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Winter camps

Experience snow sports and more in the Swiss mountains during our winter camp. Register and take part.

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Camp leadership

Would you like to run or help to run an international, multilingual camp?
The SJAS gives you the chance to make an active contribution to camp life and introduce Switzerland in all its facets to young Swiss Abroad.

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I loved that we skied almost every day!

– Claire, participant, France

The FYSA plays a very important role for Swiss expatriate children by allowing them to have a connection with their parents’ home country. These holiday memories play a crucial role in shaping their identity.

– Marie-Christine, mother, Greece

The thing that impressed me the most was the city of Montreux.

– Leonardo, participant, Italy

Summer camps

Participate in an international summer camp, make new friends and bond with your home country of Switzerland! Register and take part.

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Reduced fees

In keeping with our Foundation’s purpose, the SJAS supports young Swiss Abroad whose families cannot afford to give them a first-hand experience of their home country for financial reasons.

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15 years and older

If you are aged 15 or older, please contact the Youth Service of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad. It has many exciting camp offers.

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Reduced fees

In keeping with our Foundation’s purpose, the SJAS supports young Swiss Abroad whose families cannot afford to give them a first-hand experience of their home country for financial reasons. One of our main priorities is to ensure that as many young Swiss Abroad as possible are able to spend at least one camp in Switzerland. For this reason, the SJAS has established a fund to provide financial assistance to Swiss families abroad for camp fees and, in exceptional cases, for travel expenses.

A visit to Switzerland is an important part of shaping the identity of young Swiss abroad. We therefore encourage families living abroad to submit an application for a fee reduction if needed. The corresponding form can be downloaded here and must be submitted to the SJAS office (info@sjas.ch) within 7 days after receiving the confirmation of participation for a summer or winter camp. Reduction requests can only be considered once per person per year.

More information about the application process, the reduction form, and the respective contribution amounts can be found in the form and the FAQ.

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A visit to Switzerland is an identity-forming experience for every young Swiss Abroad, so we encourage Swiss families Abroad to apply for a reduced fee if necessary. You can download the corresponding form here and submit it to the administrative office after registering for a winter or summer camp.

For more information on how to apply, filling out the reduced fees form, and the respective reduced fees, please contact Julia Gunti at info@sjas.ch.

Camp leadership

The Camp leadership section contains more information about joining the leadership team at one of our camps, options for civilian service assignments, as well as J+S training course and further education opportunities.

About us

More than 800'000 Swiss currently live abroad for shorter or longer periods of time, and the trend is growing. Identifying as a Swiss Abroad has a long history behind it, just as the camps run by the Foundation for young Swiss Abroad (SJAS) do.