If you want to improve your French and have a great time during the summer, try our Sports summer camp in France 2025! This is a real French immersion camp in France. 

We have a variety of sports to choose from! Choose your favorite sport and practice it with French campers. In the mornings, you can select among soccer, basketball, tennis, horseback riding, gymnastics, or multisport, and in the afternoon, you participate in French classes with other international students. You will experience an authentic French immersion for one or two weeks. Select your best summer camp in France! 

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Study abroad Vichy/Mâcon/Montauban France
Age from 13 to 17 years old
Language French
Dates July
Length 1 or 2 weeks
Fees from 1349 EUR
Overview

A unique opportunity to study French on campus!

Explore our awesome French Immersion summer programs for high school students who love sports! You can spend one or two weeks practicing your favorite sport while also taking fun French lessons on the same campus. Our sports camps with French classes are located in the beautiful Vichy, France. Our campuses have top-notch sports facilities and cozy dormitories, making it the perfect place for a safe and exciting summer in France. These sports camps are real French language camps, giving you the chance to immerse yourself in the French language all the time!

In the morning, students practice a specific sport (3 hours), and in the afternoons, they study French (3 hours). They can choose: 

  • Basketball summer camps in France
  • Gymnastics summer camps in France
  • Football/Soccer summer camps in France
  • Tennis summer camps in France
  • Horseback riding summer camps in France* 
  • or a Multisports summer camp in France! 

*Maximum age for Horseriding & French is 14 years, starting from beginners up to Galop 3 or BHS Stage 3 (UK equivalent from Galop 3).

All our programs are directed by certified professionals, ensuring a fruitful learning experience for all participants of the French summer camp. 

What makes our sports summer camps so unique? Read our Program Director's interview. 

How will I study French?

This summer camp in France offers an authentic French immersion experience, as most of the coaches, teachers, and campers (90%) are French. International students can participate in sports practices and social activities alongside their French counterparts. These camps provide a genuine French immersion summer program for high school students. International participants must have a minimum French level (2 years of French studies) to interact with the other campers and understand what the coach says.

On the first day, students take a level test so that teachers can adapt their course to the student's language level. Levels usually go from low intermediate to high intermediate. Qualified native French teachers teach all lessons. Students attend 3 hours of French every afternoon during weekdays.

Excursions and other activities are organized in the evening and at the weekend.

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Activities

Once the sports day is over, it's time for rest and recreation.

Each evening, the children can participate in recreational activities that will bring the day to a happy end. These activities are usually held in larger groups and the goal is to create a community spirit within the center. They are designed, implemented, and supervised by our certified counselors. The sports coaches will also participate to share great moments with the children!

The teams set up evening activities adapted to the children's age, interests, weather, and the group's energy levels. 

Accommodation

Lodging in the campus of Vichy, on a full board basis.

Students live in student residences (from 2 to 4 beds per room) with shower and toilet. French and international campers share the same room based on age and gender. It is possible to specify a person with whom to share the room. Full board accommodation is provided. The 4 meals of the day are balanced menus cooked by the chefs at the center.

Facilities at the campus: The campers will be able to benefit from quality infrastructures to train in all serenity: Lounge, Outdoor space, Dining room and a Leisure and activity area. 

Fees

French Sports summer camp in France 2025: choose your camp!

* Price in Euros per participant. 

French Sports + French Summer Camps in France 2025

  • Each camp session lasts for 7 or 14 days. 
  • Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.

Arrival dates for July 2025 are:

VICHY Campus Valéry Larbaud (Basketball, Gymnastics, Soccer, Tennis, Horseback Riding, Multisports): 

  • July 6th, 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
  • July 13th, 2025 (1 week only)

All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate, SPORTS ELITE JEUNES.

If your child is already comfortable speaking French, then enjoying this 100% French immersion WITHOUT French lessons is better. This way, they can spend more time with French students and enjoy the full schedule of the sports sessions. 

Discover our intensive sports camps WITHOUT French lessons in France!

Are you interested in practicing a sport for 6 hours instead of 3 hours daily?
Opt for a sports camp in France without French lessons:

Discover our best summer camps in France! 

💰 What's Included in the Price?

  • Administration fees
  • Full board accommodation in shared rooms
  • Sport activities carefully supervised and led by certified chaperones
  • French classes
  • Access to all sports equipment of the campus
  • Social activities during the weekend and on evenings
  • Support, assistance and 24/7 Hotline during the whole program.

🚫 What's Not Included?

  • Round-trip international airfare
  • Non compulsory insurances (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
  • Visa, passport and medical exam fees
  • Group transfer from a Paris train station to the Vichy campus by train, with French chaperones, and back 
  • Premium transfer package
  • Personal expenses and spending money
  • Medical, Liability and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate


Cancellation Policy

My parents came with me and dropped me off at tennis camp. The first few minutes I felt very sad. But when I got to my room and met Marie, everything changed. I will always be grateful for her kindness. The camp director was also very attentive to me and the other international students in the French courses. The courses were in groups. The French teacher was very kind, attentive and patient. Days at the camp go by very quickly! Next week is my second week at camp and I don't want to leave!

Erin D. (all)

Excellent basketball camp! I speak little French, if I hadn't needed the courses, I would have booked only the basketball camp program without the courses. It's much more fun to play than to study, but I still learned new phrases!  

Daniel H. (all)

The experience as a whole was fantastic, what I enjoyed most was all the new people I got to meet.

Elise (all)

I loved the riding camp! The horses were super well cared for and the trainers were very kind. 

Vanesa L. (all)

I learned a lot in the French courses with my classmates. We did everything together. We studied, played and ate.

Sergio M. (all)

Eligibility

​THIS CAMP IS FOR YOU IF: 

  • You are between 13 and 17 years old (except for Horseriding, where the maximum age is 14).
  • You have studied French for at least two years.
  • You are motivated to improve your French and excited to make new friends.
  • You are committed to speaking French at all times.
  • You are in good health and can fully participate in the program’s sports and language activities.
  • You want a camp that combines language learning, sports, and social engagement.
  • You are mature, adaptable, and open to new experiences.

THIS CAMP IS NOT FOR YOU IF: 

  • You are uncomfortable with French being the only language spoken.
  • You are not ready or willing to consistently speak and follow instructions in French.
  • You are not interested in connecting with others or making new friends.

​Please note: This is a non-smoking, French-only language camp.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Cell phones are allowed at the camp and their use is subject to the following rules:

  • They may only be used during free time and just before meals.
  • They cannot be used during camp activities to ensure smooth operation.
  • Phones are collected by the management team every night to avoid disturbing campers while they sleep.
  • Wifi access on campus is not guaranteed.
  • Parents can contact the camp director daily from 6 pm to 7 pm.
  • In case of an emergency, parents can contact our 24/7 emergency phone number.