Champittet Summer Leadership Camp: UPDATE 2025

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We no longer host the Champittet Summer Leadership Camp at College Champittet in Lausanne to make space for our two unique Swiss Leadership Camps; the Gstaad Summer Leadership Camp and Swiss Teen Summit Crans Montana, where we continue to deliver the same high-quality experiences and programmes that SILC Academy is known for.

Our Camp in Gstaad

Our Camp in Crans Montana

For clarity and transparency, you can still find detailed information about the previous Champittet Summer Leadership Camp which we organised at College Champittet further down this page and through other links provided.

FAQ

Why is the SILC and Champittet Summer Leadership Camp no longer held at College Champittet?

The SILC camp is no longer held at College Champittet due to our focus on offering boutique learning experiences that better align with the values and goals of SILC academy. This includes smaller camp sizes allowing us to maintain a strong leadership development programme. Our camp offerings have expanded to a new campus at Les Roches, in Crans Montana as well as continuing our renowned Gstaad Leadership Camp.

What makes the new campuses at Les Roches and Gstaad unique compared to Champittet?

Our new location at Les Roches has allowed us to introduce additional opportunities, such as enhanced networking with local organisations and new adventure activities, making the experience even more impactful. While the settings have changed, the core principles of our curriculum remain the same, with an additional comfort provided by our boutique locations. Our focus on leadership, entrepreneurship, and teamwork continues to guide every aspect of the programme. We also continue our popular signature Gstaad Summer Leadership Camp in Switzerland.

What other camps does SILC Academy offer?

Alongside our Swiss camps in Crans Montana and Gstaad, SILC Academy offers two boutique camps in France. The Sea & Island Adventure Camp in Corsica is a 2-week adventure on a catamaran sailing around the beautiful island. Our Creative and Entrepreneurial Camp in the South of France offers an opportunity for students to unleash their creative spirits through professionally-led workshops combined with outdoor adventures. Whether in Switzerland or France, our camps create lifelong memories and connections with peers from all over the world.

Will there be any changes to the camp curriculum or experience?

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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

From the SILC & Champittet Summer Leadership Camp, 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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