18 years), both of which run for 2 or more weeks.
Lines Valbonne Summer Camp
The Lines Valbonne summer camp organizes French summer camps with a fairly high intensity of classes of 32 lessons per week. Additionally, students can participate in sports such as swimming and tennis, on-campus events such as bowling, quizzes and competitions, joint film screenings or karaoke evening or go on trips to nearby cities. Lines Valbonne welcomes campers aged 10-15 and offers comfortable residences separate for boys and girls as well as around the clock security.
Centre International d’Antibes Summer Camps
Centre International d’Antibes is a well-established language school organising summer camps in various locations, including Biarritz, Nice and Megeve. Each location offers slightly different programmes students can choose from depending on their age. Students can be accommodated on the campuses or at host families. The mornings are spent on French language classes, while the afternoons are dedicated to sports and the evening to games, shows and other events. Students also join on occasional excursions.
Village Camps Ardèche
Village Camps summer camp is located in the department of Ardèche in the south of France, on the shore of the river of the same name, surrounded by green hills and clear mountain rivers. The camp is a stationary tent city offering children and teenagers comfortable, well-furnished accommodation and a programme focused on outdoors and recreational activities, French language classes, sports and trips to the nearby highlights. On the campus students can play football, table tennis, volleyball, badminton and go swimming or kayaking.
VSF Summer Camps
The VSF Camps help students learn all about France, its culture and habits, cuisine and language. Operated fully in French, students need to have minimum of 2 years of French exposure prior to attending. They welcome students from as young as 6 years up to 17 years old. Additionally, VSF gives the opportunity to to students to choose whether they want to join their Beach, Mountain, or Countryside immersion programme.