Multi-activity camp in the Jura, Chaux-des-Crotenay

A multi-activity autumn programme in the Montagnes du Jura, run by the Aroéven network for children aged 6 to 14. The stay is built so that the children become genuine participants rather than spectators: the programme follows one strong story-line, with big games in open nature, challenges to overcome together and a themed evening gathering every night. Parcours and games are adapted to the age and the wishes of the group, and the whole stay is led by a director and qualified animators.

The price quoted per child covers the stay at the chalet and the activity programme. Travel insurance is charged separately and is not part of the quoted figure. The journey is organised by train or minibus; families can choose to join the group at the venue in Chaux-des-Crotenay or to depart from Besançon, and the departure chosen changes the price. Compulsory paperwork is published by the operator: an image-rights form, the participant's charter and a health record.

The group is housed in a chalet, Les Cyclamens / Carmia, in Chaux-des-Crotenay in the Jura, with the children sleeping in rooms. Life in the chalet is shared: participants and staff together take on the everyday tasks of the house, from preparing meals to cleaning and laundry, which is a deliberate part of the educational project rather than a saving.

Meals are prepared and eaten in the chalet by the group itself. The children take part in the cooking alongside the animators, as one of the shared daily tasks of the stay. The operator does not publish a separate board arrangement for this stay.

Days are filled and dynamic: hikes in the Jura mountains, multi-sport sessions, visits to waterfalls and other unusual places nearby, and large outdoor games played in the open and in the forest. Every evening closes with a gathering built around the theme of the stay. The sports ground at the chalet is used for basketball, table tennis, volleyball, football and pétanque. Each moment is designed to build team spirit and the children's own independence.

The chalet has its own multi-sport ground, used for basketball, table tennis, volleyball, football and pétanque. Around it are the forests, waterfalls and mountains of the Jura, which the programme uses as its main setting.

Chaux-des-Crotenay sits in the heart of the Jura mountains, between forest, waterfalls and summits. The stay is meant to be remembered for what the children did rather than what they watched: surmounting challenges, discovering a landscape that few of them know, and coming home with stories full of laughter and surprises. For many children this is a first experience of living as a group and running a house together.