Discover our private boarding school in Cholet
Your Exchange Program in a West of France boarding school with Nacel.
Cholet is a mid-sized city of 57000 inhabitants, 100 km far away from the Atlantic Ocean and easy to reach from Paris by train (450 km). Cholet offers excellent opportunities for leisure activities.such as the School of Music, Drama, and Dancing; the theatre season, the summer festival, the Museum of Art and History, the Museum of the Textiles industry. Practicing a sport in Cholet is easy: football, tennis, swimming, ice sports at the skating-rink, etc. Clubs and town infrastructures have recently been built or renovated to do so in the best conditions.
This boarding school in France has 100 years of experience in education and offers the general academic High School curriculum. Exchange students can choose between various subjects and options such as plastic arts, drama, sports (badminton, basketball and athletics). Exchange students live at the boarding quarters of the school from Monday to Friday and with a nice French host family during weekends and school holidays.
Every year, this French boarding school in Cholet welcomes about thirty exchange students.
- Size of the school: 1200 students
- Boarding (2 to 3 students per room, shared bathroom, dining room): 250 students
- Extra-curricular: Sports, Drama, Cinema, and Music. Outings at the ice ring.
- Available in the boarding quarter: Games, Student associations.
- School Plus: Various options on offer (Plastic Arts, Drama, Sports -Badminton, Basketball-)
What about the French school system?
French secondary education is divided into two schools:
- the “collège” for the first four years directly following primary school (Grades 6-9)
- the “lycée” for the next three years.
Completion of secondary studies leads to the “baccalauréat”. The school’s director makes the decision regarding grade and placement level for international students, taking into account the school’s organization, the student’s transcripts and their French level. All students attend general classes such as French, History, Foreign Language (usually English, then German or Spanish), Sports, Sciences etc..
Most private boarding schools in France only offer 5-day boarding option. Exchange students are hosted in host families for weekends and holidays.
A typical day at school will follow this schedule:
7 am wake up 7.10 am to 7.45 am breakfast 8 am the boarding school quarters are closed. 8:30 to 12 pm morning schedule 12pm to 1pm lunch 1pm to 4pm afternoon schedule 5 pm or 6 pm compulsory study time in a quiet environment 7 pm to 7.30 pm dinner 8 pm to 9 pm compulsory study time in a quiet environment 9 pm to 10 pm Free time to relax 10.15 pm Curfew Study abroad in a French boarding school
Graduation from a French boarding school is only possible after at least two years of study (Grade 11 and 12).
Rather looking for an exchange program in France in host families? Or a program in a different location? Look at our page dedicated to student exchange in France.