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Best School Camps in Europe and Switzerland

Discover the 6 best school field trips in Switzerland that students will never forget!

 

We have compiled a list of the top school camps in Switzerland just for you!  Take a look at them all and have fun exploring all different available options to give your students a memorable experience.

Swiss International Leadership Academy
The Swiss International Leadership Camp and Academy offers a tailor-made school camp for top private and international schools world-wide, for students aged 7-18. With their 3 stunning campus in the heart of the Gstaad Valley, and all the expertise of over 15 years experience in school camps,  you’ll be able to use their experience to create the perfect bespoke field trip for your school trip and enhance your students learning by an experimental programme fully aligned to your school curriculum and values. The SILC curriculum is a pedagogically aligned syllabus developed over many years of experienced team of educators in partnership with top private schools from around the world and offers a leadership programme that integrates learning outcomes with fun-engaging group activities while enjoying the most amazing outdoor challenges and excursions.

Website: https://schoolcamps.silcacademy.com/

Village Camps – VC Group
Located in Leysin, a alpine village perched high above Lake Geneva, Village Camps offers outdoor education projects, designed to investigate some of the great conservation and environmental challenges facing the world today and are combined with teaching outdoor living skills, challenging activities and a selection of local outings. The programme can be as short as five days to especially suit Swiss and other European schools using this trip as an in-term integral component of their curriculum but it can easily be extended into a 2-week programme suitable for schools coming from further away. VC Group welcomes students aged 7 to 17.

Website: https://www.villagecamps.com/

Educational Destinations
Educational Destinations offers a variety of Switzerland STEM trips opportunities for schools. Focusing on Science Classes, they offer a wide range of educational field trips at the Swiss Science Center Techonorama, the European Organization of Nuclear Research and realise engaging workshops at the History of Science Museum, in Geneva. Inviting students to discover the secrets of the art of Swiss watchmaking, or become a Biologist, scientific mediator, set designer, or engineer at the Space of Inventions Museum.

Website: https://www.educationaldestinations.com/stem/switzerland-student-stem-trips.html

Camp Suisse
Located across Swiss serene alpine villages, such as Les Crosets, Evolène, Champéry and Zermatt , Camp Suisse works with many accommodation providers to host schools, offering residential camps with restaurant dining. A very active program providing multi-activity camps offering adventure parks and mountain excursions, teaching a diverse range of practical and useful skills in a blend of outdoor education, bushcraft and teamwork – all wrapped up in realistic immersive scenarios, ultimate survivor training and team activities.

Website: https://www.campsuisse.com/groups-overview/

NST
Organising plenty of science and geography focused trips to switzerland, NST focuses in tailoring school trips that meet the specific needs of each individual school that is looking for a geography oriented trip to the area, giving young people a chance to experience the nation’s best sites and landmarks. A trip to the stunning Switzerland not only offers pupils a great opportunity to learn about these habitats and natural structures through guided hikes and tours of the area, but also to learn more about hands on data collection and fieldwork techniques.

Website: https://www.nstgroup.co.uk/school-trips-to-switzerland

Les Elfes
Operating since 1987, Les Elfes offers school field trips from the end of April to October, and ski trips during Winter season. Offering a programme dedicated to a variety of school groups that enjoy simultaneously their offerings. Students have the option to enjoy different campus, located in Verbier and Crans Montana, and to get to experience a programme with outdoor activities as rock climbing, mountain hike, treasure hunt during the day, and evening activities such as photography club, orienteering and mountain navigation.

Website: https://www.leselfes.com/