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Spanish Summer camp in Spain for Teens - Recommendations?

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Redandblue11 · 17/04/2023 15:36

Hello - we are looking at Spanish summer camps for our DC (14). We are looking ideally at a week with Spanish lessons and sports / water sports combined.
DC already has a reasonable level of Spanish. But is to improve the language plus the experience to be in a multicultural group.
Any recommendations?
Been looking at Enforex, ISC and Lenguaventura.
Thanks !

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Redandblue11 · 23/12/2025 10:44

Hi @Tinkerwebbo , my ds went 3/4 years ago now and he found it fun. The host company were good but it also depends on the child , there was one day ds didn’t fancy one water activity and they let him stay in the main camp with other kids I happen to be in touch with him that day and sounded like he didn’t do much. I had to speak to the host and ask them to encourage him to do more, otherwise ds would have done the same the following day.
I thought it was overall good but maybe speak to the hosts, specially if the child is unsure.

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JumpLeadsForTwo · 15/12/2025 15:50

Tinkerwebbo · 15/12/2025 11:57

I’m looking at Cesa For this summer for my y13 daughter. She’s anxious about staying with someone she doesn’t know. How did yours find their host? Many thanks 🙏

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My DS went on a week with CESA and had a fabulous time (along with a good language immersion) . Was 17 at the time, and stayed in the halls. Great mix of nationalities, and staying there rather than a host family meant more social activities

Tinkerwebbo · 15/12/2025 11:57

Redandblue11 · 17/04/2023 15:36

Hello - we are looking at Spanish summer camps for our DC (14). We are looking ideally at a week with Spanish lessons and sports / water sports combined.
DC already has a reasonable level of Spanish. But is to improve the language plus the experience to be in a multicultural group.
Any recommendations?
Been looking at Enforex, ISC and Lenguaventura.
Thanks !

I’m looking at Cesa For this summer for my y13 daughter. She’s anxious about staying with someone she doesn’t know. How did yours find their host? Many thanks 🙏

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Redandblue11 · 28/04/2024 15:10

They slit them in levels , so I am sure whatever the level they benefit.

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Cuppateaneeds · 28/04/2024 01:10

Thanks. My son is definitely at a lower level - just what he’s learnt at school - and language is not his forte which is why I thought a camp might be beneficial.

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Redandblue11 · 27/04/2024 22:30

DS learnt some stuff that he did not know before, so yes he felt more confident. He ended up being in the most advanced group.

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Redandblue11 · 27/04/2024 22:28

My DS was in year 9 when he went, but he has a very good level of Spanish as my family is Spanish speaking, although he hadn’t seen them (covid) for 3 years. That was partly the reason I wanted him to go.
they split them in levels typically so he advanced from where he was and most kids advance from the level they start.

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Cuppateaneeds · 27/04/2024 21:12

Pueblo espagnol not pueblo ingles!!

Cuppateaneeds · 27/04/2024 20:26

Thanks for responding and the feedback. The others I’m looking at are Puebloingles and Enforex. What sort of level was your DS Spanish before (my son is in year 10) and did he feel more confident after?

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Redandblue11 · 27/04/2024 20:11

Hi @Cuppateaneeds we went for ISC Spain at the end link
in Alicante, mainly because it offered water activities and the dates worked for us.
My ds went with a friend (which can be a good or a bad thing, not great if you want them to really speak in the language as much as they can and mix with others, but helpful for certain children to have a friendly face).
they were in university accommodation and really did not have much freedom as they were not in the middle of town, the facilities were good and the mix of kids was mainly British, Americans, Egyptians, French, Italian and a few Chinese.
DS enjoyed it, but if I am honest is good but lower your expectations on how much they will actually learn/improve their Spanish as if they are in a residential they end up chatting in English to the rest of the kids.
Also, depends on the child, they were exhausted (my son was just 14 when he went) so was very early mornings and a full day with lessons on the morning, activities in the pm, and normally taken out in the evenings. They were truly shattered by the end.
Overall I thought it was a good (not amazing) experience for ds, as I wanted him to mix with other teens and learn to be more independent.

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Cuppateaneeds · 27/04/2024 19:49

@Redandblue11 which camp did you pick in the end and would your DC recommend the experience. I was looking at Enforex - was wondering if teens generally choose the residential or home stay options, and for 14-18 there seemed to be options of the summer camp or junior programme (which seemed to mention more freedom and I’m not sure that’s a good thing for my 15 year old DS!)

Meredusoleil · 07/02/2024 17:11

Salamanca is widely recognised to be the best place to learn the King's Spanish. Definitely stay away from Catalonia.

Meredusoleil · 07/02/2024 17:10

Oops! I forgot, I also had 2 weeks at the Seville school 🤦‍♀️

Meredusoleil · 07/02/2024 17:09

I can highly recommend Don Quijote. I spent 2 weeks each at the Valencia school, the Tenerife school and the Malaga one.

OchonAgusOchonOh · 07/02/2024 15:37

https://www.topschoolinspain.com/en/spanish-courses-in-spain/juniors/summer-programme-for-teenagers/

dd went to this one when she was 17 and had a fabulous time and really improved her Spanish. Ds went when he was 16 for 5 weeks during transition year (a year of alternative education topics and approaches between junior and senior cycle in Ireland) and attended a Spanish school as well as the 1-1 classes to get him up to speed, followed by group classes with other kids. Again he had a great time and really improved his Spanish.

They stayed with host families and both families were lovely and really took care of them. I think dd met every relative the family had on hikes, at bbq's etc. They also socialised with the other kids doing the course.

The school sent me regular updates when they were over there too and I felt that the pastoral care was great too.

BlindurErBóklausMaður · 07/02/2024 15:12

My students went to Salamanca as well. Some years ago now, but it's a beautiful city (I was there for 6 months a million years ago)

I wonder if DQ is the parent company..I haven't looked at them for a few years, but I remember DQ having a snazzy website and Enforex definitely not, but maybe that's changed.

Great experience though!

TeenDivided · 07/02/2024 14:57

mumskies · 07/02/2024 14:55

Thanks very helpful. It's strange but it looks like Enforex and Don Quixote are the same companies. at least the descriptions for the summer camps in Malaga and Valencia are identical. Not sure if different target market or there is some other reason for it.

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I think they are the same, and it is probably just marketing.

DD went to Salamanca, where apparently they have a nice accent, and she likes history.

mumskies · 07/02/2024 14:55

BlindurErBóklausMaður · 07/02/2024 14:38

Enforex are fine. I know both them and Don Quijote. The former will come out cheaper, DQ have more programmes geared for teens like the kind of ESL summer courses we see in the UK.

Thanks very helpful. It's strange but it looks like Enforex and Don Quixote are the same companies. at least the descriptions for the summer camps in Malaga and Valencia are identical. Not sure if different target market or there is some other reason for it.

TeenDivided · 07/02/2024 14:41

BlindurErBóklausMaður · 07/02/2024 14:38

Enforex are fine. I know both them and Don Quijote. The former will come out cheaper, DQ have more programmes geared for teens like the kind of ESL summer courses we see in the UK.

I rather got the impression that Enforex and Don Quijote were one and the same.

BlindurErBóklausMaður · 07/02/2024 14:38

Enforex are fine. I know both them and Don Quijote. The former will come out cheaper, DQ have more programmes geared for teens like the kind of ESL summer courses we see in the UK.

TeenDivided · 07/02/2024 14:17

Walkingtheplank · 07/02/2024 14:04

Very pleased to see this as we're looking for something for our son after GCSEs in the summer - just a week or so.

As much as I would like to be in Spain too, I think he'd be more immersed without us.

I agree, but see my post of 17/0/23.
If he is robust of health and has common sense may be less of an issue than for us.

Walkingtheplank · 07/02/2024 14:04

Very pleased to see this as we're looking for something for our son after GCSEs in the summer - just a week or so.

As much as I would like to be in Spain too, I think he'd be more immersed without us.

TeenDivided · 07/02/2024 13:58

Location wise try to find somewhere with a 'good' accent, speaking Spanish not Catalan.

TeenDivided · 07/02/2024 13:57

mumskies · 07/02/2024 12:47

Hello, We are looking for a Spanish summer camp for my thirteen year old. We are considering Enforex. Does anyone have any experience with this group? or an alternative suggestion? Thanks

As I said above, the teaching was good, but with a 13yo I would want to be on holiday nearby rather than in the UK.