HIF Summer Camp 2025

As well as the adventure activities we will also be coaching field sports and games. 

Always wanted to be a cowgirl or cowboy? This time we travel to Canada! Or at least, this is what it feels like at the ranch in San Jon.

Try out our climbing wall, join a team and play uni hockey or take on a volleyball challenge. After all, we are a Sports Academy. 

The Seilpark Engadin high ropes course provides students with plenty of challenges and adrenalin. After the gearing up and receiving a safety talk students are free to explore.

No notifications, no chats and littlle social media. Students are required to hand in their phones during the day and you only get it back in the evenings to catch-up and communicate with parents.

Do you know what Engadiner Nusstorte is? Google it! We will bake one together. Or do you rather fancy pottery? Paint your own cup!

We have mountains. Lots of them. It's your chance now to discover them on foot, on a bike or with a mountain scooter. Bring a good rain jacket!

This is a very Swiss thing to do. We hike up to a hut, we cook and play together and listen to each other snoring during the night. It's fun!

The HIF Boarding House will be your home for the 2-weeks of adventure in Ftan. Your safety, security and well-being, in short, your happiness are the basis for your educational and personal development during the Summer Camp.  We have a separate section for girls and boys with 24/7 pastoral care during the entire stay. The ratio of the pastoral staff to students: 1:9. You will stay in comfortable double rooms with shared bathroom facilities. 

We provide 3 full meals per day plus snacks in the morning and afternoon. Regional, seasonal, fresh and healthy - that is our nutrition concept. We pay attention to a healthy and seasonal diet and whenever possible source our products from the region, the Engadine mountains: Hatecke supplies us with sustainable meat products, Pastizaria Cantieni provides freshly baked bread. Food allergies and intolerances are taken into consideration wherever possible.

MAXIMUM SUMMER CAMP OCCUPANCY
60 students. Please plan in advance and reserve your place in good time.

COSTS AND PAYMENT
The two-week "HIF Summer Camp“ costs CHF 4,500 and includes accommodation in a double room, full board, 50 language lessons, school materials, sports, cultural and all other activities. Upon registration, a confirmation and an invoice will be sent to you. The amount stated must be settled within the stipulated period. Admission is completed upon receipt of payment. Bank fees and other charges are to be borne by parents. Should a participant leave the Summer Camp early (personal or disciplinary reasons), there will be no refund of any fees. Also, parents shall bear all the costs of early departure (transportation, etc.).

INSURANCE AND ADDITIONAL COSTS
Pick-up and drop-off group shuttle from and back to Zurich airport: CHF 250 (optional)

All students must have comprehensive medical, accident, and liability insurance. Please check that your childs current insurance package is valid in Switzerland and includes rescue and recovery operations. If you are unsure, please check with your provider. If you need insurance for your child, a package can be put together for you by HIF. 

CANCELLATION 
If registration is cancelled by 31 May 2021, the school will refund 100% of the total price paid. If registration is cancelled on or after 1 June 2021, parents will not be entitled to a refund (also includes late arrival, early departure, no-show). Cancellation of registration must be made in writing (letter or email).

RULES OF CONDUCT
Participants will observe the school’s rules and regulations. Smoking, the consumption of alcoholic beverages or the possession of illegal substances is strictly prohibited for the entire duration of the Summer Camp. The HIF reserves the right to send home, at parents’ expense, any participant who through unacceptable behaviour deliberately causes disruption during the course of the Summer Camp. All participants are bound to comply with the rules and regulations of the school and boarding house.

PHOTOS
HIF Summer Camp staff take photos or short videos to document camp activities. These images will be shared with parents on the HIF webpage and on the school’s social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). In addition, pictures may be used for our image campaigns and the school’s printed materials. Should a student not want their picture to be published, this has to be communicated to the Summer Camp office in writing to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. No pictures will then be taken of that student.