Pocket money should be available for personal expenses of the participants in the amount that they anticipate as appropriate for three weeks in Paris, France. You will learn which restaurants have food at reasonable prices, which stores carry the articles you like, which bakery has the best croissants, and the like. In essence, this is an immersion course into daily French life. As such, it cannot be compared to any course that we offer in the United States. When you return from these three weeks, you will have insights into European life that would be impossible to gain from texts and discussions in the United States.
Nothing replaces being there.
And nothing comes close to the learning possible from living in a family. In the past we had only dormitory rooms. This is a year not to be missed.