Term 2 has been one of the most successful in frenchclass’ history and we are delighted to be bringing the French language to so many aspiring French speakers.

We are pleased to announce our new programme for classes for Term 3.

In Term 3 we will be adding two new Foundation 1 classes on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings as an addition to our existing classes programme. For all the detail on the classes, times, cost and teaching style go to classes

In Term 3, Martine and Miriam will be leading our Autunm In Provence.

We return to the Luberon Valley in September for 10 days of fun in French, plus the chance to sample many of the local delicacies, wines and visit sites, markets and vineyards in the region. For al the details on this tour contact frenchclass 93802672 or look on frenchclass in Provence page.

A tres bientôt

Martine et Miriam
frenchclass

Joyeuses Pâques!

2010 is well underway and Term two will commence the week starting 19th April and will run until Thursday 1st July.

We continue to offer classes at all levels from Foundation 1 (beginners) to Advanced and have some spaces left in most classes. With so many new students this year, who are enjoying the delights of learning French with Martine and Willya, we are opening a new class in Term two on Monday mornings at 11.45 for Foundation 2 students. This is a class for those who have had some introduction to the French language and wish to take their learning to the next level.

Children’s classes - we recommence our classes programme for children. For the details on the classes http://www.frenchclass.com.au/?page_id=7

Tour en Provence
We are off to Provence in September for our slice of French life en France. Just a couple of spots are left for this 10 day adventure in the heart of the Luberon. If speaking French, eating, drinking local wines, visiting sites of interest, a little shopping in the Provencal markets - all in the wonderful French countryside sounds like you, then contact us for the information package.

For all information on frenchclass please don’t hesitate to call on 93802672 or email info@frenchclass.com.au

Merci et à bientôt
Miriam et Martine

Bonjour tout le monde and a Happy New Year to everyone.

Just a reminder that our Term 1 for 2010 starts today Monday 25th Jan for all our returning and new students.

We are back from our travels in France, Italy and Morocco with plenty of fabulous travel tales to tell. We had a combined our trip with family and work and spent some time in Morocco meeting with our basket makers and seeing new styles and models. We also survived Paris in –4 days as well. Of course both Rome and Paris were so pretty during the festive season and well worth a visit just for that.

Term programme
All adult classes begin today Monday 25th January. With the exception of the Tuesday Foundation 1 classes which begin Tuesday 2nd Feb.

All our children’s classes start the week 1st Feb.

For anyone still considering our group classes we a have very limited number places in our evening classes and a few spots in the morning groups.
For private lessons or Skype classes; these need to be arranged with Martine directly on 93802672.

La vie moderne
frenchclass has embraced some of the modern social networking sites available. Strictly in the interest of promoting the French language bien sûr!

We now have both a Twitter and facebook page.
If you are interested in becoming a fan of facebook go to our page on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paddington-Australia/frenchclass-Martine-Baboin/139570890049

For Twitter our name is frenchclasstips
We hope to keep up a regular flow of ideas for improving your French for our followers.

Tour in Provence
Just a reminder that we still have a couple of places available in our Tour to Provence for September this year. The group is from 5th –15th September in the Luberon Valley just outside the market town of Apt. It is a truly special 10 days living the French lifestyle. Go to our Provence page for all the info.

Merci et à bientôt

Martine et Miriam

Bonjour

With only a few days of 2009 to go Miriam and I wish all our students and frenchclass amis a wonderful fin d’année and a very happy festive season.

We are looking forward to a busy and very French 2010. We have already got amazing enrollments for our programme of classes for Term 1. If you are interested in taking lessons in Term 1, be quick as spaces are filling fast. We also have an expanding programme for children too! See the classes page for all the details.

Before the term begins we start the new year with several weeks of intensive summer classes.

We will be offering:

Advanced class 9.00 - 1.00pm 11th - 15th January
Foundation class 1.30 - 5.30pm 18th - 22nd January

N’oublie pas (don’t forget) our frenchclass in Provence trip in September.
We are in the Luberon Valley - Provence from the 5th to 15th September with our group of avid francophiles.

Our 10 day trip focuses on a French lesson everyday plus visits to markets, delightful provencal villages, local restaurants and sites of interest. For all details see our Provence page.

We are closed from the 21 Dec to 11 January.

Toutes nos amitiés, et bonne année pour 2010.

Martine et Miriam de frenchclass

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

After seeing the French through the whole of there Rugby world cup from the safety of our armchairs from Provence, we are back in Sydney and getting our final term underway.

We had a fantastic time in both rural and metropolitan France, with our tour of Rugby wives in Provence a real hightlight. We also had vists to the countryside of Drome and city breaks in both Nice and Paris.

We joined in with the Parisians on the day of their transport strike and rode bikes on the fantastic velib’ where you can hire a bicycle and wheel your way through the streets of Paris. As there were fewer cars and buses this was tremendous fun. We kept to the little streets through the Marais and rung our bells like the natives when anything got in our way.

More on our adventures soon and watch out for our next newsletter.