1 best summer camps for children in New Zealand

Every year, educational institutions in New Zealand accept about 100.000 foreign students: both universities and secondary schools, language and professional courses are popular. What does attract foreign students?

• stable developed economy
• prestigious specialties
• tolerant political, racial position of the country
• high quality education
• mild, warm climate, many places for year-round rest.

The arguments are strong, so that the flow of emigrants does not decrease, most of them successfully settle in, receive an elite education and build a successful career.

A visit to the New Zealand vacation camp at any time of the year is an opportunity to “rehearse” future life and study in an island country, to understand the specifics, national mentality, comfort of living according to the conditions of another culture, and at the same time to raise your language level and relax with soul on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

The table below provides an overview of the most popular vacation courses for foreign students in camps in different cities of New Zealand - Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Torangi, etc.

The number of daily lessons (2-6) depends on the type of program chosen. All mentors, teachers in New Zealand camps are native speakers. Insufficient command of English at the time of admission to the courses is not an obstacle: the curriculum is adapted to international groups, every child participates in communication in the lesson. Duration of courses - from 2 weeks to a year. If the student is under 10-11 years old, during the stay he needs to be accompanied by an adult (guardian).

New Zealand camps offer foreign students accommodation in native-speaking families or in a teacher's home. This type of accommodation is one of the most popular in the country. Among the advantages:

• Homemade food with an ability to select an individual menu. This is important if the child has health-related features: for example, for gastritis, anemia, allergies, when dietary nutrition is necessary, if the student is a vegetarian or does not eat certain types of meat for religious reasons
• Deep language immersion. Constant communication with native speakers, the ability to ask personal questions about culture, traditions, household trifles, passive training even during a joint meal
• Accommodation in home comfort in rooms for 1-2 people
• Possibility to choose a cultural program together with a teacher or host family: it can be excursions, board and sports games, reading books aloud, sports, visiting farms.

Another option is in camp residences: this is ideal for active communication and mass games, in addition, there is always access to educational materials, computers, Wi-Fi.

In conditions of market competition, many New Zealand camps offer various bonuses and discounts: for example, a schoolchild or student will pay 20% lower when sharing (2 people in a room), it can be a free meeting at the airport, several additional hours of classes, etc.

The basic paid package of services for a vacation course in New Zealand includes:

• Payment of studies with the issuance (with or without) training materials, books for personal use
• Nutrition. This can be a boarding house with 3 meals a day, 2 meals a day in a family home and lunch at a camp or 3 lunches in a family
• Medical insurance (as well as insurance of personal belongings during flights) for the duration of your stay in the camp (may be an additional expense item - it depends on the program)
• Activities included in the program. Several trips to other cities, excursions, visits to the relic park, zoo, etc. - each camp offers its own list of attractions.

When financially planning vacations in New Zealand, you need to remember about additional cost items. The consular visa, meeting (transfer) at the airport, the services of a mentor in case the child under 10 years cannot be accompanied by a parent (agent) from his native country, bank expenses are separately paid.