| All Year Round "Transition Year" |
These programmes are open to students from 13 to 18 years old. The aims of these programmes are for the students to improve their knowledge and fluency of the language by sharing and participating in the everyday life of a French family, discover France and one of its regions.
A – Total Immersion (No Tuition) :
Full board accommodation with a carefully selected family. Individual or shared room (single beds). The student will be treated like a member of the host family. He/she is expected to follow the house rules and communicate well with them. One adult member of the family is at home all day and will take the participant on excursions: 1 full day and 2 half-day excursions per week organised by the host family.
B – One – to - One tuition:
The student shares the everyday life of a French family and has a choice of 10 – 20 hours one to one lessons.
The lessons are taken in either the host family home or at the teacher’s and are fully adapted to the student’s individual needs. One full day excursions is organised by the host family every week.
C – Two – to - One or Three – to - One tuition:
Same programme as above for 2 or 3 friends who travel together. They attend the same courses but are accommodated in the same or different homes as required.
Duration:
2 weeks minimum
Locations: Paris area – Montpellier – Lyon – Marseille
French Rivera: Antibes – St. Raphael – Hyeres
October to May: Students on these programmes arrange their own flight to required dates and they travel to the chosen centre in one of the regions of France
June to August: Please refer to set dates
The programmes include:
- Full board accommodation in a family
- Activities (A-B-C)
- Tuition (B-C)
- Help of Local Organiser
- Civil liability insurance
Not Included:
- Travel from Ireland to the area
- Meet and greet return transfers
- Travel insurance
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