Summer Camp | Schule Schloss Salem

For explorers aged 9 to lớn 11

Age: 9 - 11 years
Date: Saturday, 26 July - Saturday, 9 August 2025
Fee: 3,250,- €

Children are curious. And they want to lớn experience new adventures. The Salem Summer Camp offers innumerable opportunities to lớn discover the world playfully. Set in natural surroundings – the meadows, hills and woods of the unique region of Lake Constance and together with other children – this creates an incomparable harmonious and positive atmosphere where learning is a pleasure.

Please note that first-time registrations for each programme have priority. Repeat applicants for the same programme will be placed on a waiting list. Places will be offered if they become available, usually no earlier phàn nàn May. Thank you for your understanding.

For participants in Baden-Württemberg, please ensure your child has permission to lớn miss the last few days of the summer term!

Digital registration for the Salem Summer Camp 2025 is expected to lớn go live on our trang web in early November.

Julian Priebus
Head of Salem Summer Camp

Really good stories and grammar: Children who lượt thích to lớn read stories, write essays and improve their spelling and grammar at the same time will find what they are looking for here. Under the expert guidance of a Lower School German teacher, they can put their own ideas on paper. In the process, they expand their vocabulary, improve their writing style, and experience a creative, hands-on approach to lớn the German language.

Experience & Exercise: This course is designed for children who are interested in the English language, have had at least one year of English classes in school, and are not English native speakers. The focus is on không tính phí speech and vocabulary development. For example, the students conduct interviews with English-speaking Summer Camp participants and write articles for the Summer Camp newspaper. In addition, grammatical topics are dealt with and the children's listening comprehension is trained.
 

For Beginners
This is a class for participants with no previous knowledge of German who want to lớn learn the language for the first time. In addition to lớn the usual learning nội dung for beginners, special emphasis is placed on learning the vocabulary that characterizes boarding school life: The children learn how to lớn introduce themselves, how to lớn conduct simple everyday conversations, and how to lớn write small texts in the new language.
 

For Advanced Learners
Here, those participants who have already learned some German at school or at home page can deepen their knowledge. We giảm giá khuyến mãi with topics in which the children are particularly interested and for which they can already tự independent research. In this way, they learn in an exciting and entertaining way how to lớn speak and write better. They also write short articles for the Summer Camp newspaper, which all participants can take home page at the over. At the same time, the children work individually on grammatical topics and practice their listening comprehension.

Journey into the past: The participants will experience Salem Castle and its surroundings during the Middle Ages in theory and practice. Good German language skills are a prerequisite for participation in this group. In case of low enrollment, we may combine the courses of Summer Camp & Summer School.

Math in a different way: Participants learn about mathematics in a practical way. With many games and learning sida, the course teaches mathematical rules and laws.

Taster studies: Here, the young "students" learn interesting facts from the fields of natural science and technology. Under the guidance of experts, they learn about amazing phenomena in practice-oriented "lectures".

After the two-hour academic sessions, students will have a relaxing snack break.
The next time period until lunch is dedicated to lớn practical work in small groups -- or more specifically to lớn theoretical sessions in preparation for their afternoon activities.

After a nutritious and delicious lunch, students will devote their afternoons entirely to lớn practical activities in small groups. Between 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. during the week, students take part in these practical groups. In this way they have the chance to lớn dedicate themselves intensively to lớn an activity of their choice for the entire duration of the Summer Camp.
The group leaders are trained experts in their field and are ably supported by our enthusiastic Assistants. The size of each group varies from 8 – 14 children. The following activities can be chosen from:

Let the imagination flow freely: Using a wide variety of materials such as plaster, soapstone, oil paint and ink, the children can paint, design and craft in many different ways. We look forward to lớn many young artists who will be inspired by Salem Castle and its picturesque surroundings.

Close to lớn the water: The sailing course is mainly intended for beginners. After a theoretical lesson in the morning, participants head to lớn the school's own harbor near Überlingen on Lake Constance. There, the participants can directly apply what they have learned on board of optimists. Boat care is also part of the sailing practice. In order to lớn avoid boredom even when the wind is calm, the counselors organize cross-country games, competitions in paddling on surfboards or in knot tying, and much more.

At the over of the camp, after passing the exam, the sailors receive the "Salem Summer Camp Opti-Diploma"!

Prerequisites for the course are a good knowledge of German and confident swimming skills.

The stage is mix for young talents: Music, theater and musicals - here, Summer Camp participants can gain their first experience of independent speaking, singing and acting. They also write and stage their own short plays and try out different roles.

The highlight is the performance on the final day, when the participants present what they have practiced live "on stage" in front of their parents.
 

Exploring flora & fauna: Forest, water, meadow - in the beautiful and varied surroundings, the children explore these areas of nature by experiencing, playing and creating in a variety of ways. Supervised by experienced educators, they walk barefoot or blind, feel and touch, draw sound maps or create a mini national park. In the theoretical part - also with the help of experiments - the basics for a better understanding of the processes in nature are developed.

The circus is open for young artists: The circus in the lower school can look back on a long tradition. The flair of the circus world has always fascinated children. At Summer Camp, they can learn ring arts such as unicycling, juggling, handling the diabolo or devilstick, acrobatics, tightrope walking or ball running from circus instructors with many years of experience.

Diligent practice pays off, because on the final day of the Summer Camp there is the big performance in front of the parents!

On Saturday, after breakfast, we will walk to lớn the popular Salem Monkey Mountain. The main attraction here - along with various other animal species - are the Berber monkeys. Afterwards we will have a picnic at Spetzgart Castle. If the weather allows it, a visit to lớn a Lake Constance beach bath is on the agenda for the afternoon. The day ends with a film screening after dinner.

On Sunday, the focus is on Salem Castle and its immediate surroundings. The Mentorats will compete against each other in a colorful rally around the castle. In this way, the children - together with their new friends - can explore and discover the boarding school in a fun and playful way. The day ends with a barbecue in the June garden.

On Friday afternoon, you have the opportunity to lớn accompany your child in his or her practice group and experience what was developed during the Summer Camp weeks. The sailors go to lớn the harbor with their parents, our forest experts share their experiences, the young artists demonstrate their creative streak, the play of "On Stage" celebrates its premiere and the circus shows its rousing show. 

On Saturday morning, the learning groups present themselves to lớn interested parents. Together, children and teachers show what they have learned, developed and created during the Summer Camp. Afterwards, a spectacular final performance awaits the audience: the participants of the circus group and the practice group "On stage" provide an entertaining program. Afterwards, it's time for all Summer Camp participants to lớn pack their bags and head home!