Alpadia Summer Camp Engelberg: Residential Language Camp in the Swiss Alps

Alpadia Summer Camp in Engelberg is run by Alpadia Language Schools, part of Kaplan International, in a renovated 12th-century Benedictine monastery at Engelberg, in the Swiss Alps of central Switzerland. Programme and activities. Both German and English are taught, in Standard and Intensive formats. The activity programme uses the alpine surroundings for hiking and sport, with excursions listed to Lucerne, Zurich and Bern — three distinct Swiss cities within reach, which gives the excursion element more variety than a single-city base would. Accommodation and supervision. Students stay in twin or single rooms with shared bathrooms, within the renovated monastery building. Twin and single rooms are less crowded than the quadruple arrangements used at several of the provider's German centres, which may matter to families whose child would find a four-bed room difficult. Ages, dates and duration. The English courses are listed for ages 10 to 17, with arrival dates from the end of June. The German courses currently have no dates attached, so families wanting German at this centre should ask the provider whether those courses are running this season rather than assuming they mirror the English dates. Location and travel. Engelberg is a mountain village in the canton of Obwalden, central Switzerland, reached by rail from Lucerne. Zurich is the usual arrival airport. Transfer arrangements are not published as part of the standard package and should be confirmed directly. Who the programme may suit. This camp may suit families drawn to a mountain setting with a distinctive historic building rather than a modern residence or a school campus, and those who want the option of German or English in the same place. The room arrangement may suit children who need more privacy than a shared four-bed room allows. Families set on German should confirm course availability before shortlisting this centre.