Sophia's French Exchange Program
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Hello! Welcome to Sophia's French Exchange Program fundraiser.
For as long as she can remember, Sophia has dreamed of being bilingual in French and traveling to France. When we made the unexpected decision to homeschool in 2013, one of the things Soph asked to learn was French. Over the 9 years since, she has studied the French language, did 2 Geography Fair projects on France, and did a project-based study on Marie Antoinette.
This past summer, Sophia and I sat down to make a plan for homeschooling her high school years. Included in the plan, Sophia wanted to do a year of study abroad in France. She made it her goal to be fluent in French by the time she graduates. She researched her options and found Greenheart Travel, a World Youth Student study abroad program. Completely self-motivated, Sophia sat down and figured out how she could create a well-rounded high school transcript that included a year-long program in France.
We are raising money for Sophia to fulfill her dream of becoming bilingual and begin her adventure in expanding her cultural world view. The funds raised will allow her to participate in a 3-week language intensive program in France this June 2022 and a 1-year study abroad program in France for her 2023-24 school year.
For as long as she can remember, Sophia has dreamed of being bilingual in French and traveling to France. When we made the unexpected decision to homeschool in 2013, one of the things Soph asked to learn was French. Over the 9 years since, she has studied the French language, did 2 Geography Fair projects on France, and did a project-based study on Marie Antoinette.
This past summer, Sophia and I sat down to make a plan for homeschooling her high school years. Included in the plan, Sophia wanted to do a year of study abroad in France. She made it her goal to be fluent in French by the time she graduates. She researched her options and found Greenheart Travel, a World Youth Student study abroad program. Completely self-motivated, Sophia sat down and figured out how she could create a well-rounded high school transcript that included a year-long program in France.
We are raising money for Sophia to fulfill her dream of becoming bilingual and begin her adventure in expanding her cultural world view. The funds raised will allow her to participate in a 3-week language intensive program in France this June 2022 and a 1-year study abroad program in France for her 2023-24 school year.
The first program includes 2 weeks in Arachon, France and 1 week in Paris. During her time in Arachon, Sophia will be in a full-immersion French language program as well as living with a host family. Her week in Paris will be spent visiting cultural tourist attractions like the Louvre. Sophia's complete immersion in French culture and language will help her to have a full and well-rounded experience.
The second program is one academic year in France where Sophia will again live with a host family and be fully immersed in French culture. Sophia will, for the first time, attend public high school in France. She will participate in extracurricular activities and clubs and have opportunities for program-sponsored field trips and adventures.
The funds raised will help to pay for several expenses including, but not limited to:
June 2022
June 2022
- Her flight to and from France $1200
- The program costs $4250
- Daily spending money for necessities outside the scope of what the host family provides $420
- Travel costs for getting to and from activities $200
- Hotel costs between the beginning /end of program and the time of her flight arrival/departure $400
- Travel Insurance $100
- Her flight to and from France $1200
- The program costs $14,720
- Daily Lunch money and spending money for necessities outside the scope of what the host family provides $5,400
- Travel costs for getting to and from activities $400
- Hotel costs between the beginning/end of program and the time of her flight arrival/departure $400
- Travel Insurance $100
Sophia will be sharing her adventures on Instagram for anyone to follow.
This is one of the many ways we plan to raise this money over the course of the next couple of years including selling Sophia's crocheted amigurumi, live-streaming her gaming, and hosting fundraising events.
We thank you for your consideration in contributing to this fantastic learning experience for Sophia Paterson.
Organizer
Karmen Paterson
Organizer
Wake Forest, NC