French Student Hosting opportunity!

WINTER 2026 Programming: FEBRUARY 6th (students arrive in Boise) - 23rd (students depart Boise)

• French students visit your school from Monday, February 9th - Friday, February 20th (2 week visit)

• French students come from Lycée Marie Pila in Carpentras, France 

• French students will arrive and depart from the BOI International Airport

Steps to Support the School Visitor Program at Your School

1. Share the School Visitor Informational Video with students, and Jane will give you copies of the Host with Andégo, Informational Flyer.  You can give to anyone interested (you don't need to give one to each of your students).

2. If you want/have time, send an email to your students’ families - copy and paste template below:

Bonjour !

Our community has a unique opportunity to host a small group of high school visitors from France for about two weeks.  These French students study in the “International Section” of their high school and aspire to observe life in the United States & Canada, practice their English, and share French language & culture with our families.

This program exists because of families opening their homes & lives to share with and learn from these young people.  At school, French Visiting Students shadow their host siblings and other students during the school day. They participate, when able, in classroom activities and discussions. Outside of school, host families share their daily lives with their visiting French student. Cooking, grocery shopping, family-game night, sporting events, and weekend outings are all culturally enriching activities for our French visitors. 

French students from Lycée Marie Pila in Carpentras, France will be here February 6 - 23, 2026.

Visiting Students… 

• are dedicated to improving their English (most have very good language skills already and want to practice oral & listening skills) 

• desire to become a contributing member of the family (share conversations, cook a meal, help with dishes, attend their host siblings afterschool programming, et cetera)

• hope to make life-long friends from the U.S.  

• are enthusiastic to experience school in the U.S.  

• bring their own spending money 

• have insurance coverage (medical & liability)  

Host Families… 

• provide Room & Board, and an inviting atmosphere

• have contact with a high-schooler that the visiting student can shadow at school  

• include the visiting student in their interests, activities, and daily lives

• help the visiting student acclimate to life in the U.S.  

• are prepared to make a life-long connection and expand their horizons!

 Are you interested in learning more? 

Here are a few important links:

• Andégo Internships Abroad: School Visitor Program

• Andégo Internships Abroad: Who We Are

• School Visitor Informational Video

• Host with Andégo, Informational Flyer

Are you ready to apply to the program? 

You can apply on the Andégo webpage at Apply to Host. For your convenience, the link is below: 

https://www.andego.org/host-a-student/apply-to-host If you are a previous host family, you do not need to reapply. Email Tia Sharp at tia@andego.org.

If you have additional inquiries, please contact Idaho’s Local School Coordinator: Molly Eisele at molly@andego.org

Additional contacts include: 

• Tia Sharp: School Visitor Program Director at tia@andego.org 

• Robert Zenk: Director of Andégo Internships Abroad robert@andego.org   

We are enthusiastic that these young French scholars will have the opportunity to engage with our learning community and your family!

Merci !