SwissCommunity Skiing and snowboarding all day long. A trip to Zermatt. Seeing in the new year, Swiss style. The 2022/23 winter camp of the Youth Service of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad was packed full of highlights. The 26 young Swiss Abroad attending the winter camp in Grächen (canton of Valais) from 28 December 2022 to 6 January 2023 came from 14 different countries. Participants were able to specify in advance whether they wanted to ski or snowboard. Two of the skiers and one of the snowboarders were absolute beginners. The three of them received expert tuition and plenty of encouragement from our qualified camp leaders. We not only celebrated New Year’s Eve together, but also the birthday of one of the camp participants on 1 January – double reason to party. After a good sleep and delicious brunch, we took advantage of the beautiful New Year’s Day weather and travA winter camp full of memories and highlights elled to Zermatt to catch a glimpse of the Matterhorn. We spent the rest of the week on the piste again. Our camp participants decided to mix things up on the final day and switched from snowboarding to skiing or vice versa, enjoying an even broader winter sports experience as a result. FABIENNE STOCKER, YOUTH SERVICE Youth Service of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Switzerland youth@swisscommunity.org www.swisscommunity.org Tel. +41 31 356 61 25 Winter fun in unseasonably mild conditions Our winter holiday camp for 8- to 14-yearolds in Valbella (canton of Grisons) was a complete success. The 40 children at the camp had lots of fun despite the unseasonably mild temperatures, our camp leaders ensuring that everyone got the most out of their time in Switzerland. For ten days, the children were able to improve their skiing and snowboarding. Our camp leaders gave their all both on and off the piste – even going easy to let everyone win at least one Uno card game. Besides going down the slopes, the children had the opportunity to do other activities like tobogganing and ice-skating. They also did handicrafts, wrote postcards, played board games – and made lots of friends. Overall, it was an unforgettable experience for all the children, and we made lots of memories to cherish. Thank you for taking part, and we look forward to seeing you next year. We hope many of you will sign up for our next winter camp, which takes place in Valbella again. Registration for the camp begins on 6 September 2023. DAVID REICHMUTH, FYSA Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) Alpenstrasse 24, 3006 Berne, Switzerland Tel.: +41 31 356 61 16 Email: info@sjas.ch www.sjas.ch/juskila 30 Swiss Review / March 2023 / No.2
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