If you want to improve your French and have a great time during the summer, try our Volleyball summer camp in France!
We offer a variety of sports, including Volleyball! Choose your favourite sport and practice it with French campers. You will experience authentic French immersion for one or two weeks.
Book a summer at our Volleyball Academy in France 2026!
2026 FRANCE VOLLEYBALL CAMP (for boys and girls) - on the Vichy campus
For one or two weeks, you can practice your favorite sport and immerse yourself completely in the French language. Our sports camps in France are located in Vichy, Montauban, and Mâcon. All campuses have excellent sports facilities and dormitories—everything students need to have a pleasant and safe summer in France. The Volleyball summer camp in France takes place in Vichy or Montauban.
All our programs are directed by certified professionals, ensuring a fruitful learning experience for all Volleyball and French summer camp participants in France.
From intermediate to high advanced level. An intensive sports program of 6 hours a day comprising:
- Technical workshops: targeted exercises on the mastery of basic
- techniques (headlines, passes, attacks, services, etc).
- Tactical workshops and strategy: workshops training on the offensive and
- defensive organization, and team-building exercises.
- Competition workshops: setting up collective situations and game analysis.
- Tournament workshops: small games, tournaments, and individual and collective challenges.
- "Boost yourself" workshops: tips for physical and mental preparation.
How will I study French?
This summer camp in France is a real immersion in French because coaches, teachers, and most campers (90%) are French. International students can join the French campers during the sports practices and the social activities planned inside the camp. 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.
This camp does not include French lessons.
All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate, SPORTS ELITE JEUNES. Read the Director's interview.
Once the sports session is over, it is time for rest and recreation.
Each afternoon, the children will have the opportunity to participate in recreational activities. These activities usually occur 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. Sports coaches also participate to share great moments with the children.
The team organizes evening activities adapted to the children's age and tastes, the weather, and the group's level of fatigue.
Activities take place on the campus.Only on weekends a day trip outside of the campus is organised.
Our volleyball camps are offered in Vichy or Montauban. Full board.
Campers are hosted on different campuses depending on the chosen sports camp. Students live in residences (2 to 4 beds per room) with shared facilities. 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 by the chefs at the center.
Other sports camps at the Vichy campus include Swimming, Basketball, and Gymnastics.
Other sports camps organized at the Montauban campus include Gymnastics and Basketball
Volleyball Summer Camp in France 2026
* Prices in Euros
French 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.)
🚫 We do not provide airport pick-ups.
Students must either be dropped off directly at the camp or book the accompanied train transfer option.
💰 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
🚫 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 want to be part of our Volleyball Camp in France, you must consider that:
- We only accept students from 13 to 17 years of age
- You must have studied French for two years
- You must have strong motivation and willingness to create friendships with other participants
- You have to make your best effort to speak in French at all times
- You have to make sure that you have the medical condition to be part of this program
This program lets you improve your French, practice a sport and make new friends. Our campers are expected to be mature and flexible.
THIS IS A NON SMOKING PROGRAM.
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.
Once classes are booked, they are non-refundable.
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.
