Group Immersion program in France — summer Study Abroad for high school students
In Numbers
In Action
In Detail
Dates and Fees 2024
When?
June 24 – July 22
Fees?
+ airfare
Am I eligible?
You must be between the ages of 15 and 18. You must have completed a minimum of one year (or equivalent) of high school French by June 2022. Exceptions possible based on individual circumstances.
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Program Structure
Three Program Components
1. Nice
Two weeks living in a centrally located residence – a beautiful former villa of a Russian Czar, and just a 25 minute walk to the beach. Enjoy daily morning classes and afternoon cultural & sports activities. Visit the local Riviera cities of Monaco, Cannes & St. Tropez.
2. One week of Individual Immersion
Just over one week (8 days) living individually with a carefully chosen family in Hyères, on the Riviera. During this period of complete French language immersion, you will experience authentic French family life.
3. Paris
Take the high speed TGV train to the French capital and enjoy four amazing days of sightseeing, including visits to Notre Dame, the palace of Versailles and the Louvre. Stay in a 4-star hotel close to the Eiffel Tower and enjoy French cuisine at quality restaurants.
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Classes and Activities
Classes
High quality classes in small international groups. French lessons take place every morning and include conversation and grammar practice. You also have the option of earning university credit.
Language Partners
To support classroom learning we have a unique Language Partner program – structured conversational sessions with French teens and university students.
Cultural activities
Experience French culture first-hand through a range of fun daily and weekend activities and excursions – including a visit to a candy-making factory, kayaking and a theater workshop. Enjoy trips to Cannes, St. Tropez, Eze, Antibes and Monaco.
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Immersion Week
Unique Individual Immersion on the Riviera
No other program offers you this amazing opportunity. Your spoken French will improve enormously.
This component is what sets ECI apart from other Summer Study Abroad organizations. You will live with a volunteer French family in Hyères, the oldest resort town on the Riviera. No classes, no group activities, no English. Simply one week of French culture, French family life and French language.
This is true language immersion.
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In their own words
Student Testimonials
I highly recommend the ECI program. It’s a real taste of French living away from tourism. The teachers were fantastic. Very understanding, very patient, and very knowledgeable. Our chaperones were very friendly, professional, and great to be around. They were eager to teach and help you get the most of your experience. I couldn’t have asked for better trip leaders.
Anastasia Flores
My immersion family was great and very welcoming. They taught me a lot about their culture, customs and daily life. I learned things there that I couldn’t learn in the classroom. France was so pretty and the atmosphere was wonderful.
Laney Meris
My Immersion host family always asked me questions and were interested in what I had to say. I was truly living the culture, which gave me more confidence in speaking French. I made friends that will last me a lifetime. The language class helped me get to know the other students and I loved my teachers.
Mallory Love
Everything was so well organized, and I have come away from ECI with improved French, made great friends, and spent a lovely time abroad.
Caroline Stafford
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Need more information?
- More details of the trip are in our Nice, Beaches & Paris Program Brochure. Please download, print and read!
- Many common questions, from travel and accommodation to host families and cultural differences are answered in our FAQs section.
- You can see previous ECI trips to France, plus travel tips and advice on adjusting to new cultures on our blog.
Want to to talk to someone at ECI?
- 1-844-467-4697
- Send us an email
Ready to sign up?
- Complete our Online Application
