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Monaco - Cap d'Ail (France)

Summer camp for teenagers

Tuition of 15 lessons per week + supervised activities (afternoon and evening):

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Since 1988, the school has welcomed over 7000 teenagers during the summer period, aged between 13 and 17 years old and coming from around the world. Between mid-June and the end of August, the Centre accommodates about 400 teenagers - a limited number which allows us to pay special attention to each and every student. The programme favours intercultural exchanges between young people.

Tuition programs

1 lesson: 60 minutes.
Minimum age : 13
Maximum age: 17
Maximum 15 students per class.
Schedule: 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM
All levels available.
School material
Test and certificate of linguistic training
Residence accommodation in double, triple, quadruple or quindruple occupancy ensuite bedrooms.
All meals. The self-service cafeteria provides generous and well-balanced meals.
Transfers in / out from NICE airport or MONACO train station.
Leisure activities (BELOW ON THIS PAGE)
1 party evening once a week.
We request you to provide 50 Euros cash (as part of the pocket money given to your child for his/her stay) as caution which will be returned on his/her departure except in the case of damages to school equipment.

Starting dates.

Sunday MUST be the arrival day and Saturday MUST be the departure day in/from France - Monaco.

NICE airport or MONACO train station transfers in/out for free.

Programs available from June 14th (first day) to August 22rd (last day), 2009.

Available options.

Pocket money: around 70 Euros per week.
Except for all the activities included, some supervised optional evenings will be proposed for additional costs: barbecue, Karaoke, mini cruises.

Please note that it is very significant to ensure your child before the departure. This insurance completes the one already held by the summer camp.

To this end we strongly advise you to view the general conditions of reservation.

We also would like to specify that your child will be take care of as of the moment of his arrival to the airport or the station and this until the date of expected return. A monitor will undertake to drive your child to the airport or the station for its return and will make sure that his departure proceeds under the best conditions. Additional precision: a qualified medical personnel is always present 24 hours a day.
Additional detail: medical care 24H/24 by a qualified personnel.

Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31, 2009.
These prices never include the Air Fare.

Do not forget:

The Centre: an educational vocation

A quality of service and friendly supervision

We have four teams of staff working together in order ensure a quality of service:

The reception team welcomes, informs and advises teenagers, from 8am to 12.30 pm and from 2pm to 7pm.

Qualified staff is on site 24 hours a day. They handle all transfers to and from the centre as well as organising cultural and sports activities in the evening and supervise the dormitories, ensuring the well-being of the students.

Our teachers are all graduates in the teaching of French as a foreign language. Their lessons are not only beneficial but also enjoyable for teenagers.

Our team of housekeepers looks after the practical side of the campus: they manage the cafeteria and meal preparation, they clean the bedrooms and they maintain the overall cleanliness of the centre, not forgetting the upkeep of our fabulous garden of 3 hectares.

A non profit making organisation which complements the State Education system, the center was founded in 1952 by Jean Moreau.

Its idyllic setting, a beautiful wooded and floral park nestling on the hillside overlooking the Mediterranean, along with its antic style amphitheatre imagined and decorated by Jean Cocteau between 1957 and 1963 and now used for cultural events, create a unique atmosphere. Indeed the timeless works of the great poet still have a major influence on the educational methods of the Centre.

Since the creation of the center, almost 230 000 students from all over the world have attended its courses in French Language and Civilisation. Its cultural commitment and pedagogical experience attracts approximately 4 000 youths and 200 teachers each year.

The reception area
A young, dynamic and attentive team is ready to welcome you, promote effective communication within the groups and ensure a friendly atmosphere in the Centre.

The rooms
Accommodation is in full board. Students stay in rooms with 2 to 5 beds/room. The center is composed of 3 accommodation units: "Les Oliviers" (Olive trees), "Les Cyprès" (Cypresses) and "Les Orangers" (Orange trees).

Study areas.
8 classrooms, the amphitheatre and outdoor facilities during the summer time.

The cafeteria
Catering is self-service, offering balanced meals cooked in our kitchens. The cafeteria stays open in the evenings: students can meet up in a friendly, festive environment. Various forms of entertainment take place here several times a week: cinema, magic displays, dances, tasting of new foods.

The terrace

Amphitheatre shows

RATES

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Your choice of activities...
every afternoon and evening!

Cultural excursions.
Along the French Riviera (Monaco, Nice, Menton). A Saturday outing (Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Grasse and its perfumes.)

Sport

Supervised sports activities, at Cap d'Ail and Monaco (catamaran and windsurfing, snorkelling, kayak, tennis, swimming...). Optional: afternoon sport training.

Evening Entertainment

Evening Entertainment .
Sports tournaments, cooking, art workshops or accompanied outing to Monaco (by night), shows at the amphitheatre...

Optional afternoon courses

Tennis

8 hours a week (except Wednesdays). Afternoons session.
From June 28th to August 22, 2009.

From July 14th: supervised by the champion tennis player Andrea Gaudenzi, ex N°18 ATP and a member of the Italian Davis Cup team. Training at the Cap d'Ail Tennis Club, by the beach, very close to Monaco (clay courts). Supervised by the Christian Collange Team: a qualified instructor, ex Davis Cup player for Monaco.

Fees: 120 € / week; 8 hours/ week

sailing sailing
Sailing

8 hours a week (except Wednesdays). Afternoons session.
From June 28th to August 22, 2009.

Catamaran training (hobie 14) at the "Cercle Nautique" of Cap d'Ail (certified by the French sailing Federation) by qualified instructors. Follower boats ensure safety.

Fees: 120 € / week; 8 hours/ week

Activities programme (sample)
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CENTER MAP
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Organization

Transfers

We provide a caring service ensuring all students are met on their arrival at Nice airport or Monaco station and subsequently dropped off on their departure.

Arrival at the Centre

On their arrival at the centre, the students are greeted at the reception for check-inn in order to hand over documents and a part of their pocket money.
We also provide students with their room key, their own personal card fort the centre, a folder containing important information, the rules and regulations for the centre and a timetable listing the programme of events for the following week. They are then allowed to settle into their rooms and they are invited to go on a tour of the centre with a member of staff.

There is a welcome barbecue on Sunday evening on the terrace following an introduction to members of staff, where students are also briefed on important information relating to their stay.

Each student is also offered the chance to meet with a team leader individually on Monday morning following the French test to discuss any queries or problems and also to give us the opportunity to get to know each and every student personally.

Accommodation and Catering

The rooms are ensuite and have between 3 to 5 beds and wardrobe space. The self-service cafeteria provides generous and well balanced meals.

Pocket Money

Being secure, the pocket money is given out 3 times a week in the afternoon: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The Launderette

Each week: the laundry is collected Sunday morning, and returned Wednesday afternoon. The laundry must be endued with a label. Do not give too delicate clothes to launder.

Health

First Aid is on hand at reception where members of staff in possession of their First Aid Certificate (AFPS) take care of all minor injuries under supervision by the management at the school. In cases of illness or more serious injury, a doctor of Monaco would be called in to intervene. The nearest hospital is only 1 kilometre away situated in Monaco.
Nota Bene: The medical form which you receive on enrolment must be carefully completed and returned to the centre before your child’s stay.

Security

The Centre is a secure area, in 3 hectares of nature; access is supervised 24 hours a day. Students can move around freely and safely. The guardians control the authorized outings in the afternoon, by the required presentation of the school card.

no smoking
For the protection of young minors (health and safety and risk of fire) smoking is strictly forbidden in schools in accordance with French law. This visit is authorized by the Youth and Sports Ministry

City information

To get information about Monte Carlo, please refer to Monaco . Thank you.

Pictures of Cap d'Ail. Click a photo to enlarge it

Highlights include:

Sports Events: the Grand Prix, Monte-Carlo Rally, tennis and golf professional tournaments, athletic competitions held in a superb stadium

Entertainments: opera, ballet, concerts, chess tournaments, circus competition, television festival, radio festival, music awards

Health: the famous Monte-Carlo Thalassa offering a luxurious indoor swimming-pool and a qualified team of masseurs and keep fit instructors

Sightseeing: the palace, the famous Monte-Carlo casino, the Cafe de Paris, Jimmy'z and other top night clubs and discos such as the Sporting where top stars feature, the Oceanographic Museum, the Automatons and Doll Museum, the Exotic Gardens