Residential French courses in Brittany, France,

for Sixth Formers studying French for

As, A level, IB and cambridge pre-u
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EASTER HOLIDAY
and
FEBRUARY HALF-TERM COURSES

2021 DATES

In view of Covid-19, we will run these courses if travel is permitted between the UK and France without quarantine restrictions. 

​February Half-Term: Sunday 14th February - Saturday 20th February

Course 1: Sunday 28th March  - Saturday   3rd April
Course 2: Sunday    4th April    - Saturday 10th April
Course 3: Sunday  11th April    - Saturday 17th 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.

If travel is still restricted and students are unable to come to Le Grand Osier, we can offer a Skype alternative if there is demand.

2021 COURSE FEES

The all-inclusive fee for this course is £1200.

​In view of Covid-19, we do not request a deposit with booking. Instead, we ask for a firm commitment to come on the course and only ask for the deposit when it is certain that border restrictions will not stop it happening.

When travel restrictions have been lifted, a 25% deposit of £300 will be payable and the balance of £900 at the beginning of the course. If you subsequently cancel, 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.
Please telephone or send an email to check the availability of places (see below).

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.
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“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.
“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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Easter booking form

Students’ Questionnaire

Travel form

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Contact:

Caroline and Richard Tracey
Le Grand Osier,
Saint Hélen,
22100 Dinan,
France