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France, Loches
Class Duration
45 min
Class per week
40
Student Age
15 - 17 yrs
Class Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
We have developed a superb programme for Transition Year students who want to study abroad in 2019/2020 at our affiliated Saint Denis International School in Loches, France. Students will only study French (at their own level) during their stay, making this Secondary School course in Loches unique. With just 30 international students and 880 French students at the school, students benefit from learning French in a fully French environment.
Loches town itself is a beautiful and calm location to study French and offers a safe environment for teenagers.
Programme details
Students attend 40 lessons a week. These will include intensive French lessons in smaller groups using interactive learning materials. Depending on the student’s progress and ability, there will eventually be a gradual integration into mainstream French classes, including science and maths, where they will learn alongside native-speaking students. The rate of this integration is dependent upon each individual’s growing ability to speak and understand French. Each week they will take a language test to help monitor their progress. They will also have access to a personal tutor, a language lab and supervised study sessions. Once they are fully integrated, they will attend 32 mainstream French classes and eight intensive French lessons within small groups and their personal tutor who will continue to monitor their progress. The excellent tutors at Saint Denis use stimulating and interactive teaching methods with a focus on allowing the student to learn at their own pace.
Students will get to experience everything that a French Boarding school has to offer. Parents can be assured that safety is paramount and everything is geared to allowing students to make friends with students and improve their French. Each student will be assessed prior to acceptance to ensure they are suitable for this environment before full confirmation is made.
Students can fly into Tours – Loire Valley Airport directly with Ryanair – we will recommend which flights to book and transfers can be added depending on the mode of transport chosen. Flights and transfers are not included in the quoted prices.
Day
Monday
Morning
Classes
Afternoon
Sports activities
Evening
Dinner and free time
Day
Tuesday
Morning
Classes
Afternoon
Arts and crafts
Evening
Dinner and free time
Day
Wednesday
Morning
Classes
Afternoon
Half day excursion
Evening
Dinner and free time
Day
Thursday
Morning
Classes
Afternoon
Sports activities
Evening
Dinner and free time
Day
Friday
Morning
Classes
Afternoon
Students go to host family for the weekend
Evening
Students go to host family for the weekend
Day
Saturday
Full Day
Free time with friends or host family. Every month there will be an excursion organised in the surrounding Loire Valley area.
Day
Sunday
Full Day
Fly out to Tours airport where you’ll be provided with transport to Saint Denis boarding school in Loches.
Course Duration
2 weeks to 12 weeks
School Starts – 2 Sept 2019
Half Term – 18 Oct to 3 Nov 2019
Christmas hols – 20 Dec 2019 to 5 Jan 2020
Winter Hols – 14 Feb to 1 March 2020
Spring Hols – 10 April to 26 April 2020
Price
€925 per week
Prices include the following:
Price does not include:
Optional Extras:
How to book:
Please click on the Book Now button and fill out your details.
You will be asked to pay your booking deposit, please read our terms and conditions.
We will send you the forms to complete for your booking
Full payment is due 8 weeks prior to departure.
Monday to Thursday
Students will stay on the Saint Denis school campus. Here you’ll share accommodation with other students under the supervision of school staff members. Full board is provided as part of this package.
Thursday to Monday
Students will stay in Home Stay Accommodation with families who have been carefully chosen and previously vetted by the school. Here you will also be provided with all meals and have the opportunity to spend time with a French family which will enrich your conversation skills and understanding of local culture and lifestyle.
This is the ultimate full immersion into a French Boarding School with an expectation from students to take control of their own learning goals. This programme is perfectly flexible for Transition Year students from Ireland. An option to stay at the local host family full time can be arranged. Prices are quoted for Home Stay Accommodation at weekends and the residence during the week.
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There were a lot of activities to get involved in and the French classes were very helpful.
My Language experience was great. I enjoyed participating in class and the activities outside the class. I had great fun with Tony and Melaine during every activity. I feel I have improved greatly in terms of my French during the classes and also had of fun doing it. One of my favourite activities was sailing. Really enjoyed being with my host and learned some French with her as well. Overall, I had a great time in La Rochelle and really enjoyed my stay and have improved my French.
My overall experience was extremely positive. During my time here. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect such as the classes and the activities organised at Inlingua. The activities were so varied and the organisers did everything to make everyone feel welcome and to make sure everybody was enjoying themselves. The French classes were all so interesting and both of the teachers that I had were very friendly and helpful. We covered so many topical over the two weeks and the teachers always made each topic interesting and easy to understand. We also had classes for leaving cert prep spread over 5 classes during 2 weeks I found these classes so helpful for the understanding of the exam next year and our teachers were so helpful and accommodating towards us. Staying with a host family was also great for getting the full French experience and our host family made us feel very comfortable. I enjoyed the whole trip and made so many new friends from my trip.
From the first moment it was excellent. Stein Study staff meeting us at the airport made things so easy and Tom made sure we had everything we needed when we settled in the host’s house and we knew we could go to him with any concerns we had. The class were great and really focused on speaking French and giving you more confidence. The leaving cert classes helped a lot with preparation and gave us a chance to practice. Outside the classroom the activities were great. We done volleyball on the beach and also visited local towns, it was all amazing and I wouldn’t change a thing! We were given responsibility, trust and respect from everyone. I enjoyed myself thoroughly!
We had a very good experience with Stein Study. My daughter had never really been put into a situation where she spoke French and she got a lot out of it. I would definitely recommend the course to others.
Overall, I really enjoyed my experience in La Rochelle. When I came I had very bad French and my French has improved. The classes were good and all the teachers that I had were really nice I think the classes were really beneficial. My host family were so nice. They made such an effect to make us feel comfortable. I found most of the activity’s fun. The group leader defiantly made them better. They put such an effort to make the activities as fun for us as possible.
