Courses focus on grammar, conversation, and composition to develop students ability to communicate effectively in French. Area studies courses focus on nineteenth and twentieth century France, and instructors schedule several tours of Paris, its many art museums, and its architectural and historical landmarks. For additional information about Paris and France in general, please refer to the Relevant Links page. To the Top Field Trips and Cultural Events IES organizes a one-day trip to the ch teaux of the Loire Valley. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times but is known today because of the aristocrats who built their magnificent ch teaux along the Loire River.
Students visit two to three ch teaux on the excursion.
To supplement coursework, the IES Paris Summer program includes visits to many sites of historic and contemporary interest in Paris. To the Top IES students at the Chambold Castle during the Loire Valley excursion. Housing and Meals Students are housed in private homes throughout Paris, with one or two students per household. Breakfast each day and two evening meals per week are provided with the housing arrangements. Students may take other meals in student restaurants or caf s.