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About Program
The Tufts Summit program is a pre-college summer program designed for a select group of rising high school juniors and seniors, offering them the chance to take a college-level International Relations course while immersing in French language and culture.
Tufts Summit students enroll in two non-credit courses: International Relations in a Changing World and La Langue et La Culture Française. Both courses are taught by instructors who bring passion, expertise, and deep knowledge to the classroom. Classes are enriched with excursions to relevant sites in Geneva and the surrounding region, alongside a variety of extracurricular activities. Some sample activities and excursions from previous years include cheering on the Tour de France as they pass through the nearby village, a day trip to the city of Chambéry, hiking through the Alps, and a tour of a medieval castle the Château de Menthon!
Students stay with carefully chosen host families, often alongside another student.
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Program Highlights
- Experiential Learning: In-class IR simulations and class trips to international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland allow Tufts Summit students to experience international relations firsthand.
- Experience cultural immersion by living with a carefully selected host family, allowing you to learn French in an authentic and immersive way.
- Tufts Summit courses take place on-site at the Tufts European Center, with staff available at all times. One staff member for every five (or fewer) students. Support is accessible 24/7.
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Location
Whether you are looking to learn the language of love, ski in the French Alps, indulge in incredible food, or unwind by the French Riviera, this country has plenty to keep you busy. While traveling in France, you will see a large variety of different lifestyles, accents, and delicacies from region to region.