Camp Journal
The Olympic Flame comes to Camp Suisse
9th July 2018
This morning the entire camp was treated to a well deserved lie in, followed by a Nutella filled breakfast for reds and blues. Room inspections then began after the campers had made sure their bedrooms were perfect and clean for another week at camp.
Once the rooms were perfect and lunch was finished, exciting times laid ahead as Olympic day began.
Campers were sorted into different countries with members from red group up to yellow group. Campers got to put on face paint, make up chants and design a flag for their respective countries. The Olympic ceremony began with the lighting of the Olympic torch while each team descended to their national anthem. Campers then all headed to the football pitch where they competed in fun games such as an egg and spoon race, tug of war and frisbee golf. After touch competition, Brazil were crowned the Olympic gold medalists, closely followed by Japan and Egypt, with Maria Sofia and Adam G from green group winning prizes! The Olympics was followed by an impromptu water fight and then shower hour. Evening entertainment was an elective, with green group choosing to relax and do yoga, dance with a Zumba class and play more sports. Overall a great day!
The Group Leader Team
Blue Group go Husky Sledding!
Today the blue group has been in the glacier. We had breakfast at 6:15 and we departed to the glacier at 7 o’clock. First we got in the cable cars and we saw the huskies. Then we rode on the sleds and we were with the dogs for a while. After that we played with the sleds and we had lunch. Then we went to the roller coaster and when we finished we went to the bridge. Finally we went to the bus y came back to the camp.
Maria, Group Leader
Reds go to the Glacier!
Today Red Group woke up bright and early. Breakfast was at 6.15 am and although some campers looked really sleepy it was all worth it once we got up to Glacier 3000. On getting to the base we hopped on two cable cars, the views were absolutely mesmerising. Once we got to the top, Reds went to have some fun with the huskies. Our four-legged friends were without a doubt the highlight of the day. We even got the opportunity of petting them.
After some sledging and snowball fights it was time for some well deserved lunch. This filled them up with energy and prepared them for the Alpine rollercoster and the Peak Walk which consisted of crossing a suspension bridge which is almost 3000m up in the air.
All in all, it was a fantastic trip and as some campers described it: “an experience of a lifetime.”
Francesca, Group Leader.
Aqua Parc for the Yellow Group!
7th July 2018
This morning, the yellows were a little bit tired from their trip in the Glacier yesterday; it was clear they had a great time given the many fun stories from husky sledding and the roller coaster they told over breakfast.
The first couple of hours consisted of languages classes, before a big afternoon in Aqua Parc! All of them were excited to be there and try every slide. No sooner had swimsuits been put on, all the teenagers were queuing on the stairs with a ring waiting their turn to go into the slides. Full of energy, they certainly made the most of their afternoon! It was then time to come back in the camp then rest a little bit before participating in evening activities. With the day drawing to a close, all of the campers will go to bed with more happy memories!
Canelle, Group Leader
The Reds & Blues get Jazzy!
Yesterday the Reds and Blues had a very exciting and slightly different day here at Camp Suisse. After a morning of language learning, the campers had lunch at camp before going down to Montreux for the Jazz Festival. They took a look around the stalls, bought lots of unique gifts before having the opportunity to listen to some jazz music. A fantastic day was had by all and some of the campers are already planning on returning to Switzerland to go to the Jazz Festival again!
Hannah, Group Leader
Football Frenzy for the Greens!
Today the weather was not very friendly so our greens had a relaxing day with all activities taking place inside the camp building. After breakfast they did some team building games and got to try the climbing wall. Time went by so fast and it was then lunch time, followed by language lessons and elective activities such as watching the World Cup (France vs Uruguay), art jamming and hockey!
For dinner they had fish and chips and tartiflette and the night event was movie night. Such a relaxing day for the greens!
Carolina, Group Leader
Green Group go to the Aqua Parc!
6th July 2018
It was a rainy morning at Camp Suisse with whole mountain engulfed in a cloud. After a sleepy breakfast green group went to their language classes and played fun language games. Afterwards green group hopped onto the coach to head down to Aqua Parc. At Aqua Parc campers spent the afternoon jumping into the various swimming pools and of course testing out all the amazing water slides! Green group then headed back to camp for shower hour and dinner. Evening entertainment was A glitzy casino night where green and yellow group placed their bets to win Camp Suisse prizes. Congrats to Avery, who won the most chips last night!
Sophie, Group Leader
Blues and Reds go banana boating!
5th July 2018
After a morning of languages, it was time for the blues and reds to go banana boating and swimming at Villeneuve. It was a great experience and an exciting day for everyone and no one came off banana boating without having taken a dip in the lake. Smiles all round for what was a fantastic day.
Hannah, Group Leader
Green Group go to the Chocolate Factory!
Today our greens went to the fabulous Cailler chocolate factory! After an energetic breakfast we headed off to the factory and did a tour to discover some bits of the history of chocolate and try lots of different varieties of it!!! In relation to the language classes they’re taking, the green campers took a quiz with some questions about the factory and afterwards a quiz with questions on Gruyères, the well known beautiful village that is famous for its cheese. The village seems to be from a fairytale and the campers and staff absoulety loved it! We got back to camp for shower hour and at 6.30 we enjoyed a delicious dinner based on Mexican fajitas, which was followed by elective activities such as bingo and watching the world championship.
What a great day!
Carolina, Group Leader
The Yellows go Mountain Biking & Learn Languages!
3rd July 2018
Yellow group began the day with mountain biking, so after breakfast they all got fitted for helmets and gloves before setting off up the mountain. For the first half of the session, they played games on the bikes. After anything from slow racing to slalom to a cool obstacle course, it was time to go and in three groups Yellow biked down the mountain back to camp. After a well earned lunch, Yellow headed to language class, where they learned French, English, Spanish or German for the middle of the afternoon. They then split into two group: half going to the football pitch to play an awesome game of soccer and the other half going to the river for Ghyll Scrambling. On such a hot day, wading through the icy river was a relief, and everyone managed to do all the obstacles on the course! After dinner, Yellow had a quiz for evening entertainment before some quality ping pong time.
Beth, Activity Leader
