Moving to France with Children, Episode 356
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2021
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Moving internationally can really difficult for children but is it worth it? Will the kids adjust to their new life in France? How long does it take to learn French for kids? What are some things parents can do to make the process easier? Annie's daughter, Marianne moved to France at age 7 shares her experience adjusting to France in this episode of the podcast.
Discussed in this Episode
- What was it like moving to France as a 7 year-old?
- Starting school in France with zero French
- Some differences between American and French school
- How long does it take to get comfortable with the new routine and new language?
- How did French children react to the new American kid?
- The nature of school in France: very serious and too competitive
- Doing activities in English like Girl Guides
- How to maintain reading and writing skills in English while learning French
- The mandate to take English at school even though the child is already fluent in English
- Doing sports and after school activities in France
- Grades in French schools
- Graduating from College in France
- The cost of studying in France
- International students in France
- Part time jobs for students in France
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| 0:00.0 | This is This is Join Us in France episode of 356, 3,000. |
| 0:06.0 | Bonsieur, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:11.0 | Great places to visit in France, French culture history, gastronomy, and news related |
| 0:16.1 | to travel to France during the pandemic. |
| 0:18.7 | Today I bring you a conversation with my very own daughter, Mary Ann Ann Sergeant about what it was like to moving to |
| 0:25.6 | France as a kid. We'll talk about the school situation, learning French as a kid, |
| 0:31.5 | adjusting to French life and going to college in France. |
| 0:35.6 | These are topics that come up all the time for people who want to move to France, |
| 0:40.2 | and I hope we'll reassure some of you that it can be done successfully even if it's not that easy. |
| 0:47.0 | After the interview I'll update you on my first attempt to find someone, anyone who says it positive for COVID-19 before flying home to the US, Canada, |
| 0:56.1 | or wherever you happen to be from. If you like what we do here at join us in France, |
| 1:00.7 | consider supporting us by visiting join us in France.com |
| 1:03.8 | for slash boutique to check out my cookbook join us at the table my Paris tours |
| 1:09.2 | on the voice map app and my very popular itinerary Review Service where I help you craft the best vacation in France specifically for you. |
| 1:19.0 | About my voicemail tours, Peggy Broons emailed me to say hi Annie, my husband and I are in |
| 1:26.2 | Paris right now and I did your voice map tour of the Marais yesterday. |
| 1:30.4 | What a wonderful experience. |
| 1:32.1 | We've never enjoyed the tour in Paris more and I would love it if you created more tours. |
| 1:37.0 | Thank you so much. Well, you have three more, Peggy already and yes, I am working on more. the Bonjoumarian! Bonjour Marianne. |
| 2:15.0 | M'am-Mama. A-wa? |
| 2:16.0 | A-wa-So-A-V-E-E-M-M-M-M-M-O-M-M-M-M-O. |
| 2:18.0 | So we've been talking all day, so it's weird to say hello right now, but... |
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