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Autumn Language Camp in St-Cergue

St-Cergue, SwitzerlandFilolo

Latest published dates: Sep 27 – Oct 17, 2026
Duration: 1, 2, or 3 weeks
Ages: 10–17

2026 price

$962

Per week on a 3-week stay

Course price for 1 week — $1,082

German Course

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Filolo's autumn language camp at Château Monteret in St-Cergue, above Lake Geneva in the Jura Vaudois Nature Park, for children and teenagers aged 10 to 17. Mornings are language lessons — French, English or German, fifteen hours a week in classes of no more than six students, from beginner to upper-intermediate. Afternoons alternate between three excursions a week and sports, art and cooking ateliers on the camp's own grounds, and the evenings run from camp games to movie nights. The camp is authorised by the DGEJ of the Canton of Vaud, full board is prepared by the camp's own kitchen with special diets covered, and supervision is round the clock. Arrival is Sunday, departure Saturday.

Language

German, English +1

Program type

Language Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

Language lessons run Monday to Friday mornings, fifteen hours a week, and each student takes French, English or German. A placement test on the first evening sets the level, and levels run from beginner to upper-intermediate. Classes are capped at six students per teacher.

What’s Included

The weekly price covers lessons, accommodation, homemade full board, three excursions a week, the leisure programme, round-the-clock supervision, the registration fee and a certificate of completion. Room upgrades, the intensive course option, accompanied train travel and the airport transfer are booked separately.

Accommodation

Students stay at Château Monteret, the camp’s own house in St-Cergue, surrounded by nature and looking out over Lake Geneva and the Alps. A place in a shared 10-bed room is included; 5-bed and 2-bed rooms are available as paid upgrades. Room and roommate requests can be made at registration and are honoured where availability allows.

Meal Plan

Full board is prepared by the camp’s own kitchen team. Special diets are catered for at no extra cost when the kitchen is told in advance.

Activities & Excursions

Three excursions a week are included. The rest of the afternoons stay on site with sport on the camp’s own football and basketball grounds, art classes and cooking workshops, and the evenings bring camp games and film nights. Autumn in the Jura is the quiet season here, so groups are smaller and the programme leans towards the forest and the lake.

Facilities

The camp occupies a private complex in the Jura Vaudois Nature Park at about 1000 metres, with its own football and basketball grounds, table tennis and campfire areas, and its own kitchen. The Chèvrerie-Monteret railway station is a short walk away. Geneva airport is around 35 minutes by car.

Camp Experience

St-Cergue is a village of about three thousand people on the Jura plateau, looking across Lake Geneva to Mont Blanc. Filolo is authorised by the DGEJ, the child and youth authority of the Canton of Vaud. A week runs from Sunday arrival to Saturday departure, and students who stay longer remain over the weekend on the supervised weekend programme.

Language Camp prices

German Course

15 Lessons · 10–17 yrs · A0–B2

2026 price

Fifteen hours of lessons a week, Monday to Friday mornings, in groups of no more than six students. A placement test on the first evening sets the level; levels run from beginner to upper-intermediate.

15 hours per week, mornings Monday to Friday, maximum 6 students per teacher.

General language for children and teenagers, with the afternoons and evenings spent using the language outside the classroom.

Daily Schedule

Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30

Included items

24/7 supervision
Native teachers
Small groups

Arts & Crafts
Basketball
Excursions
Football

Games area
Outdoor fields
Residence accommodation

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Accompanied train ride, Geneva Cornavin

Accompanied train journey to or from Geneva Cornavin, ticket included. Boarding and alighting on the way is possible via Biel and Neuchâtel. Price is per one-way journey.

Airport transfer, Geneva

Transfer between Geneva airport and the camp. Price is per one-way journey.

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Filolo

Filolo runs residential language and sports camps for children and teenagers aged 10-17 in Switzerland, including a winter Ski & Snowboard camp in Les Diablerets combined with optional English, French or German language lessons, plus summer, autumn and spring language, surf, tennis, mountain bike and multi-activity camps.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Children and teenagers aged 10 to 17.

French, English or German. The language is chosen at registration.

Fifteen hours a week, Monday to Friday mornings, with a maximum of six students per teacher.

A placement test on the first evening. Levels run from beginner to upper-intermediate.

From one week up to three. A child staying several weeks remains at the camp over the weekend on the supervised weekend programme.

At Château Monteret in St-Cergue. A place in a shared 10-bed room is included; 5-bed and 2-bed rooms are available as paid upgrades listed under Extras.

Yes. Room and roommate requests can be indicated at registration. Children registering together can name each other on the form and will be placed in the same room, though specific room categories depend on availability.

Lessons, accommodation, full board, three excursions a week, the leisure programme, 24/7 supervision, the registration fee and a certificate of completion.

Arrival is Sunday, departure Saturday.

Accompanied train travel from Zurich or Geneva can be booked, and a transfer from Geneva airport is available. Both are paid extras listed under Extras.

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More about this camp

Château Monteret stands in private forest above St-Cergue, on the Jura plateau at about a thousand metres, with Lake Geneva below and the Alps across it. Filolo runs its autumn language camp there over the Swiss half-term break, for children and teenagers aged 10 to 17. The teaching is fifteen hours a week, Monday to Friday mornings, in French, English or German. A placement test on the first evening sets the level, levels run from beginner to upper-intermediate, and classes are capped at six students per teacher. The teachers are native speakers and stay with the group through the afternoon and evening programme. Three excursions a week are included with tickets and transport. The other afternoons stay on site: the camp has its own football and basketball grounds, table tennis, art classes and a cooking atelier. Evenings are camp games and film nights. Students sleep in shared rooms at the château, with smaller rooms bookable as an upgrade, and the kitchen team cooks on site and covers special diets at no charge. Supervision is round the clock and the camp is authorised by the DGEJ of the Canton of Vaud. Arrival is Sunday, departure Saturday.