Tinker & take off! Flight Camp (8-13 y.o.) AM
10-14.08.26
350.00 CHF
Available places
Details
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.
Monday – A first day dedicated to discovering the basics of flight through wind energy. Children build kites using cardboard frames, paper, and string, then test them outdoors to observe lift, tension and stability.
Tuesday – Engineering lift with water rockets and parachutes. Children build high-pressure rockets to explore propulsion and aerodynamics. The challenge? Designing a functional parachute deployment system to ensure a soft, vertical landing for their “vessel” after an altitude launch.
Wednesday – Digitising flight with PowerUp smartphone-controlled paper planes. Using the PowerUp kits, children transform classic paper folds into motorised aircraft. They learn how to bridge traditional origami with modern technology, adjusting flight trim and motor output via Bluetooth to master complex maneuvers.
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!
Video: behind the scenes of the camp
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 prior to playtime
11:00am-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.
Please note that from now on, any delay in collecting your children will result in a charge of CHF 10 per child for every quarter of an hour or part thereof. Thank you for your understanding.
Should you wish to allow your child to go home alone, please ensure that you send us your written consent by email to iil-camps@iil.ch before the start of the camps; otherwise, we will not be able to allow them to leave IIL.
LUNCH OPTIONS
If you would like your child to stay with us for the full day, you may enroll them in an afternoon (PM) camp. Only in this case will they be able to have lunch on site (12:30pm-02:00pm). When registering for this morning camp, you can choose between:
- Signing them up for the canteen (additional fee of CHF 105 per week)
- Providing a packed lunch every day for them to eat at IIL (supervision and activities included, no additional fee)
- Picking them up at 12:30pm and bringing them back at 1:45pm (no additional fee)
| Sessions | |
|---|---|
| Seasons | |
| Ages | 8 years old, 9 years old, 10 years old, 11 years old, 12 years old, 13 years old |
| Weeks | 10th to 14th August 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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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.
