Field Trips
Connect Summer Camps offers great value, high quality and exciting Field Trips specifically designed for International Schools. With complete freedom to create your own customisable field trip, you’ll be able to use our experience and expertise to create the perfect field trip for your school trip.
Our field trips are crafted to aid academic learning, but have a particularly strong focus on developing social skills, increasing self-confidence and gaining independence. All this takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Zermatt, at the base of the Matterhorn, where children engage in a healthy, outdoor experience whilst learning to appreciate nature, the environment and the impact we have on it.
For more information, or to enquire about the Field Trips let us know below.
Overview
The purpose of our programmes is to offer children a well-rounded outdoor experience, children will not only develop physically due to the active nature of the camp, they will also be given the opportunity to develop social skills, self-confidence and independence.We will work closely with you to customise the programme so that the activities and workshops are in line with your requirements. Activities can be linked to your curriculum, we can accommodate groups of all different sizes and alter the duration of stay, typically 5 days, 1 week or 2 weeks. Our School Trip Programmes offer varied and exciting combinations of activities, excursions and workshops in an around Zermatt. Excursions to spectacular areas of Switzerland are designed to meet the school’s educational objectives with a cultural, historical or geographical focus. Also incorporated with the wide selection of activities and sports are educational workshops with a focus on nature and the Alpine environment.
What’s Included
• Full-board accommodation (3 meals plus daily snack) in 1 – 6 bed mostly en-suite rooms
• Supervision and control of activities by friendly, knowledgable and qualified Connect Summer Camp staff
• Highly qualified and experienced instructors and coaches for each activity
• Equipment rental (excluding ski/snowboard hire for ski trips)
• All admissions and cover charges
• Full-day and evening activities programme
• Pre-departure communication between International School and Connect Summer Camps to ensure travel options and curricular priorities are perfectly arranged.
Activities
All sports and activities are geared towards developing the skills and physical fitness of each camper.
Through sport campers are also encouraged to develop social, team building and leadership skills. Campers enjoy a selection of the following sports and activities:
Campers enjoy a selection of sports and activities.
General Activities
Swimming
Beach Volleyball
Badminton
Table Tennis
Football
Basketball
Rounders
Mountain Activities
Optional Courses
Private Tennis Coaching
Language Lessons
Ski Lesson
Snowboard Lesson
Rock Climbing Session
12+ Gornergorge climb with Mountain Guide
Enrichment Activities
Navigation Workshop
Outdoor Survival Skills
Workshop
Chocolate Making
Escape Rooms
Kite Making and Flying
Accommodation
Campers stay in a selection of residences, depending on the size of the group, all of which are recently renovated, modern, spacious, with mainly en-suite bedrooms for 1 – 4 campers, lounges and play areas as well as excellent dining facilities. They are situated just above the village, within 5 – 10 minutes walk of all the sport and leisure facilities and also the town centre. Campers are assigned to rooms according to age and gender and experienced staff stay within the chalet in separate rooms. Facilities also include Internet and TV rooms, table tennis and table football.
Facilities
Facilities in Zermatt
•Summer ski lifts – top station 3820m
•Indoor multi-sports centre
•Mountain bike trails
•Shops
•Indoor climbing wall
•Outdoor fixed climbing routes
•BBQ areas
•Mountain Huts
•Swimming Pool
•Supermarkets
•Fixed High-ropes course
•Football Pitch •Cafes and restaurants
•Hiking trails
•Beach Volleyball court
•Mini-golf
•Indoor and Outdoor tennis courts
•Cinema
•Basketball courts
•Badminton courts
Evening Activities
•Films
•Torch-lit walks
•Educational workshops
•Card games
•Team-building challenges
•Village outings
•Talent and music shows
•BBQs
•Bowling
•Fire-building and outdoor cooking
Educational Component
Our well-structured programme encourages children to build trust and teamwork, and teaches valuable life skills for the overall development of each child. Covered in workshops is study on mountain ecology, map reading, navigation with compasses, flora and fauna, and outdoor survival skills such as shelter and fire building. Our workshops seek to challenge and fully engage the children through the use of games and challenges, with a clear educational focus. On request we can add-on CAS specific components or language tuition from qualified teachers to any trip.
Our workshops seek to challenge and fully engage the children through the use of games and challenges, with a clear educational focus. Other requests of suggestions for different workshops are welcomed.
Team Challenge
Nature and the Environment
Navigation Skills
Mountain Explorer Challenge
“Lost“ Adventure
Rope Work and Rescue
For more information, or to enquire about the Field Trips let us know below.