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St. Gallen, Switzerland
Academic Explorer - St. Gallen
6-13 years old
2 weeks
Weekly hours: 25
Session Dates
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Unique Venue for Children to Grow to Be Self Confident, Independent and Skillful individuals.
Whether you are speaking a new language, horseback riding, playing golf or learning ballet (to name a few), each student will be challenged to go beyond what they ever could have imagined. The school aims to offer junior young learners, ages 6-13, a foundation to forge friendships and enjoy their summers to the fullest. The camp runs from July to August with a minimum stay of two weeks. The camp combines the characteristics of a traditional Swiss boarding school with one of the most advanced learning environments and a commitment to innovate in order to define a new era of education. The camp pioneered the trademarked Individual Development Programme, IDP - a holistic view of the world, inside and outside the classroom that prepares students for university and beyond. Home to students from 50 different nationalities, an average class size of 8 students per class and a teacher to student ratio of 1:2, our Swiss private school is in a unique position to deliver on its mission.
Location
The campus is home to art-nouveau-period villas set in 100’000 m2 of private parkland in St Gallen, surrounded by century-old nut-trees and the carefully landscaped gardens that create the canvas for a unique and tranquil learning environment.
What's Included
Standard Package:
-Lessons in selected course (25 lessons per week, 40 minutes each)
-Accommodation in double rooms
-Full board (three meals per day & snacks)
-Support and guidance through our teaching and boarding staff
-Course materials and books
-Sport, leisure & activity programmes and excursions
-Laundry (up to 10 items per week)
-Accident insurance
Special Package:
-Lessons in selected course (25 lessons per week, 40 minutes each)
-Accommodation in double rooms
-Full board (three meals per day & snacks)
-Support and guidance through our teaching and boarding staff
-Course materials and books
-Sport, leisure & activity programmes and excursions
-Laundry (up to 10 items per week)
-Accident insurance
as well as:
-Private training sessions (up to two sessions per week)
-Round-trip transfers (between Zurich Airport and campus)
Activities
This summer, we will have horseback riding, tennis, soccer, hiking and more. Specific details and schedules will be available closer to summer. We know that summer camp is action packed, but we want to ensure you enjoy your leisure time too. After a day of hiking, swimming or another activity of your choosing, we like to come home and make camp fires with smores!
Accommodations
Student residences are organized into separate accommodation for boys and girls. In these boarding houses, students of the same age-group live and study together, share community spaces and join organized free-time activities.
Girls’ and boys’ residences are characterized by bright colors, cherry hard wood floors and simple but yet elegant furniture, combined with modern and tasteful en-suite marble bathrooms.
Meals
The kitchen team at our Swiss boarding school has a firm commitment to cooking without artificial colors, artificial taste intensifiers or thickening agents such as wheat flour, wherever possible. The culinary philosophy of the school kitchen team is based on a profound commitment to quality; producing carefully planned and balanced meals to support students’ demanding daily learning and activity schedules.
Excursions
Sample excursions include:
- Gallen
- Museum Liechtenstein
- Textile Museum
- Museum Liner Appenzell
- Lucerne
- Husky Fun
- Seealpsee
Transportation
Round-trip transfers are Included on Special Package (between Zurich Airport and campus)
Lesson Plan
Intuitively designed camp comprises language lessons, sports and extracurricular activities. Students attend 25 lessons a week, alongside private tuition. The course offers options that include fine arts, leadership, activism, robotics and engineering, and informatics and coding. Students must pick from two options.
Option 1: Language lessons in either English or German at the beginner, intermediate or advanced levels.
Option 2: Focussed lessons in either
- Leadership & Activism
- Environmental Science & Sustainability
- Fashion & Textile Design
- Fine Arts
- Informatics & Coding
- Performing Arts
- Robotics & Engineering
Extras
-Round-trip transfers on Standard Package (between Zurich Airport and campus) 600 CHF (300 CHF per Route)
-1000 CHF Security Deposit (Refundable)
Video
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Are you ready to embark? Here's what you will do:
1.
Pay the camp deposit
2.
You will receive a payment confirmation and the Enrolment Form in your email
3.
Fill Enrolment Form as soon as possible
4.
Await Booking Confirmation letter and pay the remaining balance. Confirmation can take up to 7 days. Do not book flights until this step
5.
Our Admissions Team will contact you to coordinate airport pickup and dropoff for safe arrival and departure
And you are all set! Prepare for an unforgettable summer camp experience with Best Parents!
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