Drawing & French Culture
A Summer for Fun, Friends, and Your Future
Explore
Have fun discovering the iconic landmarks and rich art history of Paris.
Network
Meet new friends and artists. Build your own community.
Get Inspired
Launch your future today! Draw using traditional and modern techniques, find your style, and create a portfolio.
The Destination
Welcome to Paris, a bohemian capital where artists and dreamers have gathered for centuries.
Paris helped spark some of the most influential art movements in modern history, from Impressionism, shaped by artists like Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, to Cubism and Surrealism, which transformed modern art. The Latin Quarter drew writers like Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein, while neighborhoods like Montmartre still carry the city’s bohemian spirit through its delicious café culture and dusty independent bookshops. Paris has always been a city that inspires.
Taste the city through warm crêpes from a street stand, buttery croissants from neighborhood bakeries, or falafel in Le Marais. Picnic in Jardin du Luxembourg, browse riverside bookstalls along the Seine, and watch painters work in Place du Tertre. From market stalls to rooftop views, Paris invites you and new friends to wander, observe, and find beauty around every corner.
Cultural Awareness
CIEE wants all our students to feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to succeed while studying abroad. No matter where you choose to study abroad with CIEE, our staff will be on hand throughout your program to provide advice, resources, and support.
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Sample Itinerary
Top Rated Activities
Day Trip to Versailles
Step into French history on a day trip to the Palace of Versailles, the extraordinary royal estate about an hour from Paris, built under Louis XIV, the “Sun King.” Explore the glittering Hall of Mirrors, grand state apartments, and formal gardens where fountains, sculptures, and geometric pathways stretch across nearly 2,000 acres. Beyond the palace, visit the pink-marble Grand Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet, where Marie Antoinette created an idealized countryside retreat complete with cottages and gardens.
Welcoming millions of visitors each year, Versailles remains one of Europe’s great artistic masterpieces. For young artists, it’s also an unforgettable place to sketch ornate details, study symmetry and design, and experience how architecture, landscape, and imagination come together on a monumental scale.
Day Trip to Provins
In the 12th and 13th centuries, Provins was one of medieval Europe’s great fair towns, where merchants arrived with silks and spices, knights passed through fortified gates, and crowded marketplaces pulsed with music, trade, and spectacle. Protected by massive stone walls and watchtowers, this hilltop town thrived at the crossroads of major Champagne trade routes, and much of that world still survives today. Climb the 196 steps of the medieval César Tower, wander old merchant streets and hidden passageways, and imagine life inside one of France’s most important medieval strongholds.
With friends, snap selfies against the surrounding countryside from tower views, sample Provins’ famous rose candies, and roam cobbled lanes lined with half-timbered houses. In summer, the town even stages medieval festivals with costumed performers, falconry, and jousting that bring its past roaring back to life.
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Eligibility
- Participants must be 14 years old and above.
- Program open to all current high school students: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
- For scholarship eligibility requirements, please check our scholarship page.
For more information, refer to the detailed Program Essential Eligibility Criteria.
Dates & Fees
Application Fee
$25
Program scholarships and tuition include iNext Travel Insurance, but do not cover the cost of flights. Find additional details about what’s included with your tuition.
More questions? Find answers, get application support, sign up for virtual presentations, or contact us!
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Costs |
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| Program Summer Session I 2027 3 weeks | Start Date | End Date | ||
| Program Summer Session II 2027 3 weeks | Start Date | End Date |
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What's Included
Interactive Classes
Housing
3 Meals/Day
(Dietary Needs Accommodated)
All Ground Transportation
(Once In-country)
Optional Flight Chaperone
(Flight Cost Not Included)
Pre-departure Advice and Orientation
Access to WIFI
(No international data plan or SIM card included)
All Cultural Activities and Excursions
Comprehensive Medical and Travel Protection
24/7 Emergency On-site Support
Our Staff
Delphine Mauny
Center Director
Program Leaders guide and support our High School Summer Abroad participants through every step of their program.
Get Started
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Connect with your Teachers or Parents
Share your plans and confirm you're on track to meet all required steps to go abroad.
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Contact Us
Send us an email if you still have questions or need information about enrolling.
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