FEBRUARY HALF-TERM
and
EASTER HOLIDAY COURSES
2024 DATES
February Half-Term
Sunday 11th February - Sunday 18th February
Exceptionally, this course ends a day later than usual owing to limited travel options. Students are expected to arrive on the Gatwick - Rennes Easyjet flight on Sunday afternoon, departing 1505, and return on the following Sunday on the Easyjet flight from Rennes to Gatwick, arriving 1810. There will of course be no extra charge for the extra day. Early bookers will find very cheap flights! The alternative train route is much longer and considerably more expensive. There are no ferry crossings between Portsmouth and Saint Malo at this time of the year.
Easter
Course 1 : Sunday 31st March - Saturday 6th April
Course 2 : Sunday 7th April - Saturday 13th April
It is helpful if all students can be assembled at Le Grand Osier in the morning of the Sunday at the beginning of their chosen course. This way we can crack on with teaching straight away!
For these Easter courses, we strongly recommend the Brittany Ferries crossing from Portsmouth - Saint Malo, travelling overnight (Saturday evening departure) to Saint Malo and arriving early on Sunday morning. The return crossing the following Saturday leaves Saint Malo at 1030 and arrives in Portsmouth at 1820.
In the past, schools have been very understanding if students have had to miss a few days at the end of the Lent Term or at the beginning of the Summer Term in order to come on a course with us.
2024 COURSE FEES
The all-inclusive fee for this course is £1360.
A 25% deposit of £340 will be payable and the balance of £1020 at the beginning of the course. If you cancel your booking, we shall refund your deposit only if we manage to fill the cancelled place.
There are no hidden “extras” while the students are at Le Grand Osier. The week’s price includes:
- All tuition in class,
- All individual tuition,
- The course book,
- All teaching materials,
- All projects and expeditions, including entry fees to exhibitions, concerts and other events,
- Full board (including dinners in restaurants),
- The alcoholic beverages (beer, cider or wine) which accompany lunch and dinner.
- Tea, coffee, soft drinks, fresh fruit and biscuits stocked in the students’ house, to which the students may freely help themselves.
- All transfers to and from Dinard airport, Rennes airport, Saint Malo ferry port and Dol-de-Bretagne railway station.
- A full report on work covered in class and all projects and expeditions (the course journal) as well as an individual report on the progress of each student, sent to parents, the student and the student’s school.
TYPICAL FORMAT OF A ONE-WEEK COURSE:
- Sunday: Arrival; teaching sessions arranged according to arrival times. Dinner en famille at Le Grand Osier followed by games and/or songs.
- Monday: Classroom session 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch en famille followed by a project in Dinan. On return, discussion of project followed by another classroom session and/or one-to-one sessions. Dinner at a local restaurant.
- Tuesday: Classroom session 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch en famille followed by a project in Saint Malo. On return, discussion of project followed by another classroom session and/or one-to-one sessions. Dinner at Le Grand Osier followed by games and/or songs.
- Wednesday: As Monday.
- Thursday: Classroom session 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Visit to Dinan market (with project). Lunch at Le Grand Osier, followed by classroom session 2.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Break, then another classroom session and/or one-to-one sessions. Dinner at a local restaurant.
- Friday: As Monday. Dinner at Le Grand Osier followed by an end-of-course entertainment.
- Saturday: Departures. Teaching sessions arranged according to departure times.
“The informal atmosphere at Le Grand Osier
is perfect for improving one’s French; the mix of work and play is just right.”
At the end of each course, a course journal is written and sent to each student, each student’s parents, and each student’s teachers at school, together with an account on the progress each student made during the week.
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“She has bubbled wtih confidence since her return and regaled us with endless anecdotes – which we are now able to put into chronological
order due to the ‘journal’”. |
Please click on the links below for further information:
Students’ information sheet : Students must read this page very carefully before committing themselves to come on a course with us.
Travel information
Features of our courses
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Students’ information sheet : Students must read this page very carefully before committing themselves to come on a course with us.
Travel information
Features of our courses
FORMS
We will send you the relevant forms by email when you contact us.
Or…
Look at other courses
Back to Home Page
Contact:
Caroline and Richard Tracey
Le Grand Osier,
Saint Hélen,
22100 Dinan,
France
Caroline and Richard Tracey
Le Grand Osier,
Saint Hélen,
22100 Dinan,
France
- Home tel: 00 33 296 83 37 79
- French mobile: 0033 695 44 40 20
- Email: [email protected]
- Or contact us using the form on the contacts page.