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St Bernard - Summer Camps

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Our summer camp in the beautiful Saint-Bernard Valley, in the canton of Valais, offers a unique and enriching experience in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Surrounded by impressive mountain scenery, green meadows, and fresh alpine air, it is the perfect setting to combine language learning with exciting summer adventures for children and teenagers.

Each week of the camp includes 12 hours of language classes in small groups, carefully organized according to language level. Lessons are interactive, communication-focused, and designed to motivate students while building confidence in French, English, or German.

After class, it’s time to enjoy everything an alpine summer has to offer. The afternoon program is packed with a wide range of sports, outdoor, and leisure activities, including mountain hikes, team sports, creative workshops, games, and regional excursions. Every day brings new experiences, always supervised by experienced and caring staff.

The camp takes place in a comfortable youth-friendly accommodation, offering shared rooms, spacious common areas, and a welcoming atmosphere that encourages social interaction. Participants enjoy homemade full board, ensuring balanced and nutritious meals throughout their stay.

Liddes – Saint-Bernard is a peaceful, safe, and inspiring location, ideal for children’s and teenagers’ camps. Nestled in the Alps, it provides a calm environment far from city life while remaining easily accessible from major Swiss cities. An accompanied train transfer from Zurich is also available for added convenience.

The friLingue Summer Camp in Saint-Bernard includes:
- 12 hours of language classes per week in small groups
- Daily sports, leisure, and creative activities
- young, highly motivated teachers
- communication and practical language usage at the core of the syllabus;
- small class sizes (6 students in average) so that each student can be helped individually.
- Our teachers use modern methods such as role play, theater, games and audiovisual tools. The focus lies on Communication skills and modern language usage.
- full-board accommodation
- activities and excursions
- 24-hour supervision

Additional costs (optional):
Intensive course - 2 days - 100CHF per week
intensive course - 3 days - 150CHF per week
Horse riding course - 250CHF per week
Tennis lessons (6 hours of tennis training per week) - 150CHF per week
Adventure camp afternoon - 250CHF per week
Photography workshop - 100CHF per week
Tiktok creator workshop - 150CHF per week
Football training - 50CHF per week
Insurance - 50CHF per week
Laundry Service - only possible for bookings of 2 weeks or more - 40CHF
Special diet (gluten-free, lactose-free...) - 100CHF
Check in assistance - 40CHF
Transfer from/to Zurich (Arrival between 10.00 and 16.00 and Departure between 12am and 6pm) - 150CHF each way
Transfers on Sunday outside theses hours - 400 CHF each way
Transfers any time between Monday and Saturday - 500 CHF each way

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities

Class schedule

Course duration
1-7 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday (28 Jun - 09 Aug)
Classes per week
20 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level.

Class size

Average 6 students
Maximum 7 students

Student age

Age range 9 - 17 years old
Average 15 years old

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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housing

Housing

St Bernard - Summer Camps offers the following housing types:
student-residence

8 beded room, full board

Included
weekly
Age range: 9 - 17 years old
Location: Relais de Dranse
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: 4-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (21 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, telephone, tV room, carpet, hardwood, heating, 24/7 supervision, garden, sports facilities, and other
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, after 04:00 PM
Check-out: Saturday, before 10:00 AM
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Relais de Dranse

Our spacious, chalet “Relais de Dranse” in Liddes is in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a source river of the Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road into the Aosta Valley. Equipped with ping pong, billiards, table football and a garden to romp around in, our chalet offers everything for a perfect get around. You will soon feel at home here. Lots of exercises, no traffic noise, no through traffic, absolutely ideal for relaxed language holidays in Valais!

6 beded room, full board

$134
weekly
Age range: 9 - 17 years old
Location: Relais de Dranse
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: 4-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (21 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, telephone, tV room, carpet, hardwood, heating, 24/7 supervision, garden, sports facilities, and other
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, after 04:00 PM
Check-out: Saturday, before 10:00 AM
$134
Relais de Dranse

Our spacious, chalet “Relais de Dranse” in Liddes is in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a source river of the Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road into the Aosta Valley. Equipped with ping pong, billiards, table football and a garden to romp around in, our chalet offers everything for a perfect get around. You will soon feel at home here. Lots of exercises, no traffic noise, no through traffic, absolutely ideal for relaxed language holidays in Valais!

4 beded room, full board

$269
weekly
Age range: 9 - 17 years old
Location: Relais de Dranse
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: 4-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (21 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, telephone, tV room, carpet, hardwood, heating, 24/7 supervision, garden, sports facilities, and other
Availability: 06 Apr 2025 - 03 May 2025, 29 Jun 2025 - 16 Aug 2025, 28 Sep 2025 - 25 Oct 2025
Check-in: Sunday, after 04:00 PM
Check-out: Saturday, before 10:00 AM
$269
Relais de Dranse

Our spacious, chalet “Relais de Dranse” in Liddes is in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a source river of the Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road into the Aosta Valley. Equipped with ping pong, billiards, table football and a garden to romp around in, our chalet offers everything for a perfect get around. You will soon feel at home here. Lots of exercises, no traffic noise, no through traffic, absolutely ideal for relaxed language holidays in Valais!
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Liddes-Vichères based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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