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Language summer camps

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Stowickthevast · 28/06/2026 12:22

Anyone have any recommendations of language summer courses - looking for next summer.

Spanish for my then Y10 and German for my then Y12, ideally a week long one in July that's based in the relevant country.

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TeenToTwenties · 28/06/2026 20:25

With respect to Spain make sure it is Spanish not Catalan.
Years back my then going to y12 went with Enforex/Don Quixote to Salamanca. She did 3 weeks.

Consider travel / safeguarding. Will you be in the country nearby?

ShetlandishMum · 28/06/2026 20:26

Look for one which isn't just 20 young people together in English having fun doing 4x45 min classes a day abroad.
We could do with a German course but haven't really found a course worth the money.

snowgirl1 · 29/06/2026 13:33

I've just booked DD a week long German summer school for DD with Did Deutsch Institut (DID), so I'll report back after summer. I found it quite hard to find a week long course - many do two weeks as a minimum. I had a look at quite a lot of schools and the reviews and decided on a smaller town and a homestay.

If you're not flying to the country with them, bear in mind that few airlines seem to offer unaccompanied minors services now (BA have stopped).

Stowickthevast · 29/06/2026 15:15

Thanks @snowgirl1 yes the German ones do seem to be longer. I'm not too worried about eldest as she'll be 17 but it's a good point re youngest - Spain one.

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