FRANCE PROGRAMS
L'Ecole Alsacienne
“Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust” Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project
Language-based programs – short duration:
France			Exchange with Ecole Alsacienne. – Every year. 2 weeks in February, 2 weeks in March.
			– French students immersed in SPS life in February, Americans hosted by French families in Paris in March, field trips organized every day with SPS chaperone.
			– Participants: 5-10 students, 1-2 chaperones.
2006 ECOLE ALSACIENNE EXCHANGE
the French students
	* are in première or seconde (approximately 16+ years old);
	* come to SPS Saturday, 28 January 2006 and stay until Saturday, 11 February 2006;
	* stay in the dorms, hopefully in or relatively close to the dorm of their SPS host (special arrangements can be made with bunk beds, etc.);
	* are hosted by the SPS student who will stay with them in Paris.
The French guests will spend Winter Weekend with their American hosts.
the American students
	* are in a cross section of Forms, with priority given to upper formers;
	* arrive Paris Monday, 6 March 2006. Return to the USA on Monday, 19 March 2006;
	* stay with the family of their Ecole Alsacienne counterpart;
	* are provided with all meals by their French family and would receive from their family a special metro/bus ticket for the duration of their stay which will cover all transportation costs (except for taxis) within Paris;
	* spend approximately 30% of the “school days” in Paris involved in different aspects of school life (for example: shadowing the French host, observing English classes, attending classes of specific interest, observing in the elementary school section of the Ecole Alsacienne). The time spent at the school will be limited to half-days;
	* when not involved with specific school activities, the SPS group will set up mini-excursions to go on together, within Paris, so that all the “must-see” sights and exhibits are seen. Dr. Berkley Latimer will be the chaperone. He will give the 2 week program a unique 5th Form Humanities twist; perfect for 5th formers! Time will be reserved also for free afternoons when everyone can set up their own itinerary (all group trips, activities and excursions are paid for by the Exchange budget). Below is a sample list of excursions that previous French Exchanges have included:
	within Paris:
		le Louvre, le Musée d’Orsay, le Musée Rodin, le Musée Picasso. les Champs-Elysées and l’Arc de Triomphe, la Grande Arche, Notre-Dame, le Sacré Coeur and Montmartre, le Marais, les Catacombes, un bateau-mouche, la Sorbonne, la rue Mouffetard, a night at the theatre, le Stade de France.
	outside of Paris:
		Tours, une boulangerie, une fromagerie, Versailles, Chartres.
Application process:
	Applications will be available 25 October 2005. See Mrs. Diggins for details.
	(Schoolhouse Rm. 312D, ext. 4848, cdiggins@sps.edu)
Cost:
	Round trip airfare to Paris (estimate $600), a program fee of $400 - $500 (TBA, to cover insurance and defer some excursion costs) and spending money ($500 or more).
Contact person: Ms. Jeanne L. Windsor
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Description of current programs created on 29 April 03					Last modified on 04 November 05