We commence our new term starting the week 27th July. The winter term is a 10 week programme. Our new beginners class will be on Thursday 30th July in the evening from 6.30pm.

For all the details of our class programme click here for our classes page.

Don’t forget Bastille Day is coming up on the 14th July.

We have just heard that Caroline Nin will be @ The Vanguard (Doing Edith Piaf covers and more). What a great way to spend the evening. For more info here is the Vanguards website.
http://www.thevanguard.com.au/

A tres bientôt
Martine et Miriam

For sometime now frenchclass has been offering French lessons on line. Using the fantastic Skype technology we can bring a lesson right to you where ever you are. We offer audio Skype and if you have a webcam or a built in camera in your computer we offer a video Skype lesson.
It is a great way for students who are traveling, working interstate or living some distance away to keep in touch with their French.

‘I have been learning French with Martine via Skype for 3 months now. I have found this an excellent way to have lessons! I can see and hear her clearly and she is able to see and teach me very well. I live in the outback in Australia and have 2 small children so it is not particularly easy to learn French from where I am. Using Skype is great as we have scheduled a time that suits us both once per week and I can sit here at home and know that I am getting very good quality teaching from my living room. I would definitely recommend it.’ Debbie - Broken Hill.

To get more information about frenchcclass en ligne or arrange your own lessons contact Martine on 02 9380 2672 or email info@frenchclass.com.au

Bonjour à nos amis de frenchclass,

Term 2 has started and most of our classes like the cherries trees below are full and blossoming. However if you want to start with us call me and I will see what we can do for you. We recommend to be ready for a term of lessons you can start your learning with the Michel Thomas method. See classes page for the links.

As many of you know I am just back from a family trip in Drôme in the Rhône Valley. I went to supervise the slow but continuing renovation of our country house La Grange, visit my mother and recharge my French batteries.

Ci-dessous (here under) quelques images de la Vallée du Rhône autour de La Grange.

Merci à tous et à toutes et à très bientôt.

Martine

Bonjour

We are all settled into our programme for 2009, our new space and class room.

Almost all of of our classes are full to bursting with keen francophiles.

If you are still interested in learning French this year, our programme for Term 2 will be starting from the 27th April.

Watch out for your newsletter for those on our list. Or join our email list on the contact page.

A bientôt Martine et Miriam

Nous vous souhaitons un merveilleux Noel avec beaucoup de bonheur. Meilleurs vœux pour 2009.

We are finishing 2008 having had a fantastic year bringing the French language to a great many delighted and happy Sydneysiders who share our love and passion for France. We have now settled into our lovely new classroom and are enjoying the benefits of the extra space that it brings. We love the additional exposure on Glenmore Road too.
Our new programme of classes starts the week beginning 27th Jan. All the information click on the classes page of our website.

We had another wonderful trip to Provence in September with a enthusiastic and charming group of people who enjoyed the beauty and bounty of the Provencal countryside the way we do. Plans and bookings are underway for 2009 so if you want to be part of the marvellous experience check out the details on our website - tours page or call for more information at frenchclass in Paddington.

frenchclass has enjoyed being “maman” to our 2 duck trading company, with the French market baskets and we have had a great year selling les paniers at all the various markets we go to. In 2009 we will be taking part in Life in Style trade fair and hope to bring more baskets to Sydney and beyond as we all look for ways to reduce our use of plastics while carrying all our various needs.

Encore une fois - Joyeux Noel et bonne annee de Martine, Miriam, Willya et Louis de frenchclass. We hope to see you in 2009.

We are offering several intensive holiday classes for adults and children in January.

For adults
January 12th until 16th and 18th to 23rd
Advanced 1 - 10.00 - 12.00am
Foundation 1 - 2.00 - 4.00 pm

Cost $800 1 week and $1500 2 weeks.

For children
Foundation 1 4.30-6.00pm
Cost $300 1 week $500 2 weeks.

For information about all our classes and programme for 2009 look on our classes page www.frenchlass.com.au/>/a>

We are delighted to announce that frenchclass will be relocating to the shop at the front of our house in Glenmore Road.

We are very excited as this will give our French corner of Paddington so much more space to carry on all the classes we currently offer.

With the extra space we will be able to offer more classes for children and adults in 2009.

Watch out for our classes programme for next year in the coming months.

Christmas Markets for 2008
2 Duck Trading and the market baskets will be going to several additional markets in the lead up to the festive season!

Gift of Hope Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club - Thursday 30th October 9.00-3.00pm
Gift of Hope Mosman RSL, Military Road Thursday 6 Nov 10.30-3.00pm
Avalon Beach Village Market Day, Avalon Saturday 15th Nov 10.00-4.00pm
FANS French Fare at Killarney Height Primary School 21st Nov 2.00-8.00pm
Newport Village Market Day Newport sunday 30 November 10.00-4.00pm

If you can’t make it at these markets we are at all our normal markets see markets page www.frenchclass.com.au/?page_id=57 / for all the details.

frenchclass with our 2 duck trading French market baskets is joining the beautiful new farmers markets at the Rocks.

On Friday and Saturdays the farmers market will offer local inner city residents and visitors the opportunity to have access to high quality fresh food and produce just off Argyle street.
The market will operate from 10.00 - 3.00pm.

Come and visit Miriam pick up one of our lovely baskets and do your shopping in style.

For more information on the Rock farmers market or on any of our other markets/baskets call Miriam on 0404259986.

Finally an authentic cooking and eating programme from someone who is French and will come to you. Introducing Pascale’s French cooking.

For all the information on her French cooking classes call Pascale on 0431199740

No waiting for your Michel thomas CD’s any longer. For the first time ever you can have access to the Michel Thomas learning method on line.

The Michel Thomas Method is available exclusively from Audible. Go online to www.audible.co.uk/, join up and browse the full range of courses available. For Beginners I suggest the foundation course to be followed by the advanced. This is a wonderful new opportunity to access these learning method and really make progress with your French.

Martine