International Summer Adventure Camp
We will be back in 2025! 

Explore the rich history of the Engadine Valley!  A visit to the Castle of Tarasp is a great way to get to know the region and the local culture. Don't worry it won't be boring.

Show us your moves! Led by professional dance teachers, this workshop will be your favourite indoor activity. Or you can just hang out like Noa.

No kidding! Nevin Galmarini, Olympic Gold Medalist and HIF alumnus will be your coach for the afternoon. You will sleep like a log tonight.

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. 

There is a wicked place down at the River Inn where 421 trees are connected in 9 parcours. Don't worry! Schimun will help you to find the right way.

No notifications, no chats. We collect your phone and you only get it back in the evenings to catch-up. Read or play with your new friends!

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 International Summer Adventure Camp“ costs CHF 3,450 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
HIF holiday health, accident and liability insurance: CHF 368 
Pick-up and drop-off group shuttle from and back to Zurich airport: CHF 250 (optional)

Participants must be insured against sickness, accident and liability through a Swiss insurance policy. Participants from outside Switzerland must take out the HIF insurance package to ensure full coverage with Swiss hospitals and doctors. The cost for this package is fully at the expense of the parents. If applicable, we also recommend parents to take out insurance for trip cancellations due to COVID-19.

CANCELLATION AND COVID-19 INFORMATION
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).

If HIF ISAC is cancelled due to COVID-19, the school will refund 100% of the total price paid. If you need to cancel your child’s participation in HIF ISAC due to one of the following reasons, the school will refund 100% of the total price paid:
• Your child is in quarantine due to Covid-19 infection or contact with a positive tested person at the start of HIF ISAC and is not fit to travel.
• Your child must travel from a high-risk country (according to the official list published by the Federal Office of Public Health).
• Your child is not eligible for an entry visa to Switzerland due to Covid-19 restrictions.
• Your child's flight has been cancelled or no flights are allowed to land in Switzerland due to Covid-19.
• The home country has ordered quarantine measures and therefore your child cannot travel.

A negative PCR test no older than 48 hours must be presented upon arrival. 

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.