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there any additionnal costs ?
How many students in a
group ?
When must I pay ?
How old are students?
Do I need an insurance ?
How long in
advance must I enroll ?
Can you prepare
specific meals ?
Is it
difficult to reach Rambouillet ?
Have you homestay ?
What about holidays ?
How to get to
Rambouillet?
Are there any additionnal costs ?
No ! Pricelist includes everything : 30Hours/week tuition, 3 meals a day,
nights in single or double room, books (method book is loaned for your stay, unless you
wish to keep it for 15€), class trip, internet connection...
How many students in a group ?
Up to 12 at the most. Average is 8.
When must I pay ?
A deposit of 350€ has to be paid as soon as you wish to confirm. The rest
of the bill has to be paid on arrival
How old are students?
The youngest students are not yet twenty years old
(but all are over 16). The oldest students are
retired people (There was a 92 year-old student!).
Do I need an
insurance ?
It is,obviously, advisable to have insurance. Your insurance may cover you in
France. Check ,and, if you need any, apply for an extension. Of course the institute is
covered by its own professionnal insurance, but only for its own responsability.
Remember that french law can be different from the laws of your own country. For instance,
in France, a hotel remains responsable for theft in a bedroom, but this is not the case
for student rooms on a campus : thus, if you have valuables, you must insure them. Social
security can also be quite different according to your nationality and the kind of
agreements which exist between your own country and France...
How long in advance must I enroll ?
The deadline for Summer courses is about 2 months in advance. In other periods
,it is about 1 month. In December or January we can sometimes accommodate someone with
only 1 week notice.
Can you prepare specific meals ?
No :it would be too difficult to satisfy all needs , and it would be very
difficult - and a real responsability - to conceive balanced diets for a long stay, as you
are free to change part of it. Thus ,we only say that our organization of buffets allows a
great flexibility, and that our chef is ready to cooperate, offering fish instead of meat,
raw vegetables for vegetarians etc... But in this case , the protein-balance of the meal
that you decide to change, becomes your own choice, and your own reponsability.
Is it difficult to reach
Rambouillet ?
Quite easy . See our page "itinerary". With your
confirmation of enrollment you will get a call number to contact us if the office is
closed.
Have you homestay ?
No : too many students are disappointed by such a formula : they are expecting
good relationship with a French family , and often only get a room in a family with duties
and limited contacts.
Students can stay in an hotel, if they are looking for a more confortable residence (and
they choose our pricelist :"dayschool only"). We can book an hotel's room for
them
What about holidays ?
During holidays :January 1st, March 28th, May 5th and 16th, July 14th August
5th, and November 11th .The institute is open :meals are served, rooms,or laboratory are
open. but there is no course as teachers do not work.
How to get
to Rambouillet?
By car: Leave Paris by the tunnel of Saint Cloud, highway A13, which
turns into A12 and then RN10, Rambouillet is well signposted from Paris. Distance Paris -
Rambouillet = 45Km. Once here, you will have no trouble to park your car.
By plane: You will land either in Orly (south-east), or, more probably,
in Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (north or Paris). You can take a taxi (we can hire one for
you). It will cost you about 120€ to come to Rambouillet. But most students take the
bus Air France (which is not only for their clients) which takes them directly to gare
Montparnasse in Paris.Departure every 30 minutes, very easy to find at the airport.There
are also underground train called "R.E.R.".
By Train: Departure: Montparnasse station. There are many slow trains (1H
with stops in all the stations), access: ground floor of Montparnasse, lines "
banlieue"(that means: suburbs). You'd better ask for the semi-direct ones (30 ' with
only 1 stop in Versailles): they are usually signposted as trains for CHARTRES or LE MANS
(main cities after Rambouillet):lines "grandes lignes" . The fare is the same:
one way= 6.50€. (5.20€ if you directly buy 10 tickets) Sunday : departures
(semi-directs) at 9:26, 11:14, 12:59, 14:30, 16:30, 17:24, 18:00 ,18:30, 20:30, 21:34,
22:34 (arrival 30' later)
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