Our mission at International Summer Camp Valles del Oso, founded in July 2007, is to offer teenagers aged 10 to 14 from both Spain and abroad a unique experience combining language learning with outdoor sports and values education. 

The camp site is located in the Asturian village of Villanueva, in northern Spain. Villanueva is at the heart of the renowned Valles del Oso (Sp. Valleys of the Bear), noted for their scenic beauty, and in particular for their lush chestnut, oak and beech woods.

We offer two separate educational programs: an English summer camp for Spanish students, and a Spanish summer camp for international ones. Both are led by dedicated instructors who are not only native speakers, but also fully qualified teachers with years of experience in teaching adolescents. Classes are designed to develop all aspects of students’ linguistic abilities, focusing, however, on improving the students’ speaking and listening skills through a variety of communicative activities. Children in both programs are divided into groups of 10 or less, according to their level of linguistic competence. In addition to this, the total number of students is limited to 30, 15 in each language; it is our belief that small numbers are crucial in providing the best quality in education.  

The sports and free-time activities at our summer camp bring students from both language groups together, creating a vibrant, multicultural environment for all of them to enjoy.

 Summer Camp 2009 Video