Reid Hall is Smith College's Parisian home. A charming 18th-century building with private interior court and gardens, it provides a remarkable little oasis in the busy Montparnasse district of the city. All program participants enroll in a set of required year-long language classes in advanced French grammar, composition and phonetics at the Smith Center at Reid Hall. Semester courses in French literature and theater taught by French university professors are also offered there.
All instruction is in French.
Members of the Smith program may use various university and public libraries such as the beloved library of the Centre Georges Pompidou, as well as the program library and classroom at Reid Hall. The Smith Center provides computers and printers for student use. Reid Hall itself offers students a larger library as well as a loveley central courtyard where they may choose to gather or to study. The Smith Center at Reid Hall is open daily from 8 a.m. until midnight.