Language Immersion courses for children and teenagers

Your teacher will design a course to prepare you for an exam (Cambridge English, TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS). Please note that we do not organise the exams. We recommend that you bring your own material, books, previous exam papers and any other material you need to prepare for the exam.

We welcome students who have special dietary needs provided we are notified in detail of these in advance. If these diets involve the host family making extra arrangements (such as a gluten-free diet) a supplement will be charged.

Any bookings between the 24th December to 1st January will be charged a supplement and the fourth Thursday in November, (Thanksgiving) in the USA (Thanksgiving) are subject to a supplement. Book the Language programme with activities during the Christmas or New Year season and fully experience the traditional festivities together with your host family. Activities typically include traditional meals, decorating the Christmas tree, Christmas fairs & carols, town decorations/lights, shopping, fireworks (programmes available in countries where Christmas and New Year are traditionally celebrated).

This option is specially designed for people who enjoy a very comfortable standard of living at home and who require extra comfort when they come to stay with a host family. You can expect a superior standard of accommodation and meals. VIP stays always include a private bathroom and VIP students can be sure that their teacher has plenty of experience and knows how to satisfy their requirements.

Extra nights without lessons can be arranged to allow for flight schedules. Please note that from 4 extra nights onwards a full week is charged.

We can arrange transfers from the nearest airport, station or seaport to your host family. Transfers are taken care of by the host family, the local organiser or a private driver (usually by car, occasionally by public transport). Students aged 15 and under MUST take 2-way transfers unless we are notified that they are accompanied by their parents. A mobile phone number is required for all students who book transfers.

Spend the day in a famous theme park, discover an exceptional site, attend a sporting event, learn a traditional dance. The option includes: entrance fees for you and the accompanying person (if applicable) and supervised trips. The outing usually takes place in the company of your teacher or an adult family member, and in some cases with a professional instructor.

Cocooning is available for students under 18 and compulsory for students aged 13 or under. This guarantees that the teacher or an adult member of the family is at home at all times when the student is there. This option does not guarantee activities. Cocooning can only be booked with lessons and/or activities (not on the Accommodation only or Lessons only programmes).

We welcome students with physical disabilities (such as vision or hearing impairments), emotional or behavioural disorders (such as ADHD) or learning difficulties (such as dyslexia) provided we are notified of these in advance.

Accommodation with your own private bathroom. Please note this option is not available in all destinations.

For university students or children/teens in boarding school who are looking for a place to stay during half term. Our host families welcome long-term guests on a full board basis, provide a private bedroom with a study and can prepare students for their exams (IGCSE/GCSE/A levels/BA/MA etc). Pick up and drop off can be organised from school. Please contact us for a quote.

Are you looking for an atypical experience? We can offer unique accommodation around the world (Trullo house, Art-Nouveau villa, mountain chalet, Watermill, waterfront home, etc.) or outside the box activities (organic cooking, nordic skiing, boat trips, meditation, French gastronomy, etc.). Some of our host teachers live in extraordinary places and can offer students an unconventional immersion. Limited availability. Contact us for more information.