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  • Fall Break

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    This week, students are on fall break. While CUPA stays open to prepare for the second half of the semester and the incoming Spring cohort, students are traveling, resting, and […]

  • Atelier vidéo-club

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    This week, we watched the short film Plaisir by Molly Gillis.

  • Gaëlle Bourges – Juste Camille

    Théatre des Abbesses 31 Rue des Abbesses, Paris, France

    Douceur poétique d'un récit cruel : le sort fatal d'une amazone, au clair-obscur d'un tableau vivant. Gaëlle Bourges, n'a pas son égal pour nous faire (re)découvrir, toujours sous un jour […]

  • Apéro Franco-Américain

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    Every semester we host an evening where we invite French students, former CUPA students currently living in Paris, friends, and host siblings to meet and mingle with our current students. […]

  • Orchestre de Paris – Esa-Pekka Salonen

    Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, France

    Ancré dans la tradition liturgique et laboratoire d'une musique avant-gardiste soucieuse de séduire, le Requiem de Litegi est une oeuvre phrase du vingtième siècle, à laquelle succède le mysticisme médiéval de […]

  • Atelier vidéo-club

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    This week, we watched 2 short films: Madagascar, carnet de voyage by Bastien Dubois and La mort du petit cheval by Gabrielle Selnet.

  • Museum Visit : Cité Internationale de la Langue Française

    Cité Internationale de la Langue Française 1 Pl. Aristide Briand, Villers-Cotterêts, France

    Alice, our FLE coordinator and phonology teacher, will take her class and any other interested students on an afternoon trip to the French language museum in Villers-Cotterêts. The new museum, […]

  • Bateaux Mouches

    Second day of orientation brings us to the Seine, where we went on an afternoon cruise. As most students are experiencing Paris for the first time, the cruise allows them […]

  • Apéro

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    As the first week comes to a close, the students and staff gather around a lovely apéro full of cheese, wine, and charcuterie.

  • Orientation : Week 2 Activity

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Our second week of orientation is underway, and after a few methodology workshops, we took a long afternoon to relax around a few French card games : Kemps, Dany, and […]

  • End of Orientation Lunch

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    To wrap-up orientation, we came together around a super buffet catered by Les Cuistots Migrateurs. Students are now armed with everything they will need for their first classes next week, […]

  • Provins Day Trip

    Provins Provins, France

    Every semester, we take a day trip at the end of orientation. It's a perfect way for students to spend time together outside of CUPA and explore a nearby French […]

  • Ludwig van Beethoven – Missa solemnis

    Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, France

    Monument tardif de Beethoven, l'imposante Missa solemnis est sans doute la partition qui coûta le plus d'efforts au "grand sourd" : travail opiniâtre et passionné, pour une oeuvre qui, au-delà de […]

  • Director Mary Ann’s Last Day Before Retirement

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Mary Ann has been working at CUPA for over 26 years. She is and will always be a pillar of CUPA values. Her commitment to education, student well-being, teamwork, and […]

  • Soirée Cinéma

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Hosted by two cinéphile CUPA students, a French movie night with popcorn !

  • Goûter Mardi Gras et Nouvel An Lunaire

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    To celebrate Mardi Gras and the Lunaire New Year, we ate bugnes and dumplings while discussing the two traditions.

  • Info Table at Amherst College

    Amherst College Amherst, MA, United States

    Come meet Jasmine to discuss all things studying abroad in Paris with CUPA ! Whether you're interested in our summer, semester, or year-long programs, don't hesitate to stop by the […]

  • Maria Muñoz / Mal Pelo

    Théatre des Abbesses 31 Rue des Abbesses, Paris, France

    Entre Maria Muñoz et Bach, un grand classique qui se transforme en histoire de famille ! Une véritable osmose lie depuis vingt ans María Muñoz au Clavier bien tempéré de Johann […]

  • Eugène Onéguine

    Opéra National de Paris - Garnier Place de l'Opéra, Paris, France

    Eugène Onéguine raconte une histoire d'amour qui ne fonctionne pas". Ainsi, Ralph Fiennes résume-t-il la trame de l'opéra de Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski, inspiré de l'oeuvre de Pouchkine. Jeune dandy blasé, […]

  • Weekend Trip to Alsace

    Strasbourg Strasbourg, France

    For our semester weekend trip, we traveled to Colmar and Strasbourg. In Colmar, a guide accompanied us around town and showed us the beautiful Alsatian architecture rooted in French and […]

  • Martin Parr Exhibition

    Jeu de Paume

    Students had the opportunity to visit Martin Parr's exhibit "Global Warming" at the Jeu de Paume.

  • Armin Hokmi

    Théatre des Abbesses 31 Rue des Abbesses, Paris, France

    Du souvenir d'un festival libre et cosmopolite à un acte transculturel et hypnotique. Shiraz, ville de parfums et de soleil. Et, dans les années 1970, lieu d'un Festival des arts […]

  • Orchestre de Paris – Esa-Pekka Salonen

    Philharmonie de Paris 221 Av. Jean Jaurès, Paris, France

    Encadré par la précision quasi-picturale de Strauss et le souffle exaltant de Sibelius, le diabolique Deuxième Concerto de Bartók crépite sous l'archet de Renaud Capuçon ! Inspiré de poèmes inachevés de […]

  • Apéro franco-américain

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Every semester we have an apéro where we invite CUPA students, CUPA alum, friends of students, host siblings, interns, and French students. We play music and taste various cheese, charcuterie, […]

  • Roméo et Juliette

    Opéra National de Paris - Bastille Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

    Portée par Shakespeare au rang de mythe, l'histoire de Roméo et Juliette dut attendre le XXe siècle avant de s'incarner en ballet grâce à la musique de Sergueï Prokofiev, en […]

  • Soirée Cinéma

    CUPA - Paris 12 rue Vavin, Paris, France

    Our second edition of movie night ! We watched the classic coming-of-age French movie, LOL (2008) directed by Lisa Azuelos.

  • Spring Break

    CUPA classes are on break for two weeks, though the center remains open to students who wish to study, print, or pass by. Students taking classes at French partner universities […]

  • Junk Journal Atelier

    To creatively capture the semester's activities, each student creates a junk journal / scrapbook filled with receipts, movie tickets, opera brochures, train tickets, business cards.... all the remains of a […]

  • End of Semester Dinner

    To celebrate the end of the semester, students and staff shared a wonderful dinner at Les Temps des Cerisiers.

  • Soirée apéro vins et fromages

    In the French way, we welcome our summer students with a classic apéro. Wine, cheese, charcuterie, and fruit are of course on the menu !

  • Croisière sur la Seine

    As a first introduction to the city center, students and staff embark on a cruise around the Seine under the early June sun.