Summer High School Programs in France

I attended the MEI International Business program and would highly recommend it to any students looking to learn more about business and investing. This is an action packed course with great teachers and lessons that are a great preparation for the future.

I would be very likely to recommend it because I enjoyed my experience so much. I learned a lot of French, traveled to new places, tried different foods, and made friends from many places. Meeting new people and traveling were some of the best parts.

I had so much fun on this trip abroad and felt that I fulfilled one of my lifelong dreams which was to go and explore France. This was something I never would’ve expected I’d do in high school but its truly an unforgettable experience.

I had a great time in France. I felt very safe, and The Experiment took so many precautions that I barely worried. The people were amazing, and all the setup for the trip was so helpful. I truly recommend this program to people who want to travel!

The experiment was the best experience of my life. First off Amy and Danielle were absolutely amazing leaders and extremely easy to talk to and the friends I made in the group were extremely nice as well! Along with this the homestay experience was the most uncomfortable yet rewarding experience yet, I had the time of my life living amongst my host family and was able to see how it is to live in a family that is completely different than mine. I would do this all again if I could!

This experience challenged me to grow, change, and learn more about the world outside of my hometown. It was a wonderful experience, and I will always remeber my time abroad. I couldn’t have done it without the support from the Experiment.

This program was definitely one of the best summer activities I’ve ever done in my life. It’s fun yet intellectually challenging and allows students to comfortably explore new cultures in a safe environment. Overall this was an amazing way to spend my summer and I will be letting all my friends and language teachers know about it.

CIEE changed the way I think and feel about the world, and for that I could not be more grateful. I think about current events, the environment, wellness, and education from a different perspective now. My development over the past month has made me wonder how different I would be if I had stayed in the same town for my summer. If someone is looking to expand their perspective of the world, have fun, and improve their language skills, I could not recommend CIEE more!

It had always been a dream of mine to come to Paris, and being able to both visit this city and learn French was an amazing opportunity for me. I have gained language skills and confidence I didn’t know I had before. I also think this opened a lot of doors for me and gave me a lot of valuable experiences regarding independence, interpersonal relationships, awareness, and helped me learn about my self as a whole. I think that any person would have a wonderful experience abroad and also learn so much more than just content from the experience.

My daughter stayed with a host family outside of Barcelona. With the help of Oui-Connect, the experience was easy to arrange and we felt comfortable with the host family and with the program. She had so much fun. The family had two girls her age who shared similar interests as my daughter. They explored many places including the southern mountain town of Estavar in France, the Spanish beach town of Pineda de Mar, Montblanc and, of course, spent a lot of time exploring Barcelona. They took her to Tibidabo amusement park and to see a divised opera at a university in Barcelona. She had so much fun spending time with the family and learning about their culture. Her spanish improved greatly and, I'm sure she will visit the family again. We had ZERO issues and would absolutely recommend Oui-Connect.

Our daughter, Sammy, spent 3 weeks in Spain with an incredible host family who took her in as one of their own. She had a marvelous time delving into Catalan culture and the Spanish language, enjoying weekend excursions, extended family gatherings, as well as ordinary daily activities such as shopping and cooking. This was Sammy’s first trip anywhere by herself; she came home so much more confident, open and really appreciative of this opportunity and new friendships. Muchas gracias to the team at Oui-Connect for working with us to provide the best experience for Sammy!

Our son participated in the reciprocal exchange over summer, meaning our family hosted a great French student Achille for 3 weeks in San Diego and then our son spent 3 weeks in France with Achille’s family. It was so awesome for our family learning so much about French culture and having fun showing off California. Then our son had the best summer he could have asked for - he saw so much of France, beach, lakes & Paris (even going to the Olympics!) with a fabulous French family. Charlie’s French was SO much better afterwards. It really was the experience of a lifetime and the friendship and connection with Achille’s family is something we will treasure.

My daughter stayed with a host family outside of Barcelona. With the help of Oui-Connect, the experience was easy to arrange and we felt comfortable with the host family and with the program. She had so much fun. The family had two girls her age who shared similar interests as my daughter. They explored many places including the southern mountain town of Estavar in France, the Spanish beach town of Pineda de Mar, Montblanc and, of course, spent a lot of time exploring Barcelona. They took her to Tibidabo amusement park and to see a divised opera at a university in Barcelona. She had so much fun spending time with the family and learning about their culture. Her spanish improved greatly and, I'm sure she will visit the family again. We had ZERO issues and would absolutely recommend Oui-Connect. Jill

I'd be pretty likely to recommend the summer abroad program because it is a once in a lifetime experience that offers so much room for personal growth. The language programs may not be for everyone, but the opportunity to travel alone and be independent at a young age is so important should you decide to go.

I had a great time here. Not only was it an amazing cultural experience but a life changing personal one as well. There was an infinite number of new things here for me. Things I did, felt, thought, experienced and I think I learned so much about myself from that and grew a lot too. With the independence came maturity. With the homesickness came appreciation. With the free time came time management. With the fear came courage. With the fun came great memories. There were a few things I didn’t love. For me, the class in the morning was the worst part of my day. There wasn’t enough energy from my teacher for the content to be interesting. It was also too easy but I was already in the highest level. The program is expensive so I would recommend applying for scholarships. Overall though, I would recommend CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad.

I would be likely to recommend it because I learned a lot in class. I really enjoyed class everyday with my teacher Chloé, who was able to balance the class between fun things and more serious things. I also think the cultural activities we did were really cool and showed off cool parts of Rennes. My host family is very nice, but I just wished they talked more. My only real problem is I just wish there were more activities and less free time.

I would recommend it because I overall had a really great experience with my friends and host family. Although going to class and some of the activities were a little boring for me, it was an overall great experience and I would love to travel again if given the opportunity. My most memorable experience in the program was hanging out with my friends really. Any activity we would do would just be better when I had my friends there and also the food. I loved the food and anytime I think about having a good experience I think back a lot to the food.

It's an amazing experience, and also fun. It lets you interact with the culture of other countries and also meet new people who are very nice and welcoming. I loved building a rocket with my friends that went at least 500 meters and deploying a pretty good parachute.

I would likely recommend this program to my peers because there were no negative elements in my experience with the program. I think it is well thought out and there isn't a large divide between the students and program leaders. I feel that there is mutual respect and trust.

It was a very fun program and I got to do things and go places I’ve never been and it was all very exciting, but there’s also a lot of school work that takes away from the overall cultural experience.