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Language • Culture • History • Immersion • Outdoor Learning

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Why here

Why France?

France offers two quite different educational experiences within one country. In its cities, students can study French with qualified teachers and then live in the language for the rest of the day, surrounded by the art and history that shaped it. In the Alps, the same students can learn resilience and teamwork through a demanding outdoor skill.

Typical age groups
Typically 11–18
Typical duration
Typically 7–14 days

What students experience here

  • French as a spoken language

    Structured tuition each day, then real use of the language in shops, transport, museums and conversation.

  • Art, history and civic culture

    Galleries, monuments and historical sites that students meet in the curriculum, encountered directly.

  • Outdoor challenge in the Alps

    Progressive ski instruction, shared group responsibility and structured reflection on effort and setback.

  • A gateway to wider Europe

    A starting point for multi-country journeys that take in innovation and university learning across the continent.

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Journeys we run in France

The Seine and the Paris skyline at dusk
With Akaye

France Cultural & Language Immersion

Language-first: structured tuition, immersive daily living and cultural excursions that turn classroom French into real confidence.

Programme highlights

  • Daily structured French tuition with qualified local teachers
  • Immersive living — students use French outside the classroom
  • Museum, gallery and historical site study visits
  • Cultural workshops in food, art and local tradition
  • Optional host-school interaction, subject to school calendars

This programme is built around each school's year group, objectives and dates, so the detailed itinerary and costing are prepared per group. Request the full programme pack below.

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France Ski & Experiential Learning Programme

A carefully designed educational winter experience combining skiing, teamwork, independence, resilience and cultural exposure — structured as outdoor learning, not a holiday ski trip.

Programme highlights

  • Progressive ski instruction by qualified instructors, from beginner upwards
  • Daily group responsibilities and shared routines
  • Teamwork and resilience challenges built into the programme
  • Cultural exposure to alpine France and its communities
  • Guided reflection on effort, setback and progress
  • Supervision, ratios and risk management appropriate to the activity

This programme is built around each school's year group, objectives and dates, so the detailed itinerary and costing are prepared per group. Request the full programme pack below.

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Paris → Budapest → Vienna With GreenContributor

Global Leaders Journey — Europe

A multi-country European journey beginning in France: robotics, VR and AI workshops with university-based sessions and cultural immersion across three capitals.

Duration
8 days
Ages
12+
Route
Paris → Budapest → Vienna

Programme highlights

  • Robotics workshops
  • Virtual reality (VR) sessions
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) exposure
  • University-based learning sessions
  • Leadership and intercultural experiences
  • Educational visits in Paris, Budapest and Vienna
  • Flight from France to Budapest, then train to Vienna
  • Possible school exchange interaction, subject to school calendar

The programme includes

  • Accommodation and daily meals
  • Airport transfers and inter-country transportation
  • Flight from France to Budapest
  • Train transportation to Vienna
  • Workshops and university sessions
  • Educational visits and guided experiences
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees, guidance and support
  • Programme coordination and administrative support
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Programmes available in France

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