Accommodation and travel

There is a choice of accommodation options to suit all ages. Both options include full board (breakfast, lunch and evening meal) every day.
OISE also looks after students travelling to and from their language training.

		Homestay accommodation (12 - 17 year olds) Integration into family life is essential to make the student’s stay in the country enjoyable and to make the learning process complete. Living with a family gives students the opportunity to practise what they have learned during the lessons. All families meet OISE’s standards: the houses are comfortable, the hosts are welcoming and, above all, are genuinely interested in receiving young guests and helping them to develop fluency in the language. Students share the family’s way of life by having breakfast and dinner with them, and joining in other activities such as sports and discussions. A packed lunch is eaten at school. OISE also ensures that each pupil gets the maximum opportunity to practise their language by not accommodating two students of the same mother tongue in the same home.
		College accommodation (7 - 17 year olds) Most schools are set in their own grounds and offer excellent sports facilities: tennis courts, swimming pool, sports hall with courts for volleyball, basketball, badminton, etc. The days are packed full of activities with a full evening social programme to complement the daytime programme.
		Travel details Students are met in the arrivals hall by trained OISE staff, identifiable by their "Welcome Club" t-shirts. OISE couriers travel with the students to the school via the Welcome Club, where they are met by the school staff. This high level of supervision is maintained throughout the course and includes the departure day, up to the point where the students enter the airport departure lounge. For more information about the Welcome Club, please click here. For details of airport, departure or taxi transfers, please click here.