All incoming Bordeaux and Poitiers students, of whom there are 12, met initially in Bordeaux earlier this month to get to know each other and to attend the first round of orientation sessions. The Bordelais then continued their welcome program onsite, while the Poitevins returned to Poitiers for their second round of information sessions.

The School in France is pleased to welcome 38 new students to Paris this semester;  they join our 2 annual undergraduates and 12 annual MA candidates.  We’ve kept the incoming students busy for the past 10 days talking about their academic program, housing and life in Paris, health and safety, the Language Pledge, etc. We thank them tremendously for their enthusiasm and their cooperation and wish them a fabulous start to the 2nd semester!

Cameron Flynn, University of Michigan Class of 2018 and former participant in Middlebury in Paris’ program (Spring 2016-17) recalls highlights of his experience as a French Heritage Society intern : “This summer I had the opportunity to intern with the French Heritage Society in two castles in the county Périgord, the Château de Commarque, next to Sarlat-la-Canéda, and the Château de Montréal, in Issac. I was the only American and the only Anglophone, which allowed me to immensely improve my ability to spontaneously use the French language. Alongside Francophones, I brought visitors on guided tours (in either English or French). At the Château de Montreal, I lived with a family from Montferrand in their home and I ate with them, all while having the chance to immerse myself in their historic archives as well, an incredible experience!”