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– Classes start at 9 am or 1.30 pm each day depending on your language level
– Please note that classes start at 9.45 am and 2 pm on Monday
– Classes run daily Monday through to Friday each week
– You will have 3 group classes per day lasting 45 minutes each
– In the afternoon, you will have a 90-minute workshop designed around activities to work on improving and practising your French language skills in more specific contexts
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Dedicated to teaching French since 1999, this friendly French language school is located on the 1st and 4th floors of a beautiful art deco building in the historical city of Lyon. It's run by the director, Frédérique and her team of teachers, who are all highly qualified native French speakers with a passion for teaching. The school is also fully accredited.
Dedicated to teaching French since 1999, this friendly French language school is located on the 1st and 4th floors of a beautiful art deco building in the historical city of Lyon. It's run by the director, Frédérique and her team of teachers, who are all highly qualified native French speakers with a passion for teaching. The school is also fully accredited.
Lyon is perfectly located for those looking to learn French in France in a dynamic cultural city.
Features
– Stunning art deco building
– Centrally located in the heart of historical Lyon
– UNESCO site
– 9 well equipped classrooms
– Internet access in the student room
– WiFi access
– Coffee machine and water fountain
– Library with French DVDs and books
– Many facilities nearby including cinema, ice rink, swimming pool, Opera house, museums, parks, bars and restaurants
– Offers a host of optional social & cultural activities
– Weekend ski trips to the Alps available
– Trips on the Rhône
Nearest airport: Lyon – 45 minutes away from the city centre.
- Suitable for beginner French learners
- If you are elementary to advanced level, we do offer an alternative course for you, please get in touch
- Minimum age 18
- The school is open year-round with a break for Christmas
- Beginner French courses start on selected Mondays throughout the year
- If you choose to book the optional accommodation, you will arrive on the Sunday before the course and depart on the Saturday after the course
- Students can also stay for more than 2 weeks, please contact us on hello@nitgb.com for courses lasting one week to one year
Please note that there are no classes on the following days:
2021
5 April
13 May
14 July
1, 11 November
18 December 2021 - 3 January 2022
Lessons falling on a holiday will be reimbursed or replaced with an activity.
Host family
Choose a Home Stay with a local family to enhance your language learning experience. Your hosts may be a couple, family or a single person. All hosts are sociable, like to meet new people and can give a warm welcome to students giving you the opportunity to practice your language skills on a daily basis. You will have your own private room and will share a bathroom. Rooms are safe, clean and are all inspected and approved by the school on a regular basis. You will be provided with breakfast or breakfast and dinner each day, according to your choice, and room prices run from Sunday evening before your course starts to the Saturday morning after your course has finished. The maximum travel time to the school via public transport is 40 minutes. If you have any special requests such as non-smoking, no pets, allergies and so on, please note these in the special requests box during the booking process. These requests will be accommodated where possible but cannot be guaranteed. Please note, a deposit of €150 will be taken for all stays with a family.
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