School's out and your kid doesn't speak Spanish or Valencian yet? These holiday camps run in English, or are bilingual with English-speaking staff, so a new arrival can join in from day one. Many are run by international schools outside the city center, so check the drive or the camp bus before you book.
The city youth service's summer day programs, run from civic and youth centers across Valencia. Younger kids get a summer school of technology, games and creative projects, with a bilingual English option built around famous figures from art and science. Teens join Verano Urbano: surfing and paddleboarding at La Patacona, beach days at El Saler, screen printing and pool trips. Places go only to kids who live or study in the city.
A water-sports camp at the Pobla de Farnals marina, north of Valencia. Kids try surfing, paddle surfing and kayaking with monitors and lifeguards who speak English. Families can book single days or full weeks. Kids bring a swimsuit, rash guard, towel, sunscreen, snack and a dry change of clothes; the marina's Bocana Bar sells food and drinks. The camp runs only if enough kids sign up.
The British School of Valencia's Creative Summer Club keeps kids using their English over the holidays without making it feel like school. Days mix workshops, sports, team-building games, water games and trips out, all run in English. Younger children have their own infant club, separate from the primary group. It's open to kids from any school, so no BSV place is needed.
A July camp at Caxton College, a British school in Puçol, taught entirely in English for kids who already speak it. The youngest groups each get their own topic, from insects in the garden to rockets and dinosaurs, planned by the school's Primary team. Older kids rotate through daily Science, Art and a taster of a new language: building circuits, launching rockets, tie-dye and weaving.
A hands-on science and tech camp run entirely in English on the American School of Valencia campus in Puçol. Each week has a new theme, such as renewable energy and wind turbines, digital arts or structural engineering, tackled with robotics, coding and experiments. Kids need at least intermediate English to follow lab instructions and team projects, so beginners fit better in the school's Level Up Your English program.
A summer day camp on the Julio Verne School campus in El Vedat de Torrent. The English Sports camp mixes sports, crafts and time in the school pool.
Primary-age kids can pick a themed track instead: art, theater and musicals; soccer with Gayà; or padel. The activities change every week, so kids who stay several weeks don't repeat the same program.
A day camp at Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, a bilingual IB school in Picassent, about 20 minutes from Valencia. Younger kids get crafts, outdoor games and a mix of English and Spanish sessions. Older kids pick between robotics with LEGO, coding and science workshops plus team sports, or an arts and music track. Both older tracks include the pool. Open to kids from other schools.
A week-long sleepaway camp at Masía del Cossi, a farm and nature center set in a large pine wood in Museros, just outside Valencia. Days mix multisport, games, crafts, pool time and English sessions, with a beach day, an excursion and evening activities after dinner. Kids sleep in air-conditioned dorms with counselors on hand around the clock. Families bring their own bedding.
School's out and your kid doesn't speak Spanish or Valencian yet? These holiday camps run in English, or are bilingual with English-speaking staff, so a new arrival can join in from day one. Many are run by international schools outside the city center, so check the drive or the camp bus before you book.
The city youth service's summer day programs, run from civic and youth centers across Valencia. Younger kids get a summer school of technology, games and creative projects, with a bilingual English option built around famous figures from art and science. Teens join Verano Urbano: surfing and paddleboarding at La Patacona, beach days at El Saler, screen printing and pool trips. Places go only to kids who live or study in the city.
A water-sports camp at the Pobla de Farnals marina, north of Valencia. Kids try surfing, paddle surfing and kayaking with monitors and lifeguards who speak English. Families can book single days or full weeks. Kids bring a swimsuit, rash guard, towel, sunscreen, snack and a dry change of clothes; the marina's Bocana Bar sells food and drinks. The camp runs only if enough kids sign up.
The British School of Valencia's Creative Summer Club keeps kids using their English over the holidays without making it feel like school. Days mix workshops, sports, team-building games, water games and trips out, all run in English. Younger children have their own infant club, separate from the primary group. It's open to kids from any school, so no BSV place is needed.
A July camp at Caxton College, a British school in Puçol, taught entirely in English for kids who already speak it. The youngest groups each get their own topic, from insects in the garden to rockets and dinosaurs, planned by the school's Primary team. Older kids rotate through daily Science, Art and a taster of a new language: building circuits, launching rockets, tie-dye and weaving.
A hands-on science and tech camp run entirely in English on the American School of Valencia campus in Puçol. Each week has a new theme, such as renewable energy and wind turbines, digital arts or structural engineering, tackled with robotics, coding and experiments. Kids need at least intermediate English to follow lab instructions and team projects, so beginners fit better in the school's Level Up Your English program.
A summer day camp on the Julio Verne School campus in El Vedat de Torrent. The English Sports camp mixes sports, crafts and time in the school pool.
Primary-age kids can pick a themed track instead: art, theater and musicals; soccer with Gayà; or padel. The activities change every week, so kids who stay several weeks don't repeat the same program.
A day camp at Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, a bilingual IB school in Picassent, about 20 minutes from Valencia. Younger kids get crafts, outdoor games and a mix of English and Spanish sessions. Older kids pick between robotics with LEGO, coding and science workshops plus team sports, or an arts and music track. Both older tracks include the pool. Open to kids from other schools.
A week-long sleepaway camp at Masía del Cossi, a farm and nature center set in a large pine wood in Museros, just outside Valencia. Days mix multisport, games, crafts, pool time and English sessions, with a beach day, an excursion and evening activities after dinner. Kids sleep in air-conditioned dorms with counselors on hand around the clock. Families bring their own bedding.
