Posts Categorised by 'Yellow Group'
Montreux Jazz Festival!
11th July 2015
It’s that time of the year that all the Swiss look forward to.That’s right everybody…it’s Montreux Jazz Festival!
This year’s star studded line up has already been a roaring success, with artists such as George Ezra, Emilie Sande, Lady Gaga and Lionel Richie rocking the waters of Geneva Lake.
So yesterday we just couldn’t wait any longer. We packed our bags, loaded up on the coaches and the whole camp, staff and all, headed down to the festival!
…and what a day it was! Food stalls from every corner of the planet, live music playing around every bend, and the odd jazz boat floating by serenading us with their beautiful tunes, were just a few highlights of the day. Both Green and Yellows, Reds and Blues all loved their time at the festival, many of them claiming it being their favorite day yet! Another gorgeous day of weather topped it off and after a couple of goes on the bumper cars, the campers were ready for a bit of chill time…although several thought of a quicker way and ran through the festival fountains. Safe to say…it worked!
Day Six – Greens and Yellows
10th July 2015
The glorious weather continued in Torgon as the Greens and Yellows came towards the end of their first week at Camp Suisse. The Green group headed off for mountain biking, with all campers successfully negotiating the bumps, ramps and cones up at the training centre, before making it down the mountain through the forest and back to camp for lunch. Meanwhile the Yellow group took their turn at making bottle rockets – some interesting designing took place, even a flying pig was spotted. Once made, each group took their turn in launching their rockets over the valley. Although we were expecting hundreds, the reports of UFOs in the Rhonne Valley were zero. In the end team ‘Average at best’ displayed the best flight with their rocket! They then headed down to the river for the epic adventure of ghyll scrambling. With a little encouragement, all campers managed to climb over trees, through tires, through the deep pool and up and back down the river. Whilst there may have been just a few moments of hesitation in getting a bit wet, all campers felt proud to have made it through. A well deserved lunch for all followed.
After lunch it was time for language lessons, and the camp buzzed quietly with the hum of language games and learning. Shower hour, with ping pong and piano playing, was followed by a Mexican feast for dinner. The evening entertainment saw the first whole camp activity – Dracula! Campers completed a series of challenges around the football pitch, working in teams to complete their tasks. Finally it was time to head to bed, with the added bonus of an extra half hour lie in tomorrow morning!
Day Five – Green and Yellows
9th July 2015
Today, the greens had a very full day! We started the day by doing team building activities which included rock building! The teams had to build rockets from plastic bottles using paper plates, straws, string and plastic cups. The rockets were then launched. The winning team had named their rocket “The Best”- very fitting! After the rockets were launched and remains picked up we headed for the river.
The Ghyll scrambling had our boys and girls squealing from the first instants as they got their feet very wet! As we proceeded up the river, the water got higher and higher until it eventually reached our waists. Some of us were even brave enough to go through some tires! It was soon time to go back home for a hot shower.
After a good lunch and some dry clothes, the green group finally did some outdoor climbing! Everyone climbed up to the top and some even did it twice or thrice; and when they went climbing they were playing volleyball.
A shortbread break followed soon after, and it was time to head home for shower hour, a lovely hot dinner and casino night!
Day Four – Greens and Yellows
8th July 2015
Today the green and yellow groups started the morning improving their language skills. Filled with fun language activities developed by our awesome team of language tutors, the campers has their brains working at full capacity before being whisked away to the Adventure Park in the afternoon. A fantastic time was had by all whilst swinging from tree to tree using the high ropes to overcome obstacles and complete some tricky routes. After a brainy morning and an active tree top afternoon, our campers settled down to an evening meal of pasta bolognese and lively karaoke session.
Day Three – Greens and Yellows
7th July 2015
Today our campers had a fantastic time exploring two drastically different environments in Switzerland! First, the campers took a gondola and a ski lift to the top of a glacier where they spent the morning sledding with huskies! Then they sped down the highest rollercoaster in the Alps before eating a picnic lunch whilst looking out over the incredible skyline. After a morning in the snow they headed down the mountain and cooled off at the pool.The campers had a blast jumping from the seven meter diving board and swimming in Lake Geneva! After relaxing by the pool we headed back to CampSuisse for dinner and a movie night- complete with delicious hot chocolate served in adorable cow mugs!
Day Two – Greens and Yellows
6th July 2015
After our sleepy campers had a tasty breakfast, we headed to the climbing wall with the activity leaders, Tom, Brodie and Sam for a fun morning of rock climbing. Although everyone was still tired after a busy Sunday, the campers soon woke up after playing the “shark game”. All the campers had really good fun climbing – even those who were afraid of heights faced their fear. The record for the fastest climb was established at twelve seconds! We then headed out to the football pitch under the hot Swiss sun for our second morning activity: Archery! Needless to mention all the campers felt like Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games with their bows and arrows, and everyone managed to hit at least the target area.
It was then time to head back to camp for a well-deserved lunch. After a quick chillout, the campers went to their first language lesson – either French, German, Spanish or English. They met their teachers for the first time. Vocabulary, grammar, conjugation were all taught by fun games such as Twister, Jenga, Heads Up, or other creative games prepared by the teachers. After two lessons, which each were an hour and a half long, it was time to shower, call the parents, play ping pong or buy some fizzy drinks from the Kiddy’s Bar.
Our dinner was an Italian classic tonight: lasagna, garlic bread and a large range of salads, and we went out in style with an Eton Mess. Our campers then enjoyed an evening of various sports – football, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball – before heading to bed after another busy but amazing day.
End of Season!
9th August 2013
We all hope you have had an enjoyable stay here at Camp Suisse!
It has been a privilege for all the staff to have the opportunity to meet such vibrant and fantastic kids and be able to share such experiences with them. We cannot explain in words how rewarding this has been for all of the staff here at Camp Suisse!!
Have a safe and smooth journey home.
Hope to see you in Summer 2014!
OLYMPICS DAY!
7th August 2013
Today the campers woke up to a slightly cold and wet view of the mountains. The weather was a change from the beautiful clear sunny skies we’ve been lucky enough to experience but nonetheless we were not going to let this rain dampen our spirits.
First up this morning was sports and languages where campers got to show off their skills in sport and from what I’ve heard, all campers are advancing well in languages. Youssef and Fares Hedda are especially excelling well in English.
After lunch it was time to warm up our voices, paint our faces and try our best to earn the title of “Winner of Camp Suisse Olympics, Session 3, 2013”. All campers were out into groups where they had to paint each others faces, make up a creative team chant and think up some sort of dance to go with their cheer.
In the first hour of Olympics it seemed that Japan were going to take the title but as the day progressed it seemed to be a close game between Jamaica and Brazil. After facing an afternoon of difficult challenges and by using their sheer determination and teamwork Jamaica took the title of “Winner of Camp Suisse Olympics, Session 3, 2013”. Closely behind and drawing on second place were China and Brazil and in a well deserved third place was Japan.
All the campers got right into the Olympic spirit, enjoyed the afternoon and did their country proud!
GO TEAM CAMP SUISSE!!!!!!!!
Greens and Yellows return from camping and take on the BIG BANANA!
6th August 2013
Having spent the night camping a stone’s throw from the French border, the Greens and Yellows enjoyed a later start to the day before the steady walk down to Camp Suisse in the morning sunshine. The downhill trip was considerably easier on some of the campers and goof time was made. The mid-morning arrival back at camp gave the campers some time to shower and prepare for the afternoons activity of banana boating before making their way to the restaurant for lunch. Upon arrival at Lake Geneva, the campers were prepared for their afternoon of having face full of water and then sent hurtling across the water, screams and laughter in its wake. Having lowered the water level of Lake Geneva quite considerably with the amount of water swallowed, the drenched campers were then allowed to chill out in the lake – a nearly swimming pool. The hot weather and beaming sunshine mean the ice cream shop was a particular hot sport but alas the weather was not to last; distant thunder, lightning and pitch black storm clouds soon become not so distant and the pre-return pack up had to be done with rather more a hop, skip, jump and run than a mere leisurely pace would have allowed for. Having just beaten the rain, the campers made it back for shower hour and dinner before evening activities.
While Bingo was initially dismiss as an ‘old persons game,’ there were rather too many ‘YES’ and ‘OHs’ to be able to dismiss it as such. With juggling balls, chocolate, t-shirts and backpacks up for grabs as prizes; brows were furrowed in tense anticipation. The winner enjoyed the spoils the less fortunate will have to try their luck tomorrow as the final few days begin to bring session three of Camp Suisse 2013 rather too hastily to a close.
Green and Yellows go camping!!
5th August 2013
After our usual routine of sports and languages classes we all packed up ready for our camping adventure. During the hike up to our camping spot, we tackled many different paths including uphill, downhill, steep and narrow. Despite everyone feeling worn out, once we reached our destination there were smiles all round. Getting to the top we had the opportunity to look out into the beautiful scenery in front and below us. Everyone was in awe of our surroundings, especially since it was such a clear and sunny day!
Before our BBQ dinner, some of the campers took the chance to hike a particularity arduous, yet satisfying trail to France. Once arriving to the border we had again another chance to take in the scenery, including the picturesque views of Lake Geneva.
Once returning back to camp the BBQ dinner was all ready for us to tuck in to!
This involved a dessert of barbecued bananas and a sing-song. After such a laborious day, we all deserved a good night’s sleep!
