FRANCE EXCHANGE IN GRASSE AND VISIT OF PARIS April 15 to 29, 2018 15 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS
DAY 1: USA - FRANCE (Sunday) Fly overnight to Nice via Paris. DAY 2: NICE - GRASSE (Monday) Bienvenue en France! Transfer by private motor coach to the French High School in Grasse in Alpes Maritimes department (county). While living with a host family, you will find that French is more than just a textbook language. It becomes a living and working language, spoken and written daily. You will eat French food (at the standard French meal times), meet French people and have an excellent opportunity to practice your French in real-life situations. Enjoy your first evening with your host family. DAYS 3 TO 6: EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Tuesday - Friday) Breakfast with your family before going to school with your pen pal. Attend school with your pen pals. Lunch at the High School. Afternoon activities and workshops organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the host school). Dinner and evening with your family. DAYS 7 & 8: WEEKEND WITH YOUR FAMILY (Saturday & Sunday) DAYS 9 to 12: EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Monday - Thursday) Breakfast with your family before going to school with your pen pal. Attend school with your pen pals. Lunch at the High School. Afternoon activities and workshops organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the host school). Dinner and evening with your family. DAY 13: GRASSE / PARIS (Friday) Say goodbye to your host families before boarding a TGV train to Paris. Upon arrival, meet your French Tour Manager and drop your bags off at your hotel. After some free time for lunch, stroll down the most famous avenue of the capital: the Champs-Elysées. Climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe to admire the view. See the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Walk through le Trocadéro and view la Ville Lumière from the third floor of the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, board a glass-topped Bateau Mouche and enjoy a refreshing cruise on the Seine River. Have dinner at a local restaurant. Enjoy a night stroll of the illuminated Paris. Night accommodation in Paris.
DAY 14: PARIS (Saturday) This morning after breakfast, enter the Musée du Louvre. The Louvre in Paris is the world s best-known, biggest, and busiest museum. Its famous collection of art and antiquities includes the Mona Lisa, in addition to 35,000 works of art on display in 300 rooms. Stop by a local market on your way and taste some of the local delicacies! This afternoon, visit the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame. Climb the Towers to experience the view as well as a glimpse of the famous gargoyles. Later in the afternoon, head up to the highest point in Paris: Montmartre (known locally as La Butte). Climb the steps to reach the Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre s hilltop church and most famous landmark. Savor a Savoyarde fondue in Montmartre. Night accommodation in Paris. DAY 15: RETURN (Sunday) Transfer to the Paris airport for your return flight home. A bientôt et bon voyage!
EXCHANGE PROGRAM An exchange program is an excellent alternative to the classic student tour as it offers the opportunity for students to fully immerse themselves in a different culture, practice and improve their knowledge of a foreign language, and make international connections and friends. The Exchange Program is organized between Oliver Ames High School in North Easton and Le Lycée Cours du Prado in Grasse. The conditions of this exchange have been agreed upon between the two schools. Note that the number of pupils participating in the exchange may differ between the two schools. Forum cannot guarantee that both schools have the same number of participants. However, additional hosting families will be found in the case that one school does not have the same number as the other school. LYCÉE COURS DU PRADO 74 Avenue Pierre Sémard, 06130 Grasse, France http://www.lecoursduprado.com/ HOSTING A FOREIGN STUDENT When participating in an exchange, families are expected to treat their guest in the same manner that they would like their son or daughter to be treated by their exchange partner and their family when they participate in the other side of the exchange. This is the basic reciprocal agreement of the exchange partner families. The main focus of the host family is to provide meals and lodging to the foreign student, as well as spend time with the student so they can have an authentic experience and better understand a new culture. This gives them the opportunity to see how life in the USA compares to their life at home, as well as practice their foreign language skills in real life situations. The student exchange form provides all necessary information about your guest, including their likes, dislikes, a bit of information about their day to day family life/routine, as well as information about any allergies and emergency contact details.
PRICE PER PERSON SHEET This is a privately operated tour - you will not be combined with another group! PRICE PER PERSON 8+ participants $ 2,480 7 participants $ 2,550 6 participants $ 2,630 5 participants $ 2,760 PAYMENT SCHEDULE June 15th, 2017 $ 500 September 15th, 2017 $ 800 November 15th, 2017 $ 800 January 15th, 2018 Balance PRICE INCLUDES: Round trip airfare from Boston to Nice, returning form Paris Departure taxes and Airline fuel surcharges at $690 per person Associated transportation costs while in Europe Multiple occupancy (3/4 per room with private bath) in quality 3 star hotels All breakfasts while on tour All dinners (Includes one beverage and a vegetarian option) while on tour All cultural and aforementioned visits, activities, tours and admissions, as per itinerary Service of a dynamic, professional bilingual Forum Tour Manager with the group on tour One chaperone travels for free regardless the size of the group EXCHANGE PROGRAM ORGANIZED WITH YOUR PARTNER SCHOOL: Host family stay Meals with the host families and at school (exceptions might apply) Classes and workshops during the exchange program (confirmed between the partner schools prior to departure) PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Meals not indicated in the daily program Tips are at your discretion these are standard guidelines - Forum Tour Manager: 3 Euro per day, per person - Bus Drivers: 1 Euro per day, per person ADULT AND ROOMING SUPPLEMENTS: Twin Room Guarantee Supplement $40 pp/night - Single Room Guarantee Supplement $80 pp/night Adult Activity Supplement $10 pp / day NOTES Forum By Prometour has purchased the Student Protection Plan from Travel Insured International on behalf of all participants. Cancel For Any Reason is an available option that must be purchased at the time of trip deposit. *CFAR is not available to residents of NY* Forum has quoted this package at an exchange rate of 1 = 1.10 $. In the event of a significant change in the exchange rate, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. * Airlines have the legal right to increase fuel surcharges to flight tickets after bookings have been made. In the event of an increase in airline taxes and/or fuel surcharges, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. Date of quote: February 2, 2017 Prices are valid until: First payment deadline Your Forum Tour Consultant: Anaïs Boschet Forum Language Experience, Forum by Prometour and Forum are all used interchangeably. Forum Language Experience is a member company of Prometour Inc.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS Registering for this trip is as easy as going to https://enrollment.forumlanguageexperience.com/exchange/oliver-ames-2018/ The registration process will take you about 10-15 min. During, you will be asked to: provide personal information, a valid passport number (don t worry if you do not have one yet, you will be able to continue without adding that information), and to choose a payment method and payment schedule. Make sure you have your passport with you (if you have one) and to have payment method ready at the time of registering for this trip. Per the insurance company terms and conditions, if you would like to upgrade to the Cancel For Any Reason Protection Plan, you must choose it at the time of registration, and the additional fee MUST be included with your first trip deposit. The total cost for this upgrade is $30.38 After registering and your payment has been received, you will receive an email with a username and password to access your personal web account. Here, you will be able to make: future payments, modify your personal information and access documents related to your trip. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have on 1.888.282.0991. You can reach us Monday through Friday from 11AM to 7:30PM EST We look forward to having you join this wonderful travel experience! Customer Care 1281 University Avenue, Suite H, San Diego, CA 92103 Tel 888-282-0991 / 619-432-0249 ext.302 - Fax 619-432-0261