Summer Camps with Host family accommodation

Living with a Spanish family is one of the best ways for youngsters to get to know the the Spanish culture and Spanish people. It will also allow kids to practice the Spanish language in a natural way.

The majority of the host families are near the Spanish language school, around 10 or 15 minutes walking, in Alicante city centre. If children live in a residencial area —around 30 minutes walking—, they will be provided with a transport card for buses and tram to go to Alicante city centre. All the quarters of Alicante are connected to the centre by urban buses or tram running every 10-15 minutes.

Host families are selected and visited regularly by our staff. In all the host families, kids will find a warm atmosphere that will help them get integrated into the family and Alicante's city life very quickly.

Students will have a single room or a twin room for friends or for two students from the same family coming together to any of the Summer Camps offer by ZadorSpain Camps in Alicante:

• Tennis Camp, Sailing or Windsurfing Camp for Teenagers or
• Watersports Camp for Children,
• Tennis Camp for kids or
• Sports Summer camp for Kids

Host family provides the bed linen and towels, but children have to bring the towels for the beach. They will have laundry once or twice a week and they should keep their room clean and tidy, and share the housework with the rest of the family.

As in any family around the world, there are also a series of rules students must follow: be punctual to meal hours, let the host know if they are not having lunch or dinner at home, phone when arriving late...

Students have to take into account that the house in Spain is considered a private family place and organising parties or dinners is not very frequent. Therefore, if students want to have a guest over, they should ask permission, keeping in mind that in most cases the family will not fancy the idea.

All the students should arrive the evening before the beginning of the Spanish + sailing or windsurfing camp and leave the accommodation the day after the end of the Water Sports Program. Days before or after the summer camp are considered extra nights.

Summer Camps with full board accommodation

Regarding the meals, students will have full board:

— Breakfast: Breakfast in Spain usually consists of juice or yogurt, hot chocolate, tea or coffee with milk, bread or biscuits, butter and jam or cereals.

— Lunch: During the week, from Monday to Friday students taking part in Sailing Camp or Windsurfing Camp receive usually a packed lunch with two sandwiches (“bocadillos”), fruit and drink, thus campers can enjoy the beach or the swimming pool in the sea school. On Saturday or Sunday (depending on the excursion planned for the weekend) lunch time in Spain is between 2.30 p.m. and 3 p.m. and it is the biggest meal during the day and it is usually the meeting the whole family.

— Dinner is around 21:00 or 21:30 during the week and there is not a fixed time during the weekends.

— Special requirements: students with special dietary requirements should make a note in the registration form. All junior students will receive a “Meal list” to choose their favorite dishes as a suggestion for the host family. One week before the beginning of the Spanish Summer Program, students will be supplied with the information concerning the accommodation: host family address, names, ages, profession, hobbies of the family and an email to contact them before arrival just to introduce them.

Some rules in the host family

Phone calls and Internet: Students must use calling cards. The family should be notified if students want to make reverse charge calls. To receive phone calls the limited time is around 10.30 p.m. Internet and phone access varies by family.

Student expenses: Remember that the student should pay their own expenses on excursions, bars, restaurants, cinemas, cafés… We suggest around € 15 per day as pocket money.