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Les Elfes Summer Camp
Residential 6–17 yrs 1–63 days Multi-activity Camp
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All meals included
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Ages15–19 yrs
Language lessonsEnglish & French & German
SeasonJun – Aug 2027
Duration13 nights
École Lémania runs this residential camp in Lausanne, Switzerland. The camp welcomes children aged 15–19, with languages on the programme. 6 sessions scheduled Jun 27 – Aug 14, 2027, each lasting 13 nights. Activities run in English, French, and German.
Residential camp in Lausanne, Switzerland
Set on École Lémania's campus in central Lausanne, a few minutes from Lake Geneva, this summer camp welcomes students aged 15 to 19 from more than 50 countries for stays of two to seven weeks between late June and mid-August. Mornings are devoted to 16.5 hours a week of intensive study — French, English or German from A1 to C1, hands-on Science Discovery, or Science Prep for maturité, Bac, university and EPFL entry — taught in small groups by qualified teachers. Afternoons and evenings then open onto up to 14 supervised activities a week, from wakeboarding and sailing on the lake to canyoning, karting and visits to Chillon Castle or the Olympic Museum, with the programme refreshed each week. Boarders live in the school's own boarding house, on separate girls' and boys' floors, with full board prepared to the Swiss Fourchette Verte health standard, weekly laundry and a team on hand around the clock. Day students join the same classes, the same lunch table and, if they wish, the same afternoon and evening outings, making for a genuinely international summer in a city known for being safe and easy to move around.
Dates & Pricing
What's Included
Language or science courses, 16.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday mornings
Certificate of participation
Full board for boarders — breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks
Self-service fresh fruit, sandwiches and pastries at the centre throughout the day
Accommodation in the Lémania boarding house (single or twin room)
Up to 14 activities per week, Monday to Sunday, with transport, drinks and snacks
Accident and health insurance
Weekly laundry and dry-cleaning service
Enrolment fees
Continuous supervision and security
Lémania shuttle to and from Geneva Airport within the scheduled time window
Safekeeping of pocket money by the school administration
Not provided
Paragliding flight over the lake (exclusive option) · Europa Park weekend, 2 days / 1 night (exclusive option) · IELTS exam · Additional private lessons · Express courier service for visa documents · Private transfers from Zurich or Basel-Mulhouse airports · Geneva transfers outside the scheduled arrival and departure windows · Extra nights on campus
Activities
The week is built on a simple rhythm: intensive classes every morning from Monday to Friday, then a full afternoon and evening of activities, with up to 14 activities a week for boarders from Monday right through Sunday. The programme is set weekly by the team rather than chosen à la carte, and it is renewed each week — the site publishes two indicative sample weeks — so students staying several sessions keep discovering something new instead of repeating the same rotation. A typical afternoon runs from 2:00 to 6:30 PM on the lake, in the mountains or on a cultural visit, and evenings from 8:00 to 10:30 PM are given to supervised entertainment before lights out. Weekends bring a late brunch followed by activities and excursions for everyone staying on. Transport, drinks, snacks, supervision and insurance are all part of the boarding package, while day students can add the afternoon programme and the evening activity with dinner, and paragliding over the lake or a Europa Park weekend can be booked as extras.
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Excursions & trips
Included in the programme
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United Nations in Geneva
Chillon Castle
Olympic Museum
Cailler chocolate factory
Lindt chocolate factory
Chaplin Museum
Patek Philippe Museum and Cité de l'Horlogerie
Annecy day trip
Évian day trip
4D cinema outing
United Nations in Geneva
Chillon Castle
Olympic Museum
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Safety & Supervision
Continuous professional supervision at school, in the boarding house and during activities
Supervision during transport to and from activities
Health and accident insurance included
Separate girls' and boys' boarding floors
Pocket money held securely by the administration
Medical, allergy and swimming information collected at enrolment
Parental authorisation required for supervised water activities
Professional supervision is provided by the Lémania teams at all times — in class, at the boarding house, on transport and during leisure activities — with a dedicated team present day and night for boarders. Health and accident insurance is included in the boarding package and for day students who take part in activities. The boarding house is arranged over two separate floors, one for girls and one for boys, and the administration keeps students' pocket money in a safe place, handing out amounts as needed so nothing gets lost. At registration parents state any medical condition, allergy or treatment, confirm whether their child can swim and give or withhold consent for supervised water activities, and the school points to Lausanne itself as a city known for being secure.
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Meals
breakfast
Served from 8:00 to 8:50 before morning classes.
lunch
A midday break from 12:30 to 14:00, prepared to Fourchette Verte standards and also open to day students.
dinner
A sit-down evening meal from 18:30 to 20:00, often featuring traditional dishes from around the world.
snacks
Fresh fruit, sandwiches and pastries available self-service at the centre, plus drinks and snacks during activities.
Meals are one of the social high points of the day: boarders sit down to breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, while day students share the same lunch table. Menus are prepared daily by the school's own team to the requirements of the Swiss Fourchette Verte health label, with ingredient origin and traceability closely monitored and a large salad buffet alongside. The main course is served at the table by staff while starters and desserts are buffet-style, so students build the plate they want and can ask for seconds. A basket of fresh fruit and assorted snacks is restocked several times a day, and when the weather is kind meals move outdoors, with barbecues organised for relaxed evenings together.
Vegetarian
A day at camp
08:00
Breakfast
09:00
Language and/or science courses
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
Activities and discovery
18:30
Evening meal
20:00
Evening activities
22:30
Bedtime, lights out
Add-ons & extras
Private lessons
CHF 130
per hour
Additional private lessons in English, French, German or Maths, up to 3 hours per week.
IELTS exam
CHF 650
per child
Preparation and registration for the IELTS exam (no minimum score is guaranteed; hotel and transport are charged if the exam takes place in another city).
Express visa letter
CHF 200
per child
Express courier for the official Schengen invitation letter or the confirmation documents.
Zürich airport transfer, one way
CHF 900
per child
Private transfer between Zürich airport and the school (about 3 h 30), maximum 2 students per transfer.
Zürich airport transfer, return
CHF 1,800
per child
Private round-trip transfer between Zürich airport and the school (about 3 h 30), maximum 2 students per transfer.
Basel airport transfer, one way
CHF 600
per child
Private transfer between Basel airport and the school (about 2 h 30), maximum 2 students per transfer.
Basel airport transfer, return
CHF 1,200
per child
Private round-trip transfer between Basel airport and the school (about 2 h 30), maximum 2 students per transfer.
Room upgrade: Standard, single room
CHF 1,400
per session
Standard room for you alone instead of shared (shared shower and WC outside the room). Choose one room option only. Difference with the included Standard shared room, for the two-week stay.
Room upgrade: Comfort, shared (girls only)
CHF 400
per session
Comfort room shared by two, with shower and fridge in the room and shared WC. Girls only. Choose one room option only. Difference with the included Standard shared room, for the two-week stay.
Room upgrade: Comfort, single room (girls only)
CHF 2,200
per session
Comfort room for you alone, with shower and fridge in the room and shared WC. Girls only. Choose one room option only. Difference with the included Standard shared room, for the two-week stay.
Room upgrade: Comfort+, shared
CHF 1,000
per session
Comfort+ room shared by two, with private shower, WC and fridge. Choose one room option only. Difference with the included Standard shared room, for the two-week stay.
Room upgrade: Comfort+, single room
CHF 2,800
per session
Comfort+ room for you alone, with private shower, WC and fridge. Choose one room option only. Difference with the included Standard shared room, for the two-week stay.
Cancellation Policy
Refunds apply to the balance only; the deposit is non-refundable after the first 24 hours. Select a session for exact dates.
100% refund
30+ days before start
No refund
Under 30 days before start
Booking30 daysCamp starts
The booking deposit is non-refundable 24 hours after booking — the refund percentages above apply to the remaining balance only.
Accommodation & campus
+4 photosWhere your child sleeps
Per bedroom
2 campers
Bedrooms
Private bedrooms & Shared bedrooms
Bathrooms
Ensuite bathrooms & Bathrooms shared between rooms
Boarders live in the École Lémania boarding house in the heart of Lausanne, which the school describes as having a warm, family-like atmosphere, spread over two separate floors — one reserved for girls, one for boys. Rooms come in three categories, Standard, Comfort and Comfort+, taken as a single room or a twin with single beds, and many are spacious enough for a proper study corner; some have a private balcony and, depending on orientation, a view over Lake Geneva, the Alps and the Jura. Standard rooms have a washbasin and a shared bathroom, Comfort rooms (girls only) add a private shower inside the room with shared toilets and a fridge, and Comfort+ rooms have a full private bathroom with toilet and shower plus a large study area. Unlimited Wi-Fi is available throughout, and a weekly laundry and dry-cleaning service is included in the boarding package.
Amenities
Unlimited Wi-Fi
Desk and study area
Washbasin
Fridge (Comfort and Comfort+)
Private shower or private bathroom (Comfort and Comfort+)
Private balcony in some rooms
Lake Geneva or courtyard views
Weekly laundry and dry-cleaning service
The campus
Urban campus in central Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Geneva and facing the Alps
The school sits in the heart of Lausanne, named best small city in the world by Monocle, with the lake, the Lavaux vineyards and the Alps all within easy reach and a magnificent panorama from the upper floors. Everything a student needs is on one site: classrooms where the intensive courses run each morning, laboratory space for the hands-on science programme, the dining room where boarders and day students eat together, and the boarding house upstairs. An outdoor area is used for open-air meals and barbecues when the weather allows. The Montbenon car park is 200 metres away and Lausanne's main railway station a five-to-ten-minute walk, so excursions and airport transfers leave from the door.
Campus facilities
Classrooms for small-group teaching
Science laboratory for experiments and projects
On-site boarding house over two floors
Dining room with table service and salad buffet
Outdoor space for open-air meals and barbecues
Unlimited Wi-Fi
Location & getting there
Chem. de Préville 3, 1003 Lausanne, Suisse
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Getting your child there
Airport
IncludedGeneva Airport
Pickup service · Geneva International Airport is about one hour from the campus and is the recommended arrival point. The Lémania team meets students in the terminal every Sunday between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM and drives them to Lausanne, with boarding arrivals accepted at the school between 12:00 and 8:00 PM; on departure the shuttle leaves camp at 11:00 AM on Saturday for an airport arrival around noon. Flights should be booked inside these windows, as the round-trip shuttle is included in the boarding package; a private transfer outside these hours is available at CHF 250 per trip, and the transfer option and flight details are declared on the registration form.
Airport
CHF 900 · optionalZurich Airport
Pickup service · Zurich Airport is roughly 3.5 hours from the school. It is not covered by the included Sunday shuttle, but a private transfer driven by the Lémania team can be booked as an option when you register, at CHF 900 one way or CHF 1,800 round trip.
Airport
CHF 600 · optionalBasel-Mulhouse Airport
Pickup service · Basel-Mulhouse is about 2.5 hours from Lausanne. As with Zurich, a private transfer by the Lémania team is available as a paid option requested on the registration form, at CHF 600 one way or CHF 1,200 round trip.
Train station
Lausanne main railway station
Students arriving by train reach the campus in five to ten minutes on foot from Lausanne's main station, or by taking the M2 metro line, which makes independent arrival straightforward for families travelling through Switzerland by rail.
By car
Drop-off by car
Families driving their child in can park at the Montbenon car park, 200 metres from the school, in central Lausanne. Boarding arrivals are welcomed on Sundays between 12:00 and 8:00 PM, with departures on Saturday morning or afternoon.
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Run by École Lémania
Since 1908
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