Residential French courses in Brittany, France,

for Sixth Formers studying French for

As, A level AND IB
OCTOBER HALF-TERM COURSES

2023 DATES

Sunday 15th October - Saturday 21st October
Sunday 22nd October - Saturday 28th October

Students should arrive on the Sunday at the beginning of their chosen course and depart on the following Saturday.
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Note on accommodation
Each course will have a maximum of five students.
Accommodation will be in our students' house, in one double and three single rooms. 
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​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
  • 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 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).

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.

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​It has been great to see India's renewed interest in French
- she wholeheartedly appreciated Caroline's teaching style
and it is just a pity we didn't find you sooner!

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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.

At the end of the course, a course journal is written and sent to each student, his/her parents, and his/her teachers at school, together with an account on the progress he/she made during the week.
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.

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Features of our courses

FORMS

Please contact us by email or telephone if you would like to book a place and we shall email you the relevant forms to be completed.

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​Contact:

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