Alpadia German Summer Camp Heidelberg: Residential German Camp in Heidelberg

Alpadia German Summer Camp in Heidelberg is operated by Alpadia Language Schools, part of Kaplan International, on Tiergartenstraße in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. It is a residential camp for students aged 11 to 17. Programme and activities. German is taught in Standard and Intensive formats. The activity programme draws on Heidelberg itself: the gothic castle above the town, the Neckar riverside, and the compact old city. The provider describes the setting as a safe and friendly city, and the scale of Heidelberg means excursions do not require long journeys. Accommodation and supervision. Students stay in a modern residence with multi-bed rooms, many of them ensuite. Dining, classrooms and recreation areas are on the same site, so the daily routine is contained. Families should confirm whether their child's specific room will be ensuite, since the provider describes this as applying to many rooms rather than all. Ages, dates and duration. The camp accepts students aged 11 to 17. Arrival dates begin at the end of June. The sessions currently open are shown in the session block on this page and should be confirmed with the provider before booking flights. Location and travel. Heidelberg is in Baden-Württemberg, on the river Neckar in south-west Germany, around an hour from Frankfurt — the practical arrival airport. Transfer arrangements are not published as part of the standard package and should be requested directly. Who the programme may suit. This camp may suit families who want German immersion in a real city but not a large capital: Heidelberg is small enough to be navigable and is strongly associated with student life through its university. The minimum age of 11 sits between the provider's Frankfurt-Lahntal centre, which takes students from 10, and its older-only city programmes. Families wanting an outdoor or forest setting instead should compare with Freiburg or Frankfurt-Lahntal.