Switzerland

Voyagez en Suisse 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 Suisse

Comment préparer le voyage?

• As a group we’ll get familiar with Switzerland 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 Suisse?

Visit the Gruyère cheese factory and enjoy a raclette lunch in the village of Gruyère

Quoi faire en Suisse?

See the Château de Chillon in Montreux

Quoi faire en Suisse?

Visit the Cailler chocolate factory

Quoi faire en Suisse?

• See the Musée de l’Alimentation in Vevey

• Visit the United Nations and the Red Cross Museum

Pourquoi habiter dans une famille d’accueil suisse?

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

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

La vie suisse

• French families live in rural & urban areas around Geneva

• Every student will have a host sibling that is 1-3 years older or younger than him/her

• If school is in session, students will likely have the opportunity to attend school with their host siblings

• Families typically live in condominiums

Plus sur la vie suisse

• Swiss 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 Coordinator is a retired

English teacher who is very active in his community. He has been working with ISE since 1982.

• Host families must pass a phone or in-person interview and home visits may occur prior to acceptance

• All families live in Geneva or its suburbs

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

• Students matched only with families who have a child of the same gender (i.e. American girl hosted by a Swiss family with a daughter)

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 de responsabilité civile

•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

• ISE Cancellation Protection Plan

QUAND ET COMBIEN FAUT-IL PAYER?

Les dates de paiement pour les voyages de 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 d’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” letters 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 Switzerland 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 Suisse!