The first exchange between Huddersfield New College and the Lycée Louis Pergaud in Besançon took place in 2002, and in 2008 it is in its seventh year. Besançon is a large attractive town in eastern France with a long history, and it is the French twin town of Kirklees. Students from New College spend a week in France, staying with the family of their French partners, and they host their French partners in their own homes for a week. French and English students have the opportunity to speak the foreign language they are learning, and at the same time they get a unique insight into life in another European country. Travel to and from France is by train. The visit to France includes time in Paris and a trip in the region around Besançon. There is more information on the exchange on the French section of Blackboard, or you can see Michael Cawley in 804.
View photos of the 2008 exchange
