Flight camp (8-13 y.o.) AM
07-10.04.2026
280.00 CHF
Available places
Details
NEW !
Build, test, and fly your own creations in the sky!
Ready to take off? This week, 8-13 year-olds dive into the fascinating world of flight and aviation through creative, technological, and hands-on workshops. By building their own airplanes, gliders, and kites, they discover how an object can lift off the ground, stay balanced in the air, and land smoothly.
Tuesday: A first day dedicated to discovering the basics of flight through the construction of simple models. Children create gliders and rubber-band-powered airplanes using cardboard and lightweight materials. The focus is on balance, smooth takeoff, and safe landing, helping them understand the principles of flight with simple, controlled models.
Wednesday: Exploring flight through wind energy by making kites. Children build their kites using cardboard frames, paper, and string, then test them outdoors to observe lift, tension, and stability.
Thursday and Friday: Model building and straight-line flight. Children assemble simple remote-controlled aircrafts made of cardboard, focusing on structure and weight distribution. Test flight goals include safe takeoff, steady ascent, straight-line flight, and controlled landings!
Day after day, participants become real little apprentice engineers: they test, observe, improve their creations, and learn to understand the secrets of wind, lift, and stability, all in a spirit of play, experimentation, and teamwork.
Alongside this educational program, and for even more excitement, children are also introduced to drone piloting using a joystick and to first-person-view (FPV) flying, just like real pilots, through obstacle courses adapted to their age.
A camp to dream, build, and fly… while developing curiosity, creativity, and self-confidence, with their heads in the clouds and their feet firmly on the ground!
Practical information
8:30am-8:55am: welcome / registration at IIL
9:00am-10:30am: 1st part of morning camps
10:30am-11:00am: snack and break. A morning snack is provided by IIL Camps to all children.
11:00-12:30pm: 2nd and final part of morning camps
12:30pm: end of morning camps
Children attending morning camps only will not be able to have lunch on site. Parents are kindly asked to pick them up at 12.30pm at the IIL entrance gate.
If you allow your child to return home alone, please send us your written authorisation by email to iil-camps@iil.ch, otherwise we will not be able to let him/her leave IIL.
If you would like your children to stay with us for the whole day, you can register them for an afternoon camp (PM). In this case, children taking part in full-day camps will be able to have lunch on site (12.30-14.00). When registering for this morning camp, you will be able to choose between registering your children for the canteen (additional cost), providing a picnic for lunch at IIL (free of charge), or collecting them at 12.30pm and bringing them back by 1.45pm.
| Sessions | |
|---|---|
| Seasons | |
| Ages | 8 years old, 9 years old, 10 years old, 11 years old, 12 years old, 13 years old |
| Weeks | 7th to 10th April 2026 |
Child's Registration form
By registering your children for the camps, you acknowledge and fully accept our general terms and conditions, and confirm that they have all the required insurance covers (health, accident and third party liability).
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*** specific medical conditions: a nurse will contact you to discuss your child’s treatment.
Detailed information on each camp will be sent by email. Please note that a minimum number of children is required for the camp to take place. If this number is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel the camp, and to offer an alternative or a refund.