Summer language programs in Europe 2026: French immersion camps in France for teens, summer abroad for high school students, college students, U.S. citizens. Summer French language courses for kids age 15, 16, 17, 18, 19+ with homestay program in France for teens, youth.
Edu-Culture Immersion Programs in France: Edu-Culture Immersion (ECI) offer a 2-6 week individual immersion program for high school and college students ages 15-21. Our French immersion programs provide unique opportunities for teens to improve their foreign language skills while making friends from all over the world. Our families are located in the town of Gap in the French Alps, and the town of Hyeres on the French Riviera (Cote d'Azur). ECI also provide summer language immersion programs in Spain for high school and college students.
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Individual Summer Immersion Program for High School & College Students: You will live with a French host family and speak entirely in French for 2-6 weeks. You choose your dates of travel and length of stay.
You have two program location options:
- Option 1 – The French Alps: - Option 2 – The Cote d’Azur:
Morning classes are small, interactive, fun, and usually include other international students. To support classroom learning we have a unique Language Partner program – structured conversational sessions with French teens and university students.
Quality French Language Classes: All our French language classes meet ECI quality requirements. Our students take a placement test, and they are divided into one of three levels.
Our ECI classes have approximately 10 participants, allowing the students a lot of personal interaction & attention. There is a 90-minute class in conversation and a 90-minute class in grammar each morning, Monday through Friday.
The teachers we use are always native French speakers with extensive teaching experience. All instructors have degrees in teaching French as a foreign language.
Student Testimonial: "I highly recommend the ECI program. It’s a real taste of French living away from tourism. The teachers were fantastic. Very understanding, very patient, and very knowledgeable. Our chaperones were very friendly, professional, and great to be around. They were eager to teach and help you get the most of your experience. I couldn’t have asked for better trip leaders." - Anastasia
Parent Testimonial: "Lucy had a great time with her family in Gap. They were very welcoming and she loved all the games and outings that they did. She feels like her French really improved and I think that she is a lot more comfortable with it, so we are very happy about it in every way!" - Rebecca
For further information on our summer study abroad programs in France, please email us below.
The Language and Sport Academy offers expert French and Spanish tuition alongside sporting activities, in idyllic settings in both France and Spain.
At the Academy, we offer a range of different combinations of courses. Students can study a language and play a sport or choose language only or sport only. Students who choose to study a language will benefit from our intensive focused approach (oral, aural and written). Students who choose one of our sport options will be coached by the best instructors from their specific field.
- Intensive French revision course: The course focused on oral, aural and written French.
- The duration of each class is 2 hours & the maximum number of students per class is 16.
- Surf instruction from surf instructors with international experience.
The Spanish & Hockey Academy
- Intensive Spanish revision course
- The Academy is located in Seville, Spain.
- The duration of each Spanish class is 2 hours.
-Students will be coached by world class coaches and players.
Nacel International - French immersion sports camps in France
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SPORTS CAMP WITH NACEL
Founded in 1957, Nacel has over 65 years of experience in educational language travel, offering family stays, summer camps, language courses, and high school programs abroad.
Our sports camps in France are located in Vichy and Mâcon (close to Lyon). Both campuses have excellent sports facilities and dormitories: everything students need to have a pleasant and safe summer in France.
If you want to improve your French and have a good time during the summer, try our summer sports camp with Soccer football, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Tennis, Gymnastics, Horse Riding, Swimming, Fencing, and Dance options. This is a true French immersion camp in France.
For boys & girls / teens ages 12 to 17 years old:
- Soccer summer camp in France
- Basketball summer camp in France
- Tennis summer camp in France
- Dance summer camp in France
- Fencing summer camp in France
- Volleyball summer camp in France
- Gymnastics summer camp in France
- Handball summer camp in France
- Horse Riding summer camp in France
- Swim summer camp in France
Family-friendly Courses at France Langue & Culture on the French Riviera - Summer 2024
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• Combine a delightful summer holiday for all the family with learning French on the beautiful French Rivera!
• Situated in Saint-Raphael on the Mediterranean coastline of south-east France, close to Nice and Cannes, France Langue & Culture is a family-friendly school that provides fun, educational language holidays for families, teens, and children.
• Established in 1977, France Langue & Culture is run by Edmond de Saenger, a former French professor and a native of the Saint-Raphael region.
• We offer children & families the opportunity to learn or improve their French language skills while enjoying an enriching holiday in the South of France.
• At our Children's Club for ages 6-12, children learn to memorize whole sentences and grammatical structures by the intensive use of French in games, songs, texts, and theater.
• For teen boys & girls ages 13-17, we provide a full immersion summer course with homestay accommodation offered by carefully selected French host families.
• Students are fully integrated into family life and can practise French in real-life situations.
Testimonial: " I came with my son, who was 13 at the time. We had a very good experience with this program: our household (with a wonderful host and a group of other students) was wonderful; we enjoyed the classes; and we loved being in St. Raphael.
The people we met from many areas of the world were wonderful. In just two weeks, my French improved and I gained a lot of confidence in speaking."
- Miranda, USA
Set in the stunning surroundings of Nice, on the south coast of France, Abbey Road Programs provides a 4-week residential French language immersion summer course for high school students in Grades 9-12. With classes for beginner to advanced levels, we offer French studies in the Arts, Language, Culture, Sports and Recreation including a range of specialized elective courses such as French film, literature, pop culture, and more.
Founded by Stanford alumni in 2000, Abbey Road’s study abroad summer programs continue to deliver excellence. Our mission is to provide quality academic summer programs that facilitate cross-cultural understanding, personal growth and academic enrichment.
Abbey Road was created through a collaboration of the best young professionals and educators from top schools and esteemed institutions. Our curriculum developers and staff come from places such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Cambridge, La Sorbonne, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Parliament and the State Department, just to name a few.
FIL is a French language immersion Summer camp in the South of France for Juniors aged 11 - 17.
Our 11-day or 14-day Summer programmes are entirely immersive, combining French workshops with a wide range of adventure activities, including canyoning, sea kayaking swimming and evening activities.
FIL is 5km from Saint Laurent de Cerdans, a rural village situated 60km south of Perpignan, in the Languedoc Roussillon region, close to the Spanish border. Participants can fly into Barcelona international airport or travel by rail to Perpignan.
Our groups are divided by age: "FIL Junior" (ages 11-15) "FIL Ado" (ages 15-17).
* 16/24 participants per group
* 2/3 French teenagers per group
* 2/3 experienced, enthusiastic Team Leaders accompany the participants from morning till evening/present at camp 24/7.
* All our Team Leaders are also native French teachers and they lead Camp life entirely in FRENCH.
Our Summer programmes priority = to develop oral expression through daily French practice. We encourage our participants to speak French all day long + French language workshops ="immersion totale".
We also offer tailor-made year round options for educational groups.
FIL Intense "French & Multi-activities": 14-day programmes
- Camp between June, July and August
FIL Immersion "French & Multi-activities": 11-day programmes
- Camp between July and August
ALL INCLUSIVE:
- French workshops (21 or 27 hours)
- True camp life immersion in French
- Activities: canyoning park, kayak, paddle board, hiking, caving etc.
- Accommodation: on site, bedrooms for 4-6 students with en-suite showers
- Full board: fresh local products cooked by our chef, special diets/allergies catered for
- Swimming pool, WIFI, cozy outdoor spots, mountain views, safe, peaceful, natural environment
Notre Dame International High School (NDIHS) is an international high school, conveniently located 30 minutes north-west of Paris, that provides an American-styled high school curriculum to students from around the world in Grades 9-12.
Our summer French classes take place at the Nacel French Language School, close to the Tolbiac or Place d'Italie metro stations.
While our academic year curriculum is taught in English, we also offer an extensive French language and culture program as well as enrichment courses (music, art, physical education) throughout the year, taught by French teachers.
Our 2-week intensive French summer course in August is recommended for new and returning students, who are not native French language speakers, to prepare to study at NDIHS in September, when the academic year starts.
We teach students from beginner to advanced level. Students attend morning French classes, and discover the main Parisian sights in afternoon activities.
Students improve their French knowledge while settling in Paris and adapting to their new life in France. Accommodation is organized in a residence located in Paris city center.
- Intensive 2-week summer French course for high school students/ teenagers (Grades 9-12) to prepare for study at Notre Dame International High School.
- We teach students from beginner to advanced level.
- Students take part in French classes each morning and explore the sights of Paris in the afternoons.