Photo courtesy of Brillantmont International School
With the summer holidays almost upon us, many of you will be starting to think about how best to keep your children entertained over the vacation period. As usual at this time of the year, we have received lots of emails from camp organizers sending us details of their latest activities for kids.
In this article, we have tried to cover all the recommendations that we have received - everything from half-day workshops through to week-long camps – if we have missed any, please let us know!
Just click on the links for more detailed information on activities covered, age range, location, dates and price. If you want to see the camps listed by date, then the best place to look is the monthly view of our Activities Calendar - Kids! You can also see camps listed on our Pinterest Board for Kids Activities.
Technology camps are hugely popular this year, with many new companies offering activities for kids in this region.
- TechLabs (Special discount for our readers!)
- Second World
- Aicogy
- STEP Computer Academy
- Atelier ENCODE
- TechSpark Academy
- FutureKids
- Bricks 4 Kidz
- Ecolint Summer Camps
- CoolStudio
- Haut-Lac Activity Camps
Photography and film making continues to be a popular topic for teens this summer, with 4 organizations offering courses in English this summer. Check out the following links for more information.
Photo courtesy of TechLabs
Keeping on the creative theme we have a few Music, Dance and Theater camps this year.
We also have the following creative camps, which cover everything from art and cooking through to creative writing, lego brick building and nature walks.
- Webster University
- Arts & Expression (search the calendar for camps on different themes throughout the summer)
- Naomi Middelmann
- Ateliers Récréatifs
- Bricks 4 Kidz
- Alimentarium (Skills to Savour and Weekend workshops)
- Terraterre
- Les Ateliers Feuille Caillou Ciseau
- The Chatterbox
- Colonie Caecilia
- Creative Monsters
- Kohlene Hendrickson Art Camps
Photo courtesy of GEMS World Academy - Switzerland
You don’t need to worry about your kids being cooped up inside this summer as there are lots of active, sporty camps to keep your kids amused this year, many of them outdoors.
- Swiss Netball
- Red Whale
- Rafting Loisirs
- My Way Tennis Academy
- Les Acro "Bat"
- GO Dive (3 options: a, b and c)
- InterSoccer (Enter our competition to win a free week-long camp!)
- Coerver Coaching
- MSM Camps
- Kids Up Geneva
- Kids Up Lausanne
- Cirk Up
- JoTo Tennis
- Bureau de la Montagne de Salève
- Playball Nyon
- Golf Geneva
Photo courtesy of Bricks 4 Kidz
There are also many organizations that offer a wide range of different activities, covering most if not of all of the different themes listed above. Many of these organizations will often offer childcare before or after the camp has finished, which is great for working parents!
These are:
- Key English School
- GEMS World Academy - Switzerland
- Ecolint Summer Camps
- Montessori Aquilae
- La Réserve Geneva
- Gymboree Play & Music Nyon
- Gymboree Play & Music Geneva
- Ecole United Montessori Children
- Ecole Mosaic
- L’Ecoline
- The Kids Club
- Brillantmont
- Collège du Léman
- Manor Centers Wednesday activities
- CoolStudio
- Haut-Lac Activity Camps
If your child struggles to make friends and finds large camps like these overwhelming then you might like to consider the bilingual summer camps offered by All Special Kids. Targeted primarily at children with learning differences and special educational needs, these multi-activity camps are ideal for anxious kids who just need a little more support in a relaxed, encouraging environment before they can get creative!
If you’re limited on dates, then the best way to access the information above is to visit our Activities Calendar for Kids and search on the weeks that you know your kids will be available. You can filter the results by clicking on the colored legends at the bottom of the calendar.
