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French for Teenagers in Antibes 13 to 17 yrs
| French for Teenagers in Antibes. Learn French on the Riviera this summer, with other teenagers. French tuition, accommodation and activities included |
The French for Teenagers in Antibes programme offers fun, structured language study in classes based on ability, in a school campus environment. Join a French language course this summer combining 20 or 25 lessons per week with supervised excursions and activities and full-board accommodation. The programme is well established and is perfect for students looking for a fun learning experience with other teenagers from across Europe and beyond.
These French programmes have been offered for the last 30 years+, so if you’re looking for a residential (or host based) French Summer course on the Riviera, this programme is ideal and can offers plenty of experience in providing tuition, support and group leader supervision. Every Monday to Friday morning, students study French for half the day, and teachers are trained to hold the teens attention and keep them engaged with written and spoken skills, as well as their understanding of reading and listening in a group class appropriate for their current language level. Outside of class time students are overseen by French group leaders, who organise a range of sporting, social and cultural activities either on site or in the local area. The weekends are dedicated to activities or free time.
So if you like to be busy, the French for Teenagers in Antibes programme is the perfect French language course for you.
Standard Course
| Levels offered | Beginner to Advanced |
| Age range | 13-17 yrs |
| Course duration | 1 week+ |
| Number of lessons | 20 lessons per week |
| Lesson duration | 45 minutes |
| Maximum per class | 15 students |
- No lessons on the first Monday
| 1 wk | 2 wk | 3 wk | 4 wk |
| € 1145 | € 2190 | € 3285 | € 4380 |
| CESA Fee: € 70.00 per person | |||
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In total there are 36 language lessons over 2 weeks (unless a day is lost to a public holiday). This is equal to a term of contact lessons at most UK schools and you are immersed in France, speaking French with native French speaking teachers and the group leaders (who help organise the social activities each week).
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The French language college in Antibes offers French courses with other teenage language students, who have a similar French language level. Students are immersed in France, speaking French with native French speaking teachers and the “animateurs” (who help organise the social activities each week) and are encouraged to socialise and make the most of their time in France.
Teaching concentrates on grammar work and the development of oral and written skills through entertaining and motivational classroom activities, across a wide range of language levels. The teaching approach aims to stimulate young students, engaging their interest in the French language and improves their knowledge of French culture. Learning tools include songs, films, comic strips or other current documents of interest to stimulate student interest and to keep the lessons dynamic. Emphasis is placed on oral skills and developing linguistic self-confidence in an international student environment.
Social activities provide contrast and bring an additional element of fun to the overall programme. The French language college staff are aware that the students are on holiday and therefore do all they can to ensure students enjoy their French experience, both in and outside the classroom.
Intensive Course
| Levels offered | Beginner to Advanced |
| Age range | 13-17yrs |
| Course duration | 1 week+ |
| Number of lessons | 20 + 5 lessons per week |
| Lesson duration | 45 minutes |
| Maximum per class | 15 students |
- No lessons on the first Monday
| 1 wk | 2 wk | 3 wk | 4 wk |
| € 1275 | € 2450 | € 3675 | € 4900 |
| CESA Fee: € 70.00 per person | |||
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The additional lessons are perfect for those who wish to use this chance for extra practise in the French language so that they can improve their oral skills. Small class sessions ensure ample opportunity to talk.
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These mini-group classes focus on oral skills to encourage students to speak out. The course focuses on conversation and role-playing games. Students practice the grammar points they have worked on in the morning through a range of learning activities. Oral and written comprehension exercises invite them to reproduce, reformulate and engage in debate using a comparative, inter-cultural approach.
Fees quoted on the CESA Course Fees, include tuition, activities, two way Nice airport transfer, shared room accommodation & full board.
Please note: Flights to Nice, insurance and personal expenditure are NOT included.
Extra fees will be applied as follows:
Gluten free meals: EUR 160.00 per week
Weekday transfer to/from Nice airport: EUR 80.00
Extra night in residence: EUR 150.00 / Extra night in host accommodation: EUR 150.00
Standard Course: Tuition & activities (no accommodation): One week: EUR 795.00 / Extra week: EUR 745.00
Course Dates 2025
| Summer 2025 June: 23, 30 July: 07, 15*, 21, 28 August: 04, 11, 18 |
Public Holidays: 14 Jul & 15 Aug in 2025
Lessons lost are not made up (a school guided excursion will be arranged instead). Also: where there is a public holiday students will effectively have a three day week, so these weeks are not recommended for one-week courses.
| See the > Easter+ Antibes Teenage Camp details for course options from April/June & August/October. |
Antibes
Antibes/Juan les Pins offers everything the French language student needs on the French for Teenagers in Antibes programme, all the benefits of the Riviera, with the charm of the picturesque streets of Antibes, splendid sandy beaches and plenty of sunshine and yet is only 13 km from Nice airport.
The college has offered Teenage French language courses for over 25 years and also provides programmes over the Easter, half-term and Summer holidays.
The combination of the French language lessons with a busy activity programme has real appeal!
Timetable
Standard Course
First Monday:
09.00 hrs
Introductory talk
Language test
Tour of Antibes (with guide)
Rest of first week:
09.00 to 12.20 hrs (20 mins break)
All other weeks:
Monday to Friday
09.00 to 12.20 hrs (20 mins break)
Intensive Course
Five additional classes each morning
Focused on oral communication skills
Activities
A range of activities are offered as an inclusive part of this programme each week, including
1/ a half-day trip
2/ a full day trip
3/ a weekly barbecue or Crepes party
Various activities are organised such as sports tournaments, themed activities etc. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings the group leaders offer a fun evening programme with games and entertainment. Additional activities are offered during the summer at additional cost. Students are advised of the options via a notice board in each Centre.
No activities take place on the first or last day of a student’s course, as the group leaders are busy helping students settle in, or depart at the end of their stay.
Accommodation
Students have a range of accommodation options:
Staying with local French hosts who live in and around the Antibes and Juan les Pins area, which will mean a short commute to school each day. Students take breakfast and the evening meal with their hosts and lunch is offered at the language school.
The two summer college residential campuses are well located outside the busy heart of Antibes/Juan les Pins. Both college buildings are entirely self-contained complexes. The buildings are utilitarian rather than aesthetic, containing classrooms, a campus refectory (where meals are provided on a full-board basis), the college office and residential accommodation; with shared bedrooms and basic corridor showers/wc’s facilities. Please note: There is no air conditioning in either building.
Residence Campus One:
One week+ duration
Shared room (a room mate will be found, if you’re not travelling with a friend)
French classes are taught on site
Internet access available
Located in a quiet setting, just 2.5 km from central Antibes, this Centre provides two buildings of 90 bedrooms, surrounded by superb gardens.
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The building is a French Lycee, dedicated to Horticulture. It is a busy academic site for the majority of the year and is used as a language college only in the summer months.
There is a student cafeteria, indoor and outdoor sport grounds for basketball and volleyball, an outdoor – above ground – pool and an amphitheatre, which is perfect for evening events! The residence bedrooms are for 2 or 4 students with bathrooms and wc’s on the corridor (no air conditioning). There are no phones in the rooms, however students have access to a public phone. There is no air conditioning in the residence. Full board is offered on site (except on excursion days when a picnic is provided instead).
Residence Campus Two:
One week+ duration
Shared room (room mates will be found, if you’re not travelling with a friend
French classes are taught on site
Internet access available
A modern campus, situated just north of Antibes, some 6 km from the city centre and the beaches.
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This modern campus has a 330 student capacity in two buildings. Again, this is a busy academic site, when not used as a language college in the summer period.
The campus offers a self-service restaurant, a snack bar, TV room, sports grounds and a large – above ground – swimming pool. The residence bedrooms are for 3 students with their own shower and 2 sinks. Wc’s are available along the corridor (no air conditioning). There are no phones in the rooms, however students have access to a public phone. Full board is offered on site (except on excursion days when a picnic is provided instead).
Whilst we will do our best to ensure you are placed in the residence of your choice, we cannot guarantee a specific site. Student placement is based on achieving the best mix of age, nationality and language ability in both residences, to ensure the best social and working environment, for every student.
French Hosts:
One week+ duration
Shared room (a room mate will be found, if you’re not travelling with a friend
Single rooms (at extra cost, limited availability)
10-30 minute walk/bus trip to school
Internet access (not always offered with hosts, but is available at the school)
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Students are placed in the Antibes / Juan les Pins / Golfe Juan general area, as close as possible to the school. Usually students are able to walk there, however you may need to take a bus (a journey of not more than half an hour), especially in the high season. Hosts show students the way to school on the first Monday, so they know where they are going.
Free: Bed linen is provided and changed weekly.
Transfers: the hosts will come to meet their guest at Antibes station or Nice airport and drop them off there the day of departure (from 6:30 am to 9:00 pm)
The bedrooms vary in size depending on the host family
Students can use the washing machine (the family may ask them to pay 2€ per wash).
| Curfew |
| On Campus
All ages The school will welcome 12 year olds on the courses, only if staying in a residence, but they will NOT be allowed out unaccompanied at the end of the activities. From past experience CESA would only recommend a 12 year old attending, if accompanied by an older sibling. For 13/15 year olds For 16/17 year olds Option One/ The student cannot go out unsupervised after dinner (19.30 hrs). Option Two/ The student can go out unsupervised up to 22.00 hrs Monday to Thursday evening and until 01.00 hrs on both Friday & Saturday, & the day prior to a bank holiday (if applicable), and 19.30 hrs on Sunday evening. |
| With hosts:
All ages For 13/15 year olds For 16/17 year olds |
Language School:
In July/August the French for Teenagers in Antibes programme offers an environment with plenty of bright, modern classrooms, an on site cafeteria, an above ground pool and private outside terrace, where students can relax after class. On each campus there is an Activity Kiosk, where students can book additional activities in addition to those offered within the course programme.
College staff will be based on site during the day and will live in the accommodation on site with residence based students – so if there are any questions, there is always someone to turn to.
Students are assigned to a residence based on ensuring the best mix of age, nationality and language ability, for all students.
A bus will transfer students from each school to any activity, or to the town centre or beaches once classes are over. Return school buses ensure students can easily get back to the residence (free of charge).
Location Plus Points:
Antibes is located in the heart of the French Riviera
Antibes is a popular summertime location with young language learners
The student accommodation for teenagers is either on site ~ no commuting or with hosts, in which case students will have to walk or take a public bus to reach college each day
Course Plus Points:
All teachers are fully qualified & experienced teachers of French as a foreign language
Only French will be spoken in class
One+ week course enrolment possible
Full adult supervision (except if staying with hosts, students walk to the school & back on their own)
French language classes are all divided according to language level and nationality mix
20 or 25 French lessons per week format offered
Travel & Transfer
Arrive: Sunday AM/Early PM
Depart: Saturday AM
Fly to Nice International airport
Two way transfer service from Nice airport to the college campus/hosts, is inclusive in the course fees.
Hosts collect students who are staying in host accommodation
School staff collect students staying in school residences.
Please ensure the flights arrive on the Sunday at a reasonable hour and likewise depart at a reasonable time on the Saturday. Set arrival days/times apply to the Nice transfer service and cannot be altered.
Transfers outside the set dates will incur an extra fee: EUR 80.00 (one way)
Unaccompanied Minor Travel:
Please let CESA know if you book this airline service, so we can advise the school well in advance
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