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Mrs Grim 2 wks in Montpellier Combined Course It was a sink or swim situation, as I leapt into the unknown! My expectations changed almost on a daily basis. I was expecting an intensive time in class and was a little apprehensive for the one-on-one sessions with a French private tutor. 

Samantha 2 weeks in Barcelona as part of her Gap Year I expected a high standard of teaching, friendly people and sunshine. I feel my expectations were met. My teacher was fantastic and I learnt a lot during my two week course. The lessons were great, my teacher insisted that we only spoke Spanish and encouraged […]

Alicia Mietus : 1 wk in Nice I didn’t know what to expect as I had never been on a language course before and had never been to that part of France.

Nicole Mills: 4 wks in Cannes The college definitely met and in fact in so many ways exceeded my expectations and I would have stayed all summer if I could. I think the French language classes were really well done. Everyone in the class was at the same level and the teacher was very kind and […]

Clair O’Callaghan: 1 week Summer school I was hoping to learn some basics and make friends in the class to spend time with sightseeing and socialising when not in class. My trip FAR exceeded my expectations. The lessons were brilliant, much better than the German language lessons I remember from secondary school.

 A fabulous week in May – spent in Siena. Good food, great conversation, new friends with plenty of laughter and a chance to work on those Italian language skills – perfect! The September course places are filling fast. If you can’t make the dates, then there’s always a choice of other locations or you can […]

Rachael Keating: 1 wk French Teen Course I expected the French classes to feel very long and hard, to learn lots, meet lots of new people mainly from Ireland and England and to have a bit of fun. The classes flew by and didn’t feel as long as they really were at all, as they were designed […]

Sophie Golding : 2 weeks Summer Programme I thought that a Spanish course would be of benefit to me, in terms of language skills but I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of how the lessons were taught, what the social side would be like and what kind of people would be there. My […]

Hannah’s Report  ‘Salut! Report One See lower down the blog for Report Two I am writing this having been in Cannes for about 1½ weeks, although I feel so at home here it could have been months!

We get asked about Montpellier in the summer –  how easy is it to get to the beach, and which are the best beaches near the city? So to make it easy for you all, we’ve put together a short Blog to give you a feel for the coastal options in the area: Firstly, there […]