Location: The French Language School in Bordeaux is ideally located in the city’s center.

School Size: The French Language School in Bordeaux offers 15 classrooms, with a maximum capacity 180 students

Class Size: There is a maximum of 12 students per class at the Bordeaux French Language School.

Timing: Summer is the peak season so register early if you plan to attend a program during the summer months.

Start Dates: Students of the French Language School in Bordeaux can begin on any Monday of the year unless it falls on a holiday. Beginner start dates for the standard program are: Jan 3, 30, Feb 27, Mar 27, April 24,  May 22, Jun 19, Jul 17, Aug 14, Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 6, Dec 4 in 2006. 

Holidays: Jan 1,2, April 17, May 1, 8, 25, Jul 14,  Aug 15, Nov 1, Dec 23, 2006-Jan 7 2007.

Duration: Classes run in weekly increments and run from Monday through Friday. The standard group courses begin at 9:30 am to 1 pm each day except on Tuesday when classes run until 1:15 pm. For those taking the intensive group program, classes then resume at 2:30 and continue to 4 pm from Monday through Thursday.

Content: The prime objective at the French Language School in Bordeaux is to work on the practice of the language using oral expression, enabling the person to rapidly communicate in everyday situations. The training follows the contents and progression of a manual (French as a foreign language) for adults, to which the French Language School adds authentic material to help get a better understanding of the social and cultural aspects of the language. The methods used by the Bordeaux French Language School are above all interactive and communicative.
The programs are carefully structured but sufficiently flexible to allow each student of the French Language School in Bordeaux to progress according to their level and learning pace.

Teaching materials: The French Language School in Bordeaux uses FLE (French as a Foreign Language) manuals, grammar and vocabulary documents, audio and video materials, as well as Internet resources.

Schools Features: The French Language School in Bordeaux is located inside a building that dates back to the 19^th century.  It offers a study room and Internet access and a lounge that leads to a sheltered garden. The classrooms are air-conditioned.

College Credit:  Please contact your advisor to determine whether or not your school will issue academic credit for studying at the French Language School in Bordeaux. Please contact us if you need us to mail a syllabus to your advisor. Make sure to give us at least 3 weeks notice before the syllabus is due to be turned in to your school.

Excursions/Activities: Some additional activities offered by the French Language School in Bordeaux include:

-Cooking lessons
- Patisserie lessons
- Rambling in the Vineyards
- Discovering the Vineyards by bicycle
- Discovering the Port of Bordeaux by boat, St-Jean de Luz
- Bowling
- Skating, Surfing, sea-canoeing,
- Rafting in the Pyrenees, Canyoning, Fishing
- Laser quest
- Cinema club
- Tour of Bordeaux
- Initiation to wine tasting
- Wine and cheese tasting
- Oyster and wine tasting
- Visits to the world famous Bordeaux Museums
- Excursions to : Saint-Emilion, Dune du Pyla, Arcachon, Médoc (visit to the châteaux), Bayonne, Basque villages, skiing and/or hikes in the Pyrenees, excursions to Lourdes, and many more...!

Additional Programs: In addition to French language classes, the French Language School in Bordeaux offers courses at the teacher’s home, Duo courses (classes designed for just two people at the same level, traveling together with the same goal for studying French), French language course with internship training and placement, French business, French and law, French for diplomacy, French and art history, French and culture and gastronomy, and French + Bordeaux wine. Please contact us for details.

Accommodations: Students of the French Language School in Bordeaux can stay in a private room with a host family, or in an apart’hotel.

Host family: The French Language School in Bordeaux carefully chooses each host family. The host families are of all ages and social backgrounds, they provide breakfast and dinner on weekdays and all meals on weekends, with an individual, comfortable bedroom. Generally, there are one or two students of different nationalities per family, except during the summer period when this cannot be guaranteed.
Accommodation is from Sunday prior to starting date of the course until Saturday or Sunday after the end of the course. Please do not forget to send us full travel arrangements at least 2 weeks before arrival.
Please note that in July and August, host family accommodation is sometimes subject to availability.

Apart’hotel: 25 minute walking distance from the school, the Apart'Valley Apart'hotel is situated 100 meters from Quai des Chartrons.  This residence is elegantly furnished. It is comprised of studios and apartments, fully equipped with kitchenette, bathroom, telephone, Satellite TV, air conditioning with free parking facilities.
Studios can accommodate 1-2 persons : main room with sofa bed. Apartment : sofa + double bed. To view this apart’hotel from the inside, please click here.

Day care: Contact us for more information.