EASTER HOLIDAY
and
FEBRUARY HALF-TERM COURSES
2019 DATES
February Half-Term: Sunday 17th February - Saturday 23rd February
Course 1: Sunday 31st March - Saturday 6th April
Course 2: Sunday 7th April - Saturday 13th April
Course 3: Sunday 14th April - Saturday 20th April
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.
So as to give us time between courses to clean the students’ house, change the bed linen, restock the larder and write our detailed reports and journals, students should arrive on the Sunday at the beginning of their chosen course and depart on the following Saturday.
2019 COURSE FEES
The all-inclusive fee for all these courses is £1100. A deposit of £275 is payable when booking and the balance of £825 at the beginning of the course. We shall send you payment details at the time of booking.
There are no hidden “extras” while the students are at Le Grand Osier. The week’s price includes:
When you have reserved a place by telephone or email, please confirm your booking in writing and send this to us with your deposit of 25% of the fee. In the event of cancellation, your deposit will only be refunded if we subsequently manage to fill the cancelled place.
TYPICAL FORMAT OF A ONE-WEEK COURSE:
and
FEBRUARY HALF-TERM COURSES
2019 DATES
February Half-Term: Sunday 17th February - Saturday 23rd February
Course 1: Sunday 31st March - Saturday 6th April
Course 2: Sunday 7th April - Saturday 13th April
Course 3: Sunday 14th April - Saturday 20th April
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.
So as to give us time between courses to clean the students’ house, change the bed linen, restock the larder and write our detailed reports and journals, students should arrive on the Sunday at the beginning of their chosen course and depart on the following Saturday.
2019 COURSE FEES
The all-inclusive fee for all these courses is £1100. A deposit of £275 is payable when booking and the balance of £825 at the beginning of the course. We shall send you payment details at the time of booking.
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.
When you have reserved a place by telephone or email, please confirm your booking in writing and send this to us with your deposit of 25% of the fee. In the event of cancellation, your deposit will only be refunded if we subsequently manage to fill the cancelled place.
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.”
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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
FORMS
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Please contact us if you have any difficulty downloading these forms and we will email them to you.
Easter booking form
Students’ Questionnaire
Travel form
Or…
Look at other 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
These links will download a Word document to your computer for you to fill in. Depending on your computer settings, you may need to go to your Download folder to recover these. Please click on "Enable editing" when you open the files.
Please contact us if you have any difficulty downloading these forms and we will email them to you.
Easter booking form
Students’ Questionnaire
Travel form
Or…
Look at other courses
Back to Home Page
Contact:
Caroline Tracey
Le Grand Osier,
Saint Hélen,
22100 Dinan,
France
Caroline Tracey
Le Grand Osier,
Saint Hélen,
22100 Dinan,
France
- Home tel: 00 33 296 83 37 79
- UK mobile: 07971 882627
- Email: carolineandrichard.tracey@gmail.com
- Or contact us using the form on the contacts page.
