• Welcome & Farewell Meetings with Graduation Ceremony
• Beach activities (Volleyball, Football, Badminton, Frisbee)
• Workshops (Arts & Crafts, Health & Beauty, Food & Drinks, Dance, Henna Tattoos)
• Welcome & Farewell Theme Parties, Chill Nights at the Beach, Quiz Nights, Game Nights (Murder Mystery, Haunted House), Biarritz or Bayonne by Night
• Chill-out zone with table tennis, badminton and football tables

Excursions are a part of our programme and included in the price. During your first week you have one half-day trip included. If you stay more than one week you will have one additional half-day excursion and one full day trip per additional week.

Each trip consists of a guided tour of the area with some interesting background information and stops at the nicest photo locations. Our supervisors will not only tell you more about the city but also where the coolest shops and cafés are, because after the guided tour you will have some free time with your friends for shopping and discovering on your own! The amount of free time allowed depends on the students’ age. We reserve the right to organise excursions by public transport.

Half-day trip destinations : Hossegor and Sant Jean de Luz

Full day trip destinations: Pau, Bordeaux, Lourdes

The Atlantic Coast of Southern France is a true surfer’s paradise. If you feel like getting in touch with your inner surfer, be sure to join the surf course at our partner school in Anglet.

The surf course includes five lessons with professional surf teachers per week (1.5 hours each) which take place in the afternoons. Equipment will be provided. Surf lesson times may vary depending on the weather, tide, and the size of the waves. Occasionally due to weather or water conditions surf could be not safe, so students will receive theoretical knowledge in surfing, paddling and first aid or the surf lesson can be cancelled or postponed.

Please bear in mind that booking this special may prevent you from joining other activities or a scheduled excursion. This special is not included in the activity programme but can be chosen at the time of booking as an upgrade.

Price: 189.00 € (per week)

Welcome to Maison Diocésaine Bayonne, your comfortable and convenient residential accommodation option.

You can choose from single or twin rooms (triple rooms available upon request). Room types include standard rooms with shared bathrooms or en-suite rooms with a shower within the room and shared toilets located on 2-3 floors. Students will be paired with peers of the same sex, and we aim to match students of similar ages who speak different native languages whenever possible (unless they prefer to room with a friend). Each room is equipped with a lock and comes with one key per room. Bedding and towels are provided and refreshed weekly. A damage deposit of 50 € is required.

As part of your stay, you’ll receive a bus pass for the duration of your time with us, making transportation easy and accessible. We offer a meal plan that includes breakfast, a packed lunch, and a hot dinner.

Enjoy the fresh air and scenery on our Outdoor Terrace. The IP Ocean Lounge serves as a meeting point for our students.

For laundry needs, there is a public launderette in a nearby supermarket (cost: 5,00 € per load plus 2,00 € for drying). Free Wi-Fi is accessible in the main areas of Maison Diocésaine (please note that it’s not available in the rooms).

We have a refrigerator designated for medicine storage.

Our carefully selected host families reside in the charming cities of Biarritz, Bayonne, or Anglet, ensuring that you’re within a convenient 45-60 minute commute of your study destination. Best option for students aged over 14.

Rest assured that all our host families adhere to strict homestay guidelines, creating a safe and welcoming environment for our students.

Our local Accommodation Manager meticulously chooses these families to ensure a comfortable and enriching experience during your stay.

Students are treated to a daily breakfast and dinner prepared by their host families, allowing you to savor local flavors and cuisine.

Additionally, we provide a packed lunch to keep you fueled throughout the day.

Bedding and towels are thoughtfully provided by your host family and are refreshed weekly to ensure your comfort.

We understand that dietary preferences and allergies vary. Vegetarian food options are readily available to cater to your needs.

For any other special diets or food allergies, please inform us during your enrolment process. We’ll do our best to accommodate your requests, so you can enjoy your meals worry-free.

Staying with one of our host families not only offers a comfortable place to call home during your stay but also provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture and practice your language skills. We look forward to making your stay in the region a memorable and enriching experience.

Your safety and welfare are our top priority: there is one supervisor responsible for 15 students between 13 and 17 years. However, supervision groups during activities on or off campus will have different ratios of up to 25 students for 13-17 year olds depending on the situation.

Students in Bayonne will be free to experience and explore things with their friends on and off campus, but with daily checks from our supervisors to provide a good mix of supervision and personal freedom. Daily checks include: wake-up, breakfast, class check, assembly, programme check with sign-up lists, dinner, TTT and night check. Participation in the afternoon and evening activity programme is a mix of compulsory activities and voluntary ones. You will join some afternoon activities and evening events with the rest of the students (3-4 afternoons & evenings per week), to know each other, enjoy the international atmosphere and make new friends, and some days you can choose between taking part in the offered programme activities or exploring the town or relaxing in the residence or by the beach with your new friends. All students attend the offered excursions.

When the activities are not compulsory you can choose between taking part in the offered programme activities or exploring the town with your friends in pairs or bigger groups in the afternoon after informing our staff members and signing out. You must be back in the residence for dinner and if you sign out in the evening at 10:30 pm. (Depending of the public transport the return can be 11:00pm). Our supervisors reserve the right to limit these times when necessary.

If you are staying in host families, you have to return to your host family for dinner. After dinner you can either stay in there or return to campus for the evening programme. If you want to leave the Host family on your own until 10.30pm the IP team should be informed as well as the Host family.

The activity programme is bilingual (French and English). There are activities in French and English in the afternoons and bilingual activities in the evening. . During the excursions, there will be a bilingual guided tour.

You will be part of a TTT (Time to Talk) group of up to 20 students. All TTTs and assemblies are compulsory. In these meetings you can inform your supervisors about your plans for the rest of the day. The members of our team have been carefully selected for their responsible and caring attitude and for being fun-loving and outgoing. They are the people you can turn to at any time for assistance.

You can choose a Self-arranged Journey to our IP centre in Bayonne. This requires you to be accompanied by your parent/s or a Guardian to our centre at Maison Diocésaine in Bayonne and/or to be picked up from there on your departure. Please make sure to meet the requested arrival and departure times. You should arrive on Saturday between 14:00 and 18:00. On departure day, also Saturday, you should be picked up between 9:00 and 11:00.

If you are flying into Biarritz airport, you will be picked up by recognised taxi companies. On the day of arrival, Saturday, our taxi driver will be waiting for you at the exit area of customers with a sign of your name. The driver will take you directly to our Bayonne Centre. Please book a flight arriving between 14:00 and 18:00.

On the day of departure, Saturday, our staff will make sure that you leave the centre or your host family on time. Our driver will take you to the airport and will drop you off. Check-in is not included.  Please book a flight departing before 14.00h.

We also offer transfers from San Sebastian airport or San Sebastian train station.

If you are coming into Biarritz train or bus station, you will be picked up by recognised taxi companies. On the day of arrival, Saturday, our taxi driver will be waiting for you at the exit area of customers with a sign of your name. The driver will take you directly to our Bayonne Centre. Please book a train or bus arriving between 14:00 and 18:00.

On the day of departure, Saturday, our staff will make sure that you leave the centre or your host family on time. Our driver will take you to the station and will drop you off. Check-in is not included.  Please book a train ot bus departing before 14.00h.