Oxbridge Academic Programs - The Cambridge Tradition

Cambridge and Oxford | The Paris Connection

Students on The Cambridge Tradition and The Oxford Tradition can opt to spend an additional week in Paris as part of The Paris Connection.

The Paris Connection offers an irresistible opportunity for students who are already just a train ride away from Paris to discover the wonders of this magnificent city. The program consists of educational visits to the city’s famous monuments, introductions to some of the world’s greatest art collections and architecture, and guided tours of Paris’ historic neighborhoods.

In addition, students can enjoy a meal in a traditional French restaurant, relax with fellow students in any number of enchanting parks, stroll along the picturesque Seine, and engage in enlightening discussion with their group leaders.

Our students stay right in the heart of Paris, in a stunning, converted 17thcentury hôtel particulier located on the Right Bank in the Marais district. The residence is also walking distance from the Bastille, the Louvre, and the Pompidou Center.

The accompanying sample itinerary provides an example of what kind of activities and excursions participants are able to enjoy, and how the Paris Connection is carefully designed to make the most of our students’ time in Paris.

For students in Oxford, The Paris Connection begins on Saturday July 31 and ends on Friday August 6. For students in Cambridge, The Paris Connection begins on Sunday August 1 and ends on Saturday August 7. Students should book their flight home from the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

The comprehensive $1695 US fee includes transportation from Cambridge or Oxford to Paris, room and board (two meals per day), tuition, museum admissions, field trips, activities, and all scheduled events in the program. To reserve a place, include a deposit of $300 US at the time of initial application to The Cambridge Tradition or The Oxford Tradition.

PARIS ITINERARY

Day 1
Arrive early afternoon and check into residence. Dinner in residence and walking
tour by the Seine in the early evening. Free time to explore the Marais neighborhood.

DAY 2
Tour of the Bastille and Place des Vosges in the morning followed by a guided tour of the Sainte-Chapelle, Notre Dame, and the Ile St Louis in the afternoon. Dinner out at an authentic French restaurant followed by a sunset cruise on the Seine.

DAY 3
Guided tour of the Rodin Museum in the morning, followed by lunch. Students
may choose between a visit to the bohemian Montmartre district or the tomb of
Napoleon Bonaparte at Les Invalides. Dinner out followed by an evening at the
French cinema.

DAY 4
Students can choose between a guided tour of the Pompidou Center or a trip to Père Lachaise Cemetery in the morning. After lunch, students meet back at the residence to be escorted on a guided tour of the Louvre. In the evening, students take a trip up the Eiffel Tower.

DAY 5
The group visits the famed Opéra Garnier, Paris’ 19th-century opera house, and contemplates Monet’s canvases of water lilies at the Orangerie museum. The evening is spent relaxing on the banks of the Seine, at Paris Plages, an urban beachscape that features a boardwalk, deck chairs, and beach volleyball.

DAY 6

Students can choose between guided tours to the Catacombs, the Musée d’Orsay, or the Picasso Museum in the morning. The last evening is spent enjoying the summer fair in the Tuileries Gardens, sampling French street food, and riding the Ferris wheel.