Montpellier
Situated in one of the most beautiful regions of southern France, between the sea and the mountains, Montpellier boasts an impressive historical and natural heritage. A thousand-year-old city with its sights firmly set on the future, Montpellier rivals the biggest cities in France. With a quarter of its population made up of students, 300 days of sunshine a year and long stretches of beach just a few kilometres from the centre, it is the ideal city for a language study holiday.
The summer centre for juniors is located on one of Montpellier’s most modern and innovative sites,“Creative Campus“, 1 place Niki de Saint Phalle. A true educational and creative centre with ultra-modern facilities. The classrooms and residence are in the same building. It is located around 30 minutes by bus or on foot from the historic centre of Montpellier and 10 minutes from the beaches.
A campus with exceptional facilities, including :
- Bright, spacious and fully equipped classrooms
- A large, secure outdoor area, used exclusively by the school, where students can have fun with their friends and relax in complete safety during breaks between classes
- A canteen where students can eat lunch from Monday to Friday (homestays), or all meals (residence stays)
- A cinema room
- A sports hall
French lessons
20 French lessons per week
- Length of lesson: 45 minutes
- Maximum number of students per class: 15, 12 on average
- Placement test: on the first day of the course
- Certificate of attendance at the end of the course
- Teachers are qualified to teach their mother tongue to foreigners
- Levels offered : A1 (elementary) to B2 (upper intermediate)
Activities and excursions
Alongside the language courses, students take part in a full programme of cultural, sporting and leisure activities during the half-day and evenings. All activities are compulsory and fully supervised.
Examples of cultural and leisure activities
- Welcome meeting
- Visit to the historic centre of Montpellier
- Beach games
- Various sports: beach volleyball, basketball, football, tennis, volleyball, etc
- Photomania
- Quizzes, workshops, indoor games, video evenings
- Theme nights, discos, karaoke
- Cinema, bowling, laser tag
Excursions: 1? days a week to local sites of interest
- Sète
- Clamouse cave / Devil’s Bridge
- Grotte des Demoiselles
- Nîmes
- Avignon / Pont du Gard
- The Camargue
- St Guilhem-le-Désert, …
Example of a week programme:
Travel
- Day of arrival: Sunday
- Day of departure: Saturday
Arrival station or airport :
- Montpellier airport or stations (St-Roch and Sud de France)
Transfers:
- Transfers from Montpellier station or airport are included in the price of accommodation and paid for by the family if you arrive between 8am and 10pm. Outside these times, a transfer fee will be charged.
Note: do not book your transport ticket until we have confirmed your stay.
Authorisation to leave
With a host family:
After the afternoon and evening activities, students must return to their host family. When the school does not organise evening and Sunday activities, students must stay with their host family, whatever their age.
Visa information
Do you need a visa to follow this programme? For more information on this subject, please consult our Visa Information page.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email or telephone if you require any further information.
Dates & Prices 2024
Dates 2024
The programme runs from the 30th of June until the 10th of August 2024.
Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday. Courses start every Monday.
Public holidays: 14/07 and 15/08 (no lessons, but an activity is organised instead).
There will be no activities on the 30th of June (start of the programme) or on 10/08 (last day of the programme)
Prices 2024
All taxes and registration fees included
| Courses, activities, transfers & full-board accommodation | |
|---|---|
| Duration | Homestay |
| 1 week | € 1.140 |
| 2 weeks | € 2.140 |
| 3 weeks | € 3.165 |
| 4 weeks | € 4.195 |
| 6 weeks | € 6.250 |
| 8 weeks | € 8.310 |
| Optional extras | |
| Special diet (Vegan, Lactose or Gluten free, etc.) per week | € 70 |
| Excursion on the last Saturday (for stays of more than one week) | € 100 |
| Optional discount | |
| Programme without accommodation / week | € 305 |
The above prices include:
- 20 French lessons per week
- Full board
- Teaching materials
- The LSF/IEF logbook, a course book to help you make progress in French, used both in and out of class
- Sports and cultural activities and excursions
- Certificate of participation
- For homestays, return transfer from Montpellier airport/station to accommodation between 8.00 am and 10.00 pm
- All taxes and school administration costs
Not included:
- Travel to and from Montpellier
- Any visa fees
- Optional insurance
- Optional excursion on the last Saturday
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