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Gruyere and Garden Parties

27th July 2019

The Reds and Blues went on one of the most highly-anticipated excursions today, to the wonderful Cailler Chocolate Factory! The campers were absolutely awestruck during their tour of the factory, and especially enjoyed the Tasting Room, where they learned to be expert chocolate tasters. They ate as much chocolate as they liked, and took home as much as they could carry in their bags. The groups then travelled to the beautiful town of Gruyere, where the campers had lunch in a playground surrounded by the town walls. The children were excited to explore the Old Town, and Daria’s group even tried the fabulous fondue! After a great day out, the Reds and Blues were all excited to come back to Camp to get ready for prom.

The Greens and Yellows spent their last day in Camp, some finally getting to earn their stripes on the Mountain Biking Trails, while others worked up an appetite at the Archery Range. After lunch, the Greens and Yellows had a relaxing afternoon in the sun at the Camp Suisse Garden Party. Playing games and hanging out was the perfect end to a busy session, and allowed the campers to reflect on their favourite parts of camp and spend some chilled out time with their new friends. Although the wouldn’t let it show, the Greens and Yellows were more excited than anyone for the prom this evening. Dressed in their best, they enjoyed a lovely dinner before dancing their hearts out at the disco. A fantastic last day for all our campers!

Planes- trains, and automobiles

26th July 2019

A busy day at camp today, as ‘goodbye’ had to be said to many of the wonderful Session 2 campers. Each and every one of them helped to make Session 2 really special, and it was with heavy hearts that the Camp Suisse staff brought them on planes, trains and automobiles to head home. However the joyful reunions with friends and family made up for this, and we can’t wait for them all to return next year!

The remaining campers were treated to a fun excursion to the swimming pool in Aigle, and everyone really enjoyed having a smaller and more intimate group to play and hang around with. They are all looking forward to meeting the new campers arriving tomorrow!

Torgon’s Got Talent

24th July 2019

This morning, the Reds and Blues woke up to a beautiful morning on the hills above Torgon. After breakfast, the campers participated in a lovely yoga session to wake up their bodies for the walk back, and stretch to recover from the hike the day before. The groups walked down the mountain on a new route, and made it down to Camp right on time for packing for the beach!

The Reds and Blues loved their trip to Le Bouveret Beach, the highlights being the beach, the pool, and the giant slide that landed you into the lake! The campers had lots of fun in the sun, and were happy to head home to get ready for the language Talent Show! Nerves picked up as the Talent Show drew closer, and after one last practise it was time for the main event! The campers were all stars, and their teachers are so proud of them all.

The Greens and Yellows also enjoyed a short morning yoga session after their breakfast on the shores of Lake Taney. The campers then walked a much shorter distance before being brought back to camp. Their hike down whetted their appetite for lunch at camp before they had their last language lessons. Part of this lesson focussed on preparing for this evening’s karaoke session, which happened after dinner. The Greens and Yellows sang their hearts out, and cheered each-other on during their performances.

Songs, stories, and stuffed bananas

23rd July 2019

Reds and Blues began their day with their final language lessons, which they spent preparing for the languages Talent Show on Wednesday. The performances range from role plays, to singing, to comedy acts. So far, the young campers have demonstrated an abundance of talent!
The Reds and Blues then began their preparations for their camping trip. Bags packed and campers fed, the Reds and Blues set off on their hike to Torgon Ski Club, where they spent the night. The Reds were given a little head start, and began their hike at Plan de Croix, up the hill from Torgon, while the mighty Blue group trekked the whole way from Camp to the Ski Club. Not only this, all the campers walked up the hill and crossed the border to France. Everyone enjoyed this challenging but exciting day, and were deservedly proud of themselves at the end of the day. A delicious BBQ dinner was followed by a lovely evening of songs, stories, and stuffed bananas at the campfire.
The Greens and Yellows also went on a grand adventure today, hiking 16km to Lake Taney. The 30 degree heat meant it wasn’t for the faint of heart, but they made it up in excellent time and were extremely glad of a dip in the cool waters of Lake Taney. All the campers were impressed by the stunning mountain lake, and the clear blue skies made it the perfect weather for relaxing in the sun. Once the Greens and Yellows were snugly roomed in the auberge, nested right on the shores of the lake, they enjoyed a delicious pasta dinner! The evening was capped off with all the campers sharing stories and singing songs round the campfire.

Chalk and Cheese

17th July 2019

After their fun language lessons and chalk colouring in the camp square, the Reds went up to Plan de Croix for mountain biking. Some of the campers were masters of biking and had a great time going through the obstacles in the grass, whilst some of the Reds were still mastering the skill of riding and balancing on a two wheels bike. Everyone did a great job and really progressed in their skills! The Reds enjoyed their afternoon tea looking out to the mountains in the gorgeous Swiss sunshine and made their way back to camp riding down the mountain. They ended the day with a delicious barbecue and a yodelling lesson!

The Blues spent their day in camp, trying their hand with a bow and arrow at the Camp Suisse Archery Range. They were really enthusiastic learners, and everyone managed to make more than a few shots! Their language skills are also progressing well. Isabelle’s class are loving making posters about their hometowns. The Blues also made their voices heard at the BBQ tonight, yodelling louder than anyone else!

The Greens started the day earlier than usual in order to secure their spots on a gondola ride up to Glacier 3000. Glacier 3000 is a spectacular sight, featuring sledding, an alpine rollercoaster, a peak to peak walk at +3000m, and husky-dog sledding. Upon arrival at the glacier the Greens enjoyed sledding on the freshly packed snow. Then they each had a turn riding around on a dogsled pulled by 10 magnificent huskies. Later, the Greens enjoyed a thrilling ride on the alpine coaster. After lunch on the sunny terrace, the Greens made their way up the steep steps to the hanging bridge between two glacial peaks to cap off the day at the glacier. After a sleepy bus ride back to camp, the Greens enjoyed a cookout dinner at a picnic area a short walk from camp.

The Yellows had their language lessons incorporated in their excursion. The day started in the amazing Cailler Chocolate Factory, where the campers were brought on an audio tour through the factory in the language they’re learning at camp. The afternoon saw them visit the Swiss town of Gruyère, famous for it’s lovely cheese. where many campers enjoyed fondue, crepes, or ice-cream. This evening they joined the rest of camp for a BBQ and a yodelling session, further up the mountain.

Languages and labyrinths

15th July 2019

Today, the Reds and Blues set off for a jam-packed trip to Labyrinth Adventure Park. The Blues were over the moon to explore the park in their small groups, while the reds got to experience it al under the supervision of their group leader. The campers were able to spend the entire afternoon roaming the park and trying as many of the games and attractions as they could. The labyrinth was the highlight of the day, a huge maze with lots of fun games and play equipment inside to keep the fun alive even when they were terribly lost. The frustration when reaching dead ends really demonstrated how determined they were to get back for afternoon tea! Finally they turned the final corner and burst out of the maze with loud woops of joy, they were out! To top off a fantastic day, after dinner the Reds and Blues were transported to Las Vegas for the famous Camp Suisse Casino Night!

The Greens had an exciting day in-camp! After breakfast, they headed into the forest for a morning of bush-craft with the activities staff. They practiced shelter building – (some shelters were more water-tight than others!) and fire building. After a hot lunch, the campers met their language teachers and had their first language classes. In the afternoon, the Greens worked in teams to design bottle rockets that would aim to fly above the trees. A delicious dinner was followed by an busy evening of sports and dance. The Greens are excited for a day at Glacier 3000 tomorrow!

Meanwhile, the Yellows started their day with Archery and a session in the Camp Suisse climbing wall. They were broken into smaller groups to allow the instructors to give each camper quality teaching time at their new skill. Their first in-house hot lunch of the session included paninis, hot dogs and jacket potatoes, and went down a treat, setting the campers up for an afternoon of languages and team building games. All the Yellow campers had a great day and are excited for tomorrow’s adventures.

Reds, Blues, Greens and Yellows – Arrivals Day!

7th July 2019

Camp was abuzz today as 120 new campers arrived for their first day of Session 1. Some of them are our fabulous returning campers, who loved Camp so much last year they decided to come back, while others are experiencing Camp Suisse for the very first time. It was lovely to see the children all mixing and starting to make new friends.

Arriving at camp can be an emotional day for everyone, and children of all ages were near tears as they said goodbye to their phones- and their parents, of course. A relaxed day of games ended with the children meeting their groups for the session, and joining together for a delicious dinner. An early night was called for as many of the children had travelled far to reach camp. Everyone went to bed tired but excited for the days ahead.

Blue Group to Lake Geneva

5th July 2019

The blue group had an exciting day at Lake Geneva today! After breakfast the blue group went to their separate language lessons and practiced English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. After languages the group headed to the bus and drove down the mountain to the beach at Villeneuve. We spent the afternoon banana boating – a very fun activity! This evening we came back to camp for shower hour. We then had a cookout with all of camp. The blue group is excited to wake up early and go husky dog sledding at Glacier 3000!

Katarina Newcamp

Group Leader – Blue Group

Blues go to the Chocolate Factory!

6th August 2018

On Sunday, the blues had a break from their language lessons and had a full day out on excursions Caillier chocolate factory, the home of Swiss milk chocolate. After become professional Caillier tasters, most of the group (bar Edvard and Callum who took the healthy option) bought enough chocolate to last the rest of the week in the gift shop.

After lunch, both Dec and Lydia’s group spent the rest of the afternoon in Gruyère – the birthplace of fondu. Dec’s group almost all bought crepes (using their french) and watched a busking harpist by the chateau.

Given it was one of the warmest days of the summer(over 30C), most of the chocolate had turned into soup by the time we had made it to camp. Luckily, the boys asked the kitchen staff nicely to let them put their chocolate in the fridge, saving the day.

Declan, Group Leader

Hiking & Camping

1st August 2018

Monday lunchtime the reds and blues set off on the hike to camping. With a long hike ahead we stopped for lunch at the picnic area on route. After a few hours we eventually made it up the steep path to the refuge where we stayed for the night. When we got there the kids had a well earned BBQ dinner and a rest. After dinner we all hiked up to the French border and did a nature observation down into the valley in France. Once we walked back down to camping we had chocolate bananas, camp stories and songs to finish off a tough but enjoyable day.