SUMMER CAMP SKITEN
The language experience
Kids from everywhere in the world come the summer camp skiten to experience an international world
Our program : 2 hours of tennis or cooking or permaculture or photography + 2 hours of language course+ 2 hours of sport or art
Language : French - Spanish - English - Italian
What makes us special ?
The camp is in our beautiful home, the castle of Emines in Belgium.
Skiten is like a family: most of the kids are coming back every summer
The team of monitors are coming from all over the world and most of them came at skiten as a kids. When they were 16 years old they decided to enroll for our training to become a staff member.
We have one animator for 4 children !
More than 43 years of experience in kids happiness
International environment
We give the confidence to the children to dare speaking in a new language.
The monitors speaks French - Spanish - German - English - Dutch.
The two official language are FRENCH ans ENGLISH. During the day, all the information are given in both languages. The kids continue learning outside of the language class.
The children are learning during the games and all day long they are communicating with kids from different countries.
The juniors
From 7 to 10 years
Always in fun activities, no free time
A small group +- 15 kids
7 monitors to take care of them
For some of them, it's the first time away from home, we're making it a magical experience
Night games always with staging : indian night, treasure hunt, casino night...
The teenagers
From 11-15 years
More free time between the activities
+- 50 teens
The night game are made for teens to have real fun
Your child will make friends with teens all around the globe !
Join the SKITEN adventure
Bilingual immersion
All the instructions are given in French and English
Kids learn through the day without even realizing it !
20 staff member for +- 65 kids !
Most of our "MONO" were kids at Skiten. When they turn 16 they can follow the training during two summers to become a skiten monitor. This guaranty our unique SKITEN energy from generation to the next
Skiten is organised in our beautiful home "Le château d'Emines"
More than 15 nationalities per week
Every child finds his/her place in the Skiten family
Healthy and delicious food. Fresh veggies and fruits every day. As much a s possible organic, local or fair trade products. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and lactose free option.
Sports : Football, volley, hockey, basket, base ball, paddle on our lake, golf, dodgeball, rugby, archery , badminton, kickball, waterpolo, fishing...
Workshop : art, music, yukulele, photography, DYI, brasilian bracelets...
3 tennis courts, a brand new heated pool, a basketball court, a football court and our private pond (that is secured)
We offer meditation workshop. Snow is a trained meditation teacher.
Dormitories (4-10 kids)
Airport transfer from Brussels
Meet our family
Martine Goffinet
Martine founded Skiten in 1975.
"I feel very proud and grateful that my two daughters are taking over"
Marie des Neiges Ruzette
"Snow"
She spent the last 10 summers as "aide-mono", animator then coordinator. From now on, she's taking over the management and the organisation of Skiten. She graduated in Marketing and in Business/management.
She live in Ubud in Indonesia 4 months a year. She was trained there to become a meditation teacher.
