Programs for individuals

Benefits of homestays

It is an opportunity to experience, observe and learn a new life-style and culture while practicing the language skills in a home. All our families are ready to help students feel at home and so help them fit easily and quickly into the "Continental Way of Life"

A permanent assistance

In case of difficulties, individuals or groups have the  permanent assistance of one of our local counsellors. They are the links between teachers, students, host families and members of our staff.

Qualified teachers

All of our teachers are carefully selected for their teaching qualifications

Quality accommodation

Each family has been visited and interviewed by one of our local counsellors. Our organisation makes sure that all the students can share in the everyday life of a host family with the same rights and also the same responsibilities as any member of the family. We accommodate one student per family.

Organisation

Programmes and details of host family should be received by each applicant approximately ten days before departure.

Year Round programs

These programmes are open to pupils 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 the French family, discover France and one of its regions.

Total immersion (No courses)

Full board accommodation with a carefully selected family. Individual or shared room (single beds). The student will be treated as 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.

One-to-one tuition

The student shares the every day life of a French family and has a choice of 10 to 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 excursion is organised by the host family every week.

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 Riviera : Antibes – St. Raphael – Hyères
• October to May : Students of these programmes arrange their own flight on required dates and they travel to the chosen centre in one of the regions of France.

The programmes include:

• Full board accommodation in a family
• Activities (A-B-C)
• Tuition (B-C)
• Help of local organiser
• Liability insurance

Not included :

• Travel from Ireland to and from the area of stay
• Meet and greet return transfers
• Travel insurance