Posts Categorised by 'Green Group'
Session Two – Day Ten – Yellows and Greens
28th July 2015
Today the green and yellow groups headed further up the mountain to our alpine outpost, the camping site! To get there all the group were faced with a challenging hike which included, rocky paths, downhill slopes and obstacles to overcome! All campers got stuck and and before long we were arriving a little tired, but very happy! Once everyone was settled into their new home for the night we all took part playing traditional camping games such as sardines and various card games!It wasn’t long before we lit the BBQ and campers were tucking into delicious hot dogs and burgers, yummy! It the perfect treat for everyone after a long day!
However…..the day hike wasn’t enough for some of the campers who opted to take part in our night walk to the Swiss/French border and hiked right into France! This was definitely a first for most of our campers and it was great to see how excited everyone got! Another great day had by all!
Session Two – Day Nine – Greens and Yellows
27th July 2015
Kicking the day off with an ArtJam session, the Greens and Yellows created some amazing masterpieces to hang all around the Camp Suisse Centre. Some serious archery skills were displayed later that morning as the campers took to the field to emulate the Prince of Thieves himself… Robin Hood!
After lunch the campers headed to the class rooms for their language lessons in preparation for their entries into the Camp Suisse Language Talent Show.
Evening ents took the form of the infamous Campers Vs. Staff football match. After making a strong play in the first half, the staff were 1-0 up. But, with shocker storming from the campers in the 2nd half, the final whistle was blown and the game ended with the campers walking away with a landslide victory of 6-2!
Session Two – Day Six – Green Group
24th July 2015
Today the campers went Ghyll scrambling! They had a fantastic time manoeuvring over rocks and through the water. They worked together to climb over a fallen tree trunk and through a rubber tyre obstacle. We also had a lot of fun splashing each other! The cool water was really refreshing from the hot, sunny day! After our river adventure the green group ate lunch and went to language lessons.
They finished the day with a group game of volleyball!
Session Two – Day Five – Yellow Group
23rd July 2015
What a fun day at camp for the yellow group!
The kids spent the morning at the football pitches playing football, volleyball and rounders. Some pretty intense competitions were had, with the come back of the day being against Alex’s volleyball team! After a buffet lunch back at camp half the group headed to the river for Ghyll scrambling while the other half stayed at base camp for their very own Apolo 13 mission, rocket building!
After a quick swop of activities we finished off a fantastic day with dinner and the ultimate music quiz!
Session Two – Day Five – Green Group
Today the campers had a day filled with sports! In the morning we walked to the football field where we played volleyball and football before enjoying a giant game of rounders. After lunch the campers learned the basics of archery and had a blast aiming at the targets. Then they tried their climbing skills at the Camp Suisse climbing wall.
They finished the day with a delicious dinner and a fun Music Quiz!
Session Two – Day Four – Green and Yellows
22nd July 2015
Shaking off the morning sleepiness, the green and yellow campers dived head first into their language lessons. After a few minutes of hard thinking, the campers were wide awake ready to tackle the day. By the time lunch had come around, the improvements in the campers’ language skills was already noticeable. Caring deeply for their subjects, the Camp Suisse language tutors were elated to see the enthusiasm and enjoyment, displayed by the campers, for their lessons.
After lunch it was time to head off to the Adventure Parc for an afternoon of some tree-top craziness. A brilliant couple of hours of tree swinging, tunnel crawling and rope climbing was sadly interrupted by the recently absent Swiss thunderstorm. Although spectacular, swinging from trees is generally not advised in a thunderstorm! After heading back to Camp HQ, the campers enjoyed their shower hour followed by a tasty dinner of Burritos.
After a day only whispering to each other, all became clear….they were saving their voices for KARAOKE! and what voices they were! Rock on Greens and Yellows!
Session Two – Day Three – Yellow & Greens
21st July 2015
The sun rose bright and shining today for the most epic day at Camp Suisse: glacier day !!! After a short night and a solid breakfast, our campers embarked on their exciting journey. Needless to say everyone sang their heart out in the bus on the way to the glacier. The campers then took a cable car, all the way up to the 3000 metres high glacier. Being surrounded by snow in mid-July is always an amazing experience, especially for some of the campers who had never seen snow in their lives! After an epic snow fight, the campers went sledging and rode on the world’s highest rollercoaster!
The kids could then admire the breath-taking view, while having lunch.
It was then time to head down to Villeneuve, where our campers spent a blissful afternoon at the swimming pool by the lake Geneva. Everyone tried to jump from the diving board at least once (and rewarded themselves with ice cream and sweets afterwards). The ride back to camp was as cheerful as the morning ride, although our campers were quite tired after such an exciting day.
5:30 only means one thing at Camp Suisse: shower hour! Our campers can enjoy a well-deserved shower, call their parents, chill in the ping-pong room or buy fizzy drinks at the Kiddy’s bar. Dinner was quite exotic – chicken thai curry and chocolate cake. Everyone then settled on a beanbag in the TV Room and enjoyed a cosy movie night, watching the Hunger Games while drinking homemade hot chocolate. Finally it was bedtime for all the kids, who were pretty exhausted after such a fun day.
Welcome Session Two Campers!
19th July 2015
Arriving by cars, trains and aeroplanes…all our Session Two campers have arrived at Camp Suisse HQ for two weeks of fun, learning and adventure.
Groups Red, Blue, Green and Yellow all met each other yesterday night over a pasta bolognese dinner followed by a Camp HQ tour and team building games in our activities hall.
Today, well rested after a good sleep in our comfortable chalets, all our campers were up raring and ready to go.
Over the next two weeks we will be posting all the stories and pictures from Session Two 2015. Watch this space to stay up-to-date with our campers activities.
Session Two – Day One – Green and Yellows
Big day banana boating for the greens and yellows! After a quick language test to assign the children to their classes we jumped on the coach and headed down to Lake Geneva.
It was another beautifully hot day and the campers enjoyed the morning in the lake. We had an awesome few hours of banana boating with everyone ending up soaking wet!
After a well deserved lunch the campers spent the rest of the day relaxing by the lake, playing volleyball, football, rounders and even a few card games.
A fantastic day all round was finished off with a very noisy coach journey home as the camp choir, led by Max, serenaded the whole group! A fantastic first day of session two!
Au revoir, adios, auf wiedersehen and good bye!
17th July 2015
And then it was over! Session One 2015 has finished…and what a session it has been!
We’ve had two weeks of fun, frolics and fantastic weather! Our final night saw the rip-roaring finale that was our first ever Camp Suisse Prom. After a starter of focaccia bread with homemade lemonade in the courtyard, 2 huge tables were filled and everyone sat with all their friends for a delicious lasagne meal.
After, it was time for the ever-anticipated Camp Suisse Awards. Joni, our youngest mentor, won the award for ‘Mentor of the Session’. Joni’s dedication, enthusiasm and helpfulness had not gone unnoticed by campers and staff alike…Congratulations Joni, you definitely deserve it! Finally it was time to announce the much coveted King/ Queen of Camp award and after much deliberation by the judges, it was awarded to Carina!
Formalities over, it was time for only one thing…to boogey on down at the disco!
As we close Session One 2015 we here at Camp Suisse would like to say thank you to all of our campers who have made these past two weeks one of the most fun, exciting, educational and just simply fantastic international sessions we have had at Camp Suisse!
We hope to see you all again soon!
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