Student exchange in an International School in Paris

Be a boarding exchange student in an international school in Paris Greater Area

Your International Exchange Program in Paris with Nacel : an International School in France

Notre-Dame International High School Paris (NDIHS) is offered by Notre-Dame Les Oiseaux, a prestigious French High School with a long history of excellence. Notre-Dame International High School (NDIHS) is a private boarding American school in France (welcoming international students from grades 10 to 12) introducing an exciting opportunity for exchange students in France to learn the French language and culture while attending an American curriculum held in English.

The US High School curriculum (10th to 12th grade) and the IB Diploma programme (11th and 12th grade) are taught by American teachers (History, English, Mathematics, Science, Arts, and Physical Education); the special French curriculum is provided by the French sister school Notre-Dame Les Oiseaux. Notre-Dame is a bilingual international school of France. 

Our international school in France is located in the residential town of Verneuil-sur-Seine, 38 kilometres from Paris city center. Verneuil-sur-Seine, located on the River Seine, is “a town on the countryside”, offering all facilities of a residential town, the proximity of Paris, but also a rich natural environment, with parks, gardens, forest, rivers and lakes. The school is 35 minutes from Paris by public transportation. Transports have been developed between Paris city center and Verneuil, and the school itself is located 500 metres away from the train station where the students can take a train to the Paris city center (Gare St Lazare); the journey lasts about 35 minutes only with a regional train.

Study Abroad in an American school in France

Notre-Dame International High School's(NDIHS) curriculum is based on tried-and-true American curriculum, ADvanced accredited. NDIHS offers exchange students an American-styled high school education in English, leading to the US High School diploma or the International Baccalaureate in France. In addition to the American curriculum, the school offers an extensive French language and culture program. Courses, both American and French, are administered by qualified American and French teachers, who offer a bilingual study environment.

As an international school in Paris, the school offers accommodation to its students: the school is a 7-day boarding school but also offers homestay accommodation.

Graduation is possible after success at the final exams of the IB or the completion of the US High School credits. The school also welcomes exchange students for a semester or a school year in France. 

International school in Paris: Accommodation options

Option 1
Host family accommodation, 7 days a week, with full board (including short breaks, bank holidays, Christmas, Winter & Easter holidays). During your studies in our international school in Paris, enjoy living with a French host family to boost your French skills and become bicultural. 

Option 2
Boarding House accommodation, 5 days a week, with full board (excluding Christmas, Winter and Easter holidays)
For weekends:

Please request more information about our international school in France through the contact form. 
This Paris international school welcomes students from all over the country.  Inquire or visit the website of our French international school! 

If you come to visit international schools in Europe, you are welcome to see us at Notre-Dame International High School and meet our faculty and students or even shadow som classes for a few hours! 

Please note: consult us first if you have any special diet or a medical issue (existing condition, chronic or mental health issues). Thank you!

International school in Paris, France

 * Prices in Euros per participant.  

Price includes

• Administration fees
• Host school placement and tuition fees
• School lunches
• Textbooks (rental) and facility fees
• Airport pick up and transfer on arrival and departure only
• Support, assistance and 24 hour emergency phone number during the whole program
• Medical, Liability and Emergency Repatriation Insurance

Price does not include

• International airfare
• Travel insurance (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
• Visa, passport and medical exam fees
• Boarding and/or host family accommodation as per described above, with laundry for 7 day options
• Extracurricular activities organized by the school and others
• School material, subject fees* (if necessary), field trips, TOEFL and SAT testing fees, school clubs, school account fee, and other miscellaneous school fees (around 600 EUR)
• Local transportation card (400 EUR)
• Weekend lunches for students choosing 7 day boarding accommodation
• Personal expenses and pocket money 

Exchange students interested in studying in this international school in France must be interviewed in their home country before being accepted for an International Boarding School program in Paris (preferably in English).
A minimum of two years of English study and good academic results are required to study in Paris. French is not mandatory but a plus.