Mathematics Camp St. Bernard
Liddes-St.Bernard
Key points
● Mathematics lessons and activities!
● For German and english speakers
● Motivating teaching methods
● Sports, workshops and excursions
● Learn mathematics with a smile on your face!
● In groups of 8 participants in average per class
● Please note: Takes place either in Braunwald or in St. Bernhard, depending on the season!
School details
Levels: I love mathematics to I am at war with mathematics
Accommodation: 8-bed room, 6-bed room, 4-bed room
More accommodationsAll inclusive: 3 meals a day, plus snacks, teaching materials
Airport transfer: available
Arrival : on Sunday
Departure: On Saturday (for children without airport transfer) or on Sunday (for children who have booked an airport transfer for the return journey).
Age range: 10 - 15 Years
Features
WiFi
Full board
Trilingual
Certificates
A holiday camp to improve your mathematics skills in a good mood!
You feel like at sixes and sevens over what to do to solve an equation? After a week or two at St. Bernard, you'll be in seventh heaven or maybe even on cloud nine, for our Math camp is a perfect ten!
In our chalet in the mountain village of Liddes, in the Valais region of Grand St. Bernard, we’ll help you to get over all your difficulties with numbers and to get prepared for your exams, all this while making sure you’re having fun during your whole stay.
In small groups of 8 students in average, you’ll review the lessons you’ve learned at school, but not like in school: our young teachers will do their best so that you feel at ease, you gain confidence and discover how fascinating and amusing mathematics can be!
Every morning*, three hours of mathematics lessons in our chalet or in a nearby building – and in the afternoon, you’ll take part to activities and excursions to have a wonderful vacation.
And excellent price-quality ratio 15 hours** of mathematics tutoring, in full pension. The young participants will sleep in our comfortable dormitories and enjoy the delicious meals prepared by our chef.
Participants can also take part to English, German or French classes in the afternoon (2 or 3 times a week).
Important: Depending on the number/type of registrations, the lessons will be held in German or English. If you don't understand German and would like to have the course in English, please contact us via email or phone!
* in Winter, the courses are held in the afternoon.
** in Winter we only offer 12h mathematic tutoring
You can find more information under the tab "Dates & Prices"
- Camp Duration:
- 1 - 4 Weeks
- Levels:
- I am at war with mathematics to I love mathematics
- Age group:
- Juniors
- Start dates:
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Autumn
28.09 / 05.10 / 12.10 / 19.10.2025
Math course – autumn 2025
- Language Courses:
- No language course
- About this camp:
15 hours a week, in the morning, in groups of 8 participants on average.
The pedagogical approach goes through games so that pupils have fun all the time!
Please note that the lessons are held in English
Also included in this price:
- full-board accommodation
- activities and excursions
- 24-hour supervision
Relais de Dranse
Our spacious, 2014 renovated chalet “Relais de Dranse” in Liddes is in a wonderfully quiet location on the Dranse, a source river of the Rhone, about 5 minutes below the pass road into the Aosta Valley. Equipped with ping pong, billiards, table football and a garden to romp around in, our chalet offers everything for a perfect get around. You will soon feel at home here. Lots of exercises, no traffic noise, no through traffic, absolutely ideal for relaxed language holidays in Valais!
Alternatively, you can also live with a host family in Liddes St. Bernard. From morning to evening French - so you give your language skills an extra boost and get to know French in everyday life. Our gracious host families look forward to getting to know you during your vacation language course.
This is a sample programme. Activities and excursions may change depending on weather and other factors beyond our control.
LESSONS
Lessons are being held in small groups of 8 students in average.
WORKSHOPS
We currently offer a wide array of workshops, such as sports workshops (football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ultimate frisbee, American football, etc.), art workshops (painting, drawing, graffiti, dance, yoga, meditation, etc.), cooking workshops and many else.
EVENING ACTIVITIES
Evening activities are the shining star of our language camp program, saving the best for last! We always put in the extra effort to include each and every student into the activity that's planned for the evening, and those activities are: disco night, karaoke night, card and board games night, casino night, movie night, campfire, zombie & werewolf games, sardines, reverse hide&seek, and many else.
EXCURSIONS
Half-day excursions
Right after their language lessons and lunch, we take our students to one of the nearby attractive locations near St. Bernard camp, which might be:
Champex - a stunningly beautiful small village with a great fairytale-like lake
Salt mines in Bex may not sound way too attractive but we highly recommend holding onto our hand when we descend into the dark pit and the intricate labyrinth of the salt mines.
Col du St. Bernard - a famous historical pass which was hosting Napoleon and Hannibal in their respective time periods, it's a must-visit once you are in St. Bernard!
Adventure park La Fouly is a beautiful and quite physically engaging complex, we guarantee that our students will remember this one!
Full-day excursions
Sion - a city less than an hour drive away from St. Bernard camp, it has a rich history with a fortress in the middle of the city. Definitely worth visiting and spending a couple of hours there.
The Aosta valley is a stunning full-day excursion location in Northern Italy, where our students can experience all the beauties the Italian lifestyle has to offer, including hiking, rafting and pizza for dinner in one of Aosta's worldwide famous restaurants.
Emosson Dam is an architectural masterpiece with stunning hiking tracks and breathtaking panoramic views.
Two afternoon excursions during the week and a full-day excursion on Saturday are included in the stay. Together we will discover the sights and beauty of the Lower Valais.
INTENSIVE COURSE - Additional lessons in the afternoon in English or German -> only in spring, summer and autumn or French -> only in summer and autumn
2 or 3 afternoons of 90 minutes (100 / 150 CHF extra).
LAUNDRY SERVICE (only available for bookings of 3 weeks or more! ): 40 CHF
In special cases, we allow laundry service for stays of only 1 or 2 weeks. Please contact us via email or phone!
CHECK-IN ASSISTANCE: 40 CHF
We accompany you to the check-in desk, providing guidance and assistance. Please note, that our service ends at the desk, ensuring a smooth handoff before processing. This service is only available if you book a departure transfer.
SPECIAL DIET (gluten-free, lactose-free...): 100 CHF
EXTRA WEEK
For all participants who spontaneously decide during the camp to extend their stay for one week: from 800CHF
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
(for students coming from abroad countries)
A member of our team welcomes the young participant at the airport and takes him/her to the camp together with other students. The last day, he or she is accompanied back to the airport. Please make sure you book your arrival and departure flights on a Sunday and inform us as soon as you can about the details. The flight is not included in the price.
1. Geneva: Every Sunday - 150 CHF each way
- Arrival between 10am and 6pm
- Departure between 11am and 6pm
Transfers on Sunday outside theses hours - 400 CHF each way
Transfers any time between Monday and Saturday - 500 CHF each way
friLingue offers an UNACCOMPANIED MINOR SERVICE at the cost of 100 CHF each way for incoming minor students. Please check your airline's age restriction guidelines. You may find further information on the Unaccompanied Minor Service by clicking on the following link: here.
TRANSFER BY TRAIN FROM ZURICH OR BERN:
(for Swiss participants)
A member of our team waits for the participants in Zurich or Bern (each time at the main train station) and takes them to the camp along with other children and teenagers (by bus or train).
At the end of the week, the participants are accompanied back to Zurich or Bern (again, to the main train station) until their parents (or another adult designed by the parents) wait for them.
Price (per way): 80 CHF from or to Zurich, 60 CHF from or to Bern (price includes the train ticket)
Price (per way) for participants with a General Abonnement (GA): 25 CHF from or to Zurich, 20 CHF from or to Bern.
Please note that for any late change (10 days before the camps or less) after booking this service (cancellation or other destination), friLingue will have to charge administration fees (40 CHF).
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURES:
Arrivals are on Sundays between 5 and 6pm at the chalet where friendly members of our staff will be waiting to welcome you and show you to your room Departures are every Saturday after the excursion between 3.30 and 4pm at the train station of that week's excursion location. The exact time and location will be confirmed by the camp leader during the week. It is also possible for parents or guardians to collect their children directly from the camp either on Friday evening or on Saturday morning before 10am, we just kindly ask that you notify the camp leader in advance.