St Bernard - Summer Camps
Route de la Dranse 2, Liddes-Vichères, Valais, Switzerland
St Bernard - Summer Camps
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
Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities
Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.
| Average | 6 students |
| Maximum | 7 students |
| Age range | 9 - 17 years old |
| Average | 15 years old |
Learn languages in the Valaisian Alps. In the Val d'Entremont, close to the French and Italian borders, we‘ll be holding this extra-special language camp in the first ever friLingue-owned chalet!
This camp in Vichères-Liddes (VS) is aimed at young people aged between 10 and 17. Language lessons are held in small groups of 6 participants. Our enthusiastic and dynamic teachers are sure to make learning French or German an absolute pleasure. You can stay with us for 1, 2 or 3 weeks!
Accommodation in 4, 6 or 8-bedded rooms
Our spacious chalet "Relais de Dranse", renovated in 2014, is situated in Liddes, in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a headstream of the river Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road to the Aosta Valley in Italy. Sprawling countryside and no passing traffic make it absolutely perfect for a relaxed language stay in the Valaisian Alps!
The nationality and age mix at St Bernard - Summer Camps varies over different time periods, courses and levels. Throughout the year, the average age is 15. In the summer, the average age is 15.
St Bernard - Summer Camps teaches students from all over the world, including:
St Bernard - Summer Camps does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.
Vichères-Liddes is about 55 minutes from Montreux and only 20 minutes from Martigny, the Great St. Bernard Pass and the Aosta Valley in Italy. Vichères-Liddes is a small paradise for nature lovers and sports enthusiasts, with its mountains, ski resort, varied hiking trails and nature reserves.
Our spacious chalet "Relais de Dranse", renovated in 2014, is situated in Liddes, in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a headstream of the river Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road to the Aosta Valley in Italy. Sprawling countryside and no passing traffic make it absolutely perfect for relaxed language stay in the Valaisian Alps!
The region around the Great St. Bernhard
The Great St. Bernhard Pass has been connecting the north and south of Europe for thousands of years. The region saw numerous pilgrims pas through on their way to Rome, as well as traders and soldiers, including Napoleon's army, who marched to Marengo around 1800. Liddes is situated on a magnificent viewpoint, facing the rising sun at the entrance of the nature reserve, “Combe de l'A“.
The Dranse (Dranze)
The 25 km long spring river Dranse d'Entremont has its origin in the area of the Great St. Bernhard Pass. It flows northwards and is collected in Lake Toules for energy production. The Dranse d'Entremont crosses a height difference of 800m in the Val d'Entremont, west of the Grand Combin.
Student residences are more suitable for an independent student, who is looking for clean, basic accommodation at an economic price. All students must be 9 - 17. Your housing starts on the Sunday before your first day of class and ends on the Saturday after your last day of class, unless otherwise noted. Learn more about student residence accommodation
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.
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.
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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