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Megan: 24 weeks in Montpellier Gap Year Course   Going to Montpellier to study French was easily one of the best experiences of my life. I had always wanted to improve my language skills and going to Montpellier allowed me to finally do it! In no time at all, I went from very basic conversational skills to […]

Miriam 26 weeks in Montpellier French Gap Year Course After volunteering and trekking in Nepal for the first part of my gap year, I studied French in Montpellier for 26 weeks.  I would highly recommend this as a way of keeping your brain alive for university studies whilst gaining a valuable life skill and having […]

Hilary Jones 4 weeks French course in Paris Standard Course I can’t believe how motivating learning French in Paris on this course was!  Right from the start I felt I learnt so much from the classes.  I really liked the emphasis on communication skill and found the lessons were very interactive. The teachers at the […]

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. 

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mrs Malcolm Two weeks French course in Montpellier 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. I chose a host family and was also apprehensive about about that but chose this option so I would be […]