One of our most cherished
missions is to help our students immerse
themselves fully during their stay in
Paris. French is our preferred language of
communication in everyday life with
our students. The program holds several orientation meetings about
practical questions on Parisian life such as getting around, meeting people,
staying safe etc...
When it come to personal trips, our students are
strongly advised to give priority to
destinations in France in order to
strengthen their linguistic and cultural immersion.
A seperate meeting is held
during the first weeks to present the most attractive
places in France to
discover as well as the best tips to travel for less money. Throughout the semester, the quality of your immersion
and you linguistic progress will be monitored and assessed during individual
interviews hold every two weeks.
During these interviews with the responsable pédagogique of the program you will be
given
assignments chosen in accordance with your personal goals and interests.
Such
assignments may include visits to curent temporary art exhibitions, conduction
of surveys in Parisian neighborhoods, participation in cooking classes, artistic
workshops or conversational exchanges with locals, volunteer opportunities in
local
organizations and much more! Below is a short list of the most popular
institutions frequented by our students:
Theaters and Art Venues
L’Opéra de Paris: Opera,
Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Centre
National de la Danse: Performances, lectures, live performances on
contemporary dance.
Le
Théâtre de la Colline :some plays with English or French subtitles
La Gaîté Lyrique: new venue dedicated
to the Digital Arts
Le
B.A.L. : dedicated to Contemporary Photography
La Cité des Sciences et
de l’Industrie
La Cité nationale de l’Histoire de
l’Immigration
Centre des
Cultures d’Islam: new religious and cultural venue
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du
Judaïsme: in the heart of the historic Jewish neighborhood
Library and
Resources
Bibliothèque du Foyer International des
Etudiantes: located on the fifth floor of the
Foyer
Centre LGBT de Paris: the center hosts
a library specialized in LGBT topics
La
Bibliothèque du cinéma François Truffaut: this library is entirely dedicated
to Film
studies
L’Institut du Monde Arabe: stunning cultural
center with a three-story library
Bibliothèque du Centre Pompidou
(BPI): the largest public library with open shelves
Studying and Loving Film in
Paris
France in general and Paris in particular are famous
for being of the hottest spots
when it comes to enjoying film. Every year, some Spring students decide to take a
weekend trip to the most glamourous film festival in the world: Cannes Film Festival.
Throughout the year, Paris hosts several Film festivals:
Festival d’automne: one of the most
prestigious events of the year. Also about music
and theater. In fall.
Chéries-Chéris (Paris LGBT Film Festival):
every year in fall.
ECU (The European Independent Film
Festival): European indie films every year in
spring.
Paris Science (Scientific Film
Festival): every year in fall.
Festival du Film Israelien: every year in
spring.
Festival du Réel (Documentary Film
Festival): every year in spring
Festival International des films sur
les Droits de l’Homme (Human Rights International
Film Festival): every year
in spring
Festival
International du Film d’Environnement (Enviromental International Film
Festival): every year in fall
Paris holds more than 80 film
theaters that show more than 300 features every
day!
Everyday screenings start at 9 am and stop very late
at night. Most of them offer
special prices to students. It is a unique place where one can see films of every
genre, every era and from around the World. Besides its theaters, Paris holds several cultural venues entirely dedicated to film:
La Cinémathèque Française
Le Forum des Images
La
Bibliothèque du cinéma François Truffaut
Experiencing Literature: Meeting Publishers and
Writers
Musée des Lettres et
Manuscrits: original letters and manuscripts with temporary
exhibitions
throughout the year.
Salon du Livre: every year in
spring, one of the largest book fairs in Europe
Paris en Toutes Lettres:
festival with special literary events in spring.
Festival
d’automne: prestigious festival with concentration on Dance, Music and
Theater in fall.
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