22 best English language camps in autumn in Europe, abroad. 2024 fees, rankings

Autumn holidays with language learning are a great option for those who want to spend this short week with maximum benefit. Language learning in red-orange-gold natural scenery can be combined with a sports or cultural program of your choice. Your child will be busy not only improving his language, but, at the same time, will get acquainted with a new country and its culture more closely. In the autumn camps, interesting leisure activities are organized for children: excursions, discos, master classes, trips to museums, trips to the cinema and theater, and much more! So there will definitely be no time to be bored.

Vacation programs for children are offered by prestigious educational institutions in Europe, England, the USA, Canada, Switzerland. Their choice largely depends on which foreign language the child plans to study. After all, it will be more effective to improve the language among its native speakers. Thanks to round-the-clock practice, children catch pronunciation faster, memorize new words easier and hone their grammatical skills better.

At the same time, teachers use a practice-oriented approach in conducting classes. They offer the children interesting tasks, the experience of which in the future may be useful to them in their studies or life.

• In low season, there are few tourists in the countries, so children will have the opportunity to look at the life of their residents in everyday conditions.
• The child will have a chance to see with his own eyes how celebrations on the occasion of national holidays are held in other states. In the USA, Halloween and Thanksgiving are celebrated at this time.
• In the low season, the time for visa processing is significantly reduced, and the prices for air tickets are pleasing with their affordable price.
• Autumn holidays can become a "demo" for those who went abroad for the first time without their parents. Having adapted to the new conditions, the child will be able to go abroad for a longer period of time next time, and the parents will be completely calm for him.

• Language program of the "language + leisure" format is the most basic program where the foreign student will learn the language and actively spend free time with peers at various sports and entertainment events;
• A language program of the "language + sport" format, where the second half of the day the student will be busy with sports activities of his choice;
• A language program "studying in the teacher's family" stipulates that your child spends a week in the teacher's family. There he lives, studies, eats and immerses himself in the language environment as intensively as possible, since there are only native speakers around him.

The educational programs of children's camps in the UK, USA, Canada, are distinguished by the fact that classes are held in an interesting form of play for a certain age and are based on communicative methods. The main purpose of the lessons is to develop oral speech, listening, reading, writing, but, most importantly, to teach how to use this knowledge in everyday life. The basic language course stipulates 20 lessons per week. Many language schools offer an intensive course, and then the number of classes increases to 30.

As for nutrition, if your child lives in a host family, he eats, mostly with members of this family, except on days when the language school organizes field trips. In this case, all children receive either lunch with them, or they are fed in a cafe or restaurant during the trip.

The final decision depends on the individual preferences, interests of each student. For example, many children's camps abroad offer studying in English: in the UK, Malta, and the USA. Swiss camps are unique in their own way: you can learn English, German and French (in some places and Italian) in them. If you want to give your child a vacation abroad, full of real adventures in the world of wildlife, choose a children's camp in Canada. The sports and entertainment program of German camps for children and youth are not so diverse, but the level of language skills acquired during autumn studies will be truly fundamental.

In any case, studying at language courses for students abroad will be an invaluable time of discovery, a step into independent life and, perhaps, help in choosing a further path.

American educational institutions provide a wide range of educational programs. Improving the English language here can be combined with sports, favorite hobbies and excursions. The number of classes depends on the chosen course. The standard program includes, as a rule, 18-25 lessons, intensive — 30 or more. The foreign students usually live in host families, allowing them to fully immerse themselves in the language environment.

Moreover, prices depend on the specific language school, its ranking, program and country. A week of one of the autumn language camps in the UK will cost you £825, and in Belgium - € 1,420. At the same time, the price does not include airfare, insurance, visa fee.