As in Britain, there has been plenty of snow in Calvados over the past few weeks. This has been the view from outside Le Clos.
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Winter at Le Clos
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Learning French in London – Courses for 2010
Sunday, November 8th, 2009We are now offering French classes at our Fulham centre. Maybe you are looking for a beginner’s class or perhaps you want to rekindle the French learnt earlier in life? Whatever the reason, we can offer you a tailor made course.
From January 2010 we will offer two new 6 week courses running on Thursdays: 7 January to 11 February 2010
- Beginners’ Course: Thursdays 10.30 – 12.00
- Intermediate Course: Thursdays 13.00 – 14.30
- Total cost for each course £120
Enrolment: Thursday 17 December 10.00 – 14.00
At 97 Moore Park Road, Fulham Broadway SW6 2DA
For more info: french-in-london
Alternatively, you may wish to work towards an exam, or simply come for an hour’s conversation, or perhaps you would like to form your own group with some friends. Additionally, we can provide Business French for specific purposes. We aim to be as flexible as possible. Classes are available to small groups or one-to-one. Feel free to come and discuss your requirements.
For all enquiries phone 020 77 31 41 77 or by mobile 079 63 95 42 89
Work Experience at Le Clos
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Over September and October 6th form students from Reigate College and St Mark’s Catholic School in Hounslow successfully completed work experience programmes at Le Clos.
Based at workplaces in the Bayeux area - schools, stables, the Bayeux Tapestry, the local Office of Tourism, shops and hotels – all our students impressed with their enthusiasm and application. Particular congratulations to Camilla for managing to get an offer of future employment at the Bayeux Office of Tourism.
As well as learning and using French at the work place, there was plenty of time left to discover the area and its attractions.
Work experience organised through LFIF is aimed at AS and A2 students. The 2010 cost for a week long programme is being held at £495. The cost includes travel to and from the UK, the selection of appropriate placements, board and lodging at Le Clos, escorted travel to and from the workplace every day and a full programme of activities and visits outside of the working day.
Summer At Le Clos
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Summer Butterflies - the Peacock (Paons de jour)
Summer Butterflies - the Peacock (Paons de jour)
It’s been a spectacular butterfly summer at Le Clos. Walking down beside the long border on a sunny day at noon you disturb clouds of them – quite literally, they fly all round you! They’ve also loved the lavender in the Mediterranean garden.
Our most frequent visitor by far has been the Painted Lady (Belle-dame, en français! – learning the French names has been half the fun); there have been dozens of them at times, four or five on a single buddleia or lavender. We’ve also had lots of Peacocks (Paons de jour), Red Admirals (Vulcains), Meadow Browns (Myrtils), Gatekeepers (Amaryllis), Wall Browns (Mégères), Small Tortoiseshells (Petites tortues) and Whites large and small (Piérides du chou et de la rave). More rarely spotted have been the Clouded Yellow (Souci), Orange Tip (Aurore), Marbled White (Demi-deuil) an unidentified Blue (!) and a Swallowtail (Machaon).
All so beautiful, elusive and ephemeral – very hard to photograph, but it’s irresistable to try! Hope they’ll be back in even greater numbers next year…
December weekend break
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009December Break at Le Clos de l’Ancien Pressoir in Normandy
For a third year, Learning French in France are organising a weekend shopping and cultural break at Le Clos de l’Ancien Pressoir, in Commes, Calvados, to take place from Friday evening 4 December to Sunday 6 December at a cost of £279.
We will be travelling to Portsmouth by minibus, leaving central London at 8 pm; alternatively we can meet you at Portsmouth. We will travel overnight via Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth, arriving at Caen on Saturday morning. You will have your own cabin, with shower and toilet facilities. A breakfast is provided on the ferry.
Accommodation at Le Clos is on a one-per-room basis. All rooms are en-suite.
The itinerary in France includes visits to the Bayeux Saturday market, the famous Caen Christmas market and a local hyper-market. There will be other shopping opportunities at specialist shops, as well as the possibility of visiting many of the cultural attractions of the area.
In addition to breakfast and buffet lunches on Saturday and Sunday, included in the cost of the trip is a gourmet meal with wine at the beautiful Château de Sully on Saturday night.
The return ferry on Sunday evening arrives at Portsmouth, and the minibus will carry on to central London.
Itinerary & Journey arrangements
Friday, December 4:
(20.00 Optional pick up in minibus by Cleopatra’s Needle)
21.30 Arrival at Portsmouth; check-in
22.30 Brittany Ferry Mont St Michel departs
Saturday, December 5:
From 06.00 Breakfast on the Ferry
06.30 Mont St Michel arrives at Caen/Ouistreham
08.00 Arrival at centre (Le Clos de l’Ancien Pressoir)
08.00 to 10.00 Settling in at centre
10.30 to 12.30 Visit to Bayeux inc. Saturday market
12.45 to 13.30 Buffet lunch at centre
13.45 to 16.30 Visit to Caen, including Christmas market
17.00 to 18.00 Visit to Leclerc supermarché
18.00 to 18.25 Return to centre
20.00 onwards Gourmet meal at Château de Sully
Sunday, December 6:
09.30 to 10.15 Breakfast
11.00 to 12.00 Courseulles fish market ; picnic lunch
13.00 to 14.45 Honfleur
15.45 Arrival at Caen/Ouistreham; check in
17.00 Brittany Ferry Mont St Michel departs
21.00 Arrival at Portsmouth
22.30 Arrival in London
These are provisional arrangements, based on last year’s trip, from which the final details may vary