2011 USA/FRANCE EXCHANGE

OSEF France-U.S.A. (A non-profit Organization – Law 1901 for Youth and Sports organization in France) invites you to discover France, its culture, and improve your French language skills in French.

OSEF France-U.S.A. has been organizing linguistic exchanges with Ontario since 1995 and since 1998 with Alberta and British-Columbia. OSEF France-Canada started organizing exchanges with the United States in 2007. Every year we send about 600 students to Canada on our exchanges.

You will spend two weeks in France during your Spring break (April or May). Your French exchange partner will spend the second half of October with you. Exchange students are carefully selected and all documents are reviewed. While in France you will experience the daily life of the family.

You will need your school’s agreement for this exchange since your partner will go to school with you 2 weeks in October.

The cost of the program is $ 2500.          

We have the support from the French Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York. Education@frenchculture.org

This program is made possible with the collaboration of the volunteer coordinators. The Association promotes foreign language learning, personal growth and development, increases awareness of another culture, and fosters a global perspective.

Your teacher will escort you and stay in France during the exchange. Every student will have a partner and the exchange can take place in all regions of France.

The cost covers the selection of your exchange partner, a one-day preparatory meeting in your home region and the host country; international air travel with escort(s); two days in Paris with visits of the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Champs-Elysées and a boat ride on the River Seine; hospital and repatriation coverage; and permanent contact with an OSEF representative. A $ 400 deposit is required with the preliminary application form (refundable if cancellation 90 days before departure).

Extended payment dates can be agreed upon at no additional cost.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US (address above).