Monaco Teenager Study Abroad

Program Snapshot Age Range: 13-17 Fun Ranking: Intensity: No Homework Staff/Student: 1:12 Curfew: 7 pm

Monte Carlo Summer Camp

France is world-renowned for its rich history and spectacular cuisine. The landscape ranges from the high cliffs and rocky beaches in the north, to the resorts of the Rivera in the south. France’s beautiful countryside is abundant with vineyards and farms. Cosmopolitan cities and quaint towns make France a diverse country ripe in culture and charm.

Our Monte Carlo camp is located in the small village of Cap d’Ail (pop 5,000), not far from both Nice and Italy at the heart of the French Riviera known as the Cote d’Azur. The Cote d’Azur is one of the most visited parts of France, famous for its sun-drenched beaches and warm waters of the Mediterranean. Also nearby is Monaco, which is second only to the Vatican as the smallest independent state in Europe. The country is a narrow ribbon of coastline backed by the Alpes-Maritimes foothills, creating a natural amphitheater overlooking the sea.

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School Facilities: The campus over looks the Mediterranean Sea and the closest beaches are only a 10-15 minute walk away! It offers a picturesque park and an Amphitheater conceived and decorated by the celebrated artist and poet, Jean Cocteau to reflect classical Greek themes. The Amphitheater is an integral part of the campus, providing an artistic backdrop to the cultural and educational activities. Students stay in simple 2, 3 or 4 bedroom dormitories with bathrooms in the school residence, which is directly on the campus. Students of the same age and sex room together. Meals are provided at the school cafeteria. The capacity of the camp is approximately 400 residential students. Participants are mixed nationalities mainly from Europe but also North America, Asia, Australia and South America. Students stay in a dormitory/residence with 3 meals/day included.

NOTE: The school must be informed of any health conditions requiring special attention or special diets at time of enrollment.

Activities/Excursions: Organized activities and sports are included. Examples include: cooking, films, folk dancing, barbecues, tournaments, magic performances, circus, concerts at the amphitheater, art workshops, mini-sporting tournaments and a disco to end the evening. One excursion per week is also included.

Lodging & Meals: Dormitory/residence with 3 meals/day

Supervision: This is a very structured program with many activities. Participants are not able to leave the camp premises unaccompanied and must abide by camp staff rules and regulations pertaining to lights out, policies and procedures, etc. Both the director of the school and the camp monitors hold qualifications from France’s Ministry of Youth Sports. They will oversee the day-to-day care, activity and learning for each participant. French language classes are taught by young native teachers and they use the communicative method of teaching which combines all aspects and skills of language in an interactive way that makes language learning interesting. After classes *NOTE: Students may only leave the school premises with the written permission of parents or legal guardians. All students will have a curfew of 9 pm. In this particular case the camp is not responsible for the participants.

To/From School: Language classes held on campus grounds.

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