Language course French in Antibes

Centre International D'Antibes Juniors

Our partner school in Antibes, CIA (Centre International d'Antibes) organizes a French junior course for students aged 8-17 years old, separated by age (8-11 and 12-17 respectively). CIA is a very well-known French school specializing in young student language programmes in the South of France. They have two juniors campus in residential areas of Antibes (Campus Horticole and Campus Leonardo da Vinci) where students will live and have their French lessons in summer. For students aged 12-17, they can choose also French host family as an accommodation option. 

Junior courses can also be booked as part of a family holiday. In these family courses both parents and their children will have French lessons at the same time. For more info, please visit this page.

Key features of our partner French school in Antibes

  • School accredited by EAQUALS and Français langue étrangère (FLE)
  • Fully equipped classrooms
  • A great nationality mix
  • Residence on camps with sport facilities and cafeteria
  • First day level test

Social programme

The junior programme in Antibes includes a wide range of activities and excursions included for the students. Samples of these activities are:

  • A full-day excursion to Monaco, Leirens or an amusement park
  • Two half-day excursions to Nice or Cannes
  • Sport Tourneys
  • Evening Barbeques
  • Crepes Party
  • Cinema at the school
  • Board games
Junior activity programme Antibes

Additionally, students can also book other activities whilst there for an extra charge (approx. €5-€20). Some of these additional activities include: Karting, minigolf, bowling, etc.

Intensive (12-17 years)

  • Ages: 12-17 years
  • Minimum level: suitable for all levels
  • Lessons: 20 lessons per week from Monday to Friday. It is also possible to book a course with 25 lessons per week, but is option is only available from level A1.
  • Accommodation: on site campus or host family in a shared room (3-4 students per room) in full board basis
  • Curfew:
    • Students aged 12 or under 12 are not allowed to leave the premises alone
    • Students aged 13-15 are allowed to leave the campus between 13.30 and 19.30 only.
    • For students aged 16-17 parents can give permission between two options:
      • students canot go out after 19:30
      • students have permission to go out Sunday - Thursday until 22:00 + on fridays, saturdays and holidays until 01:00 AM as long as they have a parental permission
  • Supervision: this programme has monitors living in the residence
  • Airport transfer: included on arrival and departure during the weekends at Nice airport or the train station of Antibes.
  • Social programme: included*

*If you book the course with accommodation, then a full program of activities included. It is also possible to book only the course (see prices on the price list at only course), in this case the activities and lunch are not included. Furthermore, you can choose to participate in the lessons, lunch and activities, but not to stay overnight (´day programme).

French lessons
The intensive French course in Antibes consists of 20 lessons per week with special emphasis on communication. During these lessons you will develop your essential language skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading) thorough full immersion and communicative activities. 2 lessons per day focus on general French and 1 lesson per day is focused on "games and fun". During these lessons, students are stimulated to speak French by playful linguistic activities. The games and fun lessons are taught by a teaching assistent, closer to the students because of his/her age.

Sample of the social programme

The junior programme in Antibes includes a wide range of activities and excursions included for the students. Samples of these are:

  • A full-day excursion to Monaco, Leirens or an amusement park
  • 1 half-day excursion to Nice or Cannes
  • Sport Tourneys
  • Evening Barbeques
  • Crepes Party
  • Cinema at the school
  • Board games
Junior activity programme Antibes

Additionally, students can also book extra activities whilst there for an extra charge (approx. €5-€20). Some of these additional activities include: Karting, minigolf, bowling, etc.

Minimum age is 12 years.

Intensive (8-11 years)

  • Ages: 8-11 years
  • Minimum level: suitable for all levels
  • Lessons: 20 lessons per week from Monday to Friday (09:00h-12:20)* timetable subject to changes.
  • Accommodation: on site campus shared room (3-4 students per room) in full board basis.
  • Curfew: 24/7 by monitors. Students are not allowed to leave the residence under any circumstances.
  • Supervision: fully supervised by monitors 24/7
  • Airport transfer: included on arrival and departure during the weekends at Nice airport or the train station of Antibes.
  • Social programme: included*

*If you book the course with accommodation, then a full program of activities included. It is also possible to book only course and lunch on school days (see prices on the price list at only course). Furthermore, you can choose to participate in the lessons, lunch and activities, but not to stay overnight (´day programme´).

French lessons
The intensive French course in Antibes consists of 20 lessons per week with special emphasis on communication. During these lessons you will develop your essential language skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading) thorough full immersion and communicative activities. 2 lessons per day focus on general French and 1 lesson per day is focused on "games and fun". During these lessons, students are stimulated to speak French by playful linguistic activities. The games and fun lessons are taught by a teaching assistent, closer to the students because of his/her age.

Sample of the social programme

The junior programme in Antibes includes a wide range of activities and excursions included for the students. Samples of these are:

  • A full-day excursion to Monaco, Leirens or an amusement park
  • 1 half-day excursion to Nice or Cannes
  • Sport Tourneys
  • Evening Barbeques
  • Crepes Party
  • Cinema at the school
  • Board games
Junior activity programme Antibes

Additionally, students can also book other activities whilst there for an extra charge (approx. €5-€20). Some of these additional activities include: Karting, minigolf, bowling, etc…

Minimum age is 8 years.

Intensive & Sailing (12-17 years)

Students aged 12-17 years have the possibility to book 5 additional sailing lessons to the French course with 20 lessons per week.

This way students will get additionally to the French lessons one sailing lesson per day from Monday to Friday (approx. 2-3 hours per sailing lesson).

Please note that students cannot participate in the regular activity programme due to the sailing lessons in the afternoon. Students will still be able to take part in the weekend excursion.

Minimum age is 12 years.

Intensive & Dance (12-17 years)

Students aged 12-17 years have the possibility to book 5 additional dancing/fitness lessons to the French course with 20 lessons per week.

This way students will get additionally to the French lessons one dance/fitness lesson per day from Monday to Friday (approx. 2 hours per dance/fitness lesson).

Please note that students cannot participate in the regular activity programme due to the sailing lessons in the afternoon. Students will still be able to take part in the weekend excursion.

Minimum age is 12 years.

Youth residence

Students participating in the youth course stay in one of the available residences. There is a cafeteria and various sports facilities. You will stay in a 3 or 4 person room on a full board basis.

There is a free return shuttle bus that takes students to the city from Monday to Friday, from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Once a week and on weekends (Friday, Saturday and public holidays) this service will end later and students can also take the bus at a later time. Students will be informed about the timetable at school.

Host family

Host families in Antibes are a great opportunity to improve your oral skills whilst taking a French course at our school. Our school in Antibes has a great selection of host families, several of which have been collaborating with the school for many years already.

Student will be placed in twin room accommodation, based on full board (with lunch at the junior campus). Host families are mostly located 20-25 minutes by public transportation to the school. Students will be supervised by monitors from the school, together with the host family.

All students have a curfew.

Host family accommodation is only possible in combination with the Intensive (13-17 years) course.

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