Kez Camp is an English summer camp for children aged 10-14, focused on enhancing English language skills through immersion in a fully English-speaking environment while promoting confidence and life skills. The camp, located near Valmiera, Latvia, offers a wide range of activities, from language lessons to nature exploration and sports, all led by qualified and experienced staff. Running from August 6 to August 19, 2017, the camp costs 490 euros, which includes transportation, accommodation, meals, and excursions.

1. English summer camp for kids aged 10-14

2. Our Philosophy
Our focus is on improving young people’s English language skills, to not
only use what they know in real situations, but also to increase their
confidence in their own ability and motivate them to realise how useful
English can be in their lives.
We also aim to foster an interaction with nature and a healthy lifestyle,
using English as our lense to see the world through at every moment. So
not only do we endeavour to improve participants’ English skills, but
also to open up their hearts and minds to nature, a range of new sports,
crafts and most of all, friendships.

3. English Language: What We Offer
Immersion in an English environment for the whole camp
Two English Lessons a day
Excellence in language content
Highly-qualified and experienced staff

4. What is immersion?
● An all-English environment
● All activities led in English
● Children encouraged to speak English to staff and each other all
day, every day.
● Promotes motivation and enjoyment
All the benefits of going to an English-speaking country,
without the stress and extra cost:
An English world 100 km from Riga

5. What is immersion?
Studies support that immersion is a superior method of learning. For
example: studies from the Center for Advanced Research on Language
Acquisition (CARLA) and the American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages.
“In traditional second language instruction, the target language is the
subject of instruction. Immersion programs use the target language
for instruction and as a means of communication. This authentic
communications allows students to learn a second language in a
similar manner to the way that they have learned their first.”
-CARLA

6. ● Placement test at the start of the camps to group students according
to language level
● Approximately 2 hours of formal lessons per day, focused on
language details and real life situations outside the camp
environment
Language Excellence
● Workshops in English, focused on improving
students’ English to use during the camp activities
● Final exam and certification

7. ● Focus on real-life communication.
○ Camp activities like meal time language -
“Can you pour me some water please?”
○ Other common life situations - at the
airport, asking for directions etc.
● Communicative language focused on speaking
and pronunciation
Language Excellence: Lessons
● All key skills developed
○ Language skills: speaking, writing, reading and listening
○ Language systems: vocabulary and grammar.

8. ● Highly-qualified and experienced staff
● Both activity leaders and English teachers
have an advanced level of English.
● *CELTA-qualified teachers
● **Delta-qualified language programme
coordinator with 8 years experience in
summer camps
Who will be teaching your children?
*CELTA is a Cambridge-certified TEFL qualification accepted by teaching institutions around the world.
**Delta is the next step up from CELTA, and is considered one of the most prestigious and stringent
English teaching qualifications in the world today.

9. Sanita Lablaika is our Camp Leader. She is
fluent in English, Latvian and Russian, so she
will be able to communicate with all parents
and locals on our excursions. Since 2014, she
has led and worked at various camps and
workshops, mainly focused on yoga.
Sanita has many English friends and also lived
in Norway for a year, so has excellent
knowledge of real life English. She has also been
a yoga instructor since 2013, runs "Live
Mandala dance" classes and is a Soul Harmony
Therapist, so she has the perfect attributes to
fulfill KEZ Camp's principles of combining
English, nature and personal development.
Sanita Lablaika
Camp Leader

10. James is from a town near London and is a
Delta-qualified English teacher with 6 years
of experience in Spain and Latvia, where he
currently works in Riga.
He believes that learning a language can and
should be fun and useful for life, and the
camp English programme is based on this
basic concept.
He has been involved in camps both in the
UK and Spain since 2010, and is keen to
share his love of sports and nature with the
participants.
James Egerton
English Language Co-ordinator

11. Ashley Gregg
Teacher
Ashley is from Missouri, USA, and is a
CELTA-qualified English teacher currently
working in Poland. Before teaching English, she
was a kindergarten teacher in the USA for
several years.
As well as extensive teaching experience,
Ashley has also led many summer camps
herself, including as a Girls Scouts leader.
English and nature go hand in hand at KEZ
Camp, and we have the perfect staff team to
make that happen.

12. Adam Young
Teacher
Adam is from Ohio, USA, and is a
TQUK-qualified (CELTA equivalent) English
teacher currently working in Spain.
As well as a range of teaching experience, Adam
has a university degree in Zoology, so
participants will benefit from his deep
knowledge of nature as we explore the
countryside around the camp. He is also a
qualified swim coach and has a range of other
sporting interests to encourage participants
towards an active lifestyle.

13. Who will be organising activities?
Artis Zentins
Camp Coordinator Artis lives close to Baili, so he has local
knowledge to make the activities we
provide the best possible.
Since retiring from professional BMX
racing, Artis has organised summer
camps in Latvia, sports and BMX
training camps in Estonia and Belgium,
as well as working in Latvian language
camps in the USA. He lives at Vīnkalni,
and has a passion for pizza making that
he shares with visitors.

14. Sport

15. Cricket (traditional English sport)
Sport

16. The KEZ Camp
organisers exploring
the forests around Baili
on mountain bikes
Sport

17. Canoeing on the River Gauja
Sport

18. Climbing wall
(featuring KEZ Camp organisers)

19. Adventure
Zip wiring at Vīnkalni

20. High ropes course,
Cesis.
Adventure

21. Crafts

22. Singing & Talent Contests

23. Here’s our
Camp
Coordinator
Artis showing
kids the
secrets of
pizza making.
Pizza-making at Vīnkalni

24. Where is KEZ Camp held?
● Baiļi, just 4km from
Valmiera (100km from
Riga – we will provide
bus transport to and
from Riga)
● Surrounded by a natural
playground - forest for
trekking and mountain
biking.
○ Open countryside for
games
○ Volleyball court
○ River Gauja for
canoeing
○ Climbing wall

25. Forest for trekking and mountain biking

26. Excellent kitchen serving up nutritious meals

27. Campfires, inside and outside
(whatever the weather!)

28. Accommodation at Baiļi
● Cabins for 8-10
children
(boys-only and
girls-only).
● Beds on the 2nd
floor. A teacher or
monitor will sleep
on the 1st floor to
supervise.

29. When is KEZ Camp 2017?
How much does it cost?
Sunday 6th to Friday 11th August
-Weekend break-
Sunday 13th to Friday 19th August
(10 days)
490 euros*
*including return bus transfers from Riga, all accommodation,
food and excursion costs.
Discounts: -10% before 11th July. -15% for 2nd child.

30. Contact us:
kezcamp.riga@gmail.com
Kez Camp
@kezcamp