skip to content

ABOUT LANGUAGE IMMERSION

Are you a school student studying French or German? Do you want to improve your language by living just like a typical teenager in Europe? Then you are a great candidate for our Language Immersion program.

 

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Participate on a 5 or 7 week home-stay in France or Germany, sharpening your language skills and soaking up the European culture. You will travel over the Christmas period with a group of Australian students from Years 9-11, experiencing life as a French or German teenager!

Chaperones from Australia who are fluent in French or German will accompany and look after you for the duration of your stay. They are there should you have questions or concerns and will lead weekend excursions.

We take time to personalise the Language Immersion program for you. You'll feel the security of a group of students staying in the one city, while being immersed with a local family where you'll be able to develop your language skills.

 

HOST FAMILY
You will be matched with a host-brother or sister the same age as you, and this is the person you will attend high school with. This is a fantastic opportunity to practice your French or German language, and entertain the locals with stories from Australia!

Lucky students may even take a holiday in the snow with their host family over the Christmas break, visit Paris or Lyon, the Alps or the Côte d'Azur. Or perhaps you'll go to Geneva, Berlin, Heidelberg or Munich!

 

HOW DO I APPLY?
Each year we hold a Launch Night for both the French and the German programs in Sydney. Here you will have the chance to meet with past students and parents and hear their insights about each program. Check the Info Night page on the website for details or call the office on (02) 9413 1522. If you live outside of Sydney, we'd be happy to chat with you to discuss the program and any questions you may have.

More Info Germany

More Info France

I'm interested ... tell me more!

language immersion Germany

language immersion france

 

Met awsone new friends! Had the best time in my life! Thank you so much! You're the best! Best thing i ever did! great experience

My Antips Experience

See what other volunteers have experienced.
  • Bryar Hawkins, GapBreak, Southern Africa Combo

    I departed for my African adventure in May of 2012 with the intention of a 12 weeks stay. However, this all changed when I fell in love with t ...

    Read more
  • Sophie Mattingly, GapBreak, Brazil

    One of the most special parts of this program is that fact that once you have come home you can say “I lived in Brazil for 12 weeks,&rdq ...

    Read more
  • News, 2012, Five tips to for a happy tummy

    If there is one thing that will dampen your spirits when you arrive in a new and fascinating country, it is finding yourself bed ridden with a ...

    Read more
  • News, 2012, Volunteer for your mental wellbeing

    Volunteering obviously has a myriad of inherent benefits. The most publicised of these is the s ...

    Read more
  • News, 2012, Volunteering is the new black

    While our prevailing faith in rationalism and science has rendered traditional religions somewhat superfluous now, human beings’ innate ...

    Read more
  • Alyce Mitchell, UniBreak, Nepal

    Stepping off the plane in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal was a pupil dilating feast for the senses and definitely comparable to looking throu ...

    Read more
  • Debbie Bailey, UniBreak, Nepal

    My name is Debbie, or in Nepali Miro nahm Debbie ho. I am a mature student and completed my teaching diploma through the University of Newcast ...

    Read more
  • Maddie Roberts, GapBreak, Ghana

    I didn’t take a gap year because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do at University, I knew, I’d known for years. I took a gap ...

    Read more
  • Chae Swindell, UniBreak, Maldives

    What comes to mind when you think of the Maldives? Beautiful resorts? Pristine beaches? Water so clear it appears as if it is glass?
    &n ...

    Read more
  • Emma Cook, GapBreak, Peru GAPBREAK

    A bus load of wonderful Peruvian stories that made for a fascinating gap year! I think my time in Peru could be compared to the crazy, outer w ...

    Read more
  • Adam Burston, Lecturer, Cambodia UNIBREAK FACULTY GROUPS

    I was fortunate to travel to Cambodia in January 2011, as a Clinical Lecturer with a wonderful group of 3rd year nursing students from The Uni ...

    Read more
  • Rob Hutchinson, GapBreak, Kenya UNIBREAK

    I will always treasure my memories of Kenya. In just a few short months, I was privileged enough to live within, taste, witness, hear, learn f ...

    Read more
  • David Murray, GapBreak, China UNIBREAK

    The teaching practise has been and gone and, while it was challenging, we were all up to it. It was incredibly nerve-wracking at the front of ...

    Read more
  • Henry Holm, GapBreak, Peru GAPBREAK

    It’s been a couple of years since I got back from volunteering in Cuzco, Peru and I still wish I was back there. Since I returned home I ...

    Read more
  • Cathy Pham, UniBreak, Nepal UNIBREAK

    “NEPAL? Where’s that?” Were my exact words when we first heard of it through Antipodeans Abroad. By chance (financial situat ...

    Read more
  • Sarah Stevenson, GapBreak, Argentina GAPBREAK

    Early this year I got on a plane for 13 hours and landed in Argentina. I had no idea at the time how life altering this experience would be. W ...

    Read more
Sweet as Check that out

Latest blog Posts

All dressed up for a Nepali wedding Friday, May 17 2013 Read Post
Question and answer with GapBreak Argentina Friday, May 17 2013 Read Post
Safari straight up? All in the first week of the Southern Africa Combo Friday, May 17 2013 Read Post
View more posts

Latest Videos

Antipodeans Abroad Expedition Program

Antipodeans Abroad Expedition Program

GapBreak Tanzania 2011 - By Georgia Leonard

GapBreak Tanzania 2011 - By Georgia Leonard

Volunteer Nepal 2011 with Antipodeans Abroad

Volunteer Nepal 2011 with Antipodeans Abroad

View more Videos

Latest tweets