A unique summer gymnastics camp in France with French teens! Join our Gymnastics summer camp in France and meet new friends!
Accommodation and meals are included. Come and improve your gymnastics techniques with professional French coaches, and have a fun and safe summer speaking French in France with Nacel!
Book a summer at our High Intensity Gymnastics Academy in France 2026!
100% French immersion in France: Gymnastics summer camp in France for teens
If you want to speak French like a native, the best way is to practice with native speakers!
Ready to fly to France this summer? We organize:
- Summer camps in France with all meals included.
- Gymnastics summer camps in France for students who already attend gymnastics classes in their home country (not for beginners)
- Activities for campers after gymnastics training and during the weekend
2026 FRANCE GYMNASTICS CAMP
- Individual and group coaching
- Advice adapted to each level
- Video analysis with debriefing
- Spacious and green campus
- Quality sports equipment
- Outing to a theme park on weekends (if you stay for 14 days!)
Summer program for Gymnast in France
Campers have 30 hours of training per week. From intermediate to high advanced level. This is an intensive sports program of 6 hours a day comprising:
For girls: uneven bars, beam, floor, and vault.
For boys: rings, high bars, floor, pommel horse, parallel bars, and vault.
- Technical workshops: rotating workshops by equipment and specific warm-ups.
- Tactical and strategic workshops: visualization and concentration techniques.
- Challenge workshops: introduction to physical preparation (recovery, concentration, and team building) + introduction to self-analysis.
- Competition workshops: individual or group competition situations.
For this program, practice in a club is mandatory.
Read our French Sports Camp Director, Juliette!
This camp does not include French lessons
During your Gymnastics summer camp in France, you will :
- Train for 6 hours per day ( 30 hours per week)
- Participate in evening activities ( games, contests, competitions)
- Have time to recover between training
- For 2 weeks: go with your new friends to a theme park during the weekend
Our teams set up on campus evening activities adapted to the campers' ages and preferences, the weather, and the group's motivation.
Level
High intensity sport camp. Minimum 2 years of competitive experience required. Not suitable for beginners; recommended for high-performance gymnast currently competing and training at a club.
During this Gymnastics summer camp in France, campers live in student residences. All meals included.
- Shared bedroom ( 2 - 4 beds per room)
- You can share a bedroom with your friend/sibling
- The restaurant is self-service. The camp offers a balanced menu for campers.
If you have any special diet, please contact your Nacel advisor.
It is important to note that French high school buildings, where students are accommodated, do not have air conditioning or ventilators.
Gymnastic Summer Camp in France 2026
*Prices in Euros
French Gymnastics Summer Camps in France 2026
Each camp session lasts for 7 or 14 days. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.
Arrival dates for Vichy are:
- June 28, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 5, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 12, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 19, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 26, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 2, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- August 9, 2026 (1 week)
Arrival dates for Montauban are:
- July 5, 2026 1 or 2 weeks)
- July 12, 2026 (1 or 2 weeks)
- July 19, 2026 (1 week)
TRAIN TRANSFERS
For an additional fee, we can arrange accompanied transportation by train from Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Rennes, Metz, and Bordeaux to the camp and back.
This extra option includes:
A round-trip train ticket
SEJ supervision throughout the journey
Transfers between the train stations and the camp
Students may also join the group directly at the designated train station and travel to the camp using our daily shuttle service.
Please note that this shuttle operates only once per day, at the same time as the group arriving from Paris, for both arrival and departure. (Please contact us for the exact schedule.)
đźš« We do not provide airport pick-ups.
Students must either be dropped off directly at the camp or book the accompanied train transfer option.
đź’° What's Included in the Price?
- Administration fees
- Full board accommodation in shared rooms
- Sports activities are carefully supervised and led by certified chaperones
- Access to all sports equipment on the campus
- Social activities during the weekend and in the evenings
- Support, assistance, and 24H emergency response phone number during the whole program
đźš« What's Not Included?
- Round-trip international airfare
- Non-compulsory insurance (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
- Personal expenses and spending money
- Medical, Liability, and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate
If you would like to become a participant in our gymnastics summer camp in France, you must:
- Be 13-17 years old.
- Have studied French previously for at least two years.
- Be in good health.
- Do your best effort to speak in French at all times.
- Attend gymnastics training in your home country.
Frequently Asked Questions
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During our sports camp in France your child will be surrounded by French teens. Improvement comes from constant immersion, using the language daily with native speakers. Studies show that four weeks of immersion can be as effective as a year of college language study due to the constant practice.
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.
Please remember to disclose any allergies during registration. If you indicate on the booking form that your child has allergies, we will provide you with an allergy form. Please complete the allergy form as soon as possible so that we can assess the camp's ability to accommodate your child's condition.
For stays of two consecutive weeks, laundry will be done at the end of the first week. However, we advise you to bring clothes for 10 days.
The supervision ratio is one adult for every 6 children. The camp staff is present during the campers' daily activities, including waking up, meal times, bedtime, evening entertainment, sports training, and language classes. Campers are not allowed to leave the campus unsupervised.
It is common in France not to have A/C in school buildings. As the camps are held in boarding schools that are available during the summer, they do not have A/C.
Their day starts at 7:30 am and ends at 10:00 pm
Yes. Your child can be dropped off between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm on the first day. Pickup time on the last day is between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
If you are unable to collect your child yourself and allow another person to pick them up, we will send you a parental authorization form, which you will need to complete and sign.
If you authorize your child to return home alone, we will send you a parental authorization form, which you will need to complete and sign. For those traveling on their own, we provide a free shuttle service between the station and the accommodation center, at a fixed time on arrival and departure. The shuttle times will be shared 1 week in advance. We recommend booking a taxi in advance to make sure your child catches the train/plain.
After booking you will receive a welcome pack with all the information about the camp including a packing list with clear instructions what to bring for each sport.
.If your child's train timetable does not correspond to the free shuttle bus timetable you'll need to book a cab in advance. You must let us know the name of the cab company, phone number and pick-up time
Once classes are booked, they are non-refundable.
​Cancellation policy ​
Your child may need a medical consultation. In that case one of the staff members will accompany your child to the doctor or hospital. The cost of the visit is their responsibility and should be immediately paid at the location of the appointment.
- ​Estimated price for a doctor who comes to see the patient: 45€
- Estimated price for a visit to a general practice doctor: 23€
- Estimated price for a visit to a specialized doctor: 45€
​Please keep in mind the following information:
- To fully immerse your child in the French experience, we would like to encourage you to limit contact with them. However, your child may reach out to you if necessary.
- In case of an emergency, please contact our 24/7 emergency phone number
- A blog with daily updates and pictures of the camp will be available. You will receive the login and details a week before the camp.
All stays include full-board meals (breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner) served either self-service or at the table, well-balanced and adapted to sports activities.
- 7:45 am - 8:15 am: Wake-up call
- 8:15 am - 9:00 am : Breakfast
- 9 am - 12:30 pm: Sports program
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Free time
- 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Sports program or French courses
- 5:30 pm - 7 pm: Showers + Free time
- 7 pm - 8 pm: Dinner
- 8 pm - 9 pm: Free time
- 9 pm - 10 pm: evening activities
We recommend that participants have 25 € pocket money per week. To avoid loss or theft, the pocket money must be given (it is compulsory) to the center's director. A coach opens the “bank” daily.
We are committed to doing everything in our power to motivate your child to stay and provide the necessary support. However, if your child decides to leave early and you agree to end the camp, please note that there will be no refund for the remaining days.
Arrival:
Direct Drop-off: Bring your child to the camp in Macon, Montauban, or Vichy on Sunday.
Train Arrival: Bring your child to Paris' Gare Bercy (for Vichy) or Gare de Lyon (for Macon) to join campers traveling by train between 12-2 p.m.
Departure:
Pick-up: Collect your child from camp on Saturday.
Train Return: Your child can return by accompanied group train travel to Gare Bercy or Gare de Lyon. You may pick them up at the station.
Other French stations available upon request. We do not offer Airport transfers.
