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Why send your children to a French Summer Camp?

In some cultures, sending children to a Summer Camp is the norm and has been for a long time. For others, it is a new idea so parents question the benefits and what they are letting themselves and their children in for!

Some parents don’t like the idea of not spending time with their children, they like them to feel secure in the family unit during holiday time and don’t want them to feel like they are being sent away. Parents miss their children when they are away and need to make sure they are making the right choice. However part of children growing up is letting them spreading their wings so they can grow as a person through their experiences.

Children themselves often don’t like the idea of being away from the familiar, but if we always let children do what is familiar to them, they would never do anything new! They often don’t want to say goodbye to their parents on arrival day, but a couple of days into camp and they don’t want to leave – like many an experience your children have probably had before when they started school or various clubs. They may experience moments of homesickness, but this is part of getting used to being away from home and a Summer Camp is a great way to do this for a short length of time!

Our French Summer Camp is managed by a fully qualified and experienced Camp Director; the profession is highly regulated in France, so all of our activity leaders are also qualified and experienced and not just students looking for a summer job. Part of their role in our French Summer Camp is for them to provide pastoral care for the children on the camp. This is something they are well trained in and provide a safe environment for them to flourish, they encourage independence and maturity, let them make their own decisions but are there to lend an ear if they have a problem or if they want a chat. They also maintain order in the French Summer Camp and ensure that there is a good ambiance between all of the campers, teachers and activity leaders.

One memorable thing about our French Summer Camp that gets mentioned in our campers’ end of stay reports is the friends they make during their time on the camp. We get campers from a wide variety of different nationalities bringing with them different outlooks and this creates an interesting environment for campers. They mix with people from different cultures, of the same age as themselves and also with younger and older campers. This means that they make new friends and experience meeting people that open their horizons.

French Summer Camp is one place where campers can truly be themselves. Free from pre-conceived ideas from teachers, parents, peers, friends, campers can be the person they want to be. Starting on the first day with a clean slate does a teenager a world of good!

April 27th, 2023
Activities Courses Juniors

Family Camp FAQs for Summer 2023!

Our ‘Family Camp’ is one of our most popular options for parents and children to study with us during the summer season, but it’s also the option that we get asked the most questions about! So we thought we’d put together a quick blog for the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ and…

March 28th, 2023
Activities Juniors

Summer Holidays in France 2022 Recap : Why not visit in 2023?

Summer 2022 feels like a long time ago, especially now we have snow in Morzine. But what a Summer it was! Our Summer Camp kicked off with a busy week as Morzine hosted the starting stage of Le Tour de France and the bi-annual Harley Day’s Festival. We managed…

Mountain walks on our Learn French France Immersion course

September 15th, 2021
Activities Juniors Things to do

New this year! Alpine French School welcomes you, children & parents, during all school holidays!

Why not visit Morzine during the next half-term holiday and enjoy learning French as well as enjoying the great mountain activities that Morzine has to offer! New, this year (2021 – 2022), we offer family French day camps in the school holidays : October half-term, Christmas & New Year,…

May 3rd, 2021
Juniors News Special Offers

Affordable French & English Summer Language & Activity Camps for local children & teenagers

If you are looking for an alternative to other Morzine holiday clubs for this summer, then read on….. Why are Alpine French School Summer Activity & Language Camps the right fit for your children this summer? The basics: Specially designed for expat children and teenagers living in the Vallée d’Aulps…