If you’re Looking for a European adventure camp designed especially for high-school students, Go all in!
The QBE* European Leadership School offers adventure sailing camps for high-school students on fabulous traditional sailing yachts. Part personal development, part “worldschool” course, part high adventure, our summer expeditions take crew members to off-the-beaten-path ports and anchorages along the magical coastlines of western France and the Channel Islands. It’s a great way to discover the area’s local cultures as well as its surprising coastal ecosystem. Plus everybody learns a lot about old-school sailing.
Join us for dozens of surprising experiences that will add impressive texture to any high-school résumé—and college admission essay. Enroll now and go find those deck shoes!
Summer Adventure Camp in Europe
“As a parent l can say that my daughter’s three weeks with QBE in August 2023 has been the single most remarkable experience of her life.””
*QBE (Qualified By Experience) is a top-shelf expeditionary learning initiative supported by a group of adventure enthusiasts who all attended the same Swiss international school. Outdoor and cultural expeditions were mandatory for us, and through the years, skiing, mountaineering, cycling, and sailing were the outdoor activities of choice.
So when one of our former expeditions masters came across two rare pilot cutters on the market a number of years ago, he started working the phone to raise funds to purchase them. The idea was to make our own transformative teen experiences available to a broader cohort of youngsters.
When it comes to boosting self-esteem, challenging outdoor adventures (like small-yacht open-water sailing) can be the secret sauce. There’s nothing quite like the exhilaration of cutting through the water with a strong breeze in your sails, unless it’s the pride you feel when pulling into port after a challenging day on the water.
It’s simply a fact that self-esteem is a powerful catalyst for academic and career success. You’ll be amazed at the difference a great adventure can make in a teen’s life trajectory. And what’s more, teens love it; many of our crew members come back and do it again—some as many as four times!
new skills • new perspectives • New adrenaline rushes • new confidence
The language of instruction is English | Transportation available to Paris Airports | Safety record: Impeccable