France

Overview

The Cultural Exchange Project (formerly The GeoVisions Foundation) offers this immersion opportunity to learn French and enjoy French culture and food for 3 months. You'll live like a local with a carefully screened host family whose children are enrolled in the school and you'll become a part of the community. Tutor students at the school and assist teachers in conversational English for up to 15 hours a week. The rest of your time is free to explore your new community and meet the locals.

Fees

• $999 for 3 months.
• Pay with Klarna and set up weekly or monthly payments.
• Or pay a $350 deposit, then a final amount of $649 after you approve the match.

Intake Dates

• Mid-September through Mid-December
• Mid-January through Mid-March or Mid-April
• Mid-March or Mid-April through Mid-June

Responsibilities

• Be on time each day for your students at school.
• Be a school and language assistant in the local school for up to 15 hours each week.
• Help with written and spoken English as determined by the teacher.
• Keep your private bedroom at your host family house tidy.
• Don't keep late hours that will disturb your host family without their permission.
• Use our own A Tutor's Guide to plan interesting and fun lessons at the school according to the plan you and the school officials set up.

Requirements

• Be between 22 and 30 years of age.
• Applicants from countries where English is your first language only.
• Have at least a high school diploma.
• Is ready to prepare your own "lessons" depending on what is going on in your country at the time (Elections, Holidays, etc.)

The School 

• Offers the opportunity to support the pupils/students with English with the English teacher: 15 hours a week in general.
• The English teacher at school will be in charge of the schedule & integration of the Assistant.
• Pays for the metro pass to and from school.
• Considers the School Assistant as a member of the team.
• The headteacher will support the assistant with the preparation of the courses.

Included

• Personalized placement with a carefully screened host family. In other words, a place to call home in France.
• A comfortable private bedroom for the duration of the program.
• Personalized placement with a carefully screened school in and around Paris.
• Tutor resources.
• Meals each day except when you’re not at the host home.
• Local support in France, 24/7.
• Pre-departure materials.
• French language immersion through your host family.
• Metro pass to get from your host family to your school.

Not Included

• Airfare to and from France.
• Meals when you're away from the host family and traveling on your own.
• Spending money for personal expenses.
• International insurance.

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