• the school
• young learners programmes
• accommodation
• leisure
• flights and airports
• student visa information

the school

ESL’s residential centre in Cannes is located 15 minutes from the town centre and 20 minutes from the beaches and “La Croisette”. Built at the end of the 19th century, the two beautiful buildings that make up the course centre are brimming with all the charm of Cannes. Surrounded by a magnificent, 2-hectare private Mediterranean park, the Cannes campus comprises classrooms, a self-service restaurant, a projection room and sports grounds.

young learners programmes

Whether the students are beginners or very advanced, they will find a class for their level. When they arrive, they sit an entrance test, which enables us to place them in a course at their level. Each week, a quick evaluation of the students’ levels allows us to assess the progress being made.

- Standard 20 lessons per week (45 minutes per lesson)
- Intensive 25 lessons per week (45 minutes per lesson)

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Accomodation:

The students are accommodated in basic rooms with 2 to 4 beds.

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Leisure

ESL’s standard activity programme takes place every day and is fully included in the cost of the stay. Extremely varied, it enables students to take part in a wide range of sports and other activities. All these activities are organised, supervised and run by the ESL team for each course centre.

There is a full programme of excursions, for example, you can visit the fascinating medieval château at Chillon, the interactive Olympic Museum in Lausanne, or the international city of Geneva.

Flights and Airports

Cannes is close to the international airports of Nice (France). You can book the personal ESL pick-up service offered by ESL staff, which includes the transfer to your course centre.

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Student visa information

Do you need a visa?
The procedure of the received visa request depends on the student’s nationality and on the duration of the stay. To know the correct proceed, it is important to examine if a visa is necessary or not; for that you consult the State Department.

Procedure to attain the visa:
- Fill out the questionnaire for a « short stay » visa
- Prepare your files and the following documents :

• Recent passport-sized photograph
• Valid travel document (valid for at least three months longer than the visa applied for)
• Ticket for the entire outward and return journey (at the time of the application's presentation, only documentary evidence of the reservation is required)
• Documentary evidence of training course pursued: certificate of pre-registration or registration at a private or public educational establishment, or at a vocational training or continuous training establishment, certificate of receipt of grant/scholarship, certificate of participation in a European Union training programme, standard letter from the DDTEFP (Departmental Employment and Vocational Training Directorate) in the case of a stage d'information (work shadowing scheme), or traineeship/placement agreement between the firm and the training establishment*
• Documentary evidence of accommodation in France: attestation d'accueil (official proof of residence or projected residence), hotel reservation, title deeds or rental agreement, or any documentary evidence of ownership or rental of accommodation* Documentary evidence of means of support for the duration of the stay: currency, international bank card, traveller's cheques or certificate of receipt of a grant stating its duration and amount
• Assistance agreement covering medical and repatriation expenses, where appropriate

*You receive these confirmations from the ESL, after the regulation of teaching and accommodation costs. Then take up contact with the embassy of your country in France.

The treatment of the visa request lasts normally 2 to 15 days.

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