France

Voyagez en France avec ISE!

Qui est ISE?

• Intercultural Student Experiences, a nonprofit educational organization since 1972

• Strong emphasis on language and cultural immersion

• Mission: To inspire and educate students of the world through experiential learning across cultures.

Pourquoi ISE?

• 40 years of experience and knowledgeable staff

• 24-hour on-call emergency phone while group is abroad

• Health and trip cancellation insurance coverage

• ISE Student Code of Conduct

• Financial aid

• Classroom preparatory study materials

Notre destination: la France

Comment préparer le voyage?

• As a group we’ll get familiar with France and the places we’ll visit:• Classroom discussions

• Learn about culture, customs, traditions with assistance from ISE Beyond the Classroom Wiki

• Internet research for trip

• Seek out additional opportunities to practice French

Quoi faire en France?

• Sightseeing in and around Paris• Musée du Louvre and Musée d’Orsay

• Château de Versailles

• Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

• Other possible destinations• Regions: Normandie, Bretagne, Centre, Provence

• Monet’s museum and gardens in Giverny

• Tapisserie de Bayeux

Pourquoi habiter chez une famille d’accueil française?

• To fulfill ISE’s commitment to offer students cultural immersion opportunities abroad

• Opportunity for students to observe and partake in daily life in France

La vie française

• French families live in rural & urban areas

• Every student will have a host sibling that is 1-5 years older or younger than him/her

• Students will likely have the opportunity to attend school with their host siblings

• Families typically live in condominiums

Plus sur la vie française• French families eat bread (baguette) with every meal

• Dinner is sacred family time and everyone must be present before meal begins

• Top 3 dinner table topics: news, politics, and soccer!

• Every meal starts or ends with cheese – and with 365 varieties, there’s one for each day of the year!

La façon dont ISE sélectionne les familles

d’accueil• ISE Family Stay Coordinators are retired

English teachers or individuals connected to community organizations including local churches and youth groups

• Host families chosen by ISE Family Stay Coordinators• Must pass phone or in-person interview

• Home visits may occur prior to acceptance

Plus d’informations sur les familles d’accueil

• Expected to provide room, board, and genuine cultural experience for student

• ISE traveler might share a room with a host sibling of the same gender, but is required to have his/her own bed

Renseignements sur le voyage

• Program travel dates

• Approximate price• *Fuel surcharges now included in price

• Add-on’s

• Trip inclusions and exclusions

L’assurance médicale et accidentelle

•Included in program price

•$50,000 maximum coverage

•Coverage details available on ISE website.

L’assurance d’annulation du voyage

• Included in price

• Valid for cancellation due to medical issues affecting participants or immediate family

• $1,000 max coverage

QUAND ET COMBIEN FAUT-IL PAYER?

Les dates de paiement pour les voyages du printemps

Spring ProgramsEarly Bird registration deadline: June 15Final registration deadline: October 1

June 15 (Early Bird)October 1 (final)

$500Due with program application

November 1 $800

December 1 $800

January 15 Balance

Les dates de paiement pour les voyages de l’été

Summer Programs Early Bird registration deadline: June 15Final registration deadline: October 15

June 15 (Early Bird)October 15 (final)

$500Due with program application

November 15 $1000

January 15 $1000

March 15 Balance

Créer un plan de paiement

• Consider financial aid & fundraising

• ISE Early Bird Discount: save $200

• Participate in ISE’s US Hosting Program and receive a discount on your own ISE trip

L’assistance financière

• ISE provides need-based financial aid

• Financial Aid Grant Calculator and Application on website

Comment s’inscrire?

• Student Application

• Code of Conduct signed by participant & parent/guardian

• Family Stay Application in French

• $500 deposit check

• Save $200 with Early Bird sign-up by June 15th

• Send “Dear Host Family” letter and photos by fall enrollment deadline

• Don’t forget to apply for your passport!

"Thank you so much for

making me do a family

stay--it would not have

been my own choice--I

wouldn't have done it

and I would have missed

out on so much!"

French Student, WI

“I had another option to travel to Europe this summer, where I would have seen 7 countries in 16

days with a very large group. I chose this program so I would be able to see and be involved in the

culture rather than just be a tourist.”French Student, IA

“This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I

wouldn't have missed for anything. I had a great time and got a chance to experience in real life what

we had been learning in class for four years!”French Student, WI

Les témoinages des élèves

Résumé des informations importantes

• ISE’s France program provides language and cultural immersion in a real life setting

• ISE’s valuable family stay experience cannot be obtained through a tour only program

• ISE’s Early Bird sign up allows you to save $200 if you register by June 15 and it gives you a lot of time to fundraise and save

A bientôt en France!