Au pair

Come and discover the French way of life while becoming an Au pair in France. You will experience the French culture; meet many people, make friends, visit France and over all, become part of the family whom you will be staying with!

au pair
Program

We offer general French classes specially designed for au pair students. They divided in three trimesters per year (from September to June). The hours are planned specifically to fit the schedule of the au pairs, no classes on Wednesday or during public school breaks. These classes consist of 6 or 8 lessons of 45 minutes per week, depending on the school of your choosing. These flexible hours are specifically adapted to the au pair lifestyle and will allow you to fulfil your professional duties while keeping some free time for yourself and to fully experience your life in France. Personal implication and autonomy are required for these programs since a lot of the learning has to be done through homework. The goal of the au pair courses is your long-term progress, they offer a real personalized monitoring throughout the trimester(s). It is a program of three months minimum in which you will study gradually in a closed group composed of maximum 18 students. To note In order to succeed in your studies, personal work is expected (approximately 4 hours per week). In addition if you wish to receive a certificate of end of session delivered by Les ateliers FL mentioning the number of hours of lessons followed and the level reached, we will ask you for a regular presence and a strong participation in class.

au pair course
in paris, Nice and Bordeaux

The au pair program 8 compulsory general French lessons to :

• Enhance your communication skills
• Improve your cultural knowledge
• Prepare for French exams

CONVERSATION
100% online

This 100% Online program is opened from level A2 to all students (au pair or not) willing to communicate in French for only a few hours a week.

In the standard program (4h30 per week), you will approach the skills useful for good communication in French: oral comprehension and production, without forgetting the grammar and lexicon points.

>> Tuesday and Friday from 4 to 6.15pm

The + of Les ateliers FL

Les ateliers FL offer you linguistic and cultural services in addition to your program:
  • Regular assessment and final evaluation at the end of the term
  • Tutoring and pedagogical support
  • TCF exam at preferential price
  • Possibility to register for a language reinforcement or exam preparation workshop (2 lessons / week)
And also
  • thematic meetings to know more about the French people
  • a wide range of activities: tastings, evenings, weekend excursions, etc.

The extras of the program

In addition, we offer you:

  • customized language coaching (for the programs at school)
  • personal access to your FLOnline platform
    • as soon as you register
    • 12 weeks after you leave

Program available
in these schools

INFORMATION

Have a look on our brochures to know the dates of each term.

Registration fee45 €
1st term purchased (11 weeks)425 €
2nd term purchased (10 weeks)385 €
3rd term purchased (10 weeks)330 €
General TCF exam80 €

 

Registration fee40 €
1st term purchased (11 weeks)410 €
2nd term purchased (10 weeks)360 €
3rd term purchased (10 weeks)330 €
Weekly fare45 €
Annual fare (free registration fee)990 €
Registration fee40 €
1st term purchased (11 weeks)410 €
2nd term purchased (10 weeks)360 €
3rd term purchased (10 weeks)330 €
Weekly fare45 €
Annual fare (free registration fee)990 €
Registration fee25 €
6 lessons45€ / week
+ 1 month of membership to FrantastiqueFree

Selling points

The au pair program is:

  1. Light courses in an adaptable schedule to fit the professional duties of au pairs,
  2. Closed classes with all au pair students offering a welcoming and friendly atmosphere and a closer contact with the teachers and the other students,
  3. A real personalised long-term monitoring to offer you the best chances of succeeding,
  4. General French lessons where students work and practice all aspects of the language, speaking, listening, reading, writing, communication, vocabulary, grammar, culture…
  5. An introduction into the world of the French university with activities presenting the French university.
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Our specific pedagogy
for au pair

How are French classes composed?

The students wishing to register for an au pair course in our school will start with two tests, a written test online followed by a speaking test upon your arrival at the school withour teaching staff. This will allow the school to place you in the class best corresponding to your level. The classes are generally closed groups allowing you to develop a feeling of camaraderie and mutual support with your classmates throughout the trimester. It is not rare to see beautiful friendships begin within the walls of our schools! The au pair classes are usually composed exclusively of au pair students working with French families, providing you with the opportunity to get to know people who share the same adventure, the same goals and needs as you.

How are French classes organized?

The au pair courses are general French classes in which you will work and practice all the aspects of the language throughout the week. Whether it is listening comprehension, reading of written texts, discussion and spoken expression or writing expression, each element is an integral part of the classes, without forgetting grammar lessons, vocabulary and structures to reinforce your French level.

Since most au pair students live within a francophone surrounding (working with a French family), we focus our teachings on learning and practicing written French in our au pair programs. Authentic documents, vocabulary, discussions, debates, interactive exercises, all is made to immerse you in real concrete situations, in an authentic communication that you will encounter in your daily life in France or in any French speaking environment.

Au pair classes also introduce cultural elements through which you will discover different traditional and cultural aspects of France and of the francophone world and thus deepen your knowledge of the country and its culture while studying the language.

The monitoring of the students brings a more adapted and personalised approach. The teachers get to know the students personally and can then answer to certain of your needs and specific demands throughout the trimester.

The au pair classes are also oriented towards preparation for the university and allow you to get familiar with the French academic world, whether it is the technical and academic side (writing, reading, commentary exercises or dissertations) or the cultural and traditional side.

We provide you with real solid and serious French classes in order to improve your level. However, French classes are very often interactive and playful. Songs, videos and games are part of our lessons so that the learning remains a moment of pleasure and sharing.

At the end of each trimester a personal progress report will be issued by the school and your teacher. This will underline your improvements, your capacities, your personal implication throughout the course in learning French. The report will also state the French level achieved at the end of the trimester. This level will be assessed by an exam resembling the Delf/Dalf national diploma through which you will be able to show your capacities in French and to register for the next level (in the case of lengthy stay at the school).

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Last page update : 12/05/2025