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Do you want to learn French and discover France and its lifestyle ? Cooking classes, guided visits of famous sites, or make your own perfume. We offer a wide range of French cultural or thematic activities allowing you to discover France and its specificities, which makes it a destination of world renown. The teachers will correct you when it is necessary without however stopping at each fault so that you gain confidence when speaking and your conversations with French speakers.

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France is known around the world for its rich, refined and inimitable cuisine. Awaken your taste buds with typical French flavors through gourmet courses that we have concocted in Paris, Nice and Bordeaux. The macaroons, pissaladière and Bordeaux wine will have no secrets for you.

Live the French way of life is to live in the fast lane, in the footsteps of the greatest stylists in the streets of Paris, the fashion capital during the fashion week. But it is also taking the time to live on the Côte d’Azur to the rhythm of the cicadas and the sun to discover all the wealth of Nice and Provence.

All our activities are open all year long (unless specified) from levels A2 to B2.

+FASHION

  • 360 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Paris

This activity will allow you to improve your French and enjoy the services of a personal shopper, attend a make-up class in the famous luxury boutique, discover 10 of the most prestigious perfume houses and/or create your own perfume!

  • 2 Fashion & Style workshops / week among the following 4 workshops:
    • Personal Shopper – 3h : The stylist leads you to the finest addresses of Paris. Concept-stores, vintage shops or emerging designers, this experience offers you an immersion in the fashion scene so specific to Paris
    • Makeup– 1h : The make-up course takes place in a very famous organic cosmetics shop a few steps from the Marais district. After the advice of the make-up artist, you reproduce the make-up on the other half of your face
    • Perfumer Tour – 3h : Discover the most beautiful French perfume houses of Paris! Three courses among the most beautiful districts of the capital: Saint Germain des Pres, Le Marais or Saint Honoré. Discover the fascinating world of perfume houses, their know-how and their history
    • Perfume Creation – 1h30 : Creation of a unique and original perfume with the help of an expert called “Nez”, while using the sensory memory. You leave with your creation, in a real bottle of 30ml
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+COOKING IN PARIS

  • 290 € / week
  • 4 weeks maximum
  • Paris

This activity will allow you to improve your French and learn the secrets of French cuisine with a real chef!

You will discover new flavors and recipes, while practicing the French language in a relaxed atmosphere, which facilitates oral communication.

  • 2 sessions of 2 or 3 hours each/ week
 

The cooking or baking workshops are provided by a long-time partner.

They are organized according to your French classes and can take place in the morning, afternoon, evening (until 10.30pm) or on weekends. The schedule will be sent at the latest two weeks before the cooking lessons (be careful: the schedule of the cooking workshops is likely to be modified by our partner).

+LIFE IN PARIS

  • 110 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Paris

Discover Paris differently!

Thanks to this activity, you will explore the city with a person from Paris who will share with you their anecdotes that will mark your stay.

  • A weekly transport pass
  • A meeting with a people from Paris to visit an unusual place of the city
  • A tasting of French specialties accompanied by a native representative of the city

+COOKING IN NICE

  • 282 € / week
  • 4 weeks maximum - Closing dates : From 06/11 to 11/11/23, from 11/03 to 16/03/24 & from 05/08 to 31/08/24
  • Nice

This activity will allow you to improve your French and learn the secrets of French cuisine with a real chef!

You will discover new flavors and recipes, while practicing the French language in a relaxed atmosphere, which facilitates oral communication.

  • 2 sessions of 2 or 3 hours each/ week
 

The cooking or baking workshops are provided by a long-time partner.

They are organized according to your French classes and can take place in the morning, afternoon, evening (until 10.30pm) or on weekends. The schedule will be sent at the latest two weeks before the cooking lessons (be careful: the schedule of the cooking workshops is likely to be modified by our partner).

+LIFE IN NICE

  • 110 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Nice

Discover Nice differently thanks to this activity. You will explore the city with a person from Nice who will share with you their unusual places and their favorites and will tell you anecdotes that will mark your stay.

  • A weekly transport pass
  • A meeting with a people from Nice to visit an unusual place of the city
  • A tasting of French specialties accompanied by a native representative of the city

+CULTURE, WINE AND GASTRONOMY

  • 350 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum - Starting dates : 04/03 - 01/04 - 03/06 - 01/07 - 05/08 - 02/09 - 04/11
  • Activity open for students over 18 years old only
  • Bordeaux

This activity is for you if you want to discover Bordeaux and its history, while tasting the region’s specialities and wines, accompanied by a representative of our school.

Take part in our gourmet discovery sessions and explore several specialties and French know-how!

  • 4 afternoon sessions* including :
    • 1 gourmet walking tour : Visit of an historical district of Bordeaux to discover some architectural jewels. Meeting and tasting of local specialties
    • 1 cultural discovery afternoon around Bordeaux : Discovery of Bordeaux heritage and cultural live : museum visits, exhibition, unusual sites
    • 1 pastry workshop : Pastry class and tasting of French specialties such as macarons, canelés, dunes blanches, tartes au citron, etc…
    • 1 discovery excursion to the vineyards : Visit of Bordeaux wine properties and wine tastings

 

*afternoon activities are scheduled according to availability.

+WINE AND TERROIR

  • 250 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Activity open for students over 18 years old only
  • Bordeaux

If the words Médoc, Saint-Émilion, Merlot or Sauvignon make you shiver with pleasure, this activity is made for you!

Bordeaux is quite simply the leading wine region in the world with 118,000 ha of vines, bordering the Atlantic. It produces half of all the great French wines. Indeed the French vineyard produces 3240 different wines for 1313 different denominations (46 only in the Bordeaux Region) in 80 departments and 16 major vineyards.

Our school takes you to discover some of the greatest wine estates in France.

  • 2 guided tours of the great Haut-Médoc and Saint-Émilion wine estates
  • A tasting at the Cité du Vin

+LIFE IN BORDEAUX

  • 110 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Bordeaux

Discover Bordeaux differently! Thanks to our activity, you will explore the city with a person from Bordeaux who will share with you their anecdotes that will mark your stay.

  • A weekly transport pass
  • A meeting with a people from Bordeaux to visit an unusual place of the city
  • A tasting of Bordeaux specialties accompanied by a native representative of the city

+LIFE IN BIARRITZ

  • 110 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Biarritz

Discover Biarritz differently thanks to this activity. You will explore the city with a person from Biarritz who will share with you their anecdotes that will mark your stay.

  • A weekly transport pass
  • A meeting with a people from Biarritz to visit an unusual place of the city
  • A tasting of Basque specialties accompanied by a native representative of the city

+COOKING IN LYON

  • 260 € / week
  • 4 weeks maximum
  • Lyon

This activity will allow you to improve your French and learn the secrets of French cuisine with a real chef!

You will discover new flavors and recipes, while practicing the French language in a relaxed atmosphere, which facilitates oral communication.

  • 2 sessions of 2 or 3 hours each / week
 

The cooking or baking workshops are provided by a long-time partner. They are organized according to your French classes and can take place in the morning, afternoon, evening (until 10.30pm) or on weekends. The schedule will be sent at the latest two weeks before the cooking workshops (be careful: the schedule of the cooking workshops is likely to be modified by our partner).

+LYON : BOCUSE'S LEGACY

  • 220 € / week
  • 1 week maximum
  • Lyon

Lyon is the unmissable city for gourmets, it has also held the title of World Capital of Gastronomy for nearly 90 years, thanks to some great French chefs such as Paul Bocuse.

With our activity, you will awaken your taste buds by visiting the famous Halles where you can taste local specialties but also exchange with producers who are passionate about their profession. You will be accompanied by a representative of our school with whom you will then have lunch in one of the city’s famous restaurants called “bouchons”.

  • A visit to Halles Bocuse
  • A meeting with producers and discovery of local specialties
  • A lunch in a Lyonnais “bouchon” accompanied by a representative of our school

+WINE AND TERROIR

  • 200 € / week
  • 1 week maximum
  • Activity open for students over 18 years old only
  • Lyon

As Léon Daudet says, “Lyon is a city watered by three great rivers: the Rhône, the Saône and the Beaujolais”.

Lyon is surrounded by three great vineyards: Beaujolais, Coteaux du Lyonnais and Coteaux du Rhône, which is nothing but the second largest vineyard in France. Red wine, white or rosé wine, the region will not leave your palate indifferent.

The school takes you to discover some of the greatest wine estates in France.

  • 3 oenology workshops per week (1h30 session). Examples:
    • Workshop 1 : Introduction to tasting (4-5 bottles), educational and interactive discovery of wine
    • Workshop 2 : Discovery of regional wines, workshop with historical context and anecdotes, pairing with local products
    • Workshop 3 : Wine/cheese or Wine/chocolate theme

+LIFE IN LYON

  • 110 € / week
  • 2 weeks maximum
  • Lyon

Discover Lyon differently! Thanks to this activity, you will explore the city with a person from Lyon who will share with you their anecdotes that will mark your stay.

  • A weekly transport pass
  • A meeting with a people from Lyon to visit an unusual place of the city
  • A tasting of Lyon specialties accompanied by a native representative of the city
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Last page update : 18/01/2024