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Educators and youth coordinators offer a range of activities for children, including: outdoor and indoor games, creative, artistic and sporting activities, discovery walks and workshops, theatrical events, themed programmes, and much more.

Aktioun Bambësch

The Aktioun Bambësch project was first launched over 50 years ago and is now held three times a year. It is organised by the Centre d'animation pédagogique et de loisirs (Creative Learning Centre – CAPEL) of the City of Luxembourg's Service Foyers scolaires (Childcare Department). It is organised for children in Cycles 1.2 to 4.2 who live in Luxembourg City. As part of this project, the City organises a range of free leisure activities in the afternoon during certain school holidays, namely: one week during the Christmas break, one week during the Easter break, and four weeks during the summer break.

The activities begin at around 14:00 and end at 18:00. Since Aktioun Bambësch takes place during school holidays, the organisers make every effort to involve children in selecting their activities and to ensure that they have as much fun as possible.

Aktioun Bambësch takes the "learning through play" approach, which encourages adults and children to take part in games that respect children's culture, creativity and spontaneity, with a view to fostering their emotional, cognitive and social development. Aktioun Bambësch give children a safe space to explore and thrive, learning essential life skills through play.

During these activities, the children are closely supervised by specially trained youth coordinators, who themselves are overseen by educational staff from CAPEL, which belongs to the Service Foyers scolaires – CAPEL (Childcare Department – CAPEL).

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Dates

Christmas 2024: 30 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 (registration open until 20 November 2024)
Easter 2025: 14 to 18 April 2025 (registration deadline: 25 February 2025)
Summer 2025: 21 July to 14 August 2025, except for the public holiday on 15 August (registration deadline: 22 May 2025)

Cycle 1

Cycle 1.2

01/09/2018–31/08/2019

Cycles 2–4

Cycle 2.1	01/09/2017–31/08/2018
Cycle 2.2	01/09/2016–31/08/2017
Cycle 3.1	01/09/2015–31/08/2016
Cycle 3.2	01/09/2014–31/08/2015
Cycle 4.1	01/09/2013–31/08/2014
Cycle 4.2	01/09/2012–31/08/2013

We try to provide a place for every child, but for organisational reasons there is a maximum number of children we can accept.

The registrations are closed.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Incomplete or incorrectly filled-out registration forms will be deemed null and void, and will therefore not be processed.
Registration is carried out using the link above. Please note that the form is automatically sent via email to aktioun.bambesch@vdl.lu.
If you need to cancel, you must notify CAPEL by email.
If your child is ill, they may not take part in the activities.
The foyers scolaires (childcare centres) for Cycles 1.2–4.2 will be closed in the afternoons during this period.
Incomplete or incorrectly filled-out registration forms will not be processed.

How to get there

For transport to and from Aktioun Bambësch, a special bus service will be provided. Buses to the site will depart between 13:10 and 13:40, and the children will be brought back between 18:05 and 18:40. Please be advised that these bus times are approximate and actual arrivals/departures depend on the traffic situation at the time.

On the return trip, as soon as children exit the bus, their parents or guardians are responsible for their care. Parents and guardians must be at the stop at the scheduled drop-off times to pick up children under 8 years of age. Older children can return home on their own. If you do not agree, please indicate this on coupon 2.
(Note: in some cases, the bus stop for departures and the bus stop for returns are not on the same side of the street).

You will be informed about the bus stops, schedules and bus numbers around one week before the beginning of Aktioun Bambësch.