We are looking for a school exchange or simple stay in the USA

Saint-Benoît is an inner-city school complex that offers all levels of education : it includes two elementary school, a middle school, a general and technological high school, two preparatory classes for the grandes écoles and a mixed boarding school that allows students from far away to attend middle and high school. The school is spread over three sites, allowing it to accommodate students from different neighborhoods. Saint-Benoît welcomes 567 schoolchildren, 809 middle school students and 1312 high school students, for a total of 2672 students.
We offer European sections in English, Spanish and German, and we teach the following languages : Japanese, Arabic, Chinese and Italian.
We also offer the BFI (Baccalauréat Français International) in American English. The school has 33 international partnerships that enable 400 young people to participate in international exchanges each year, in particular with the direct partners abroad of the 33 schools approved by the Rectorat or in the process of being approved.
These exchanges are based on the principle of reciprocity : homestays, academic immersion, cultural discoveries and human encounters in the following countries Australia, India, China, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Spain, Poland, Italy, Belgium, Lithuania, Lebanon….
Each year, approximately 150 students wish to participate in English language school exchanges, the countries most in demand are the USA and Canada.
We are looking for school exchanges and we are very open to all possibilities :
– simple stay or school exchange, of 2 or 3 weeks, with 15 to 25 students, aged 15 to 17 years (duration, age to be specified according to the wishes of our future partner). We can take in charge the cost of the welcome, transportation, host family, meals, visits/excursions, such as the Mont Saint-Michel, the Loire castles, museums, the Puy du Fou, workshops in music, chocolate making, local traditions…we can also take in charge all the expenses abroad if the partner wishes to welcome us in his country and without coming to France !
Our young people are ready to go to the USA or Canada in October 2023 ! Thank you for responding positively to satisfy our dynamic, open-minded, well-educated, culture and English loving youth !
Our website : https://saintbenoitangers.org/For any additional information, please contact the person in charge of the International Pole of the Saint-Benoît School in Angers : Sam Badouet, by mail : international@essb.fr /Sam BADOUET, Responsible for the International Pole.