Too often, students imagine France only through Paris, the Eiffel Tower, and other clichés. Yet the French Caribbean is a vibrant, essential part of the francophone world, one many have never even heard of.
Our Teacher Retreats in Martinique or Guadeloupe are designed exclusively for French teachers who want to explore this overlooked dimension of la francophonie and bring it back to their classrooms, while also taking time to recharge in an exceptional setting.
A Retreat Just for Teacher
You give so much to your students, this time is for you. Our retreats offer the chance to:
✔ Experience the French Caribbean as a living expression of francophone culture
✔ Collect fresh perspectives and classroom - ready ideas
✔ Connect with peers and share best practices
✔ Recharge in a natural environment that restores both body and mind
Join our upcoming Martinique Teacher Retreat and experience 10 days of field-based professional learning in the heart of the French Caribbean.
Our retreats are more than a pause from the school year. They combine professional development, cultural depth, and real time to recharge in the French Caribbean.
Martinique and Guadeloupe are part of France, yet they are often absent from the way students imagine French culture. Our retreats help educators explore these islands as French and Caribbean spaces, shaped by their own histories, languages, landscapes, arts, and everyday realities.
Participants may also earn professional learning credit through our partnership with LinguaHQ, a Texas Education Agency Approved CPE Provider. Our Martinique Teacher Retreat offers up to 48 hours of professional learning through field experiences, academic sessions, workshops, and Teacher Labs.
Step into Martinique and Guadeloupe as essential parts of la francophonie, far beyond the familiar Paris-centered references.
Visit heritage sites, museums, memory sites, and local communities to explore the islands’ identities and traditions from the ground up.
Balance growth with coastal landscapes, ecological visits, beach time, and moments designed to restore both energy and perspective.
Participate in hands-on workshops and Teacher Labs that help turn the experience into concrete ideas, resources, and activities for your students.
Engage with scholars, educators, historians, artists, and cultural practitioners who bring nuance and lived context to the themes explored throughout the retreat.
Share questions, strategies, and ideas with fellow French teachers who want to teach language and culture with more honesty, confidence, and range.
Ready to Invest in Yourself?
Our Teacher Retreats combine professional development, cultural depth, and the renewal every educator deserves.
Join us in Martinique for our next field-based retreat and return with new perspective, fresh classroom ideas, and a deeper way to teach the French Caribbean.
Our next Teacher Retreat is in development for June 2028 and will take French teachers to the islands of Guadeloupe.
This future program will explore the Guadeloupe archipelago as another part of France in the Caribbean, shaped by its histories, landscapes, Creole language, music, foodways, local education, island geography, and literary voices.
From Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre to Marie-Galante and Les Saintes, participants will discover how each island brings its own perspective. Les Saintes, known for one of the most beautiful bays in the world, and Marie-Galante, with its rural heritage, sugarcane landscapes, and strong cultural identity, will offer rich entry points for understanding the French Caribbean with more texture and accuracy.
The retreat will also highlight Guadeloupe’s literary and intellectual presence, including figures such as Maryse Condé, whose work opens powerful conversations around memory, identity, colonial history, family, language, and belonging.
This program will help educators show students that France is not only the Hexagon. It is also Caribbean, multilingual, and deeply shaped by local histories and cultural practices.
Join the waitlist to receive early updates, program details, and priority access when registration opens.
The retreat is designed primarily for French teachers and World Language educators. It may also be relevant for curriculum leaders, department chairs, university instructors, and educators interested in the French Caribbean, Francophone studies, and culturally grounded language teaching.
No. The retreat is built to give participants the cultural, historical, and classroom context they need. You do not need to be an expert in the French Caribbean before joining.
Most guided visits, workshops, and local conversations are conducted in French. This is intentional, since the retreat is designed for French teachers who want to strengthen their own language practice while engaging directly with local voices.
Some orientation, logistics, Teacher Lab discussions, and support may be provided in English when helpful. Participants should feel comfortable following visits and conversations in French.
Yes. Participants in the Martinique Teacher Retreat may earn up to 48 hours of professional learning through LinguaHQ, a Texas Education Agency Approved CPE Provider.
Participants receive documentation of completed hours at the end of the retreat.
Yes. Many teachers register individually.
If you choose double occupancy and are not registering with a roommate, we will match you with another participant of the same gender whenever possible. Roommate matching depends on availability and registration timing. If we are unable to match you, we will contact you to discuss available options.
All packages include the same 10-day Teacher Retreat experience. Pricing varies by room occupancy only.
The retreat includes 9 nights at a beachfront 3-star hotel, daily breakfast and dinner, most lunches during scheduled program days, local transportation for planned activities, guided visits, workshops, Teacher Labs, professional learning credit, and on-site support.
Both. The retreat includes structured professional learning, guided visits, workshops, and Teacher Labs, but also time to rest, reflect, enjoy the setting, and reconnect with why you teach.
Yes. Teacher Labs are designed to help participants turn the experience into classroom-ready ideas, questions, resources, and activities.
Join one of our information sessions to learn more about the retreat, professional learning credit, rooming options, travel details, and whether the program is the right fit for you.
Join our next information session to learn more about the retreat, professional learning credit, rooming options, and travel details.
Our Teacher Retreats combine cultural immersion, professional growth, and the renewal every educator deserves.
Let’s talk about your goals and create the experience that fits your needs In addition to our Teacher Retreats, we offer programs that open new doors for students and educators alike.
School trip:
Transform the way your students experience French by immersing them in Martinique and Guadeloupe. Our school trips blend authentic language practice with cultural discovery and meaningful academic connections.
Summer Study Programs
Give your students a summer filled with language, culture, and exploration. These programs combine academic enrichment with hands-on experiences in the French Caribbean.