The English Camps are week-long immersion sessions, cut to four days at some camps that fall around a public holiday, run by the English Opens Doors Program of Chile’s Ministry of Education. Students spend the week using English in games, workshops and group activities rather than in formal classes.
Two cycles run each year: summer camps in January and winter camps between late June and late July. Each region hosts its own camps at a school venue, with separate calls for the primary (básica) and secondary (media) levels.
Places are free for selected students, who apply through the form published for their own region. Regional English Coordinators receive the applications and notify results by email.
Benefits & funding
- A week of in-person English immersion (four days at some camps that fall around a holiday), 10:00–16:00 in the winter cycle and 10:00–15:30 in the summer cycle.
- No participation fee; the camps are free for selected students.
- JUNAEB meals during the camp: breakfast, lunch and a snack.
- School accident insurance provided by the Ministry of Education.
- Materials and activity guides.
- A diploma for students who attend at least 60% of the week.
Eligibility
- Students enrolled in Chile from 5° básico through 4° medio (grades 5 to 12) in the year of the camp.
- The school must be municipal, subsidised, delegated-administration or SLEP (local public education service), in the scientific-humanist, technical-professional or artistic modality.
- No English level is required; the call states that willingness to take part is enough.
- A guardian or legal tutor must authorise the application, and guardians co-apply for básica students.
- No nationality requirement is published; the gate is enrolment in an eligible Chilean school.
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Application process
- 1Open the camps page for the current call and its regional table of venues, dates and levels — each region publishes its own closing date.
- 2Find your region and level (básica or media) and note the camp dates.
- 3Complete the online application form published for that region.
- 4Prepare a copy of your ID card or TNE student card, or the receipt for requesting one.
- 5Have your guardian sign the authorisation form (Autorización de apoderado); some regions ask for it with the application, others on the first day of camp.
- 6Wait for the result by email from your Regional English Coordinator.
Program timeline
Summer Camps 2026 applications open
Nov 3, 2025
Summer Camps 2026 applications close
Dec 14, 2025
summer results notified by email
Dec 17, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025
summer camps run, by region
Jan 5, 2026 to Jan 16, 2026
Winter Camps 2026 applications open
Apr 20, 2026
winter results notified by email
Jun 2, 2026 to Jul 7, 2026
winter camps run, by region
Jun 22, 2026 to Jul 24, 2026
Next cycle
no new call published on the camps page yet