Overview
STEM & Robotics is three hours of hands-on engineering every weekday morning, for complete beginners and experienced coders alike. Counselors set the challenges and give campers what they need to solve them — the rest is building, testing, failing, fixing and trying again, in teams.
Week one covers the core ideas through guided projects with LEGO Education SPIKE kits and other platforms: the engineering design process, building structurally sound robots, gear ratios, and controlling a robot's responses with sensors and code. In week two campers design and program robots of their own, and the session ends in a Robot Wars competition. Afternoons and evenings are spent with the rest of camp, so a tech-minded kid still gets the full mountain summer.
What's included
A day at camp
- 07:30–08:45 Wake-up and breakfast
- 09:00–11:45 STEM & Robotics session (3 hrs) — guided builds in week one, own robot designs in week two
- 12:00–12:45 Lunch
- 13:30–16:30 All-camp meeting, then two afternoon activity periods chosen from a sign-up list — climbing, swimming, volleyball, mountain biking, archery and more — mixed with campers from other programmes
- 16:30–18:00 Free time (the one daily window when phones are handed out)
- 18:00–18:45 Dinner
- 19:00–22:00 Evening programme — campfire, ice skating, carnival night, International Night, disco
Where campers stay
Campers live at the camp's own Swiss Alpine Centre, just above the main village, in rooms of three to four — most with en-suite bathrooms — and views across the Alps; rooms are assigned by age and gender, and counselors sleep nearby. The Centre has common rooms, a games room, arts & crafts, dance and film studios, a climbing wall, classrooms, an auditorium and a snack bar. The village's sports centres add an indoor pool, a full-size ice rink, clay and carpet tennis courts, squash, a multi-sports hall, a football pitch and a summer bobsled track.
Meals
Three meals a day from the camp's own chefs, served in the Centre's dining rooms, with a salad bar at every meal and second helpings always available. Packed lunches on hike and excursion days. Most special dietary needs can be accommodated if you let us know in advance.
Excursions
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Frequently asked questions
What age group is this camp for?
10 to 17 year-olds.
Does my child need coding experience?
No — the programme works for complete beginners and for experienced coders, who get harder challenges.
Do they need to bring a laptop?
No. All robotics kits, motors, sensors, computers, iPads and software are provided and stay at camp.
Are phones allowed?
Campers can bring one, but the camp strongly recommends leaving it at home. Phones are handed in on arrival and given back once a day during official free time; any further rules are explained on the first day. Worth knowing if you're comparing it against fully device-free programs, or ones with open phone use.
How do we get to Leysin?
Fly into Geneva Airport — Leysin is about 90 minutes' drive. The camp runs escorted transfers from Geneva Airport (arrivals 09:00–19:00) and from Lausanne train station (08:00–18:00) as an optional extra; we'll confirm the current price when you book. If your child flies as an unaccompanied minor, airline staff hand them over to the camp's team at arrivals.
Can my child add tennis?
Yes — three hours of coached tennis in the afternoons, with head coach Christine Suard's team, can be added for CHF 650 to every Leysin programme except Adventure Camp and Leadership Training Camp. It isn't offered in every session, so ask us which dates have it.