High School Exchange Abroad in France

High School Exchange Abroad in France

Experience the French art de vivre! Book your student exchange in France and embrace a new lifestyle: C'est la vie!

Do you want to live and study in France? Nacel helps you to achieve your dream! We offer High school exchange programs in France for a term, a semester or a school year.

Attend a French school and live with a French host family: this is the best way to improve your French skills quickly and efficiently. Immerse yourself in the French culture and live an enriching experience with Nacel by participating in our High school exchange to France.

Participate in our school year abroad in France. Study abroad and improve your French accent! A French host family and a French high school are waiting for you!

A real High school exchange program in France! To become an exchange student in France allows you to improve your French language skills and to experience the culture and country from inside, and not as a tourist!

High School exchange abroad in France - students
  • study abroad All over France France
  • age >from 15 to 17 years old
  • Language French
  • dates September to June
  • length Term (3 months), Semester (5 months), or Full Year (10 months)
High School Exchange Abroad in France : Description

Your foreign exchange in France: Live with a French host family and go to a local High School in France!

Nacel organizes a student exchange program in France dedicated to native Spanish and English speakers who study French at school: come to France for a few months, live with a volunteer host family and go to a Lycée! This is the best way for you to become bilingual and bicultural!

This French exchange program takes place in high schools all across France, and exchange students who submit early applications may select the region in which they prefer to stay:  you may list 3 regions in order of preference:

  • North West
  • South West
  • North East
  • South East

International students join school lectures as any other local student and graduation is possible, as long at the student remains at least 2 years in France (Grade 11 and 12). Most exchange students in France stay for a semester or an academic year and collect a transcript with subjects and grades from their French school.  

Study Abroad in France / Subjects, grades and credits:

Before registering in the High School exchange program in France, students must gather all necessary information regarding the recognition of their exchange program abroad

  • If a grade report is required at the end of the program (Full academic year or semester program only), students must inform their Nacel counsellor with a list of specific classes that need to be attended.  Nacel recommends that students arrange a meeting with their school counsellor to determine what subjects they need to attend while abroad, in order to be able to earn credits from their study abroad program. Nacel is not responsible for the procedures and information required for this process in the home country. However, our team of professionals provides you with full support to initiate the process. Note that your level in the French language will also determine your ability to earn credits: start to study the language even more intensively as soon as you book your exchange program to France!  
  • If you wish to graduate from a French Lycee, please note that it is possible as long as you study in year 11 and 12 and pass all exams with success. 
  • If you do not need to earn credits, your school year will be recognized in your career as an enriching gap year in France

What should I expect from my French exchange program with Nacel?

  • This French student exchange program in France has been exclusively designed for international students that speak a native English or Spanish. Volunteer families welcome international students speaking English or Spanish because they hope that this cultural exchange will also expose their own children to the foreign languages they study at school!
  • Our students are placed with volunteer host families all across France. You may select your preferred destinations among 4 different regions: North West, South West, North East and South East of France!
  • Students are usually placed in public schools during their school year in France but also have the opportunity to attend a private 5 day boarding or even a private permanent boarding school in France
  • Students arriving late August and starting school in September participate in a 3 day cultural and linguistic orientation camp in Paris, where they meet with all other exchange students, coming from all over the world!.
  • All students have the support and assistance of a local coordinator during their whole high school exchange program in France. An emergency phone number is also available at all times. 

If you are rather a beginner in French or wish to study in English while you are in France, visit the website of our English speaking high school of the Paris area: https://www.ndihs.com. You will attend American subjects or/as well as IB subjects taught in English. You will attend one hour French class every day and do also have the opportunity to live with a French host family to practise your French! 

High School Exchange Abroad in France : Video
High School Exchange Abroad in France : Activities

Exchange students in France live the normal life of a French teen: you go to school from Monday to Friday, on mornings and afternoons, sometimes up to 5 or 6pm. Some schools do not teach on Wednesday afternoons. As an exchange student we invite you to take part into extracurricular activities to make new friends and practise the French language. Some schools offer sports or cultural activities but it is usually also possible to do activities outside of schools, in local clubs. 

High School Exchange Abroad in France : Accommodation

French Host Families

French host families are volunteer (they are not paid to host international students in their home), and have a great interest in meeting international students and learning about their language and culture. International students are expected to enjoy great quality time with the family, join them in their day to day activities and teach them about their life back home. Communication is a key point during this immersion program as well as the cultural exchange.
Before matching any of our students with any family, our local coordinators carefully select the families based on the students’ needs and interests.   

Living with a French host family will allow you to improve your French language skills very quickly -and deeply-. You will soon dream in French! 

High School Exchange Abroad in France : Procedures

Exchange students are required to submit their application at least 5 months prior to their arrival, due to placement delay and student visa procedures
Nacel advises you to start enquiring about your exchange program in France at least 6 months before departure, to allow our team to guide you in the process, inform you about the program and arrange phone meetings with you prior to your application. 

  • International students starting in September must submit a full application by early April.
  • International students starting in January must submit a full application by early October at the very latest. 
  • Students are required to apply for their French student visa about 2 to 3 months before arrival (not earlier), with the help of the supporting visa documents sent by Nacel. Nacel also provides you with a detailed documentation to help you process your visa application and is available during the whole process to assist you if needed. 
High School Exchange Abroad in France : Prices

High School exchange Abroad in France

Full year (10 month) 

Semester (5 month) 

Fall term (3 month) 

All prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD) and are applicable to programs commencing in 2020.  Prices are subject to change dependent upon availability and time of booking.



Price includes

  • Administration fees
  • School placement and full board stay in host family
  • Airport pick-up and transfers in destination country
  • School registration, school books and school transport
  • Organization and assistance throughout the stay
  • Support, assistance and 24 hours emergency phone number during the whole program
  • Medical and Emergency Repatriation Insurance


Price does not include

  • International airfare
  • International Travel insurance
  • Visa, passport and medical exam fees
  • Extra activities organized by schools
  • Extra language courses
  • Personal expenses and pocket money
High School Exchange Abroad in France : Deadline
Please apply 6 months prior to arrival date.
High School Exchange Abroad in France : Eligibility

A minimum of two years of French language study (A2 level) are required to attend a High School exchange program in France.

Participants must show that they are mature enough to participate in the student exchange in France that requires:

  Interest in learning about French language and culture

  Deep desire to integrate into a different family and actively share their everyday life

  Enthusiasm for improving French language communication skills

  Willingness to make new friends among their French local community

  An open and flexible attitude towards a school year in France

 

 

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