Summer programmes in France

Students live with a French family following their daily timetable and enjoying their summer family plans.

Dates: 1 to 6 weeks in June, July or August
Ages: 10 to 18 years
Location: most of the families are located in Brittany and Western Loire but may be anywhere in France
Airports: depending on the location of the family
Arrivals and departures: Saturdays or Sundays ideally from 10 am to 5 pm

Students live with a French family and choose activities provided by local organisers for French children and teenagers.

Dates: 1 to 3 weeks in July or August
Ages: 10 to 18 years
Location: Brittany
Airports: Nantes, Rennes, Lorient
Arrivals and departures: Saturdays or Sundays ideally from 10 am to 5 pm

Catamaran sailing, windsurfing, dinghy sailing.
Venues: Baden, Séné or Arradon sailing clubs
Courses: half day from Monday to Friday
Timetable: introduction courses in the morning and improvement courses in the afternoon; Swimming skills are mandatory. Please bring appropriate clothes and shoes to practise water sports

Venues: Arradon or Saint Avé
Courses: full day or half day Monday to Friday
Please bring appropriate equipment for the lessons; helmets can be provided if needed

Students live with a French family and choose activities provided by local organisers for French children and teenagers.

Dates: 1 to 3 weeks in July
Ages: 10 to 18 years
Location: Western Loire
Airports: Nantes
Arrivals and departures: Saturdays or Sundays ideally from 10 am to 5 pm

Cholet golf course is an 18-hole course set on 56 hectares of green landscapes.

Dates: all July – Registration before end of May – 2 hours per day over 5 days from Monday to Friday.
Ages: 10 to 15 years.
All materials included in the price.

Cholet clay Tennis Club is the second largest tennis club in the Maine et Loire area with around 300 members.

Dates: all July, from 10 am to 12 pm or from 2 pm to 4 pm, Monday to Friday.
Ages: 10 to 18 years
Tennis rackets can be provided if needed

Discover new activities, boost self-confidence, be part of an exciting team building games and have fun.

Dates: five days- 6-10 July or 13-17 July, from 10 am to 5 pm.
Ages : 11 to 15 years
Venues : Cholet – “La Baraque à Cirque” is a circus school with an “Amateur Practice” certification granted by the French Federation of Circus Schools.
Timetable: acrobats, blancing on objects, body language and acting skills, aerial performances like trapezes artists and tightrope walkers.

Rowing enriches people’s abilities to share and work towards a shared goal while they enjoy a team sport in a beautiful location.

Dates: the first fortnight of July, 4 days a week – 2 to 5 pm – from Tuesday to Friday.
Ages: 11 to 18 years.
Beginners accepted but they must be able to swim 25 metres and not be afraid of swimming in open waters.

Dates: First two weeks of July, mornings only 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Ages: 10 to 14 years
Beginners accepted but they must be able to swim 25 metres and not be afraid of swimming in open waters.