Educativeland

Set in a quiet Cantabrian valley a short drive from the beaches of the Costa Esmeralda, this residential camp brings together twelve to seventeen year olds for around eleven days of surfing, outdoor activity and language practice in the north of Spain. The heart of the stay is a six-day beginners' surf course run by a professional surf school, with the group travelling by bus each day to whichever beach is offering the best conditions. Around it sits a full programme of boat trips, caving, adventure parks with zip wires and climbing, walks through the Aras valley and visits to the coastal villages, while opt-in English or Spanish sessions are woven into games, music and everyday life rather than taught in a classroom. Participants sleep in the S. M. de Aras hostel in bunk-bed dormitories of six or eight, share home-cooked meals prepared on site and are supervised day and night by a team of monitors and specialist instructors. Run by education and sport professionals, the camp is built around a simple aim: that teenagers enjoy themselves while picking up useful skills, independence and the habits of living well together.