FRANCE: BOARDING
The boarding school option provides for an ultimate academic and cultural experience allowing you to experience dorm stay & homestay, while studying at a selected boarding school. The boarding school program allows you to pick from the schools on offer and experience a new academic program.
HOW LONG CAN I STUDY ABROAD?
September–January
Application due:
March 1
January–May
Application due:
June 15
September–June
Application due:
March 1
ACCOMMODATION STYLE: DORM STAY & HOMESTAY
The boarding school program provides students the opportunity to live at a campus dorm with other students during the week, while benefitting from a paired host family where you spend your weekends, or to stay at the dorms 7 days a week!
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: FRENCH
1 year of French language study is required.
SCHOOL LIFE: LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
Common courses: French, Math, Biology, Geography, Physics, History, Phys Ed, Foreign Language (English, German, Spanish or Italian) and optional classes include Economics or a second foreign language.
Average hours per week: 25 hours of class per week.
Fun fact: Most schools have Wednesday afternoons off – this is when you can participate in extracurricular activities!
BOARDING SCHOOL OPTIONS
5 Day Boarding Option
Students attend boarding school 5 days a week, and stay with a host family during weekends and holidays – the best of both worlds!
5-day boarding school placements are available throughout France. Students may indicate preferences based on the school list available from YES Canada.
7 Day Boarding Option
Students are placed in a permanent boarding school in the South of France, Occitanie region. The school offers a range of facilities and activities during the weekends and school holidays: skiing, horseback riding, fishing, basketball, football, rugby, cross fit, table tennis, golf, climbing, cooking lessons, musical activites such as piano, guitar and drums.
With 600 students, school life is dedicated to studies and activities in a green environment with the Pyrenées Mountains in the background.
COMMON PLACEMENT LOCATIONS
Schools may be located in the following areas: Avignon, Angers, Castres, Nantes, Narbonne, Rennes, Saint-Malo
France at a glance
Population
66,627,602
Capital City
Paris
Known For
Eiffel Tower, Fashion, Baguettes & Fromage, Cafes
Currency
Euro
Language
French
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BonjourProgram Fees
5 Day Boarding School Placement
(2025/26 School Year)
$15,995
(2025/26 School Year)
$30,395
7 Day Boarding School Placement
(2025/26 School Year)
$18,095
(2025/26 School Year)
$34,495
What’s Included for the Student Exchange Program?
- School Registration and Placement
- Host Family Recruitment, Screening and Placement
- Food and Lodging with Host Family (or dorm if relevant)
- Full and Comprehensive Medical Insurance provided by Guard.me
- Pre-Departure Orientation in Canada
- Arrival Orientation in Host Country
- Monthly Monitoring and Progress Reports
- 24 hour Emergency Support Overseas
- Academic Support
- Arrival Greeting by Representative from Partner Organisation and/or host family
- Round trip ground transfer between final host port (airport, train or bus station) and host family home
- Provision of Program Documentation: Orientation manual and other materials to prepare for student exchangeAnd
- The Opportunity to LEARN-TRAVEL-EXPERIENCE!
Additional fees the student is responsible for include:
- Airfare (While the airfare is not included in our pricing, we can help you find the best deal and recommend travel sites)
- Passport and Visa Fees (if required)
- School supplies, uniforms (if required), cafeteria lunch (if required) or extra-curricular activity fees
- Personal Spending money while abroad
- Transportation to and from school for some students, dependent on where the host family is located. Some students are required to take a bus or train, while others walk or bike to school. This is dependent on where the host family is located.
- Any cancellation, change or program addition fees as issued by YES Canada or the partner organisation.
*Please note that YES Canada reserves the right to modify and update program options, leading to changes in pricing. Please note that pricing may be subject to change. Please note which program term the posted rates apply to, if the term you are applying for is not posted please inquire.
*Note: Students from the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, or private schools may be subject to an additional tuition levy of $1000. Note that whether a student participates in a one-way exchange or hosts an international student in their home, a reciprocal exchange occurs at the school level. As such, the tuition free exchange is provided when a Canadian student travels abroad and an international student assumes their place in the local school or school board. In instances where a reciprocal exchange cannot occur within a school board/province a levy may be charged. Please email info@youthedservices.ca for more details about fees and the participating provinces/school board designations.
Find more information on what's included in the program fee, additional fees, payment schedule and cancellation policy, visit our Program Info page.
