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Geneva

A second language, without a second job

Geneva is full of families raising children in more than one language, and Wednesday and the holidays are when most of that happens. Here is what exists.

151
language activities
14
communes
21
holiday camps
22
take under fours

Language activities

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Activities in this guide, A to Z

Start earlier than you think

22 of the 151 take a child under four, and that is the single most useful fact on this page. At that age a second language costs a child no effort at all, and proportionally this is second only to the arts.

43 take four to six year olds.

Camps are a real option

21 of these are holiday camps rather than weekly classes. A week of immersion in the school holidays does more than a term of Wednesday afternoons, and it solves a childcare problem at the same time.

Where to look

Italian at Communes-Ecole in Collonge-Bellerive. Spanish through the Spanish embassy in Lancy. English clubs and full day camps at Key English School and Bell.

Collonge-Bellerive has 16 of the 151 activities. In Collonge-Bellerive, most of it comes through the municipal school programme.

More arriving every week

English, Italian and Spanish are well covered today, and the list grows every week as more schools come on board.

Geneva has heritage language schools in a dozen languages, and we are adding them as fast as we find them. If you run one, tell us and we will list it. A lot of parents are looking for you.

Answers

The things parents actually ask

What languages can my child learn in Geneva?

English is the most widely available, then Italian and Spanish. 151 activities in total across 14 communes.

What age should we start?

Earlier than most parents think. 22 activities take children under four, second only to the arts, proportionally.

Are there language camps in the holidays?

21, which is a high share for a category this size. A week of immersion does more than a term of weekly lessons.

Where are the language schools?

Italian at Communes-Ecole in Collonge-Bellerive, Spanish through the Spanish embassy in Lancy, English at Key English School and Bell.

What about German, Russian or Arabic?

Geneva has schools in all three and we are adding them week by week. If you run one, tell us and we will list it.

Last updated 14 October 2026. We refresh these figures weekly.