Language school offering French theme courses associating culture and art de vivre at your teacher's home in the historic village (Individual, couple, small group and immersion courses tailored to your needs).

Courses are held at Sylvie's home, for individual, couple and family and friends formulas. A classroom is located on the first floor of her residence.
At language school the delights of language classes are combined with the intimate discovery of our local heritage (architecture, wine and gastronomy, craftmanship,...) with constant support from your teacher.
Our region is renowned for having the best French accent!

On all our immersion courses you will be speaking French for 35 hours a week ! Do not worry if you are not the best of language learners. All levels are welcome.

1) The advantage of private teaching tailored to your needs is that I will do my best for you to have an answer to all your expectations. By choosing individual tuition, you will maximise your results. As you are the only student, the lessons will go at your pace. This way of learning is extremely effective as you use the language constantly in an intensive way for one or two weeks.

2) You are prepared to live in total immersion for 1 or 2 weeks coached by a trainer who is specialised in intensive individual French teaching. Exchanging with another student is an extra motivation and a real opportunity to interact in French

3) A minimum of 3 adults and a maximum of 4. Come with your family, your friends or join a group at your level. I can totally adapt my teaching to your areas of interest.

4) 35 hours of class : 15 hours of face to face and 20 hours of accompanied with your teacher

5) 70 hours of class : 30 hours of face to face and 40 hours of accompanied with your teacher

6) A unique course which includes two cookery workshops with the chef of the famous restaurant, just opposite your teacher's home! 35 hours of class : 12 hours of face to face and 23 hours accompanied activities with your teacher) Dates : Beginner / False Beginner: 26/10 to 1/11 2009
Intermediate: 31/08/08 to 6/09/2008, Beginner/ False Beginner 5/04 to 11/04 2009and 25/10 to 31/10 2009
Pre-Intermediate: 24/05 to 30/05/2009 and 23/08 to 29/08/2009
Intermediate: 30/08 to 5/09 2009

7) An exclusive course offering you a once in-a-lifetime experience. Accommodated in the royal courtyard, the course combines the delights of learning French in an exceptional setting with the pleasures of hands-on cultural workshops led by heritage experts (35 hours of class :12 hours of face to face and 23 hours accompanied activities with your teacher).Dates : November 30 - December 6 2008 and November 29 - December 5 2009

8) With the local crafts and traditions discovery trail course the secrets of craftsmanship are generously revealed through a variety of workshops, shops and museums, where ancestral popular traditions are shown alongside masterpieces made by master craftsmen whilst engaging in genuine conversation with native speakers (35 hours of class :12 hours of face to face and 23 hours accompanied activities with your
teacher). Dates : June 28 - July 4 2009

Sylvie, Mark and their children welcome you to an extremely well located and cosy residence, less than 2 minutes walk away from the magnificence of the royal abbey, in the heart of the historic village.
This tastefully restored country gîte is a traditional tuffeau house set in a delightful property including a landscaped flower garden looked after by Sylvie who is a passionate gardener.
Couples or families up to 6 people are welcome for a week, a short break or a couple of nights.
This gîte has recently been meticulously renovated in a traditional style.
Ground Floor : The cosy and spacious lounge and dining room has been meticously restored with the local limestone "tuffeau". The open fireplace is a nice feature and the atmosphere is very peaceful.
The fitted kitchen is brand new and fully equipped with modern comfort. It has a view and direct access into the garden. There is a downstairs toilet
First Floor : 2 extremely calm bedrooms (accommodate 2 people and 4 people (1 double bed and bunk-beds). Thanks to the choice of decoration, the bedrooms conjure up memories of family life. They both look onto the garden. The bathroom overlooks the garden and has 2 washbasins, bath and Italian shower.
There is a separate toilet on the first floor.
You can enjoy the landscaped garden at your leisure and also make the most of an enclosed privacy garden with garden furniture, deckchairs, barbecue, swings, table tennis, large inflatable pool.
A quick list of the on-site facilities: Washing machine, Dishwasher, Fridge, Oven and microwave and
Satellite television, Central heating, Broadband internet acces.

Small group theme courses 1-week ...

The minimum size of the groups is 5 people and the maximum is 7 in order to provide a maximum of individual attention.

√ 6 nights accommodation based on Bed & Breakfast, gîte, hotel or château
√ 35h of french immersion (12h of classes and 23h of activities) with constant support from your teacher (including 2 gourmet workshops with the chef and wine-tasting sessions) 4 meals(including a gourmet one ) with your trainer, local transport, programmed visits entrance fees, level assessment with certificate and course materials.
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√ Private teaching, en couple, en petits groupes (iIndividual, couple, small group and immersion courses tailored to your needs...
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√ An exclusive course offering you a once in-a-lifetime experience
√ With the local crafts and traditions discovery trail course...