Everything parents ask before booking

Speak Teens is a residential English immersion summer camp in Italy for teenagers aged 10 to 17. Students spend 8 days and 7 nights at Centro Turistico Valbonella, in the Casentino Forest National Park in Emilia-Romagna, alongside native-speaking Teen Anglos from the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada and Australia. The programme combines outdoor TEFL lessons, daily One-to-One sessions, group activities, sport, excursions and evening events — all in an environment designed to make English feel natural rather than like a lesson.

Students aged 10 to 17. Teen Anglos are aged 13 to 17. Groups are organised by age and level, so younger and older students have appropriate companions and the right lesson group throughout the week.

Speak Teens students come mainly from Italy and other European countries. They are teenagers who want to improve their English communication skills and live a genuinely international camp experience — not just a language course. Many come back the following year.

All levels are welcome. The programme focuses on speaking and listening in real situations rather than formal grammar, so even students who feel less confident quickly find their feet. Before camp, every student takes a short online Language Assessment — around 20 to 30 minutes, no preparation needed — so we can place them in the right lesson group from day one.

By making English the language of everyday life rather than something studied in a classroom. Students eat, play, go on excursions and spend their evenings with native speakers. The One-to-One sessions, outdoor TEFL lessons and group activities all reinforce each other. Most students and parents notice a real shift in confidence and spontaneity within the first few days — and the change tends to stick after camp ends.

Going abroad can be great, but many language summer schools in English-speaking countries still follow a traditional classroom format with limited real interaction with native speakers. At Speak Teens, students speak English from the moment they wake up to when they go to bed — in a stunning Italian setting, with a 1:1 ratio of students to native speakers that most schools abroad simply cannot match.

Since 2018. Speak Srl is based in Molfetta (Puglia) and has been running English immersion programmes in Italy since its founding. The camp takes place at the same venue — Centro Turistico Valbonella — each year.

Teen Anglos are carefully selected native English-speaking teenagers aged 13 to 17 from the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada and Australia. They are sociable, enthusiastic and genuinely invested in making the week great for everyone.

The 1:1 ratio means one native English speaker for every student — combining Teen Anglos and Speak staff. On top of that, the Speak staff-to-student ratio is 1:6 for welfare and organisation.

No — and that is intentional. In One-to-One sessions, the Anglo rotates each day, so every student hears a different accent and connects with a new personality. During activities and meals, students mix freely with the whole group of Anglos. By the end of the week, most students have made genuine friendships with several of them.

A dedicated daily session between one student and one Teen Anglo — just the two of them, with no audience and no pressure. Sessions involve conversation, games and storytelling rather than formal exercises. The Anglo changes each day.