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Every Teen Anglo at Speak Teens is supported by an experienced, DBS-checked team. Here’s how we look after welfare at camp.
Apply for 2027Every member of the Speak Teens team is selected for their experience working with young people in residential settings. All staff undergo background checks before joining camp.
Responsible for the smooth running of the full programme: scheduling, communication with families, and final decisions on welfare matters.
A named Welfare Officer is appointed for each camp week — the first point of contact for any participant who needs support, physical, emotional, or practical.
Activity Leaders run the daily sports, games and social activities alongside the language workshops, working in mixed teams throughout each session.
Qualified EFL teachers run structured language sessions each day. Teen Anglos work alongside them as native-speaker role models.
We know leaving your teenager in another country takes trust. Here are the key structures we have in place.
Phones are kept securely in the camp office and returned each evening between 18:45 and 19:45.
All Teen Anglos stay at Centro Turistico Valbonella. Boys and girls sleep in separate, supervised accommodation areas. Staff sleep on-site throughout the week.
Full board is included from dinner on arrival day through to breakfast on departure day.
A curfew applies and staff remain on-site overnight. No participant may leave the venue without staff authorisation.
The Welfare Officer assesses any participant who feels unwell. Emergency phone: +39 327 755 3233 (24 hours during camp weeks).
Our Welfare Officer checks in with participants throughout the week. If a Teen Anglo is persistently distressed, we contact their family to agree the best course of action together.
We want families to be clear about what is included in the admin fee and what sits outside it.
All Teen Anglos are covered by Speak’s Unipol Sai public liability policy for the duration of the camp programme.
Personal travel and medical insurance is not included and is strongly recommended. GHIC / EHIC cards provide some reciprocal healthcare cover in Italy but are not a substitute for travel insurance.