Premium French courses for Teenagers, Juan-les-Pins

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20 or 26 French lessons per week + activities and excursions + full-board accommodation. The residences offered by our Premium school provide a kind of ‘Club Med’ experience for teenagers. There are two residences located just a few minutes from each other. One residence offers bedrooms with 2-4 beds and the other has just 2 beds in each room. The rooms in both residences have private bathrooms and air-conditioning, as well as outside space where students can relax in the sun. One residence has a swimming pool that is available for all participants of this programme to use. This residence is also where students who book residence accommodation go to eat breakfast and dinner (lunch is served at the school or provided as a packed lunch), and for the evening activities. For those students who wish to fully-immerse themselves into French culture, we offer host family accommodation. All host families live within 20 minutes of the school (either on foot or by public transport) and have Wi-Fi, air-conditioning OR a private bathroom for students to use. Meals are provided by the host family and dinner time provides an excellent opportunity to practise conversation skills. Please note that this accommodation option is only available for students aged 13 years and over. Bed linen is provided for all students but towels need to be packed. There are coin-operated laundry facilities at both residences. A laundry service isn’t guaranteed for students staying with a host family. This is something that can be discussed on arrival. Host families might ask for a small contribution toward laundry-related costs. Friends travelling together can stay with each other if that is the preference, otherwise, roommates are allocated according to age, nationality and gender.

NOTE: Placement in a particular campus depends on accommodation availability at the time of booking; we cannot guarantee which residence your child will be allocated to.

French lessons usually take place between 09:00 and 12:20, with a 20-minute break mid-morning. In spring and autumn the maximum class size is 12 students, and in summer the maximum class size is just 10 students. Lessons are offered on a total immersion basis, meaning students will be taught in French by fully qualified, native French speaking teachers. All aspects of language learning - speaking , listening, reading , writing and grammar - will be covered in the engaging and interactive language lessons.

Lessons aren’t held on the first Monday of the programme as this is dedicated to level testing and welcome activities. During this time students are able to get to know each other and more about the school, ready to start classes fully-informed the next day. There is also a welcome BBQ every Monday evening to introduce new arrivals to the students already on the programme. Please note that if a public holiday happens to fall on a Monday, level testing and orientation will take place on Tuesday, and classes will begin on Wednesday. On public holidays no lessons are held but students take part in a full day excursion or activity (not applicable for students who book lessons only).

The activities arranged for students on this programme are second to none!. The schedule includes two half-day tours, one full-day tour (for students staying more than one week), two half-day activities, an afternoon at a water sports centre or private pool, and evening activities (students staying with host families spend their evenings with the family members or have free time if parental permission allows). The following are regularly included in the activity timetable:
- Sailing
- Visit to a waterpark
- Trampoline park
- Bowling
- Watersports centre (summer only)
- Private pool
- Catamaran trip
- Excursion to Cannes
- Excursion to Monaco
- Excursion to Nice
- Welcome BBQ (for all students every Monday)
- Farewell party (for all students every Friday)

Please note that most water sports activities take place during the summer months only due to availability.

Before travel parents will be asked to complete a permission form stating how much unsupervised free time their child should be allowed. Children aged 12 years are not allowed any free time, whereas children aged 13-17 years are automatically authorised to go out until 19:30 each evening. The parents of students aged 16-17 years staying in one of the student residences also have the option to allow their child out until 22:00 weekdays and 01:00 at weekends. Students in this age group staying with host families are automatically allowed out in the evenings, therefore parents should choose student residence accommodation if they would prefer a more limited curfew. It is also worth noting that public transport ends around 20.00 in Juan-les-Pins, therefore students will have to walk home or take a taxi when returning to their accommodation.

Did you know? Parents can arrange adult courses for themselves at our general school, while children enjoy their specialised programme at the relevant campus.