Our instructors are native speakers and certified teachers. A number of them teach abroad during the academic year. All have a considerable experience in teaching French as a foreign language. Our goal is to create a lively classroom environment through the active participation of the students by prioritizing verbal skills.
We teach you to communicate in French as rapidly as possible through role playing, verbal presentations and practical conversation. Although the student is encouraged to speak as much as possible, we do not neglect reading, grammar or enunciation. The teacher listens and corrects.
 

Adult group being taught by Isabelle  		  
 Alina with a beginner's group

Lunch with teachers


Light lunch at Comptoir des Gones
 
As an option from Monday through Friday at a typical French restaurant "Comptoir des Gones”. Which is also our meeting place for new arrivals and for the coffee break. It is an opportunity to meet and chat with our teachers and practice your French in a relaxed milieu.
You will be served outdoors under the shade of parasols and plane trees. The menu is varied, with three courses, wine and coffee. There will be a teacher at every table.
The chef, Monsieur Didier, provides such a superb cuisine that this restaurant is one of the most popular in Saint-Raphaël. Other than the students from our school, the patrons of Comptoir des Gones are largely regulars from St-Raphaël.
 

Saturday Cooking classes

Our school will provide instruction with Saturday cooking classes. French vocabulary related to food and everything you must know to go out in a French restaurant! Each class will be followed by a diner . Limited to 5 people per session because of the limited space in the kitchen .
Each participant at the cooking session receives a complete recipe at the end of the classe .
NEW for Summer 2008 : Our restaurant Comptoir des Gones will be open in the evenings too !... Mon - Sat
10 am : meeting at the restaurant for visit to the outdoor market and purchase of all ingredients ,
3.30 pm : cooking of the dishes with an active participation of the members in the session
7.30 p.m Diner at the restaurant for those enrolled in the cooking classes and those whose just signed up for the diner ..
Classes run by our chef : Didier who will introduce you to all national and provençal dishes We welcome any suggestions and wishes you may have ! French, Oriental, Spanish, Asian etc ......
Fees : 30 Euros per session , lunch included for those attending the classes
Fees : 20 Euros per diner for those just booking for the meal . Half price for the kids ..
One of our assistant/teacher will collect the names and fees on Friday , the day before


 

A student's typical day would include the following:

9:00 a.m.  to 12:30 p.m. French language classes including a half-hour break
12:45 p.m.  to 2:15 p.m.  Lunch with the teaching staff
2:30 p.m. to  4:00 p.m.  For those in the intensive course instruction in small groups
2:30 p.m. to  5:00 p.m.  Beach activities. Lessons in golf, tennis, windsurfing, aerobics, etc. Half-day excursions, horseback riding, roller blading...
After 7:00 p.m.  Dinner with your French family or with fellow students followed by leisure evening activities, theater, and coffee meetings with teachers.
Information: E-mail info@frenchlanguageholidays.com