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Looking for a language immersion and cultural travel abroad next summer? 
Interested in going to school abroad for a few weeks and sharing the everyday life of local teens?
In need of an intensive language course with a private teacher? 
Experience our language immersion programs with homestays.

Why choose a summer homestay immersion in France, in Spain, or any of the destinations listed below?  

  • Travel independently, on the dates and for the length YOU have chosen
  • Choose YOUR destination and YOUR language
  • Be fully immersed in the language you study and avoid speaking your mother tongue for quick language improvement
  • Live a real cultural journey and meet with real local people! Make friends for a lifetime!
  • Use the opportunity to travel during school time and attend a local high school! 
  • Book intensive one-to-one language classes to boost your language skills quickly! 

Choose your homestay immersion for high school students! We also offer a Homestay Immersion Program for Adults, inquire! 

French Homestay Immersion

France

France

France

Spanish Homestay Immersion

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina
Chile

Chile

Chile
Mexico

Mexico

Mexico
Spain

Spain

Spain

English Homestay Immersion

Australia

Australia

Australia
Canada

Canada

Canada
China

China

China
Ireland

Ireland

Ireland
Malta

Malta

Malta
New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand
United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
United States

United States

United States

Dutch Homestay Immersion

Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

German Homestay Immersion

Germany

Germany

Germany

Italian Homestay Immersion

Italy

Italy

Italy

Japanese Homestay Immersion

Japan

Japan

Japan

Portuguese Homestay Immersion

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil
Portugal

Portugal

Portugal

A Legacy of Confidence and Success in Cultural Exchange

With decades of experience, certified quality, global partnerships, dedicated support, and a commitment to safety, Nacel ensures every student embarks on a transformative journey with confidence and trust.

Discover our Cultural Homestay Immersion Programs for High School students and Adults!

Live with a welcoming and caring host family abroad for a few weeks and learn the language and culture from the inside! The language and cultural homestay immersion programs provide international High School students and adults with an opportunity to become a member of a host family living abroad.

During our high school summer abroad, the student shares the day-to-day life and special activities of a local host family. The program does usually not include language courses or group activities, even if it may be added as an option in some countries. Look at the various options for your language immersion for teens with host family.

Adults may also experience the Cultural Homestay Immersion thanks to our one-to-one teacher's language lessons. They are welcomed by their teacher and his/her family for a few weeks, study a language intensively with the teacher, and share the everyday life of the family. They can also plan activities or outings with the teacher. This is a language and culture immersion in a homestay

What should I expect from a Teen language and culture immersion program abroad?

International High School students are welcomed into a family not as guests but as real new members of the host family: the participant should therefore not behave as a tourist but as a new child of the family.

Students should be prepared to participate in, and to adapt to family life and to help with various tasks at home. The more the student will try to learn about the local customs, diet, and habits, the more rewarding the experience will be!

The student participating in a summer immersion program should be open-minded, mature and curious. He/she will make new friends, become acquainted with a foreign culture from the inside, and make significant progress in learning a foreign language due to the constant immersion in the language studied.

Most homestays are living in small towns or the countryside. Very few families living in city centers may welcome exchange students due to the size of their housing. The language immersion with the host family is organized thanks to motivated homestays eager to welcome a student from abroad.

Which foreign language could I study during my homestay immersion abroad?

Embark for an amazing summer homestay immersion programs!

Check our homestay immersion program information depending on the language you wish to improve!

French: French immersion in France: Meet a host family in France! 
German: German immersion in Germany: get to know a German host family in Germany! 
Spanish:

English:

Italian: Italian immersion in Italy: the Dolce Vita for a few weeks with your Italian host family

Portuguese: Portuguese immersion in Brazil: experience Brazil from inside with your host family! 

If you are older than 16 and/or in need of a more intensive language study program, opt for the most efficient language learning program: attend one-to-one language classes and benefit from private language courses abroad. Enquire! 

Which are the countries where this homestay experience abroad is offered?

This homestay experience abroad is offered in many different countries: 

We have plenty of destinations on offer for your language immersion with your host family: click on your preferred destinations above!

If you wish to live this homestay immersion abroad but also go to school abroad, then choose

  • Argentina (local students still attend school in July and August!)
  • Canada
  • Chile (local students still attend school in July and August!), 
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • the Netherlands
  • New Zealand (local students still attend school in July and August!)
  • Spain
  • England


What will I learn during my High School Summer Abroad program?

It is not just about language acquisition. This exciting summer homestay immersion for high school students also promotes international understanding. It is an excellent opportunity to learn another language and discover a new culture and way of life. You will no doubt develop your intercultural skills

Language improvement comes from constant immersion within a family as well as with their friends and relatives. For example, during your Spanish immersion in Spain, you will most probably be able to meet a lot of neighbors, including Spanish teenagers: during the summer time, it is usual for Spanish homestays to spend a lot of time out of home and therefore meet with the local community!

This summer immersion program is generally four weeks long, however some longer or shorter programs can be offered. We encourage you to stay as long as you can: the longer you stay, the more immersed you will be and the quicker you will learn new words, become more communicative, understand people better, and express yourself more clearly.

Some options may be added alongside your language homestay immersion programs:

  • School Integration (during school time only): for example during your Italian homestay in Italy or your summer immersion in Germany; this is also offered as an option to our homestay immersion in France and in most Latin American countries. Try out our English homestay immersion in Ireland! Meet with international classmates!
  • Discovery of Paris with the French immersion in France (see program description).

Eligibility: This summer immersion program is dedicated to High School students from 13 to 18 years old. This program is suitable for students who are already quite autonomous and do not need a structured daily schedule. We recommend our participants have a sufficient level in the language (1 to 2 years of study is a minimum) to be able to communicate, at least basically, with the host family members.

Accommodation: Host family immersion. Students are hosted in homestays which will provide full board accommodation and laundry.

Specification: Please note that participants cannot choose a specific area in a country for the homestay immersion. Nacel reserves the possibility to place the student anywhere in the hosting country. The goal of this program is to match a student with a host family, wherever they live, as this is not a touristic program. We try to match interests and hobbies as much as possible!

Dates: Individuals may choose dates all year round, depending on availability. June/July/August for summer immersion programs or academic year for school integration programs.

Application deadlines: We need to receive an application at least 3 months prior departure.

Do you have Homestay Immersion for Adults as well?

The best way to learn a foreign language: live at your language teacher's home and get intensive one-to-one private language immersion classes. Discover our Homestay Immersions for adults! Teens may also participate in such a program, as well as families! 

Thanks to a host family immersion with language courses in the country of your choice, you will be able to learn or improve a foreign language within a short time! Live in your teacher's house and benefit from 15, 20, or 25 hours of private language lessons per week. The content of these will be adapted to your interests and needs. Spend the rest of your free time visiting the area or doing other activities independently!

Living in the teacher's home and getting private language lessons is the only language learning system that prevents the student from speaking his/her mother tongue after class and thus destroying a great part of what he/she has learned. The one-to-one language lessons are the whole key to rapid learning. Students will have the unique opportunity to be in a full homestay immersion experience, to live with and be individually taught by their own private teacher. This one-to-one homestay immersion program is very intensive.

Course Methodology: Each student is hosted by a private native teacher. This teacher has a further education diploma which might not be only languages. The methodology used during the private language lessons is always supervised by a local coordinator. The one-to-one language classes cover the 4 basic skills of the language learning process: oral and written comprehension, and oral and written expression. Because the teacher is also in charge of the homestay accommodation, the Home Lessons program offers the unique opportunity of a full family integration. The student should indicate his/her level in the language studied. The timetable of the private lessons will be organized by the teacher.

As an adult, which are the countries where I can experience a homestay immersion?

Adults (young, middle aged, senior or retired) are welcome to book their Adult Host Family Immersion Abroad and thus boost their language skills while they further explore a country and a foreign culture. 

Select your language homestay program and learn English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and many more languages! 

Private Lessons at the Teacher's Home are offered in: 

Other destinations on request: China, Costa Rica, The Netherlands, Portugal, Japan, Austria etc.

Private Lessons at the Teacher's Home, Key program highlights:

  • Dates: All year long. The student must arrive on a Sunday and leave on a Saturday.
  • Length: Minimum 1 week Home Lessons (length unlimited).
  • Accommodation: Teacher’s family, full board.

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