BRAUNWALD
SKI AND SNOWBOARD CAMP, MATH CAMP
& ALPS CAMP
& ALPS CAMP
Important notice for parents:
We kindly request all parents to thoroughly explore and read through our website to ensure you have all the necessary information. We have provided comprehensive details about our programs, activities, and policies to answer most of your questions.
Please take the time to review everything carefully. If, after doing so, you find that something is not clear or you have further questions, feel free to contact us. We're here to help, but your understanding of the provided information will streamline our communication and allow us to assist you more efficiently.
Also, please check your email spam folders regularly, during your child's stay at our camps.
Thank you for your cooperation!
We kindly request all parents to thoroughly explore and read through our website to ensure you have all the necessary information. We have provided comprehensive details about our programs, activities, and policies to answer most of your questions.
Please take the time to review everything carefully. If, after doing so, you find that something is not clear or you have further questions, feel free to contact us. We're here to help, but your understanding of the provided information will streamline our communication and allow us to assist you more efficiently.
Also, please check your email spam folders regularly, during your child's stay at our camps.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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BRAUNWALD ADDRESS
BRAUNWALD CAMP ADDRESS
Adrenalin Backpackers Hotel
Alpinaweg 3
8784 Braunwald
Switzerland
(+41) 077 277 27 29
Link for joining the WhatsApp group: click here
Alpinaweg 3
8784 Braunwald
Switzerland
(+41) 077 277 27 29
Link for joining the WhatsApp group: click here
PACKING LIST
Things you'll need in our language camps
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- IMPORTANT
- ID (original) -> if you live outside of Switzerland
- ID (copy) -> if you live in Switzerland
- -> if you booked the accompanied train ride from Zurich or Bern you need to carry your original ID/passport copy with you!
- special medicine (if needed)
- health insurance card (copy)
- sleeping bag: for the dormitory and for the 4-6 bed rooms (with and without shower) -> In the double and single rooms, the bed linen is included in the price! (Please note that participants who have already booked the bed linen or who are coming by plane do not need a sleeping bag)
1 - 2. HYGIENE
- two bath towels
- shampoo & shower gel
- toothbrush & toothpaste
- toiletries
- paper handkerchiefs
2 - 3. CLOTHES & SHOES
- plastic bag for dirty washing
- winter shoes / boots
- warm clothes
- slippers
- socks
- trousers, t-shirts & sweaters/hoodies
- underwear
- sportswear & shoes
- warm jacket (waterproof)
- swimwear, bikini/bathing suit
- hat & scarf
3 - 4. CLASS
- writing utensils
- notebook for new words
- dictionary
- maybe schoolbooks / copies of old exams (e.g., for the intensive course)
MATH CAMP- calculator, geometry compass, ruler & triangle
4 - 5. SPORT & FREE TIME
- small backpack
- sunglasses
- sun protection (sun cream), lip balm with UV protection
- wrist watch
- reusable waterbottle
5 - 6. OTHER ITEMS
- pocket money (Around 50 CHF) per week for snacks,refreshments, souvenirs etc.)
6 - 7.SKI-/SNOWBOARD EQUIPMENT
- skis or snowboard (if not rented)
- ski poles (if not rented)
- ski or snowboard boots (if not rented)
- ski helmet (if not rented)
- ski suit (pants and jacket)
- ski goggles
- ski socks
- warm and waterproof gloves
- ski underwear
- optional: back protector
If you paid for the rental, please fill out the following form: click here7
ARRIVAL OPTIONS
BRAUNWALD CAMP ARRIVAL
- OPTION 1: INDIVIDUAL ARRIVAL TO LINTHAL BRAUNWALDBAHN
We will meet at 5:15 PM inside the entrance, in front of the turnstiles at the Linthal Braunwaldbahn valley station. A staff member wearing a friLingue T-shirt and/or holding a sign will be waiting for the participants. Since they are arriving by train with other participants beforehand, it’s possible they might be a little late. At 5:25 PM, we will all take the funicular up to Braunwald together. A direct arrival at the hotel is, of course, also possible (please note that you will need to take the funicular on your own in this case!).
If you arrive on your own, please let us know the exact arrival time at the latest 3 days in advance!
ATTENTION: The ticket for the funicular railway (Linthal - Braunwald) must be booked/purchased in advance!!! It can be purchased at the ticket office in Linthal (please allow enough time) or online at: https://www.sbb.ch/en
If you have a GA travel card, you do not need to buy a ticket.
- OPTION 2: WITH THE ACCOMPANIED TRAIN RIDE FROM ZÜRICH OR BERN
What is the accompanied train ride (BZ)?
For the arrival and departure, we organise an accompanying train ride from Zürich and Bern main stations. From the meeting point (please scroll down to the end of this page to see the information about the meeting point!) at the train station, you will go to the camp together with our staff and many fellow participants, so you can get to know each other and rid yourself of any doubts.
If you would like to enroll for the accompanied train ride, you can do so with the following link. If you have already booked the accompanied train ride at the time of registration, then you do not need to fill out the form.
Important: Bookings for the accompanied train ride can only be made until Friday at 4 PM (if the camp starts on Sunday). Later bookings will not be processed. For changes made after the deadline (cancellation or new camp destination), as well as for last-minute bookings received 5 days or less before the camp start, an administration fee of 50 CHF will be charged.
- OPTION 3: AIRPORT TRANSFERS
If you are coming from outside of Switzerland, have booked an airport transfer and have already completed the form, then your transfer service should already have been arranged.
If you haven’t yet booked an airport transfer but would like to, please visit our Airport transfers page and contact us via email after: international@frilingue.com
GENERAL RULES
We will also go through this rule sheet verbally with the participants on Sunday evening after dinner. We want to spend a great time together and if we all stick to these rules then a fun and relaxing camp experience is guaranteed for all!
GENERAL RULES / SAFETY
- No one is allowed to leave the camp area alone.
- In order to ensure the safety of the participants, some public areas of the camp (e.g. the entrance area) are under video surveillance. The recordings are not passed on to third parties and are automatically deleted after a maximum of 7 days.
- Leaving the camp facilities after sleep time (after 10pm) is strictly prohibited. Participants who leave the camp facility after 10pm, or are caught climbing out of the bedroom windows and climbing onto the roof - will be sent home immediately.
- Swimming is permitted only with the supervision of the teachers/supervisors.
- We charge a flat rate of 20 CHF for returns of lost items by post.
- Children are permitted to leave the camp on their own to visit the local supermarket or go for a short walk under these conditions:
- They must first ask for permission from the camp leader and only the camp leader.
- They must stay in groups of at least 2 if they are over 12 years old, or in groups of at least 3 if they are under 12 years old.
- They must return at the agreed-upon time
MOBILE PHONES / ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Participants will be entitled to use their cell phones and other electronic devices for 60-90 minutes after lunch OR dinner and during excursions and ski/snowboard lessons. The rest of the time, all of their devices will be kept by the camp leader. For minor offenses our staff members have the right to confiscate phones for a certain period of time.
We ask you not to bring any other electronic devices such as Nintendos or iPads!
Important: In the event of problems or urgent questions, participants can be contacted at any time via the camp leader's telephone.
We ask you not to bring any other electronic devices such as Nintendos or iPads!
Important: In the event of problems or urgent questions, participants can be contacted at any time via the camp leader's telephone.
SHOWERS / WC
The showers and toilets are shared and not just for your own use so please remember to respect others and save water where and when possible.
IN THE ROOMS
Fire of all types is absolutely prohibited! No candles, incense sticks or similar items. We do not want any graffiti on the walls or any hotel property broken. You should not eat inside the rooms, however, a bottle of water next to your bed is OK.
Please try to keep order and consider and respect those who want to sleep!
Please try to keep order and consider and respect those who want to sleep!
PERSONAL BELONGINGS / VALUABLES
Please respect the property that doesn’t belong to you! Please be careful with the material of friLingue, and your fellow participants and do not take anything that doesn’t belong to you without asking.
Important: You can keep your valuables (keys, money bags, watches, jewellery, etc.) in the safe or give them to the camp leader for safekeeping. friLingue accepts no liability for lost or damaged valuables!
Important: You can keep your valuables (keys, money bags, watches, jewellery, etc.) in the safe or give them to the camp leader for safekeeping. friLingue accepts no liability for lost or damaged valuables!
MEALS
Eating is not a sport so we want to eat our meals together in a civilised manner without noise and shouting. Before you start eating, please take your seat first. If you finish before the others, please sit still at the table as we like to start and finish
together. Once you’re finished eating please put your dirty plates and cutlery in the washbasins provided in the dining area. Please do not go into the kitchen without express permission
together. Once you’re finished eating please put your dirty plates and cutlery in the washbasins provided in the dining area. Please do not go into the kitchen without express permission
SMOKING, VAPING, ALCOHOL & DRUGS
At friLingue, there is no smoking or vaping and there is strict alcohol & drugs ban. Anyone caught breaking this rule will be sent home immediately. This is also applicable to students over the age of 16. Excessive consumption of energy drinks is strictly prohibited and will be properly sanctioned!
This may sound like a lot of rules but most of them are rules that you follow in your own house and in your daily life. We are sure that we will have a good time together and we don’t want to act or be seen as teachers and figures of authority, but rather more as friends. However, that means that we expect from you a lot: punctuality, respect and responsibility among other things - just as you’d expect from your real friends.
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
This may sound like a lot of rules but most of them are rules that you follow in your own house and in your daily life. We are sure that we will have a good time together and we don’t want to act or be seen as teachers and figures of authority, but rather more as friends. However, that means that we expect from you a lot: punctuality, respect and responsibility among other things - just as you’d expect from your real friends.
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
ON SUNDAY AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL
06.30pm: Icebreaker games
07.15pm: Dinner and getting to know your new friends
08.15pm: Organisation of the groups for the language courses & testing the Ski-/ Snowboard equipment (if rented)
10.00pm: Sleep time
The short oral and written test on Sunday evening is to determine your level so that we know which class you are best placed in. It also works to let your teacher know your individual learning needs and objectives. Don’t be afraid - we simply make sure that you get the most out of your language classes.
MONDAY - FRIDAY
A typical friLingue day
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
If you have booked a camp with us, we offer a variety of activities during the afternoon time slots depending on the type of camp you have chosen:
1. For our Ski & Snowboard Camp, you will either attend language or ski/snowboard lessons during the afternoons, depending on the weather.
2. For our Alps Camp, you will participate in Alps Camp afternoon activities such as sledging, snowshoeing, winter hikes, etc. or attend language lessons, depending on the weather.
3. For our Math Camp, you will either have math lessons or ski/snowboard lessons during the afternoons, depending on the weather.
SATURDAYS
A full-day excursion takes place every Saturday to a local city or attraction. We arrive back at the camp in time for dinner. If you leave on Saturday, please see the departure details.
SUNDAYS
If you’re staying in the camp longer than one week, you can relax on Sunday. We start around 9.30 am with a later breakfast (brunch) before cleaning the classrooms and common area and arranging the bedrooms for the new arrivals. Once that’s done, the rest of the day is free, though we do organize a few small activities which are not compulsory.
If you want to do something you will always find a few other participants and some employees to hang out with. The newcomers start to arrive around 4.00 pm. Of course, you can also go away with your parents for the weekend or they can visit you, but we don’t recommend this as it’s certainly more exciting to spend the time in the camp with your new friends.
06.30pm: Icebreaker games
07.15pm: Dinner and getting to know your new friends
08.15pm: Organisation of the groups for the language courses & testing the Ski-/ Snowboard equipment (if rented)
10.00pm: Sleep time
The short oral and written test on Sunday evening is to determine your level so that we know which class you are best placed in. It also works to let your teacher know your individual learning needs and objectives. Don’t be afraid - we simply make sure that you get the most out of your language classes.
MONDAY - FRIDAY
A typical friLingue day
- 08.00am Breakfast
- 08.45am - 12.30pm Ski/snowboard lessons
- 12.45pm - 01.30pm Lunch
- 1.30pm - 02.30pm Tidy rooms and free time
- 02.30pm - 06.00pm Language lessons or Skiing/Snowboarding
- 06.45pm - 07.30pm Dinner
- 08.00pm - 10.00pm Evening Program
- 10.00pm Bedtime
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
If you have booked a camp with us, we offer a variety of activities during the afternoon time slots depending on the type of camp you have chosen:
1. For our Ski & Snowboard Camp, you will either attend language or ski/snowboard lessons during the afternoons, depending on the weather.
2. For our Alps Camp, you will participate in Alps Camp afternoon activities such as sledging, snowshoeing, winter hikes, etc. or attend language lessons, depending on the weather.
3. For our Math Camp, you will either have math lessons or ski/snowboard lessons during the afternoons, depending on the weather.
SATURDAYS
A full-day excursion takes place every Saturday to a local city or attraction. We arrive back at the camp in time for dinner. If you leave on Saturday, please see the departure details.
SUNDAYS
If you’re staying in the camp longer than one week, you can relax on Sunday. We start around 9.30 am with a later breakfast (brunch) before cleaning the classrooms and common area and arranging the bedrooms for the new arrivals. Once that’s done, the rest of the day is free, though we do organize a few small activities which are not compulsory.
If you want to do something you will always find a few other participants and some employees to hang out with. The newcomers start to arrive around 4.00 pm. Of course, you can also go away with your parents for the weekend or they can visit you, but we don’t recommend this as it’s certainly more exciting to spend the time in the camp with your new friends.
DEPARTURE OPTIONS
For the departure from the camp, you have different possibilities. As a general rule, however, most of the participants leave on Saturday after the full-day excursion*.
- OPTION 1: WITH ''ACCOMPANIED TRAIN RIDE (BZ)" TO ZÜRICH OR BERN
- OPTION 2: PICK UP PARENTS
- On Friday after lunch from around 1.30 pm in the camp
- On the Saturday morning before the excursion by approx. 9.30 am at the camp
- On Saturday afternoon after the excursion, usually from the station of the excursion sites from around 4.00pm. The exact place and time will be announced and communicated with the parents via e-mail on Thursday before the departure.
IMPORTANT:
- Please be punctual when picking up your child; in case of being late for more than 30 minutes, we will take the student back to the camp and you can pick him/her up from the camp location, at your own expense.
- We take the children’s luggage separately in the car/bus on the excursion. No child has to drag their own luggage behind them during the excursion.
- OPTION 3: INDIVIDUAL DEPARTURE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Please let us know your departure time and we will gladly bring you to the station. If you have any questions or delays, you can also contact the camp leader.
* FULL-DAY EXCURSION SCHEDULE FOR BRAUNWALD WINTER 2024/25:
Regarding the pick-up meeting point after the full-day excursion on Saturday, you will be promptly informed on Thursday during the week before the full-day excursion takes place.
Here’s what an EXAMPLE of the pick-up meeting point, date and time should look like:
- 11.01.2025 at 4.00 pm at Zurich Train station
Parent pickup policy:
Please be advised that it is essential for parents to pick up their child from the excursion point on time. We will wait for a maximum of 30 minutes past the scheduled pickup time. If you are unable to arrive within this period, we will return your child to the camp location.
Please note that any additional costs incurred due to this delay, including transportation and staff supervision, will be your responsibility.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Please be advised that it is essential for parents to pick up their child from the excursion point on time. We will wait for a maximum of 30 minutes past the scheduled pickup time. If you are unable to arrive within this period, we will return your child to the camp location.
Please note that any additional costs incurred due to this delay, including transportation and staff supervision, will be your responsibility.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
friLingue CONTRACT WITH RULES
HOW THE friLingue CONTRACT SIGNING WORKS
1
GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION WITH THE STUDENTS
Download our PDF file and please read it together with the students - they should also be aware of the camp rules and regulations!
2
SIGN THE CONTRACT AND FILL OUT THE DEPARTURE / MEDICATION FORM
Fill out and sign the documents on several signing fields (required).
3
SEND BACK THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS
You can either send us the signed documents by email or post office. Also, you can provide us with the physical copy upon your arrival at the camp.
4
PACK UP!
Everything's prepared - all we need to do is go through the packing list, just to be on the safe side.
ACCOMPANIED TRAIN RIDE SERVICE
If you have booked the accompanied train ride from Zurich or Bern, you can find the information about the meeting point here:
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