Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier

The programme «En français à Québec!» Is intended for a non-francophone clientele aged between 14 and 18 years old. In order to be happy all together for 5 weeks , each participant must use the following recipe: communication, smile, and passion! Communicate with respect to the individual and cultural differences, take part into the events in a positive way and most of all, be passionate to progress among the group, IN FRENCH!

The Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier (Québec, Canada) is a private educational institution for boys and girls. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1635 so it has had a strong traditional educational recognition for the last 350 years. The educational project and other services offered express a vision which is turned toward the future and the world while being nourished with profound roots . A place for several international students (Mexico, United-States, Germany , Australia ), the Collège ‘s first concern is to educate teenagers aged between 12 and 17 years old according to humanist values, respectful of intercultural differences. The world according to Garnier ! It’s enriching yourself , growing in contact with others while pursuing high school studies, in French. The non-francophone international students who register for one semester or a year must be at an intermediate level of competence in French. If this is not attained, the pupil can follow French courses in the country of origin and/or participate into the programme En français à Québec! , the summer previous to the stay. Before registering, a placement test will be sent to the pupil in order to identify the level of competence of in French as a foreign language. Extra courses in French will also be available throughout the school year as well as other regular school subjects. The international students live in host families, which are carefully selected by the persons in charge of the programme. Their moral values guiding the family, the leisure activities they practice, and their everyday life are the criteria that are taken into account ( a copy of the grid can be forwarded upon request). To facilitate the integration to the social and scholar community, a twinning to a quebecker is organised and it is supervised by a regular teacher from Saint-Charles-Garnier. The legal tutor of the international students is the manager of the international programmes. This person signs all the papers with Immigration Québec and makes sure that the pupil evolves without affecting the physical and moral aspects of his or her integrity. The inherent immigration mode to an educational stay in a foreign country for a minor pupil are available on Immigration Québec and Immigration Canada. At last, Quebec city is a safe and warm place. City of cultural heritage from UNESCO, Quebec assures the students and their family of an environment where everything takes place in French and where leisure activities and cultural visits are close at hand. The half a million inhabitants are proud of their warm welcome where the difference is considered as a great change to develop its international aspect. Studying at the College Saint-Charles-Garnier in Quebec for one semester or a full year, it is choosing to live the difference in an harmonious way with people for whom education is the heart of their preoccupations.

The stay adapted to your needs in French as a foreign language is offered to individuals or school groups for whom, the summer programme En français à Québec! does not suit their needs The summer vacation in your country does not coincide with dates of the programme? The programme lasts for too long? You wish you came with one of your classmates or your teacher? You are more than 18 years old but you would like to enrol in a French programme as a foreign language for a week or more? You are a group of French teachers willing to improve their competence in a second or foreign language? Consult our network but do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information, we can arrange an enriching French programme according to your knowledge.