The sea is the place to be for beginners. The language initiation formula is a playful introduction to the English language.

The monitors encourage participants to speak as much English as possible with positive comments and incentives. Every day you can earn "CLIPPERTJES." Gifts and funny quid pro quos from the leaders reward effort.

Speaking Dutch is allowed to lower the threshold, except when talking about basic vocabulary that participants already know. Throughout the week, the bar is slowly raised. For example, on day one, a monitor will pass the bottle of water to the table when a participant asks in Dutch. Later, however, the young person is expected to ask if he can have the "bottle of water." 

The language approach is practical and visual. There is a placemat on the table with specific vocabulary that can be used at the table. The daily program is posted in English with cute drawings.

Each language activity gets the youngsters moving to the maximum. For example, we do a chair dance where you have to sit down as fast as you can when you hear a specific word.

Every 45 minutes we work on a different theme. Variation rules! In the afternoon,vocabulary acquired in the morning is rehearsed in a playful way during the entertainment activities.

One of the highlights of the week is the day at Bellewaerde. Here we enjoy the many rollercoasters and attractions the park has to offer. But we wouldn't be CLIP, if we would leave a stone unturned to speak English or to encourage others to speak a foreign language. So for instance we try to convince as many amusement park visitors as possible to pronounce the phrase "She sells sea shells by the sea shore." Hilarity assured. 

If you drop the word coast, by definition you imply Ostend. We spend a whole afternoon walking through this famous coastal town in search of street art. Pure fun at the seaside! 

On the beach we play a game of beach volleyball, build sandcastles and brave the waves with our beach boards. We take a team-building trip in the dunes, do an interactive city game in the theme of Harry Potter and play sports in the garden or on the beach.

In the evening, we creep, dance and laugh at the residence center during a Fantasy night, CLIP's got talent or a casino.

One afternoon we live it up in a subtropical swimming paradise. We splash in the wave pool, go lightning fast through the Black Hole, a slide with light and sound effects, and challenge each other in the rapids. Furthermore, we explore the coastline on our gocarts. Pure fun on the Flemish coast! 

Shared transportation is by coach.

May we ask to be present at the boarding point half an hour before departure? Where possible, the buses will depart at the time listed below.

In case of change of departure point, please update this online.If your departure point changes 1 week before departure, it can no longer be done online. Please notify the office (by mail or phone)!

Parking Bodart, Koning Boudewijnlaan

! Attention Blue Zone. Don't forget the parking disc.

Parking Groot-Bijgaarden E40 Texaco, Brussels-Ghent side for the outward journey, Ghent-Brussels side for the return journey.

Parking Autocars Ghent-Dampoort

Please note: parking is not allowed in the bus parking lot, but is allowed in the (paying) car parking lot next to it.