Within GE-visIci program, take part in the « GE-visIci surrounded by snow » camp during the Christmas vacation.
Join the second edition of this absolutely innovative program and enjoy climbing, skiing, meeting other young people and discovering other cultures!
What will you do?
- Experience snowy adventures, have fun and learn!
- Rediscover your skis and the feeling of the right sensations.
- Get back on track and acquire the techniques you need to have fun in the snow
- Get used to ski touring gear and learn how to progress towards the summits
- Tell the difference between types of snow and understand « BERA » information
- Lear how to use your safety equipment and « rescue » people.
- Build an igloo and assemble a makeshift sledge
- Take part in treasure hunts and contests.
- As nature is our playground:
- we’ll learn how to preserve it
- observe animals and their tracks
Specifics of the GE-visIci program
As the GE-visIci program aims to facilitate integration and learning French through sport in mixed French-Non-French-speaking groups, it will be an opportunity for those, like you, learning French to practice it outside a school context. Thanks to the practice, the different games we’ve created and the « core expressions » audios that will be given to you, you’ll find it easier to:
- communicate in French,
- express yourself intuitively and simply on GE-visIci Saturdays
- remember activity-specific vocabulary,
- document your progress, both in terms of practicing winter sports and ski as well as in French through stories or videos.
We’ll be playing a lot of games whose aim, in addition to discovering an activity, will be to make it easier for you to learn French and to talk with your French-speaking friends. You’ll see, it’ll be fun!
Organizational information :
Who are your teachers: Qualified professionals (mountain guides/J+S instructors/pedagogues) in both teaching and sports. They have many years’ experience working with children and young people, and even though we know them well, we require and check Special excerpt form criminal records for all our staff working with minors. Our activities are J+S approved
Technical gear: supplied, while stocks last
Teaching aids: supplied, our approach allows us to adapt to the level of the participant and to individualize the material according to his or her learning needs.
Meeting point: Geneva (generally close to motorway access, accessible by public transport, right & left bank), transport to activity site included.
Dates and times: from January 2nd to January 5th, daily from 8.30am to 4.30pm
Destinations: mountains around Geneva (Salève, Jura, Haut-Savoyard pre-Alps, etc.). The destination will be decided during the week according to weather conditions (temperature, wind, sunshine, etc.) and communicated to parents.
Financial contribution: 590.-excluding discounts
What are the discounts?
- If you are eligible for the City of Geneva’s « Commitments to quality camps » program, -CHF 75.- (15.-/d)
- -20% if you are also enrolled in GE-visIci le samedi or in GE-VisIci weekly climbing classes
- -10% for effective sponsors
- -5% enrollement finalized before December 15th
- -6% sympathising members,
- Exceptional additional discounts depending on your status and situation (to be specified in « Additional information »).
- Depending on the funding we receive, an additional discount may be granted after registration.
Special discounts may be granted on a case-by-case basis, depending on the child’s situation. These must be explicitly requested and justified.
Various: In the event of rain or weather incompatible with outdoor activities, we have access to a gym and a private climbing gym to offer an alternative to the planned activity.
As part of the GE-visIci program, we also offer weekly climbing courses and activities focusing on mountain and winter sports every 1st Saturday of the month. Registration for these activities is by semester.
Read more about GE-visIci 2022-23 activities
Like all our sports activities for children and young people, this camp is J+S approved, we commited to the « Quality camp agreement of the City of Geneva ». We are also partners of Espas and apply their recommendations on prevention.
Register now!
You can enroll here. If you’re under 16, you’ll need parental consent.
A bientôt!
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