Safety & accommodation for young learners

Campers are grouped by age (children 6–12, teens 13–17) and stay under staff supervision through the teaching day, culture afternoons, and excursions. Residential Full Camp students — teens only — additionally have residential staff on site around the clock.

Group sizes are small by design: four to eight students per study group means no child disappears into a crowd, in class or on the Great Wall.

The Gaobeidian campus was built with student accommodation in the same building as the classrooms, and residential camp accommodation has run on campus since 2016. A partner hotel 50 metres from the school is also used, so residential campers are never more than a minute from staff.

Day Camp and Study Camp families arrange their own accommodation — we're glad to recommend family-friendly hotels in the village.

Day and Full Camp include a shared Chinese lunch — eating together is part of the language practice. Vegetarian, halal, and allergy accommodations are arranged on request; tell us at registration and we brief the kitchen, not just the file.

For health: a first-aid kit and a staff member responsible for it on campus, a nearby hospital for anything more, a travel-insurance requirement for visiting students, and an emergency phone line parents can reach throughout the program.

You'll hear from us when your child arrives, and regularly during the program — updates and photos, not silence. A named teacher stays reachable by message (WhatsApp or WeChat) for the whole stay, and for visa-invitation letters and paperwork before it.

Our teachers are certified professionals and residential staff are vetted; a named member of staff is responsible for minors on every program. If you want any commitment on this page in writing before you book, ask — that is what this page is for.