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La
Giraudiere is more than just a website it is a place, an old French
charentaise masters house or maison
d'maitre which fell
into dis-repair after being neglected for 50 years or more. Now it is
being restored and converted into a small hamlet, a place
of international learning, a place being brought back to  life and at
the same time
adding to the lives of those who help make it
happen.
The Property is being
restored and reinstated
along with it's website by those that stay here. People from all
walks of life who have
a passion for France and the French way of life are arriving from
around the world to contribute towards the project. Students,
pensioners, professionals have all contributed to both the property
restoration, the park and it's website. Volunteer Writers, teachers,
Photographers, Graphic designers,
website designers, engineers, builders, plumbers,
electricians, architects, surveyors, housewives, housekeepers,
laborers, fork lift drivers, doctors, warehouseman, aircraft
designer,
policeman, foresters, nurses, ex soldiers and navy
forces you
name it and I think they have been here and helped yes all have been
and contributed. Read about the project and what is happening
here at La Giraudiere, it's like having "A place in France"
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La
Giraudiere is pronounced
"La ~ Gee ~ Rauwdy ~ Air" |
 In
2011
we
published the website for the School trips yes starting from 2013 during the months
of
January to March and the months of October and November La
Giraudiere
will open it's doors to School children of primary school age from both
the UK and the USA. It is hoped that the school trips will start in
2013 if all goes well this year 2012. The school trips
website is just
one example of what the volunteers at La Giraudiere have achieved. The
foundations of the school trips website were laid as far back as 2008
and what you see at present was finished by one the 2011 volunteers
group. You can see what as been done to date by visiting School
trips to France Maybe you would like to come and help
finish this part of the project?
Last year, 2011, 2 teachers from
the USA who had taken part in the volunteers working holiday group of
2010 returned with a school group
consisting of teachers, parents and the children. The school group
visit was a great  success
and tested the facilities and the planning at
La Giraudiere. In previous years La Giraudiere as accommodated
schools
from the UK one particular school returned from Nottingham on 4
occasions and it was only loosing their grant that prevented further
visits.
Want to improve your
French or maybe you are a beginner and want to
start learning French then what better way to learn a language than to
actually go there and live there and work there and be involved in
something that is happening now . The project at La
Giraudiere and it's program offers you the chance to Learn
French language in France
and to live in France
from
as little as 182 Euros per week. One of the projects for this year is
setting up an internship program and we are looking for anyone who as
either participated in an internship or as
been involved with setting one up and
maintaining the program so next year La Giraudiere
will be offering an internships abroad in France. More is planned for
our place of learning suggested by group members as been summer camps
for teens and more maybe you have some ideas.
Previous
volunteers here on a working holiday have often spoke about study abroad programs where they have paid in excess of a thousand US
dollars
a week and did not include accommodation. Some
of these study abroad
programs are as
near as Bordeaux which is only 110 km from La Giraudiere. The
volunteers have put together a page to help attract candidates looking
for study abroad programs on the internet in the hope they do not miss
out on finding La Giraudiere the page is at Study Abroad Program France
Gap year or Time Out then the working holiday at
La Giraudiere should
be part of your Travels. Come take part in April then explore France
and Europe and then come back in August it is like having your base in
France or Your
place in France".
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"Never was there so much accomplished
by so few in order to benefit so many" |
 If
you are
thinking of relocating and or moving to France then there can be no
better way to test the water than to spend some time at La
Giraudiere. Come help with the project and at the same time you will
learn how to live and work in France. Past volunteers have put in place
articles about The process of buying a French
Property in France. This article and others will
give you
information on pitfalls that you will want to avoid. Upon this website
you can find a section, again put in place by the volunteers,
titled French property for sale
in France a service that La Giraudiere provides free to
friends of La Giraudiere and the village locals, you never know you may
find a bargain. Come along and learn the best way to start a life
in France and learn first hand from all the mistakes that Paul as
made during his life in France.
 If you are looking for holiday
accommodation in France
La Giraudiere does on
occasions rent to holiday makers and plain old
tourists ? If we have space yes but, Our working holiday
volunteers take first preference as it is
they that have put the accommodation in
place. After our volunteers
then it will be the schools after all this is the goal for La
Giraudiere. So providing there is space then for sure you are welcome
to ask us but remember that La
Giraudiere is still
an ongoing
project and there may well be volunteers here and works ongoing and as
such the finished accommodation is
offered at a very reasonable rates. The
apartments
are Ideal for Individuals,
Families or Groups all can be catered for. Holiday or simply
traveling La Giraudiere is an ideal base for exploring the
region of south west France you can view the apartments by
visiting view the apartments
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"People
from all walks of life, of all creeds, of all ages living
together, learning, playing and working towards one goal together
what is the secret? and if only the
rest of the world could learn from it"
READ MORE ABOUT THE LA GIRAUDIERE WORKING HOLIDAY PROGRAM
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