Swiss Summer Leadership Camps: UPDATE 2025

In Crans Montana and Gstaad, Switzerland

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SILC Academy offers two exceptional Swiss Summer Leadership Camps, hosted at our two premium campuses in Crans Montana and Gstaad, Switzerland.

Gstaad Summer Leadership Camp – Our popular signature programme, set in the prestigious Gstaad Valley, is an action-packed camp centered on outdoor adventures and leadership challenges in the heart of the Swiss Alps.

Swiss Teen Summit – Crans Montana – Hosted at the renowned Les Roches campus, this dynamic camp blends leadership and entrepreneurship with exciting outdoor adventures.

With a strong legacy, including many years of running a summer leadership camp in Lausanne at Lake Geneva, SILC Academy continues to empower young minds while offering them the summer of a lifetime combining adventure with the development of 21st Century Skills.

Our Camp in Gstaad

Our Camp in Crans Montana

You can find detailed information about our two Swiss Summer Leadership Camps below at this page or through the links above.

FAQ

Which summer leadership camps does SILC offer in Switzerland for summer 2025?

We are excited to expand our summer camp offerings with a new programme at the stunning Les Roches campus in Crans Montana – the Swiss Teen Summit. At the same time, we continue to run our highly popular signature summer leadership camp in Gstaad.

Swiss Teen Summit – Crans Montana: Designed for students aged 14-17, this camp is an excellent follow-up for those who previously attended our programme in Lausanne. It focuses on leadership, entrepreneurship, and adventure in an inspiring international setting.
Gstaad summer leadership camp: Open to students aged 7-10 and 11-17, this flagship programme offers a unique blend of leadership development, teamwork, and outdoor activities in the prestigious Gstaad Valley.

Why did SILC move its camp from the programme in Lausanne to the summer camp in Crans Montana and Gstaad?

SILC Academy no longer holds its camp at the Lausanne campus as we have chosen to focus on boutique learning experiences that better align with our values and goals. This approach allows us to maintain smaller camp sizes, ensuring a high-quality leadership development programme with personalised attention and care.
By moving to our premium campuses in Crans Montana and Gstaad we offer modern accommodation with en-suite bathrooms, and the far majority of our activities—whether in the mountains, lakes, cities, or forests—are right on our doorstep. This means less time on long bus rides and more time for incredible adventures!

What makes the new campuses in Crans Montana and Gstaad unique compared to the old programme in Lausanne?

Our new summer campus at Les Roches in Crans Montana and our existing campus in Gstaad have allowed us to introduce exciting new opportunities. These include enhanced networking with local organisations and expanded outdoor adventure activities.

While the settings have changed, the core principles of our curriculum remain the same. However, our boutique locations now offer greater comfort, ensuring a personalised and enriching experience for every student. Our strong focus on leadership, entrepreneurship, and teamwork continues to guide every aspect of the programme.

What other summer camps does SILC Academy offer outside Switzerland?

In addition to our Swiss camps in Crans-Montana and Gstaad, SILC Academy offers two exclusive boutique camps in France:

Sea & Island Adventure Camp (Corsica): A thrilling two-week catamaran adventure, sailing around the stunning coastline of Corsica.
Creative & Entrepreneurial Camp (Cannes): A unique opportunity for students to explore their creativity through professionally-led workshops while enjoying outdoor adventures.

Whether in Switzerland or France, our camps provide unforgettable experiences, fostering lifelong memories and friendships with peers from around the world.

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Gstaad Summer Leadership Camp

An action-packed camp centered on outdoor adventures and leadership challenges in the heart of the Swiss Alps. With activities like canyoning, rafting, and climbing, it’s perfect for those seeking excitement, teamwork, and a deep connection with nature.

Location
Gstaad, Switzerland

Dates
Session 1: June 30th – July 13th 2025
Session 2: July 14th – July 27th 2025
Session 3: July 21st – August 3rd 2025

While our sessions are usually 2 weeks, we offer flexible stays from 1 to 5 weeks. Contact us to discuss your preferred duration.

Ages
We welcome participants aged 11 to 17

All-inclusive Fee
All-inclusive fee per student (three weeks): 8,700.- Swiss francs
All-inclusive fee per student (two weeks): 6,200.- Swiss francs
All-inclusive fee per student (one week): 4,200.- Swiss francs
Mandatory insurance fee: 250.- Swiss francs

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Swiss Teen Summit

Embark on inspiring journey where leadership and entrepreneurship merge with outdoor adventures. Each day offers real-world learning and excitement, from glacier expeditions to interactive workshops, ensuring an unforgettable experience.

Location
Crans Montana, Switzerland

Dates
July 14th – July 27th 2025

Ages
We welcome participants ages 14 – 17

All-inclusive Fee
All inclusive fee per student: 7.400. – Swiss Francs
Mandatory insurance fee: CHF 200. – Swiss Francs

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2 Week Residential Camp

Join us for our 2 weeks Summer Camps in Switzerland, with a focus on Leadership skills

Residential Camp

Flexibility of your staying

You can decide to spend with us a flexible period of time for some of our Summer Camps, from 1 to 5 weeks

Day Camp

Student Ambassador Robyn shares her summer camp experience!

Summer Camp with amazing activities by Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland

Summer Camps in Switzerland: Student Leadership

Leadership skills are developed through fun and challenging outdoor activities. Our main goal is for students to have the time of their lives while learning at the same time and experiencing Switzerland.

Our international team of senior trainers facilitate students’ development of communication skills, goal setting, time management techniques, teamwork, and many other important life skills.

Our camps are open to all students aged 11 to 17 and is suitable to all fitness and experience levels!

Students also learn about “savoir vivre” and etiquette, and have the opportunity to participate in a variety of workshops such as first aid training, outdoor and leadership workshops while learning to work more effectively in teams.

Highly experienced experts, trainers and guides take students through fun challenges, workshops, games and outdoor activities in a breath-taking mountain setting of the Swiss outdoors. Participants will receive feedback at the end of each activity as well as a certificate and Personal Action Plan at the end of the camp.

Our Campuses

Our campuses all have beautiful settings surrounded by nature, mountains and breathtaking views. They are always in a safe and stimulating environment, where students can have an adventurous experience with their peers.

It's just really satisfying to see that you can grow that much in a day and I would never have thought that was possible before. Everything that I've learned over these past few days, and weeks, I'm very excited to bring them home with me and use them in the school environment and the family environment. I think I'll be able to make friends a lot easier and generally flourish at school and in my environment a lot more. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Collin, United States

It is a world of learning experiences because we do something new every day and there's so much to learn in that. It feels like this group of people will keep in contact wherever in the world they are. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Nicolas, Brazil

All the activities and the people that are doing the activities all have such a positive vibe to do what we want to do and that's amazing. That feeling is amazing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fatima, Egypt

I think day one was already one of the days that we actually started making connections, which is a great start for the whole camp. It's never boring, it's always full of activities. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lynn, Kuwait

I will definitely take many achievements home, but it's mostly I learned how to collaborate with people I didn't really know before. And all the activities we did together, it made me grow my self confidence and I will definitely go home as a more confident person. There's a lot of great key factors I can take home from the camp. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Natasha, Russia

Organisation & Safety

Our experienced and international training team has all the expertise required to manage the SILC summer camp with great care, passion, attention for detail, operational excellence and safety.

We are dedicated to the highest standards to create a wonderful learning experience and to look after the health, safety and well-being of students. We give all the support needed to ensure students are safe, enjoy their time and perform at the best of their abilities.

We only work in suitable conditions and we are well informed of any weather condition changes. When needed, we modify the programme of the day according to the weather conditions.

Senior Team & Professional mountain guides

Our staff has extensive experience working with students from international schools around the world through our school workshops, school camps, summer and winter camps, webinars and student leadership conferences. They are a unique international melting pot of passionate, committed and highly experienced experts in the field of leadership, coaching, and consulting, coming together in Switzerland and each bringing their own expertise to our selection of modules.

All trainers who manage and run the Student Leadership Series are part of our international and multilingual senior training team, have full DBS checks, hold Child Protection Certificates from the Educational Collaborate for International Schools (ECIS), and are First Aid & CPR trained.

Depending on the activity, the guide to student ratio is 1:6 or 1:12. Including all trainers, staff, camp and activity managers, mountain guides and boarding staff, the ratio is 1:5 or lower. Trainers participate in activities to assist in the development of leadership skills and to facilitate the learning experience.

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