St. Bernard Spring
Liddes-St.Bernard
Key points
● Alpine Location
● Outdoor Activities
● German, French and English Courses
● friLingue Owned Property
● Possible accommodation in host families
School details
Levels: A1-Beginner to C2-Proficient
Accommodation: 8-bed room, 6-bed room, 4-Bed room
More accommodationsArrival : on Sunday
Departure: On Saturday (for children without airport transfer) or on Sunday (for children who have booked an airport transfer for the return journey)
Age range: 9 - 17 Years
Features
Full board
Certificates
Optional: Horse riding
Optional: Tennis lessons
Optional: Intensive course
French and English language breaks for teenagers in the Swiss Alps with friLingue!
Learn English or French in our very own chalet in the Valais Alps, located in the Val d'Entremont, between France and Italy.
This camp in Liddes, Saint Bernard is aimed at young people between the ages of 9 and 17. Language lessons are held in small groups of 6 participants on average. Our sympathetic and dynamic teachers ensure that you will learn French or English with pleasure.
The region around the Great St. Bernard
The Great St. Bernhard Pass has been connecting the north with the south of Europe for thousands of years. The region saw numerous pilgrims on their way to Rome, but also traders and soldiers, including Napoleon's army, who marched to Marengo around 1800. Liddes is situated on a magnificent vantage point, facing the rising sun, at the entrance of the nature reserve of Combe de l'A.
- Course duration:
- 1 - 4 Weeks
- Levels:
- A1-Beginner to C2-Proficient
- Age group:
- Juniors
- Start dates:
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Spring
06.04 / 13.04 / 20.04 / 27.04.2025
French Course
- Language Courses:
- French
- About this course:
French classes in small groups
Small groups of 6 participants in average create an efficient learning environment that is catered towards the individual.
Classes take place from Monday to Friday from 9 - 12.30 am.
- 20 language lessons (15 hours) per week
- young, highly motivated teachers
- communication and practical language usage at the core of the syllabus;
- small class sizes (6 students in average) so that each student can be helped individually.
- Our teachers use modern methods such as role play, theater, games and audiovisual tools. The focus lies on Communication skills and modern language usage.
Also included in this price:
- full-board accommodation
- activities and excursions
- 24-hour supervision
Please note that during the week of 13.04.2025, participants will be accommodated in Petit Velan (Bourg St.Pierre). It is a place close to the camp, just 8 minutes away by car, and transport for the participants will be provided.
English Course
- Language Courses:
- English
- About this course:
English classes in small groups
Small groups of 6 participants in average create an efficient learning environment that is catered towards the individual.
Classes take place from Monday to Friday from 9 - 12.30 am.
- 20 language lessons (15 hours) per week
- young, highly motivated teachers
- communication and practical language usage at the core of the syllabus;
- small class sizes (6 students in average) so that each student can be helped individually.
- Our teachers use modern methods such as role play, theater, games and audiovisual tools. The focus lies on Communication skills and modern language usage.
Also included in this price:
- full-board accommodation
- activities and excursions
- 24-hour supervision
Please note that during the week of 13.04.2025, participants will be accommodated in Petit Velan. It is a place close to the camp, just 8 minutes away by car, and transport for the participants will be provided.
Mathematics Camp
- Language Courses:
- No language course
- About this course:
Mathematics lessons
15 hours a week, in the morning, in groups of 8 participants on average.
The pedagogical approach goes through games so that pupils have fun all the time!
Please note that the lessons are held in English
Also included in this price:
- full-board accommodation
- activities and excursions
- 24-hour supervision
Please note that during the week of 13.04.2025, participants will be accommodated in Petit Velan. It is a place close to the camp, just 8 minutes away by car, and transport for the participants will be provided.
German Course
- Language Courses:
- German
- About this course:
German classes in small groups
Small groups of 6 participants in average create an efficient learning environment that is catered towards the individual.
Classes take place from Monday to Friday from 9 - 12.30 am.
- 20 language lessons (15 hours) per week
- young, highly motivated teachers
- communication and practical language usage at the core of the syllabus;
- small class sizes (6 students in average) so that each student can be helped individually.
- Our teachers use modern methods such as role play, theater, games and audiovisual tools. The focus lies on Communication skills and modern language usage.
Also included in this price:
- full-board accommodation
- activities and excursions
- 24-hour supervision
Relais de Dranse
Our spacious, 2014 renovated chalet “Relais de Dranse” in Liddes is in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a source river of the Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road into the Aosta Valley. Equipped with ping pong, billiards, table football and a garden to romp around in, our chalet offers everything for a perfect get around. You will soon feel at home here. Lots of exercises, no traffic noise, no through traffic, absolutely ideal for relaxed language holidays in Valais!
Alternatively, you can also live with a host family in Liddes St. Bernard. From morning to evening French - so you give your language skills an extra boost and get to know French in everyday life. Our gracious host families look forward to getting to know you during your vacation language course.
Hostel Petit Vélan - Bourg St.Pierre (Available only during the week from 13.04.2025)
Our own small hostel, Petit Vélan, is located in Bourg St. Pierre and offers 23 beds. There are two four-bed rooms, four double rooms with private bathrooms, and one dormitory. We also regularly use the accommodation as classrooms.
This is a sample programme. Activities and excursions may change depending on weather and other factors beyond our control.
LESSONS
Lessons are being held in small groups of 6 students in average. We never, under any circumstance, go above that number.
WORKSHOPS
We currently offer a wide array of workshops, such as sports workshops (football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ultimate frisbee, American football, etc.), art workshops (painting, drawing, graffiti, dance, yoga, meditation, etc.), cooking workshops and many else.
EVENING ACTIVITIES
Evening activities are the shining star of our language camp program, saving the best for last! We always put in the extra effort to include each and every student into the activity that's planned for the evening, and those activities are: disco night, karaoke night, card and board games night, casino night, movie night, campfire, zombie & werewolf games, sardines, reverse hide&seek, and many else.
EXCURSIONS
Half-day excursions
Right after their language lessons and lunch, we take our students to one of the nearby attractive locations near St. Bernard camp, which might be:
Champex - a stunningly beautiful small village with a great fairytale-like lake
Salt mines in Bex may not sound way too attractive but we highly recommend holding onto our hand when we descend into the dark pit and the intricate labyrinth of the salt mines.
Col du St. Bernard - a famous historical pass which was hosting Napoleon and Hannibal in their respective time periods, it's a must-visit once you are in St. Bernard!
Adventure park La Fouly is a beautiful and quite physically engaging complex, we guarantee that our students will remember this one!
Full-day excursions
Aletsch glacier is possibly the most physically demanding excursion our company has to offer but mark our words - it is worth every drop of sweat. Once you get up there on the altitude of little more than 4100m, you will witness the true greatness our majestic Swiss nature has to offer.
Sion - a city less than an hour drive away from St. Bernard camp, it has a rich history with a fortress in the middle of the city. Definitely worth visiting and spending a couple of hours there.
The Aosta valley is a stunning full-day excursion location in Northern Italy, where our students can experience all the beauties the Italian lifestyle has to offer, including hiking, rafting and pizza for dinner in one of Aosta's worldwide famous restaurants.
Emosson Dam is an architectural masterpiece with stunning hiking tracks and breathtaking panoramic views.
INTENSIVE COURSE: 100 - 150 CHF
2/3 additional afternoon languages classes per week held in smaller groups (2-6 participants on average)
HORSE RIDING COURSE: 250 CHF per week
Join our horse riding course in Verbier, perfect for beginners to intermediates (not suitable for the experienced). Three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons) with expert instructors in stunning surroundings.
Note: A minimum of 3 participants per week is required for the course to proceed!
TENNIS LESSONS: 150 CHF PER WEEK
6 hours of tennis training per week
LANDRY SERVICE (only possible for bookings of 3 weeks or more! ): 40 CHF
In special cases, we allow laundry service for stays of only 1 or 2 weeks. Please contact us via email or phone!
CHECK-IN ASSISTANCE: 40 CHF
We accompany you to the check-in desk, providing guidance and assistance. Please note, that our service ends at the desk, ensuring a smooth handoff before processing. This service is only available if you book a departure transfer.
SPECIAL DIET (gluten-free, lactose-free...): 100 CHF
EXTRA WEEK
For all participants who spontaneously decide during the camp to extend their stay for one week: from 800 CHF
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
(for students coming from abroad countries)
A member of our team welcomes the young participant at the airport and takes him/her to the camp together with other students. The last day, he or she is accompanied back to the airport. Please make sure you book your arrival and departure flights on a Sunday and inform us as soon as you can about the details. The flight is not included in the price.
1. Geneva: Every Sunday - 150 CHF each way
- Arrival between 10am and 6pm
- Departure between 11am and 6pm
- First group leaves at 2.30pm
- Second group leaves at 6pm
2. Geneva: For flights arriving outside the hours of 10am - 6pm - 100 CHF each way
3. Private transfers from Geneva or Zurich airport - 500 CHF each way
friLingue offers an UNACCOMPANIED MINOR SERVICE at the cost of 100 CHF each way for incoming minor students. Please check your airline's age restriction guidelines. You may find further information on the Unaccompanied Minor Service by clicking on the following link: here.
ACCOMPANIED TRAIN RIDE FROM ZURICH OR BERN:
(for Swiss participants)
A member of our team waits for the participants in Zurich or Bern (each time at the main train station) and takes them to the camp along with other children and teenagers (by bus or train). At the end of the week, the participants are accompanied back to Zurich or Bern (again, to the main train station) until their parents (or another adult designed by the parents) wait for them.
Price (per way): 80 CHF from or to Zurich, 60 CHF from or to Bern (price includes the train ticket)
Price (per way) for participants with a General Abonnement (GA): 25 CHF from or to Zurich, 20 CHF from or to Bern.
Please note that for any late change (10 days before the camps or less) after booking this service (cancellation or other destination), friLingue will have to charge administration fees (40 CHF).
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURES
Arrivals are on Sundays between 5 and 6pm at the chalet where friendly members of our staff will be waiting to welcome you and show you to your room Departures are every Saturday after the excursion between 3.30 and 4pm at the train station of that week's excursion location. The exact time and location will be confirmed by the camp leader during the week. It is also possible for parents or guardians to collect their children directly from the camp either on Friday evening or on Saturday morning before 10am, we just kindly ask that you notify the camp leader in advance.
