Village Camps has a long tradition of outdoor education and have recently added a modern science lab to their building to enhance the opportunities for campers/students to engage in their learning. Students will be guided and taught a variety of laboratory skills before taking their curiosity to the next level by taking part in a range projects tied to National curriculums for science for ages 11-16. We want Lab Explorers to love learning and we want them to enjoy science which contains so many explanations to our world and chances to explore.
Lab Explorers Director:
Chris has over 10 years of science teaching experience as well as previously working in the pharmaceutical industry. He loves taking science outdoors and continues to come up with ways to make learning science more engaging for young people while making sure students learn the skills of how to find explanations to phenomena and build up a good knowledge of the world around them. He is a high school teacher with experience in IB and A Levels and has taught in the UK, Hong Kong and is currently teaching in Switzerland. His passions besides science are snowboarding and DIY.
Understanding Engineering/tools
Biology projects- “Science in Sport”, “Diversity in nature”
Chemistry projects- “Crime scene investigation”, “Colour magic”
Physics projects- “Up, up and away”, “Supermagnets”
Les jeunes sont hébergés au « Swiss Alpine Centre» de Village Camps. Le bâtiment est doté de chambres de 3 à 4 lits dont la plupart ont une salle de bain privée. Les nombreux aménagements comprennent des espaces de détente, des salles de classes et de jeux, ainsi qu’un spacieux réfectoire. Le campus est situé proche du centre ville et des divers centres d’activités.
Des excursions dans les villes de Genève ou de Lausanne, ainsi qu’une visite de la fabrique de chocolat Cailler à Broc ou du Parc Aquatique près d’Aigle sont proposées le weekend.
L'après-midi et les soirs, les campeurs profitent d'une gamme d'activités passionnantes. Les points forts sont le tir à l'arc, le tennis, les randonnées, l'alpinisme et le beach-volley l'après-midi. Et le soir il y a des compétitions d'équipe amusantes, une soirée de cuisine internationale, un spectacle de talents et la discothèque de la dernière nuit au camp.
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