On December 9th, 52 students from around Australia will wave goodbye to their families and jump on a flight to either France and Germany, the beginning of their 5-7 week language immersion abroad.
The Language Immersion program is unique home-stay program, where Year 10 and 11 students are able to sharpen their language skills while soaking up the European culture in a community abroad.
This year, students will be living together in Offenburg, Germany and split between three historic towns of Lyon, Vannes and Rouen in France.
Chaperones from Australia who are fluent in French and German will accompany the students for the duration of their stay, helping them feel settled with their new host brothers, sisters and families.
Along with attending school with their host brothers and sisters, the students will experience a true European Christmas and exciting city tours as a group in Paris, Berlin, Munich and even Switzerland!
Language Immersion Manager Maureen Carpenter says an immersion abroad ‘provides the opportunity for students to practice a second language with native speakers, while being totally immersed in another culture. It teaches them independence while also broadening their views on the world around them.’
Asked what she was looking forward to the most Monte St Angelo student Elysia Stow said she was excited about 'meeting my exchange host sister after talking to her on Facebook and Skype for so long! I'm also really excited to spend Christmas with her family as it will be a very different experience compared to what I am used to.' Elysia believes the experience will be 'character building' and hopes she'll learn a lot from it.
To all our Language Immersion students we say Au revoir et bonne chance / Auf wiedersehen unde viel!
Find out more about the Antipodeans Abroad Language program here.
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