For short stays, focused goals and immersive learning
Intensive French Classes in Paris
Bespoke intensive French programmes designed around your stay in Paris.
If you are in Paris for a limited time and want to make real progress in French while you are here, we can design a private intensive programme around your goals, schedule and level.
Your classes focus on the situations that matter most during your stay: everyday conversations, professional interactions, cultural codes, family life, or simply feeling more comfortable using French in the city.
Ideal for:
- visitors staying in Paris for a few weeks
- professionals preparing meetings, a short assignment or regular travel to France
- families or children spending time in Paris during school holidays
- learners planning a short French immersion experience
Private French classes • Personalised programme • 10-hour minimum
Book a short, free call with Fabienne to explore what your intensive French programme could look like.
Who our intensive French classes are designed for
A short stay in Paris can still be a real opportunity to make progress in French, especially when your programme is focused on the situations you are most likely to experience while you are here.
Our intensive French classes in Paris are designed for learners who want a private, personalised programme during a limited period of time. You may be visiting for a few weeks, preparing a professional stay, travelling regularly to France, or spending time in Paris with your family.
Because each programme is designed around your stay, we adapt the pace, schedule and content to your goals, your level and the time you have available.
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You are staying in Paris for a few weeks
You may be spending one, two or several weeks in Paris and want to use that time to improve your French in a meaningful way.
Rather than simply "getting by", you would like to understand more, interact more naturally, and feel more confident in everyday situations: ordering in cafés, speaking with shopkeepers, socializing in public settings, or taking part in social and cultural conversations with French-speaking friends.
An intensive programme helps you connect your French learning directly to your experience of Paris.
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You are preparing a professional stay in France
You may be coming to Paris for meetings, regular business travel, or a short professional assignment.
Your goal is not necessarily to become fluent overnight, but to feel more prepared and more confident when French comes up: greeting people, joining informal conversations, understanding cultural codes, or handling parts of a meeting more comfortably.
Your classes can focus on the professional and social situations that matter most for your stay.
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You are visiting Paris with your family
You may be spending time in Paris during school holidays and would like your child or teenager to experience French in a natural, engaging way with native French tutors.
Lessons are adapted to their age, level and energy, with a focus on interaction, confidence and enjoyment. We can also design private lessons for siblings, parents and children, or relatives learning together.
For younger learners, this can also be a gentle way to discover the sounds, rhythm and melody of French, and develop curiosity for another language and culture.
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You want a short French immersion experience
You may be coming to Paris specifically to immerse yourself in the language during your stay.
For a more immersive experience, your programme can combine French classes focused on real-life situations with guided practice in Paris. You may, for example, practise conversation in cafés, neighbourhoods or museums, using these places as natural contexts to activate what you have learned in class.
This format is ideal if you want to build momentum, practise actively and make your time in Paris feel more connected to the language.
What your intensive French programme looks like
Before your classes begin, we define the main direction of your programme based on your stay in Paris, your goals, your level and your availability.
The idea is not to follow a generic course plan, nor to improvise each lesson from scratch. We create a focused learning experience for the time you have, with a clear direction, so your classes feel coherent, useful and connected to your experience of Paris.
The goal is to help you make the most of your time in Paris while building real progress in French.
Your intensive French programme includes:
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Private French lessons with an experienced teacher, one-to-one or in a small private group such as a couple, family or friends travelling together
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A schedule adapted to your stay, availability and learning rhythm
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Content focused on real-life communication situations in Paris
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Speaking practice, roleplays and guided feedback to help you use French more naturally
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Cultural explanations to better understand how French is used in everyday interactions
When relevant to your goals, your programme can also include guided practice in real Paris settings, for example in a café, at a market, in a museum, around a neighbourhood, or in another everyday place where you can practise French in context.
Because the format is intensive, we focus on what will be most useful during your stay. This may include everyday conversations, professional interactions, social situations, family needs, cultural codes or real-life practice in Paris.
Our intensive programmes start from a minimum of 10 hours. This gives enough time to create continuity between sessions and build momentum, while keeping the format realistic for a short stay.
Examples of intensive programmes
Every programme is different, but here are a few examples of how intensive French classes can be organised depending on your stay, goals and availability.
A Francophile spending time in Paris
A 10- to 15-hour programme over one or two weeks to refine your French and enrich your vocabulary around topics you love, such as culture, art or gastronomy. Classes can focus on more nuanced conversation, cultural references and guided discussion, so you feel more comfortable expressing yourself with French-speaking friends or relatives.
A visitor spending two weeks in Paris
Four to five sessions per week to build momentum, combining focused lessons with guided practice in real Paris settings: ordering and chatting in cafés in different arrondissements, asking questions in shops, or even visiting a museum together as a natural way to practise conversation, vocabulary and cultural understanding in French.
A professional preparing meetings in France
A short, focused programme before or during your stay, with private lessons centred on the situations you need most, such as: greeting people, joining informal conversations with colleagues or clients, preparing parts of a meeting, and understanding cultural codes in a French professional context.
A family visiting Paris during school holidays
Short, engaging daily lessons for your child or teenager during your family stay, adapted to their age, level and energy. The lessons can focus on discovering and appropriating French through games, storytelling, role-play, and activities tailored to your child's interest and goals.
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Francophile
A Francophile spending time in Paris
A 10- to 15-hour programme over one or two weeks to refine your French and enrich your vocabulary around topics you love, such as culture, art or gastronomy. Classes can focus on more nuanced conversation, cultural references and guided discussion, so you feel more comfortable expressing yourself with French-speaking friends or relatives.
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Visitor
A visitor spending two weeks in Paris
Four to five sessions per week to build momentum, combining focused lessons with guided practice in real Paris settings: ordering and chatting in cafés in different arrondissements, asking questions in shops, or even visiting a museum together as a natural way to practise conversation, vocabulary and cultural understanding in French.
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Professional
A professional preparing meetings in France
A short, focused programme before or during your stay, with private lessons centred on the situations you need most, such as: greeting people, joining informal conversations with colleagues or clients, preparing parts of a meeting, and understanding cultural codes in a French professional context.
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Family
A family visiting Paris during school holidays
Short, engaging daily lessons for your child or teenager during your family stay, adapted to their age, level and energy. The lessons can focus on discovering and appropriating French through games, storytelling, role-play, and activities tailored to your child's interest and goals.
What you will learn during your intensive French programme
Each intensive programme is personalised, so what you learn depends on your level, your goals and the situations you want to handle more comfortably in French.
But the common thread is always the same: French you can use immediately in Paris.
You learn practical everyday phrases, useful structures and cultural cues, then practise them with your teacher so you feel more ready to use them in real situations, whether you are ordering in a restaurant, speaking in a shop, having a conversation with a French friend, being invited to dinner, or experiencing another moment of Parisian life.
Depending on your needs, your programme can help you build confidence and spontaneity in one or several of the following areas:
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Everyday interactions in Paris
Handle everyday moments in French with practical words and expressions you can reuse right away.
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Natural conversations
Build spontaneity so you can answer, react and keep conversations going more naturally.
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French cultural codes
Understand the implicit habits, tone and expectations behind everyday communication in France.
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Practical French for your specific goals
Focus on the situations that matter most for your stay, from meetings to family, friends or events.
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Real-life practice in Paris
Practise French in real Paris settings, from cafés and markets to neighbourhoods or museums.
Everyday interactions in Paris
Daily life in Paris is full of small French interactions: ordering in a café, speaking with shopkeepers, asking for information, booking something, simply knowing how to respond when someone makes small talk with you in French.
We help you identify the words, phrases and expressions that are actually useful in these moments, so you can recognise them more easily and reuse them with confidence.
The goal is to help you handle daily interactions in the city with French that feels practical, natural and immediately connected to your life in Paris.
Natural conversations
Speaking French in real life often means going beyond prepared phrases. You need to understand what the other person is saying, answer without freezing, ask follow-up questions, and keep the conversation moving.
In your intensive programme, you can work on the reflexes that make everyday conversations feel more natural: sharing an opinion, talking about your experience, reacting to what someone says, or finding a French way to express your idea when you do not have the perfect word yet.
The goal is to help you build more spontaneity in French, so daily conversations feel less blocked and more fluid.
French cultural codes
Using French in Paris is not only about choosing the right words. Communication in France often involves implicit cultural habits and expectations: how people greet each other, make requests, show politeness, disagree, joke, or keep a conversation going in a way that feels natural.
Your programme can help you notice these cultural habits and practise the language that goes with them: when to be more direct, when to soften your message, how to sound polite without overdoing it, or how to better understand the tone of everyday interactions.
The goal is to help you feel more at ease not only with the French language, but also with the way people communicate in real situations.
Practical French for your specific goals
Your stay in Paris may come with specific situations where improving your French would make a real difference: preparing professional meetings, speaking with French-speaking friends, relatives or colleagues, attending a specific event, or preparing for a French certification test or exam.
Your programme can focus on the expressions, vocabulary and cultural context you need for these moments, so your classes feel directly connected to what you are here to do.
The goal is to help you leave each session with French that feels useful, relevant and ready to apply during your stay.
Real-life practice in Paris
Paris can become part of the learning experience when it helps you put your French into practice.
Depending on your goals, your programme can include guided practice in real Paris settings: ordering and chatting in a café, asking questions at a market, exploring a neighbourhood, or visiting a museum as a natural context for conversation, vocabulary and cultural understanding.
The goal is to help you try out, reuse and refine what you learn in class, so French becomes something you actively use during your stay, not only something you study.
A clear framework for your intensive French programme
Even during a short stay, your French programme is not improvised. Before your classes begin, we define a clear learning direction based on your stay, your goals, your level and your availability.
Your teacher then works within the Novexpat pedagogy and uses the most relevant content, situations and activities for your programme, while adapting each class to your progress and the questions that come up along the way.
Your programme at a glance
10 hours minimum
to build continuity and momentum during your stay
In Paris or online
at your hotel, at your home, at your office, in a Parisian café, or remotely
Solo, Duo or Trio
for one learner, a couple, friends, relatives or colleagues learning together
1h30 to 3h sessions
to leave enough time for practice, feedback and real interaction
A team supporting your learning
Your intensive programme is supported by Novexpat's pedagogical framework and team, so your experience feels clear, personal and connected from start to finish.
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Fabienne coordinates your programme from start to finish, helping define the learning direction, supporting your teacher, and remaining available through Slack if adjustments are needed.
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You work with an experienced French teacher, trained in the Novexpat pedagogy and used to working with expatriates and international learners in Paris.
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Your teacher follows the Novexpat approach, with content and activities selected for your goals, level and stay in Paris.
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Your programme can draw on selected FrenchUp materials and real-life learning situations, when they are relevant to your level, goals and stay in Paris.
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You can communicate easily via Slack with your teacher and the Novexpat team during the programme.
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When useful, we may suggest short challenges or complementary resources between sessions to help you practise during your stay.
Our intensive programmes are aligned with the CEFR and built around the Novexpat pedagogy: practical, structured French connected to real situations, cultural understanding and confidence in communication.
They bring your programme to life
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A team of 11 great teachers
Intensive French programme formats and pricing
Our intensive French classes are available in Solo, Duo and Trio formats.
Each format starts with a minimum 10-hour programme, which gives enough time to create continuity, build momentum and make meaningful progress during a short stay.
You can also plan a longer intensive programme, depending on your time in Paris, your goals and the rhythm that feels realistic for you.
Available formats
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Solo
from930€
for a minimum 10-hour package
Individual format with personalised guidance.
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Duo
from1 170€
for a minimum 10-hour package
Learn with a partner, friend, relative or colleague
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Trio
from1 410€
for a minimum 10-hour package
Small private group format for three people learning together during their stay in Paris.
Duo and Trio formats are designed for learners who already know each other. During your call with Fabienne, we can also confirm which format makes the most sense based on your goals, level and availability.
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Let's design your intensive French programme together
Hello, I'm Fabienne, co-founder of Novexpat, a French teacher for over 15 years, and I coordinate the French programmes at the school.
If you are planning to spend time in Paris and would like to take intensive French classes while you are here, I would be happy to help you explore what would be possible during your stay.
The first step is a short, free conversation together. This helps us understand your situation and design a programme that is realistic, useful and adapted to the time you have available.
During our conversation (in English, or in French if you prefer 😉), we will talk about:
- your stay in Paris and your availability
- your current level in French
- the situations where you would like to feel more comfortable
- the intensity and rhythm that would make sense for you
Based on this discussion, we can suggest a programme format that helps you make the most of your time in Paris while building real progress in French.
To get started, you will first fill out a short form about your stay and your learning goals. This helps us prepare the conversation and suggest the most relevant options for your programme.
You will then be able to choose a time directly in my calendar for our video call.
À bientôt pour faire votre connaissance !
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All levels welcome
From complete beginners to advanced – A0 to C1 (CEFR)
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Free video call with Fabienne
No prepayment and no commitment
Tell us about your stay
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FAQ
Your questions answered
Yes, you can make meaningful progress during a short stay, especially if your classes are focused on the situations you are most likely to experience while you are in Paris.
The goal is not to “learn everything” in a few days, but to help you use French more confidently in real situations: ordering in cafés, starting conversations, understanding cultural codes, preparing meetings in French, or feeling more natural when sharing an opinion and speaking with French-speaking friends, relatives or colleagues.
That is why our intensive programmes are personalised. We focus on what is most useful for your stay, so the French you learn in class can be recognised, reused and practised shortly afterwards in Paris.
What you learn depends on your level, your goals and the situations you want to handle more comfortably in French.
Your programme can focus on everyday interactions in Paris, natural conversations, French cultural codes, professional situations, family needs, exam preparation, or real-life practice in the city.
The common thread is always the same: French you can use immediately in Paris, with practical phrases, useful structures and cultural cues you can recognise, reuse and practise during your stay.
The programme is based on real-life communication, but grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation are included whenever they help you communicate more clearly.
We do teach grammar but not as an abstract subject. Instead, we introduce the structures you need for the situations you want to handle: asking questions, telling your story, expressing an opinion, making a request, telling about your needs and wishes, or sounding more natural in conversation.
The goal is to help you understand how French works while giving you enough practice to use it with more confidence during your stay in Paris.
Yes, when it supports your learning goals. Some intensive programmes can include guided practice in real Paris settings, such as cafés, markets, museums or neighbourhoods.
These moments are not sightseeing tours. They are French learning sessions in context, designed to help you put your French into practice, build confidence and connect what you learn in class with real situations during your stay.
Yes. We can design an intensive French programme for complete beginners, especially if your goal is to feel more comfortable with simple everyday interactions in Paris.
At this level, the programme usually focuses on useful phrases, pronunciation, basic sentence structures and practical situations you can reuse during your stay: ordering in a café, greeting people, asking simple questions, or understanding common everyday expressions.
The aim is to help you build a first layer of confidence in French, without overwhelming you with too much information at once.
Yes, your intensive programme can include preparation for a French certification test or exam, such as DALF, DELF, TCF, TEF, DCL FLE, depending on your level, your goals and the time available before the exam.
We can help you work on specific skills such as speaking, listening, writing, vocabulary, grammar or exam-style tasks, while keeping the programme practical and focused.
If your main objective is exam preparation, Fabienne will help you assess what is realistic during your call and suggest a programme structure adapted to your deadline.
Yes. Intensive programmes are organised as private French classes, either in Solo, Duo or Trio format.
This means the programme is designed for you, or for a small private group of people learning together, such as a couple, relatives, friends or colleagues.
For Duo and Trio formats, learners should have a similar French level and compatible goals, so the programme can remain coherent and useful for everyone.
Because the classes are private, we can adapt the pace, content, explanations and practice to your level, goals and stay in Paris.
Yes. Our intensive French programmes are available in Solo, Duo, and Trio formats.
The Duo and Trio formats are designed for people who already know each other and would like to learn together during their stay in Paris: couples, friends, family members, or colleagues, for example.
To ensure an enjoyable and effective learning experience for everyone, participants should generally have a similar level of French and compatible learning goals. We can discuss this together during your call with Fabienne.
Both programmes are built around Novexpat’s pedagogy: practical, structured French connected to real situations, cultural understanding and confidence in communication.
FrenchUp is our signature 30-hour programme. It follows a deeper learning path designed for expatriates who live in Paris and want to build long-term progress over several months.
Intensive French classes are designed for learners who have a shorter time frame: a stay in Paris, a specific goal, a professional trip, a family visit, or a short immersion period.
The intensive format is more condensed and adaptive. It can draw on selected FrenchUp materials when relevant, but the programme is built around the time you have, the situations you want to handle, and what is realistic during your stay.
If you are moving to Paris for a longer period and want a structured learning path over several months, FrenchUp may be a better fit.
Our intensive French classes are designed for shorter time frames: a limited stay in Paris, a short immersion period, a professional trip, or a specific goal you want to work on quickly.
If you are not sure which programme is right for you, Fabienne can help you decide during your call.
Yes. We can design intensive French programmes for children and teenagers, especially during school holidays or short family stays in Paris.
The lessons are adapted to their age, level, personality and energy, with a focus on interaction, confidence and enjoyment.
For children and teenagers, the goal is not to reproduce a school setting, but to help them experience French in a natural, supportive and engaging way during their stay.
Yes. Intensive French classes can be adapted to professional situations, especially if you are coming to Paris for meetings, regular business travel, a conference, or a short assignment.
Your programme can help you feel more comfortable greeting people, introducing yourself, joining informal conversations with colleagues or clients, preparing parts of a meeting, or understanding cultural codes in a French professional context.
The goal is to help you use French with more confidence in the situations that matter most for your work during your stay.
The rhythm depends on your stay, your availability and the progress you want to make.
Some learners take several sessions per week to build momentum, while others prefer a lighter rhythm with more time between classes to practise on their own.
During your call with Fabienne, we will help you define a schedule that is intensive enough to be useful, but still realistic for the time and energy you have during your stay in Paris.
Our intensive programmes start from a minimum package of 10 hours. This gives enough time to create continuity between sessions, build momentum and make the programme useful during a short stay.
The right number of hours depends on your level, your goals, your availability and how much time you will spend in Paris.
During your call with Fabienne, we will help you choose a format that is realistic for your stay and focused on what you want to achieve.
Yes. The 10-hour format is the minimum starting point for an intensive programme, but you can absolutely plan more hours if it makes sense for your stay, goals and availability.
Some learners choose a longer programme to create more continuity, practise more often, or combine different priorities such as everyday conversations, professional situations and real-life practice in Paris.
During your call with Fabienne, we will help you define a realistic number of hours and a rhythm that works for the time you have.
Most in-person sessions last between 1h30 and 3 hours. Online sessions can be shorter and may last 1 hour, depending on your programme and schedule.
This gives enough time to warm up, practise actively, receive feedback and go deeper into the situations you want to work on, without making the session feel rushed.
The exact duration can be adapted depending on your programme, your schedule and the format of your classes.
Both options are possible. Your intensive French programme can take place in person in Paris, online, or as a combination of both.
A mixed format can be useful if you want to start online before arriving in Paris, take in-person classes while you are in the city, then continue online after your stay.
The pedagogical quality is the same in both formats: your programme is designed around your goals, your teacher follows the Novexpat approach, and the classes remain focused on active practice, feedback and real-life communication.
In-person classes are ideal if you want to connect your learning to daily life in Paris. Online classes can make the programme easier to organise around travel dates, work constraints or changing availability.
During your call with Fabienne, we will help you choose the format that makes the most sense for your goals, schedule and stay in Paris.
In-person classes can take place in different locations in Paris, depending on your programme and what makes sense for your stay.
This may include your hotel, your home, your office, a quiet café, or another suitable place for learning. When relevant to your goals, some sessions can also include guided practice in real Paris settings, such as a market, a museum or a neighbourhood.
During your call with Fabienne, we will discuss your location, availability and learning goals to see what would be realistic and useful for your programme.
We recommend contacting us a few weeks before your stay in Paris whenever possible.
In most cases, we need at least one week between your call with Fabienne and the start of your programme. This gives us enough time to understand your goals, define the main direction of the programme, organise the schedule and coordinate with the right teacher.
If your stay is coming up soon, you can still reach out. We will let you know what is possible based on your dates, availability and the team’s schedule.
Start by filling out a short form about your stay in Paris, your current level and your learning goals.
After submitting the form, you will be able to choose a time in Fabienne’s calendar for a short, free video call.
During the call, we will discuss your situation and explore what type of intensive French programme would be adapted and useful for your stay.
The call with Fabienne is a short, free conversation to understand your situation and see what type of intensive French programme would make sense for you.
You will talk about your stay in Paris, your availability, your current level in French, your learning goals, and the situations where you would like to feel more comfortable.
Fabienne will then help you explore a personalised programme format, including the number of hours, rhythm, location and learning direction that could work for the time you have available.
Yes. We actually recommend contacting us before you arrive in Paris whenever possible.
This gives us time to understand your goals, define the main direction of the programme, organise the schedule and coordinate with the Novexpat teaching team.
You can also start online before arriving in Paris, then continue in person once you are here if this makes sense for your programme.
In most cases, we need at least one week between your call with Fabienne and the start of your programme.
This gives us enough time to define the main direction of your programme, organise the schedule, coordinate with the Novexpat team and prepare the first sessions properly.
If your stay is coming up very soon, you can still contact us. We will let you know what is possible based on your dates, availability and the team’s schedule.
Our intensive French programmes start from a 10-hour minimum package.
The starting price is 930€ for a Solo programme, 1,170€ for a Duo programme, and 1,410€ for a Trio programme.
The final price depends on the format, the number of hours and the structure of your programme.
Yes. All prices displayed for private individuals include applicable VAT.
For company-funded or OPCO-funded training, applicable VAT will be added when required.
The total price will be confirmed in your personalised proposal before you start.
We accept payment by bank transfer or card payment via Stripe.
For international payments, bank transfer through Wise or Revolut is often the most cost-friendly option.
Payment details will be included in your invoice before the start of your programme.
Payment is due before the first class.
Once your programme has been confirmed, we will send you the payment details with your proposal and invoice.
Your place and schedule are fully confirmed once payment has been received.
Yes. Your intensive French programme can be paid by your company, employer, relocation package, or another third party.
If the programme is funded by a company or organisation, we can provide the necessary invoice and administrative documents.
Please let us know during your call with Fabienne so we can prepare the right proposal and billing information.
Yes, you can reschedule a class if you let us know at least 24 hours in advance.
Classes cancelled or postponed with less than 24 hours' notice are counted as due.
If something unexpected happens during your stay, please contact us as soon as possible. We will look at possible alternatives within the remaining programme schedule.
If you need to interrupt your intensive French programme before the end, please contact us as soon as possible.
We will calculate the amount corresponding to the classes that have not taken place and refund the remaining balance, minus a 63 euros administrative fee.
Because intensive programmes are planned over a short period of time, we always recommend letting us know as early as possible so we can review the situation and confirm what can be adjusted.
If something does not feel right with your teacher or the way the classes are going, please let us know as early as possible.
Fabienne coordinates the programme and remains available through Slack during your learning experience. She can help clarify expectations, adjust the learning direction, or support the teacher in adapting the classes.
If a teacher change is necessary and possible within your programme schedule, we will do our best to organise it.
