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France

Paris
(Tuition Homestays)

PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • 12 French lessons in closed classes (2 French teachers for 24+ students, 3 French teachers for 36+ students) • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free places 1:8 for group leaders (accommodation in host family)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Notre Dame
Day 1: Depart school early morning – ferry crossing (Sun). Arrival in host families
Day 2: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to Paris: Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe (exterior), Le Louvre
Day 3: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to Paris: Sacre Coeur, Place du Tertre, Montmartre
Day 4: 9-12: Lessons PM: Eiffel Tower, Bateau Mouche, Notre Dame, La Conciergerie
Day 5: 9-12: Lessons PM: Palace of Versailles – final shopping
Day 6: Depart host families early morning – return to UK

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Loire Valley
(Tuition Homestays)

PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • 12 French lessons in closed classes (2 French teachers for 24+ students, 3 French teachers for 36+ students) • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free places 1:8 for group leaders (accommodation in host family)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Educational Travel Homestays, Loire Valley
Day 1: Depart school early morning – ferry crossing (Sun)
Arrival in host families
Day 2: 9-12: Lessons PM: Guided tour of Tours: Place Plumereau, Cathedral Basilique
Day 3: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to Blois, Chateau de Chambord
Day 4: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to mushroom cellars at Bourre
Day 5: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to Amboise – Clos Luce (Leonardo Da Vinci’s home)
Day 6: Depart host families early morning – return to UK

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Lille Region
(Tuition Homestays)

PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • 12 French lessons in closed classes (2 French teachers for 24+ students, 3 French teachers for 36+ students) • Group insurance • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator • Free places 1:8 for group leaders (accommodation in host family)
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Day 1: Depart school early morning – ferry crossing (Sun). Arrival in host families
Day 2: 9-12: Lessons PM: Guided tour of Lille. La Place Rihour, L’Hospice Comtesse
Day 3: 9-12: Lessons PM: Visit to Jenever
Distillery and Villeneuve D’Asq
Shopping centre
Day 4: 9-12: Lessons PM: Visit to Somme
Battlefields, Arras
Day 5: 9-12: Lessons PM: Visit Lewarde MiningCentre
Day 6: Depart host families early morning return to UK

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Nantes
(Tuition Homestays)

Nantes is the sixth largest city of France and is regularly voted the best city in France in which to live, for its unique quality of life.A title that is well deserved! Old Capital of Brittany, also known as the city of Jules Verne, it offers an important historical and architectural heritage, beautiful paved streets, great museums, a thriving art scene, as well as plenty of parks and cycling paths to stroll along the Loire River and its affluent l’Erdre.The large student population keeps it dynamic and the proximity of the southern cost of Brittany makes it a great place to explore.

NANTES & ROUEN PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • 12 French lessons in closed classes (mixed classes subject to dates and availability) – maximum 20 students per class • Group insurance
• Free places 1:8 for group leaders • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Eduvational Travel Tuition HomeStays, Nantes
Day 1: Depart school early morning – arrival in host families
Day 2: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Treasure Hunt around Nantes – familiarise yourself with the beautiful city centre: Le quartier de la Juiverie, the Cathedral and the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany, la Place Royale, le Théâtre Graslin, the port
Day 3: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Guided visit of the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany, the last of the Loire Châteaux before the Atlantic Ocean
Day 4: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Excursion to St Nazaire: visit the Ocean Liner museum Escal‚
Atlantic to experience the atmosphere and the life on these legendary ships – Visit of the Ecomusée
Day 5: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Visit Guérande: walk around this beautiful fortified medieval city of celtic origine, its charming paved streets, castle, the city wall, the craftmen’s shops – Guided visit of the salt marshes: start the visit at the Maison des Paludiers
Day 6: Return to the UK

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Rouen
(Tuition Homestays)

As the capital of Normandy, Rouen takes you on a journey of art and history. You will follow in the steps of Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc or the American troops on D-Day landing, you will be drawn into the atmosphere of a Flaubert’s novel, or a painting by Claude Monet who, like many other impressionist painters, found much inspiration in the architecture and the shimmering light of this beautiful city and countryside.

NANTES & ROUEN PRICES INCLUDE:

• Collection and return to school • Return channel crossing • Use of coach for duration of trip • Full board accommodation in host families • 12 French lessons in closed classes (mixed classes subject to dates and availability) – maximum 20 students per class • Group insurance
• Free places 1:8 for group leaders • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Eduvational Travel Tuition HomeStays, Rouen
Day 1: Depart school early morning – meet host families
Day 2: 9-12: Lessons. PM:Walking guided tour of Rouen to discover the highlights of the City: the famous Cathedral often painted by Monet, the church of Saint Maclou and its Aître, the “Gros Horloge” tower, the “Place du Vieux Marché” – Visit the Fine Arts Museum hosting one of the most important public collections of Impressionist paintings after Paris
Day 3: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Excursion to Caen: visit the Memorial dedicated to the history of the 20th Century
Day 4: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Excursion to Les Andelys: visit Chateau-Gaillard, the famous Stronghold of Richard the Lionheart, the place where fiction meets history in an outstanding natural environment
Day 5: 9-12: Lessons. PM: Excursion to Fécamp: visit this historical seaside town, the cathedral, the Palace of the Dukes of Normandy, the Abbey and the harbour – Visit to the Palais Bénédictine: where the famous liqueur is made
Day 6: Depart host families early morning – return to UK

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Montpellier (by air or train)
(Tuition Homestays)

MONTPELLIER PRICES INCLUDE:

• Meet and greet on arrival • Return transfers in France • Full board accommodation with host families • 12 French lessons in closed classes (2 French teachers for 24+ students, 3 French teachers for 36+ students) • Group insurance • Free places 1:8 for party leaders (accommodation in host family) • Assistance of Family Liaison Co-ordinator
SAMPLE PROGRAMME WITH ADDED EXCURSIONS
Ardmore Educational travel Tuition HomeStays, Montpellier
Day 1: Arrival – meet and greet and transfer to host family meeting point
Day 2: Lessons PM: Excursion to Montpellier: Guided visit of the town
Day 3: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to Clermont-L’Herault
Day 4: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to Avignon and Pont du Gard, visit Chateau de Papes
Day 5: 9-12: Lessons PM: Excursion to the Camargue: Aigues-Mortes, Saintes Marie de la Mer
Day 6: Departure early morning.

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ATOL ABTA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Ardmore Educational Travel Limited, Gibbs House, Kennel Ride, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7NT. United Kingdom
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