Nature-oriented residential summer camps in Campo do Vale
The Novas Descobertas Association provides residential summer camps for the community during the summer vacations so that young people can experience days together, developing inclusion and community learning skills, having fun, creating healthy bonds with themselves, the group and nature, while benefiting from the farm space and the surrounding environment.
Our residential summer camps last between 7 and 12 days, depending on the shift. Participants camp in the grounds of our facilities near Odiáxere, surrounded by the natural beauty of Quinta Vale da Lama overlooking the estuary, the Atlantic Ocean and the Serra de Monchique.
Images and moments from our daily activities.
We cultivate friendships in fun and challenging days, through:
Adventure and exploration activities
Climbing, hiking and scavenger hunts through nature, treasure hunts, guidance and night exploration games.
Group and community activities
Trust and team building games, cooperative games, group decision making, reflection circles, team games and traditional Portuguese games;
Creativity and innovation activities
Crafts, theater, music, dance, use of natural materials, creative writing and story circles;
Sustainability and regeneration activities
Taking care of gardens, crops, composting, jam making, soap making, introduction to Permaculture design and transformation of learning spaces, natural building.
Here's a sample schedule of summer camp activities
Why take part in a New Discoveries residential summer camp?
Enables participants tocome into contact and to coexist harmoniously with the environment and the surrounding countryside.
Promotes the practice of physical activity and a dynamic and positive lifestyle.
Developsautonomy, responsibility and respect for others;
Provides a range of activities that reflect and respond to the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of children and young people by providing them with individual and collective activities that are appropriate to different age groups and levels of development.
Encourages the discovery of new cultures and values, initiatives and creativity;
Promotes learning from experience / practical experience;
Promotes increased self-esteemand behavioral changes associated with healthy living habits and respect for the environment.
Important details
For whom
Children and young people aged 8 to 17.
No. of
participants
Minimum: 25
Maximum: 32
Languages
Portuguese and English
Where
At Quinta Vale da Lama - in the activity area - Campo do Vale.
In a camping system, with activities throughout the farm (Odiáxere Lagos).
Dates
Summer Edition 2025:
Shift I: 28 June to 6 July (9 days) | 12 - 17 years
Shift II: July 12 to 18 (7 days) | 10 - 17 years
Shift III: July 25 to August 5 (12 days) | 12 - 17 years EFULL (You can stay on the waiting list.)
Shift IV: August 11-19 (9 days) | 10 - 17 years
Shift V: August 25th to 31st (7 days) | 8 - 12 years
Shift VI: 4 to 10 September (7 days) | 10 - 17 years
Important information! Participants should arrive at the Summer Camp site between 3pm and 4pm on the first day of the camp. On the last day, they should leave between 12pm and 1pm. - Arrival and departure times may change. WILL BE SCHEDULED VIA EMAIL.
Registration deadline:
Registration is continuous. Sold-out shifts will be indicated.
Prices
GENERAL PUBLIC
- Shift I and IV (9 days) - 360€ or 345€ (for siblings)
- Shift II, V and VI (7 days) - 330€ or 315€ (for siblings)
- Shift III (12 days) - 470€ or 455€ (for siblings)
MEMBERS* (with up-to-date membership fees)
- Shift I and IV (9 days) - 335€ or 320€ (for siblings)
- Shift II, V and VI (7 days) - 305€ or 290€ (for siblings)
- Shift III (12 days) - 445€ or 430€ (for siblings)
* The member discount is granted to the member or any member of their tax household. BECOME A MEMBER - see how HERE.
This amount includes
- Accommodation and 5 meals a day
- Summer camp program activities
- Beach and pool
- Daily cleaning of rooms
- Liability and personal accident insurance
- Transportation for days out of the camp
- Professional teaching team and monitors (ratio of 1 animator for every 6 children)
- First aid equipped
This price does not include
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Arrival and departure transportation to the summer camp area
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Tent, sleeping bag, sunscreen, medicines and private supplies
Contact
- Andreia Rodrigues: +351 967 620 397** / info@novasdescobertas.org
- Novas Descobertas office: 282 697 862*
*Call to national fixed network / **Call to mobile fixed network
(Print the Parent Information Sheet here for contact during the Novas Descobertas Summer Camp)
How to participate
Step 1
Fill in the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM.
Step 2
Wait for an email from Associação Novas Descobertas confirming your online registration and indicating the amount of the deposit to be made. Do not make any payment without receiving this email.
Step 3
Readings of the following documents:
- What to bring for summer camps 2025;
- Contact form for Parents Summer Camps;
- Internal Regulations Novas Descobertas Summer Camps;
- Pedagogical Plan Summer Camp Facilitation
Step 4
Complete the remaining payment no later than 2 weeks before the start of the camp your child is attending.
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