Some materials are provided but students are required to provide paints, brushes, and canvases. The program also includes evening lectures by guest artists and weekend excursions. Students live and work in the school's seventeeth-century buildings. Fall, spring, or year. The program offers an individually adapted curriculum combined with a complete immersion into French educational, cultural, and family life.
Housing is with French families.
The equivalent of two years of college French is required. April 1, October 30. Fall, spring, or year. At least two years of college-level French with a B average are required for fall and year students, and five semesters of French for spring applicants. Students may follow a combination of courses offered at the IES center and the University of Nantes.