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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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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

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Redandblue11 · 18/04/2023 21:29

Thank you @NewNoo24 , I did look at cesa and sent them an enquiry but they have not responded… have you managed to get in touch with them?
I know what you mean about temperatures, DC loves water sports hence I was considering a camp with water activities. And I am also a worried wort (lol) so my thinking was that residence accommodation might be better … but then I started thinking if other children could be mean , etc . To be honest, most likely both experiences will be amazing for them , but I cannot help with worrying. I had friends who went abroad at that age with family hosts and they loved it.
I think we are narrowing in ISC , wit the water sport option
https://www.iscspain.com/
But I want to see if cesa and don quijote come back to me with more details, before making the decision.

Summer camps in Spain | ISCSpain.com - ISC Spain

Come to our summer camp in Alicante and learn Spanish in our great resort and enjoy a unique experience in the Mediterranean area.

https://www.iscspain.com/

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NewNoo24 · 18/04/2023 17:29

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Redandblue11 · 18/04/2023 14:47

Thank you @TeenDivided , yes we are planning to be in Spain nearby when DC is at the camp. DC is 14, I really hope they don’t let them out on their own at that age, I will speak with the camp. Thanks

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TeenDivided · 17/04/2023 19:10

DD went aged just 16 post GCSE with Enforex / Don Quijote to Salamanca.
She flew out from Heathrow and was met at Madrid.
She was there for 3 weeks and came back much more fluent.

However would you be in the country too nearby, or would they be going alone? DD was ill and it was hard to find out what was going on as the quality of English of the staff wasn't great. I also had some issues over their 'safeguarding' of the older teens (who were allowed out in evenings but they didn't seem to have a system of checking them back in).

This was 8 years ago though, standards may have improved.

Meredusoleil · 17/04/2023 19:03

Redandblue11 · 17/04/2023 18:54

Thank you @Meredusoleil , how old were you when you went if you do not mind me asking?
i have just found don quijote and sent an enquiry.

The first, second and third times I went, I think I was around 28 years old (I spent 2 weeks each in 3 different schools)! I had already studied Spanish for awhile at Instituto Cervantes in London and had obtained my intermediate DELE.

After that I did my AS and A levels in Spanish (missed out the GCSE, but had A Level French already so that helped a lot).

Then I went with Don Quijote again after I qualified as an MFL teacher and did a teacher's course in Seville. That must have been a few years later when I was around 31/32 years old.

At all the 4 schools I have studied in, I saw lots of teenagers and young people from different countries there to learn Spanish. In fact, I would say there were less adults and more younger people tbh!

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Redandblue11 · 17/04/2023 18:54

Thank you @Meredusoleil , how old were you when you went if you do not mind me asking?
i have just found don quijote and sent an enquiry.

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Meredusoleil · 17/04/2023 18:44

Have you looked at Don Quijote? I used them years ago, so not sure if they're still around!

But I basically learnt to sail in Spanish (in Valencia) and learnt to scuba dive in Spanish (in Tenerife) - both with Don Quijote Spanish language lessons in the mornings.

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