Vacation Programs

Pack your bags — we’re cooking our way around the world! In this fun, hands-on camp, young chefs will explore recipes from different countries while learning basic cooking skills, kitchen safety, and teamwork. 

Get a head start on the new school year! In this half-day camp, students will boost their learning skills, get organized, and build confidence through fun, interactive activities. Gain strategies for managing social situations and group work

Join our crash course on grammar and mechanics needed for SAT/ACT exams, from commas to misplaced modifiers. The course will consist of direct instruction, class practice, and multiple practice exams. 

Our Little Chefs will prepare and cook vegetarian dishes. Fresh green pesto. Fresh red pesto. Vegetarian bell pepper tart and various others. The children will be weighing, chopping and following recipe instructions. In the afternoons, we will be making recipe books and other craft creations.

Get ready for a week of creativity, laughter, and performance! This drama camp for aspiring performers is packed with acting games, improv, storytelling, and stagecraft. You'll build confidence, make new friends, and bring your imagination to life.

Explore the world of biotechnology in this hands-on five-day camp. You'll learn about key techniques like DNA extraction, PCR, protein analysis, and CRISPR gene editing, while also discovering synthetic biology and biotech career paths. Perfect for aspiring scientists, this camp offers a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge science!

Join the Steel Pan Orchestra at ZIS!  5-Day Steel Pan Course: "Steel Pan: From Zero to Performance"

Unleash your creativity this summer at our Drama Summer Camp! Aspiring actors in grades 6–8 will explore acting, improv, and stagecraft while learning to work together as an ensemble. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to build confidence and develop their creative skills as they prepare to showcase their work in a final-day performance for family and friends.

Discover the power of AI in game development at our five-day camp! Learn how AI shapes game worlds, storytelling, and smart enemies through hands-on projects and interactive lessons. By the end, you'll showcase your own AI-driven game and compete in an exciting tournament. Whether you're a beginner or an aspiring developer, this is your chance to explore the future of gaming!

Don’t let your German get rusty while you’re out of school! Whether you want to stay sharp or finally get ahead for next year, this is your summer shortcut. Same you, better German. Join us!

We will enjoy many good things, depending on the group, and it's interest, bake/cook or craft and make short excursions or hike to explore local playgrounds or fun areas. 

Think. Prototype. Launch. Join Studio X, where children will work in teams to tackle engaging design challenges. From the aerodynamics of high-pressure bottle rockets to the mechanics of robots, you’ll spend your week sketching, building, and testing real-world solutions. 

Explore the outdoors through fun, active adventures. Students will enjoy easy local hikes while learning basic outdoor survival skills, team-building challenges, forest games, water play, lakeside walks, and nature scavenger hunts. Children will also take part in nature art, journaling, and sketching their discoveries. 

Get ready to run, pass, shoot, and score! Our Soccer Camp is packed with high-energy games, skill-building challenges, and friendly team competitions designed especially for students in Grades 3–5.

In The Art of Storytelling, campers will explore both personal narratives from their own experiences and fictional stories, while also discovering how storytelling is shared across cultures worldwide.

At this camp, students can explore their creativity through a variety of activities, including art, small handicrafts, and music-making! 

We will put together a little musical theatre piece in a week! We will have fun doing it all from acting, singing, dancing and making our own props, costumes and masks. English main language, and we can do some songs in German too! No acting or singing experience required. The aim is to have fun, try new things and work as a team!

At this camp, students can explore their creativity through a variety of activities, including art, small handicrafts, and music-making! 

Activities for students from Preschool to Grade 2. Lots of fun and games for all the children. Our experienced activity leaders have something for everyone - arts and crafts, music, dancing, sports, baking and much more!

Register for mornings, afternoons of full day.

Gymnastics Summer Camp is designed for little gymnasts as well as gymnastic competitive team members. This is a great opportunity to learn more about gymnastics, create your own floor or beam routines, and practice Level 3 and 4 elements on the asymmetric bars, balance beam, on the floor and trampoline.

A variety of fun sports to play with your friends for the afternoon.

Join us for an exciting adventure where we explore the forest and learn German simultaneously. Together, we'll spend time singing, creating, and connecting in the peaceful surroundings of our local forest. 

Sharpen your research and writing skills at our personalized academic camp!  You will have the time, space, and help to get your writing flowing. Choose between Creative or Academic Writing, including the Extended Essay.

Think Like a Scientist is a week-long summer program for middle and high school students that introduces the core principles of scientific scepticism through engaging activities, hands-on experiments, and interactive discussions.

These 5-afternoon climbing sessions aim to provide beginners or intermediates with the essential skills and knowledge to safely and confidently engage in indoor rock climbing. 

A week of recreational paddling with sit-on-top kayaks. Learn the basics of paddling with super stable boats on calm water. We will discover spectacular locations in the greater Zurich area such as the Luetzerlau-Island, the Wallensee and the Rhein-falls in Schaffhausen.

Physical Computing with micro:bit is a hands-on summer camp that emphasises physical computing, combining programming, real electronic components, and sensors to turn digital ideas into real, working projects. 

STEM Code Camp is a fun, hands-on summer camp where students learn the fundamentals of programming and get an introduction to AI concepts by creating their own interactive projects. 

Learn how to use our laser cutter, 3D printers, plasma cutter, wood working tools, embroidery machine and other tools that the ZIS Design Lab has to offer.

This camp is the perfect blend of language learning, creativity, and summer adventure, designed to spark curiosity and help students experience German as a living, social language.