Swiss Review 6/2018

Swiss Review / November 2018 / No.6 25 1) 1 August celebrations on the Ballenberg. 2) The crowd of children meets the Federal President. Alain Berset (centre, back row) hosts a “Meet’n’Greet” in the Federal Palace. 3) “Swiss wrestling” in the children’s camp: Approaching an old Swiss tradition – all while wearing traditional wrestling breeches. 4) Visiting the Swiss Air-Rescue (Rega) in Samedan (GR). The Youth Service’s summer offers of 2019 Next summer, the Youth Service of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) will be offering language and holiday camps for young Swiss Abroad aged 15 and over. You can find more information about the camps and, starting on 7 January 2019, will be able to register at www.swisscommunity.org/ en/youth/youth-offers . It is possible to apply for financial support for all camps. Our offers at a glance: 13.07. – 26.07.2019 Sports camp 1 and Swiss Challenge 13.07. – 26.07.2019 German and French language camps 27.07. – 09.08.2019 Sports camp 2 and outdoor camp 03.08. – 18.08.2019 Politics and culture camp We would also be pleased to send you our information brochure with an overview of the offers available by post on request. The registration deadline is 15 March 2019. For more information, feel free to contact the Youth Service: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), Youth Service, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Bern, Switzerland Tel. +41 (0)356 61 24, Fax +41 (0)356 61 01 Email: youth@aso.ch www.swisscommunity.org/en/youth/youth-offers 1 2 3 4 Summer camps for children aged 8 to 14 From the end of June to the end of August 2019, Swiss children living abroad can have a fantastic time with around 40 other children from all over the world while also discovering Switzerland and its culture at summer camps lasting two weeks. Registration for the summer camps will begin on 7 January 2019. The summer camps 2019 will take place on the following dates: Sat. 29.06. – Fri. 12.07.2019 Sat. 13.07. – Fri. 26.07.2019 Sat. 27.07. – Fri. 09.08.2019 Sat. 10.08. – Fri. 23.08.2019 The exact details of the various offers (locations, age groups, etc.) will be available from the middle of December 2018 at: www.sjas.ch/en. We would also be pleased to send you our information brochure with an overview of the offers available by post on request. The registration deadline is 15 March 2019. The Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad wishes to give all Swiss children abroad the opportunity to discover Switzerland in this way on at least one occasion. We can therefore offer reduced rates in justified cases. The required form can be requested on the registration form. For further information, please contact the FYSA office: Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Bern, Switzerland Tel. +41 (0)31 356 61 16 , Fax +41 (0)31 356 61 01 Email: info@sjas.ch / www.sjas.ch/en/ The Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) is an independent organisation recognised by the Zewo foundation, which offers ten camps per year for children aged 8 to 14. The Youth Service is a department of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), which organises leisure, educational and political activities for young people aged 15 and over. Both partner organisations work independently of each other, have their own websites and registration procedures, but cooperate closely.