Holiday camps and travel
Upcoming children's and young people's camps:
| Dates | Age group | Information | Registration | |
| Discover Switzerland | All year round | from 16 | youth@aso.ch | now |
Winter camps 2011/12
| Fiesch |
07.04.2012 – 15.04.2012 (from 13 years of age) youth@aso.ch |
Information:
about offers for Children (8 - 14 years old):
Tel. +41 (0)31 356 61 16
about offers for Young People (from 15 years old): Tel. +41 (0)31 356 61 00
More information about
In our camps you'll learn to ski or snowboard with our qualified instructors. If you are an advanced skier you'll improve your style on the slopes. You get the chance to try all sorts of sports like tobogganing, skating, snow-shoe trekking, etc. If the weather is bad, or as an alternative to winter sports, we will go on short excursions in the region, visit the swimming-pool, organize a rally, do some drawing and craftwork and loads.
On top of that you will have lots of time to have fun with your new friends from all over the world. All information in the camps will be given in the national languages and the support team also speak English and Spanish.
To get a better idea of the camps, why not visit our photo gallery or previous camp diaries.
Travel
Travel to the youth camps (from 14 years) is usually on an individual basis.
For the children's camps (8 - 14 years) the following is applicable: On the first day, the children meet up with the instructors at 1pm at Zurich airport railway station and continue their journey to the camp together. On the last day, the children and instructors travel together to Zurich Airport railway station and arrive there at 12 noon.
Children travelling alone, who cannot be met by relatives or friends of the family will be met at the airport by a member of the camp’s staff and will also be accompanied to their return flight or train on the last day of camp. This is possible after 9 a.m. until 12.00 noon on the first day and after 2 p.m. up to 5 p.m. on the last day. For this extra offer we will charge you an amount of CHF 50.— per service.
Accommodation
Our holiday camps are housed in simple but well-equipped hostels. Depending on the house-plan, participants will share three- to eight-bed dormitories and eat together with the whole camp ‘family'. The smooth running of the holiday camp requires that children and youngsters to lend a hand with daily chores, such as doing the drying-up or helping clean the rooms.
Support Team
Each holiday camp is organised and run by experienced team leaders. They have an efficient kitchen crew at their disposal and several group leaders to back them up. This team looks after the participants full-time from the minute they get up till bedtime. The instructors organise all activities and are also available during periods of individual free time. All the members of these back-up teams take time off during their own holidays to take part in the camps without much financial compensation.
Camp language
Participants come from all over the world and speak a wide range of languages(e.g. G, F, E, S, I).The team of leaders carry out the programmes in German, French and English. So the camp language does not depend on the language spoken in the camp location.
