Maret in France

Students will live and travel together for a month to improve their language skills, deepen their cultural understandings, make personal connections and grow as independent travelers and community members.

Proposed Program Itinerary:

• 2 nights at hotel in Nantes to tour city and connect with local students at the Lycée Loquidy
• 4 nights hosted by families and students from Lycée-Collège St. Louis in St. Nazaire to explore school and surrounding attractions
• 2 nights in a youth hostel around Tour to visit several Châteaux in the Loire Valley
• 2 nights at a summer youth camp (UCPA) on the Atlantic Coast near Bordeaux w/ sailing, biking and ropes course
• 1 night at hotel in Bordeaux, Cité du Vin
• 2 weeks in a “gîte rural” (converted farm), where students will be immersed in daily living activities andexplore the surrounding historical and cultural attractions
• 3-4 hotel nights in Paris

• seek out opportunities to use French to improve language skills and cultural knowledge by integrating into the local community and communicating with invited guests
• actively participate in the program activities
• keep a daily journal (written/oral) with self-generated and/or assigned topics. (Journals will be collected and evaluated based on their use of language, creativity and evidence of reflection)
• submit a final project related to their experience in France
• do their own laundry and clean up of rooms as required
• participate in food shopping and meal preparation as required

• All meals will be provided throughout the trip. Students will eat restaurant meals, picnics, or home cooked meals.
• Food accommodations will always be made for students with certain food restrictions/allergies.

~$6500 Program Fee Includes:

• Round-trip airfare Washington-Paris
• 3 meals/day and all lodging
• language instruction
• all excursion and activity fees
• all local transportation
  • Additional fees:
    • personal expenses (snacks, souvenirs, personal supplies)