2. Qui est ISE?
• Intercultural Student Experiences, a nonprofit
educational organization since 1972
• Strong emphasis on language and cultural immersion
• Mission: To inspire and educate students of the world
through experiential learning across cultures.
3. Pourquoi ISE?
• 40 years of experience and knowledgeable staff
• 24-hour on-call emergency phone while group
is abroad
• Health and trip cancellation insurance coverage
• ISE Student Code of Conduct
• Financial aid
• Classroom preparatory study materials
5. Comment préparer le voyage?
• As a group we’ll get familiar with France and
the places we’ll visit:
• Classroom discussions
• Learn about culture, customs, traditions with
assistance from ISE Beyond the Classroom Wiki
• Internet research for trip
• Seek out additional opportunities to practice
French
6. Quoi faire en France?
• Sightseeing in and around Paris
• Musée du Louvre and Musée d’Orsay
• Château de Versailles
• Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
• Other possible destinations
• Regions: Normandie, Bretagne, Centre, Provence
• Monet’s museum and gardens in Giverny
• Tapisserie de Bayeux
7. Pourquoi habiter chez une famille
d’accueil française?
• To fulfill ISE’s commitment to offer students
cultural immersion opportunities abroad
• Opportunity for students to observe and partake
in daily life in France
8. La vie française
• French families live in rural & urban areas
• Every student will have a host sibling that is 1-5
years older or younger than him/her
• Students will likely have the opportunity to
attend school with their host siblings
• Families typically live in condominiums
9. Plus sur la vie française
• French families eat bread
(baguette) with every meal
• Dinner is sacred family
time and everyone must be
present before meal begins
• Top 3 dinner table topics:
news, politics, and soccer!
• Every meal starts or ends
with cheese – and with 365
varieties, there’s one for
each day of the year!
10. La façon dont ISE sélectionne les
familles d’accueil
• ISE Family Stay Coordinators are retired
English teachers or individuals connected to
community organizations including local
churches and youth groups
• Host families chosen by ISE Family Stay
Coordinators
• Must pass phone or in-person interview
• Home visits may occur prior to acceptance
11. Plus d’informations sur les
familles d’accueil
• Expected to provide room, board, and genuine
cultural experience for student
• ISE traveler might share a room with a host
sibling of the same gender, but is required to
have his/her own bed
12. Renseignements sur le voyage
• Program travel dates
• Approximate price
• *Fuel surcharges now included in price
• Add-on’s
• Trip inclusions and exclusions
13. L’assurance médicale et accidentelle
•Included in program price
•$50,000 maximum
coverage
•Coverage details available
on ISE website.
14. L’assurance d’annulation du voyage
• Included in price
• Valid for cancellation due
to medical issues affecting
participants or immediate
family
• $1,000 max coverage
16. Les dates de paiement
pour les voyages du printemps
Spring Programs
Early Bird registration deadline: June 15
Final registration deadline: October 1
June 15 (Early Bird) $500
October 1 (final) Due with program application
November 1 $800
December 1 $800
January 15 Balance
17. Les dates de paiement
pour les voyages de l’été
Early Bird registration deadline: June 15
Summer Programs Final registration deadline: October 15
June 15 (Early Bird) $500
October 15 (final) Due with program application
November 15 $1000
January 15 $1000
March 15 Balance
18. Créer un plan de paiement
• Consider financial aid & fundraising
• ISE Early Bird Discount: save $200
• Participate in ISE’s US Hosting Program and
receive a discount on your own ISE trip
19. L’assistance financière
• ISE provides need-
based financial aid
• Financial Aid Grant
Calculator and
Application on website
20. Comment s’inscrire?
• Student Application
• Code of Conduct signed by participant &
parent/guardian
• Family Stay Application in French
• $500 deposit check
• Save $200 with Early Bird sign-up by June 15th
• Send “Dear Host Family” letter and photos by fall
enrollment deadline
• Don’t forget to apply for your passport!
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culture rather than just be a tourist.”
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22. Résumé des informations
importantes
• ISE’s France program provides language and cultural
immersion in a real life setting
• ISE’s valuable family stay experience cannot be obtained
through a tour only program
• ISE’s Early Bird sign up allows you to save $200 if you register
by June 15 and it gives you a lot of time to fundraise and save
A bientôt en France!
