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International Soccer Football Boarding School in France
EduKick France:
Edukick France provides full academic year and half-year football programs in Cannes in the south of France for qualified international student footballers ages 13 to 16+. Our co-educational junior program is designed for competitive young soccer football players (boys and girls ages 13-15) who are in good academic standing. Our junior players live in homestay accommodation with carefully-selected and professionally-screened local French host families.
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Objectives of the Edukick France-HIFA Coaching Program:
- To train boys & girls in a professional youth football-soccer environment over an extended period of time.
- To optimise the essential aptitudes for high level practice in all aspects: athletic (from teenage capacities to junior abilities), high level (from fundamentals to specialization), tactical control of play (from individual skills to team game), competing (from mental resources to the culture of competition), etc.
- To prepare the boys and girls for the Elite Football requirements (interested players must already have acquired a good standard or level of play).
- To prepare them for failure and for success
Academic Year / Half-Year Football Boarding Programs:
Our junior academy players receive high-quality football coaching and also attend our affiliated public French school Les Campelieres, where they follow the full-time academic French National Curriculum.
Edukick France also offers full academic year and half-year boarding programs to qualified international players ages 16+ (with separate programs for boys and girls).
Our senior programs combine football coaching with French language classes. French language fluency is NOT required.
Academic Programs:
- Junior Players ages 13-15 (Middle / High School)
Our Junior academy players attend our affiliated public French school Les Campelieres, following the full-time academic French National Curriculum.
- Senior Players ages 16+ (High School)
Our Senior players will be enrolled at the EduKick France affiliated French school, “International College of Cannes” in Downtown Cannes, 500m from the academy. The faculty provide a whole set of French language courses ranging from elementary to proficiency levels.
High-Quality Football Coaching:
Our academic year football program aims to allow all players to acquire a technical, tactical, physical and mental ability to compete at national and international level.
The EduKick France - HIFA courses are overseen by the renowned and respected former French National Team Coach, Michel Hidalgo. Our Junior Academy players are very fortunate to have high-quality technical football coaches that include former French Internationals Bruno Bellone & Christian Perez!
Both Junior and Senior players will benefit from the instruction of specialized trainers, coaches, professional active or former players, for some specific workshops: goalkeeper, defense, attack, etc.
Beautiful & Easily-Accessible Location:
The EduKick France - Hidalgo International Football Academy (HIFA) courses take place in beautiful Cannes & Le Cannet-Mougins in the South of France. Cannes is conveniently located only 30km from Nice International Airport.
The campus is located in nearby Le Cannet and Mougins, quaint French villages located just a few kilometers from the sandy beaches of the famous French Riviera.
Known as the city of diamonds, Cannes is without question one of the most beautiful jewels of the Riviera. Throughout history it has welcomed many of the world’s famous people: English Lords, Russian Tsars, Arab Princes and film stars. The world renowned Film Festival of Cannes is held here each year in May.
Accommodation Options:
Junior Players: Homestay Accommodation with Local Host Families:
Our junior players live in homestay accommodation with carefully-selected and professionally-screened local French host families (usually in a villa with pool & tennis court).
They are immersed into French language & culture by eating, living, training and interacting daily with their French host family, school mates and teammates.
All meals, laundry, transport to school, etc. is provided by the host family. They will have their own private room with access to a shower and washbasin. Every weekend, the players will experience the French lifestyle and engage in planned social activities with their host family (and/or play soccer matches).
Senior Players: Full Boarding Facilities:
- 110 rooms available
- Twin rooms
- TV lounge, classrooms and meeting rooms
- Leisure space with games (billiard, video games and table tennis)
Parent Testimonials:
"I would like to express to you and the staff in Madrid how happy my husband and I were with the Madrid Edukick program, Jye has had the most wonderful 6 months of his life and a very special thank you to all of the Edukick Madrid staff for caring and looking after our son so well."
- Dyan & Steve
"My perception of EduKick is a very positive one, as a parent I was rather satisfied with Joey's constant reassurances and organizational skills. I'd give EduKick 9 out of 10...overall they deserve very high marks for their efforts and the results they achieved."
- Jordi
"It was a well rounded experience including all the components you promised. Thanks so much and regards to all the coaches and teachers. Jess said it is a real family!"
- Tammy
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Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, Nice
Courses / Programs
Situated close to the French Riviera in the South of France (just 20 minutes west of Nice), Mouratoglou Tennis Academy is an international school and tennis academy that provides year-round tennis coaching and academic programs for students in Grades 6-12 from around the world.Our Tennis and Study program, launched 10 years ago, offers our students both a high level of athletic training and an outstanding academic education.
Our Academy coaches are passionate and demanding. They challenge themselves every day to offer the best possible coaching solutions and support to our players.
Since 2003, our students’ athletic and academic performances have been outstanding. 100% have graduated from high school, hundreds have enrolled in U.S. Universities, and many have had very good results on the ITF, WTA, and ATP circuits.
Tennis Programs for Kids & Teens:
- Core Tennis Program (September to June, Group tennis coaching, tournament prep, seminars)
- Custom Tennis Program (Core Program + 4 hours of individual training per week)
Academic / International School Programs for Grades 6-12:
- High School Diploma option
- Post-graduate classes
- 12 certified teachers
- Small class sizes (5-15 students)
- Intensive English & French courses available
- SAT & TOEFL Preparation
- U.S. College Placement Program
- Core Tennis Program (September to June, Group tennis coaching, tournament prep, seminars)
- Custom Tennis Program (Core Program + 4 hours of individual training per week)
Academic / International School Programs for Grades 6-12:
- High School Diploma option
- Post-graduate classes
- 12 certified teachers
- Small class sizes (5-15 students)
- Intensive English & French courses available
- SAT & TOEFL Preparation
- U.S. College Placement Program
Ermitage International School of France
Courses / Programs
Founded in 1941, Ermitage International School of France is a bilingual K-12 IB World School located 20km west of Paris in the historic suburb of Maisons-Laffitte. Our dynamic student body of 1,300 students represents over 70 nationalities.
Ermitage welcomes children from all over the world into a highly-motivated, well-rounded bilingual academic environment within our Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Ermitage is a Round Square and an IB World school offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program as well as the International Option of the French Baccalaureate (OIB).
United Nations Nursery School
Courses / Programs
United Nations Nursery School located on Rue Pierre Guérin at Paris’s 16th arrondissement, the largest administrative district of Paris, on the west side of Paris, is a private, international, multicultural school welcoming children between 2 and 1/2 and 6 years of age. The active teaching environment is led by an experienced team of bilingual English / French teachers. English classes are held at all levels. The school’s garden setting, low teacher-pupil ratio, multicultural make-up and lively social life set it apart from other pre-schools.Our school was founded in 1951 by a group of parents of different nationalities who were working for UNESCO. The school is a place where the children come into contact with a variety of different cultures which widens their experience and broadens their outlook. They come to understand and then to respect other cultures and all that these entail.
The staff are all qualified teachers and they too are of various nationalities. In a warm and friendly but not permissive atmosphere, each child can learn at his or her own pace, acquiring knowledge and understanding which will allow him to approach abstract thinking.
- International, Multicultural (French & English) Nursery / Pre-School Program for children aged 2 and a half to 6 years.
- Each individual class has its own educational program and English classes at all levels.
- Additionally: The U.N. Nursery School offers a summer school during the month of July for children aged 3-6 years.
- Each individual class has its own educational program and English classes at all levels.
- Additionally: The U.N. Nursery School offers a summer school during the month of July for children aged 3-6 years.
Notre Dame International High School, Paris
Courses / Programs
• Situated in Verneuil sur Seine, only 30 minutes north-west of Paris by train, Notre Dame International High School (NDIHS) provides bilingual, college preparatory education to students from around the world. • Part of the Nacel International School System (NISS), we offer an American-styled high school curriculum taught in English to students in Grades 9-12, which leads to an American high school diploma.
• Students also benefit from an extensive French language and culture program. We provide 5 and 7 day boarding facilities as well as French homestays for further French cultural immersion.
• The US High School curriculum is taught by American teachers (ESL, Math, English, Social Studies and Science); Arts, Music and Physical Education are taught by French teachers; the special French curriculum is provided by the French sister school Notre Dame Les Oiseaux.
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• "Living in France is amazing. I love the culture and the language is beautiful. I have been lucky enough to have an amazing host family that has truly taken me in as part of the family and has done everything in the power to make me feel comfortable."
- Alina, USA
American Boarding & Day High School for Grades 9-12:
- American-styled high school education in English, leading to an American High School Diploma.
- Extensive French language and culture program as well as enrichment courses taught by French teachers (Music, Art, Physical Education).
- Boarding quarters: Supervised and modernized 5 and 7 day boarding accommodation on campus, and supervised residential accommodation in Paris city center on weekends.
- Placement in local French host families for students with the required French skills.
- American-styled high school education in English, leading to an American High School Diploma.
- Extensive French language and culture program as well as enrichment courses taught by French teachers (Music, Art, Physical Education).
- Boarding quarters: Supervised and modernized 5 and 7 day boarding accommodation on campus, and supervised residential accommodation in Paris city center on weekends.
- Placement in local French host families for students with the required French skills.
Bordeaux International School
Courses / Programs
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Bordeaux International School was re-accredited by the Council of International Schools in June 2010 and the Primary school is recognised by the French Ministry of Education (contrat d'association).
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bordeaux is "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble". The city has a long and colourful history. Bordeaux has excellent motorway connections, rapid train services to destinations throughout France and Europe and an international airport.
Full-time bilingual (French / English) secondary school education programs for international pupils from the age of 12 to 19 years:
- Secondary education is taught in English and prepares students for IGCSE and AS and A2 Level examinations in a range of subjects with the Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.
- The programs are adapted to meet the needs of American students requiring entry qualifications to colleges in the US.
- Homestay program with a local French family
- Secondary education is taught in English and prepares students for IGCSE and AS and A2 Level examinations in a range of subjects with the Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.
- The programs are adapted to meet the needs of American students requiring entry qualifications to colleges in the US.
- Homestay program with a local French family
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Courses / Programs
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International Baccalaureat Programme as well as the traditional French curriculum. Students learn in English, French or both. Intensive French and English language immersion during the Spring and Summer holidays. Sports and cultural excursions are offered during these sessions for students from all over the world.