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Service-Learning Program in Montpellier, France

Study Abroad integrated with Volunteer Service Study Abroad in France

Deeper, More Meaningful Study Abroad

Immerse yourself in French culture in Montpellier, a 1,000 year-old city located in the Languedoc region of temperate and friendly southern France that has long been a crossroads for European, Mediterranean and North African culture and civilizations. You will spend a semester studying French language, culture, civilization, and social issues at Université Paul Valéry (Université Montpellier III) and at the Institut Méditerranéen de Langues/Services (IMLS). Courses are taught in French at five different levels, from lower-intermediate to advanced.

In addition to your studies, you live with a French family, serve 10–12 hours per week in a local agency, and explore the region through excursions. Your volunteer service immerses you in the culture and deepens your understanding of French society in a way that goes beyond that experienced in traditional study abroad programs. It also facilitates your mastery of French.

Language of Instruction French
Affiliated institution: Université Paul Valéry (Université Montpellier III) and the Institut Méditerranéen de Langues/Services (IMLS)
Courses & Credits:
Service Opportunities:
  • serve as an aid or tutor for disabled persons
  • assist in education or recreation at a rehabilitation center for children
  • tutor high school students in English
  • work at Pharmacie Humanitaire Internationale
  • assist in a center providing social services for the underprivileged
  • stock, sort, and redistribute food at a food bank
  • work with specialists in psychiatry and social care in a social rehabilitation center
  • work with an occupational therapist at a retirement home
  • More...
Housing: Homestay
Dates, Costs & Deadlines:
Spring 2010 TBD - TBD TBD Application Due 12/01/2009
Why IPSL?
  • Accelerated language learning
  • Integrated study abroad experience
  • Make a difference to people in need
  • Full cultural immersion
  • Real cultural understanding
  • Meaningful growth and personal insight
Program Director(s):
Eligibility: Applicants should have a minimum of 2 years of high school French or one year of college French. The program welcomes students of any nation.
What's Included: Fees include all instruction; housing and two meals per day (breakfast and dinner); service placement and supervision; health insurance; administrative fees; pre-departure materials; and field trips. Personal expenses not covered by fees include: airfare, books, local transport, some meals, and spending money.

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