Homestay Programs in France

Embark on a French adventure that takes you through the Alps, the streets of Paris, and more! Make local friends, experience homestays with French families, and earn community service hours while working with locals and through environmental projects in the Alps! Experience the famous Bastille Day the French way on this unforgettable teen travel program to France! All the activities we do allow you to put your French language skills to use in real-world contexts. This adventure allows you to experience all that France has to offer! Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Join us on this student trip to France!

Experience the best of Western Europe on this high school exploration across Switzerland, France, and Holland. Begin in the Swiss Alps, hiking through alpine meadows, canyoning through mountain gorges, and taking in sweeping views of glaciers and peaks. Continue to Paris to immerse yourself in iconic art, architecture, cafés, and historic neighborhoods. Then set out on a multi-day bike journey through the Dutch countryside, pedaling past windmills, sand dunes, and coastal villages. Conclude your adventure in Amsterdam, exploring vibrant canals, museums, and neighborhoods while building deep cultural connections along the way.

During your time in St-Laurent, you will experience l’autentique vie quotidienne of Southern France. By sharing daily meals and plenty of lively conversation with your homestay family, you will get a genuine glimpse into the life of a typical famille laurentine. Weekday classes, daily activities, weekend excursions, day trips, and events are designed to complement your homestay experience in order to help you make the most of the French Rivera’s famous summer lifestyle. Our teaching method emphasizes active, hands-on learning, cultural and language immersion. Most of our French classes include interacting with locals, practicing French, and small group French conversation workshops. The program also offers a great variety of cultural, educational, athletic, and travel activities. You will visit some of the most beautiful sites on the French Riviera: Nice, St. Jean, Beaulieu, Monaco, Eze, Antibes, Cannes, and many others. The cultural program includes visits to local art museums, perfumeries, French cuisine workshops, outdoor movies, music performances, just to name a few.

Volunteer 15 hours each week in exchange for free room and board in the south of France. Participating in this programme implies sharing daily life with a French family, learning their language and culture, and adopting it as their own for a period of time. At the same time, share your own language and culture with the members of the local family. Your main duty is to help the family, usually the kids, with their English studies for up to 15 hours per week. Lessons can be more or less formal, depending upon their needs. The family offers full board and private accommodation. Facilities are shared with the family. Each family is interviewed and carefully selected, taking into account their genuine desire to learn a new language and share their culture with the participants. Eligibility for this program includes: - Be a native English speaker - Have finished High School - Be flexible, open-minded, and willing to adapt quickly to your new environment - Respect the host family's rules - Have some knowledge of French; the programme is not suitable for total beginners in French - Previous teaching experience is not a requirement but is highly recommended

This all-in-one semester begins with one month traveling Spain by train, followed by two months in Barcelona where you choose your pathway. You’ll build soft skills (communication, confidence, problem-solving), hard skills (Spanish, digital tools, cooking), and leadership abilities focused on positive impact. Choose one of three pathways: - The Internship Pathway offers full-time hands-on experience, real projects, and strong hours for future credit or professional goals. - The Entrepreneurship Pathway combines a part-time internship with entrepreneurship labs, mentorship, and Spanish classes, ending in a Shark Tank–style pitch. - The Special Interest Pathway lets you blend part-time internship, volunteering, and classes, or focus fully on volunteering plus Spanish or creative electives. If you want to explore Spain, improve Spanish, travel sustainably, and gain real-world experience with impact, this semester is for you. The next session dates: September 5th to November 28th, 2026 Eligibility: - 18 years old or over - Must be in good health - High school graduate with at least a 2.8 GPA - Interest in chosen pathway