To achieve this, you will find below some information as well as a non-exhaustive list of activities. You will find in the following section some addresses of activities for children or to do as a family.
The Maisons vertes Green Houses are places of reception, sharing and exchange, open to all children up to 5 years old, accompanied by an adult parent or any other adult responsible for the child. Maisons vertes-type child-parent institutions. Space for meeting and discussion for parents and children from 0 to 5 years old in order to promote integration and social ties, support the parent-child relationship and encourage the socialisation of the child.
Many associations set up free activities to promote language awareness and to meet other children, some of which are listed below by way of example. By participating some activities require the presence of parents , you will also be able to obtain information on everyday life from the animators. Associations for migrant communities A directory of associations for migrant communities in the canton of Vaud is available online.
These associations represent migrants according to their nationality, continent of origin or specific activities. In all regions of the canton, many extracurricular activities holiday camps, socio-cultural activity centres, day activities, youth councils, etc. Youth leisure activities This site also provides families with a directory of leisure activities for children and young people during Vaud school holidays.
Volunteering and community life play an important role in the Vaud society. Among the many existing associations, some were created by migrants. These structures aim to promote the integration of foreigners into the host society, while promoting their culture of origin. To achieve this, they set up many activities, multicultural festivals or spaces for meetings and exchanges.
