This class is designed for absolute beginners, who have had no to very little exposure to French. The class will cover Dossiers 1 & 2 of the textbook. 
Pace: Intensive

This class is designed for absolute beginners, who have had no to very little exposure to French. The class will cover Dossiers 1 & 2 of the textbook. 
Pace: Intensive

Theme: Expressing yourself using past tenses
Refine your use of French past tenses in this grammar workshop centered on personal narratives and memories! Through guided activities and authentic texts, you'll deepen your understanding of passé composé and imparfait to express meaningful moments from the past with nuance and clarity.

📅 Tuesday, August 12th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2

Pace: Regular

Theme: Negation & Quantity – Talking about habits
Learn to express what you no longer do, what you never do, and how much (or how little!) you do it. Through real-life scenarios and interactive exercises, you’ll strengthen your grasp of common negation structures and quantity expressions in everyday French.

📅 Tuesday, August 19th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2

Pace: Regular

 Theme: Looking Ahead – Projects and Dreams
Practice expressing future plans and aspirations using key future tenses and common expressions. Through creative activities like planning a trip or writing to your future self, you'll gain confidence in speaking about what's next.

📅 Tuesday, August 26th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2 

Pace: Regular

Theme: Adding Nuance – The subjunctive in everyday French
Learn to express emotions, doubts, and possibilities with the subjunctive mood. Through real-life dialogues and interactive scenarios, you'll practice using this key structure to bring subtlety and precision to your conversations.

📅 Thursday, August 14th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Organizing your ideas - logical connectors
In this workshop, students will learn to structure their thoughts more clearly using logical connectors of cause, consequence, and opposition (e.g., parce que, donc, pourtant, malgré…). Activities will include comparing opinions or situations, correcting poorly structured texts, and preparing short group arguments to practice using these connectors in context.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Reporting Speech – From direct to indirect speech
This workshop will focus on how to report speech by shifting from direct to indirect style (e.g., présent → imparfait, futur → conditionnel). Through activities like imagining a news report or fictional interview, rephrasing what friends or colleagues said, and role-playing scenes such as “What my boss/my neighbor told me,” students will practice transforming speech naturally and accurately.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Over the course of three weeks, this French workshop will take you on a cultural journey through Dijon and the Bourgogne region. Led by Marion Nicvert, native to Dijon, you'll explore the city's rich history, uncover the heritage of Bourgogne, and discover the region’s culinary treasures—from traditional dishes to world-renowned wines. And yes, there’s much more than mustard! Designed for learners eager to deepen both their language skills and cultural knowledge, this workshop blends conversation, history, and gastronomy for a truly immersive experience.

📅 Mondays, August 11th, 18th and 25th
⏰ 1h30 per session / three weeks
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1+ minimum

Theme: Invitation to travel
This 2-hour conversation workshop is designed for adult learners at the B1 level. This session focuses on the theme "Invitation au voyage" and encourages learners to express their opinions, share experiences, and expand vocabulary related to travel. Through engaging activities and guided discussions, participants will explore questions like "Qu’est-ce que le voyage ?" or "Qu’est-ce qui est le plus important pour vous dans le voyage ?", and more. 

📅 Monday, August 11th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Technology & progress
In this 2-hour B1-level workshop, participants will explore the theme of technology and progress through thought-provoking discussions and activities around technology and modern life. Participants will reflect on a day without internet, read and debate an article asking whether technology makes us more free or more dependent, and question whether it brings us closer to—or further from—our humanity. 

📅 Monday, August 25th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Culinary traditions 
This 2-hour workshop offers B1-level adult learners the opportunity to practice French through engaging, real-life conversation centered around the theme of food and social life. Participants will exchange ideas on the importance of food in our social interactions, compare mealtime habits in France and the U.S. using real statistics, and share personal memories—like a favorite childhood recipe. 

📅 Monday, August 18th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Work, career changes & life balance
This workshop invites students to reflect on their professional lives and aspirations while developing their French conversation skills. Through personal sharing, debates and discussions about experiences like career changes, layoffs, or retirement, participants will explore vocabulary and expressions related to work, purpose, and well-being.

📅 Thursday, August 14th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Digital Life – between freedom and dependency
In this workshop, students will explore the role of technology in our daily lives while practicing their speaking skills. Activities include discussions, debates and role-playing. A great opportunity to reflect on digital habits and express opinions in French.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Living here or elsewhere? Culture and identity
This workshop invites students to reflect on their sense of belonging and cultural identity through interactive discussions and activities. From debating whether cultural differences are a strength to imagining life in another country, participants will develop their vocabulary and fluency while exploring what it means to live “here” or “elsewhere.”

📅 Thursday, August 28th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

C1 ADVANCED:

At the C1 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
– Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
– Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
– Can produce clear, well- structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.

Pace: Regular

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE:

At the B2 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
– Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
– Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Pace: Regular

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE:

At the B2 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
– Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
– Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Pace: Regular

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE:

At the B2 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
– Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
– Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Pace: Regular

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE:

At the B2 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
– Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
– Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Pace: Regular

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE:

At the B2 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
– Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
– Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Pace: Regular

C1 ADVANCED:

At the C1 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
– Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
– Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
– Can produce clear, well- structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.

Pace: Regular

C1 ADVANCED:

At the C1 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
– Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
– Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
– Can produce clear, well- structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.

Pace: Regular

C1 ADVANCED:

At the C1 CEFR level, a language learner:

– Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
– Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
– Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
– Can produce clear, well- structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices.

Pace: Regular

Over the course of three weeks, this French workshop will take you on a cultural journey through Dijon and the Bourgogne region. Led by Marion Nicvert, native to Dijon, you'll explore the city's rich history, uncover the heritage of Bourgogne, and discover the region’s culinary treasures—from traditional dishes to world-renowned wines. And yes, there’s much more than mustard! Designed for learners eager to deepen both their language skills and cultural knowledge, this workshop blends conversation, history, and gastronomy for a truly immersive experience.

📅 Mondays, August 11th, 18th and 25th
⏰ 1h30 per session / three weeks
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1+ minimum

Theme: Invitation to travel
This 2-hour conversation workshop is designed for adult learners at the B1 level. This session focuses on the theme "Invitation au voyage" and encourages learners to express their opinions, share experiences, and expand vocabulary related to travel. Through engaging activities and guided discussions, participants will explore questions like "Qu’est-ce que le voyage ?" or "Qu’est-ce qui est le plus important pour vous dans le voyage ?", and more. 

📅 Monday, August 11th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Technology & progress
In this 2-hour B1-level workshop, participants will explore the theme of technology and progress through thought-provoking discussions and activities around technology and modern life. Participants will reflect on a day without internet, read and debate an article asking whether technology makes us more free or more dependent, and question whether it brings us closer to—or further from—our humanity. 

📅 Monday, August 25th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Culinary traditions 
This 2-hour workshop offers B1-level adult learners the opportunity to practice French through engaging, real-life conversation centered around the theme of food and social life. Participants will exchange ideas on the importance of food in our social interactions, compare mealtime habits in France and the U.S. using real statistics, and share personal memories—like a favorite childhood recipe. 

📅 Monday, August 18th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Work, career changes & life balance
This workshop invites students to reflect on their professional lives and aspirations while developing their French conversation skills. Through personal sharing, debates and discussions about experiences like career changes, layoffs, or retirement, participants will explore vocabulary and expressions related to work, purpose, and well-being.

📅 Thursday, August 14th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Digital Life – between freedom and dependency
In this workshop, students will explore the role of technology in our daily lives while practicing their speaking skills. Activities include discussions, debates and role-playing. A great opportunity to reflect on digital habits and express opinions in French.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Living here or elsewhere? Culture and identity
This workshop invites students to reflect on their sense of belonging and cultural identity through interactive discussions and activities. From debating whether cultural differences are a strength to imagining life in another country, participants will develop their vocabulary and fluency while exploring what it means to live “here” or “elsewhere.”

📅 Thursday, August 28th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Expressing yourself using past tenses
Refine your use of French past tenses in this grammar workshop centered on personal narratives and memories! Through guided activities and authentic texts, you'll deepen your understanding of passé composé and imparfait to express meaningful moments from the past with nuance and clarity.

📅 Tuesday, August 12th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2

Pace: Regular

Theme: Negation & Quantity – Talking about habits
Learn to express what you no longer do, what you never do, and how much (or how little!) you do it. Through real-life scenarios and interactive exercises, you’ll strengthen your grasp of common negation structures and quantity expressions in everyday French.

📅 Tuesday, August 19th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2

Pace: Regular

 Theme: Looking Ahead – Projects and Dreams
Practice expressing future plans and aspirations using key future tenses and common expressions. Through creative activities like planning a trip or writing to your future self, you'll gain confidence in speaking about what's next.

📅 Tuesday, August 26th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2 

Pace: Regular

Theme: Adding Nuance – The subjunctive in everyday French
Learn to express emotions, doubts, and possibilities with the subjunctive mood. Through real-life dialogues and interactive scenarios, you'll practice using this key structure to bring subtlety and precision to your conversations.

📅 Thursday, August 14th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Organizing your ideas - logical connectors
In this workshop, students will learn to structure their thoughts more clearly using logical connectors of cause, consequence, and opposition (e.g., parce que, donc, pourtant, malgré…). Activities will include comparing opinions or situations, correcting poorly structured texts, and preparing short group arguments to practice using these connectors in context.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Reporting Speech – From direct to indirect speech
This workshop will focus on how to report speech by shifting from direct to indirect style (e.g., présent → imparfait, futur → conditionnel). Through activities like imagining a news report or fictional interview, rephrasing what friends or colleagues said, and role-playing scenes such as “What my boss/my neighbor told me,” students will practice transforming speech naturally and accurately.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

France is very famous for its magnificent, original, and unusual castles. Gigi Kuhn will share a creative selection by historical and architectural style, offering a unique experience through different eras of French history. Students will discover the many styles of famous French castles in various regions and present their favorite style in the final class. Travel virtually to discover castle treasures in France!

• Medieval: Château de Chambord, Château de Carcassonne
• Renaissance: Château de Chenonceau, Château de Villandry
• Classical: Château de Versailles, Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
• Gothic: Château de Pierrefonds, Château de Chillon
• Eclectic & Unusual Style: Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers
• Baroque: Château de Cheverny, Château de Hautefort

LEVEL : B1 (INTERMEDIATE)

Pace: Regular

Over the course of three weeks, this French workshop will take you on a cultural journey through Dijon and the Bourgogne region. Led by Marion Nicvert, native to Dijon, you'll explore the city's rich history, uncover the heritage of Bourgogne, and discover the region’s culinary treasures—from traditional dishes to world-renowned wines. And yes, there’s much more than mustard! Designed for learners eager to deepen both their language skills and cultural knowledge, this workshop blends conversation, history, and gastronomy for a truly immersive experience.

📅 Mondays, August 11th, 18th and 25th
⏰ 1h30 per session / three weeks
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1+ minimum

Theme: Expressing yourself using past tenses
Refine your use of French past tenses in this grammar workshop centered on personal narratives and memories! Through guided activities and authentic texts, you'll deepen your understanding of passé composé and imparfait to express meaningful moments from the past with nuance and clarity.

📅 Tuesday, August 12th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2

Pace: Regular

Theme: Negation & Quantity – Talking about habits
Learn to express what you no longer do, what you never do, and how much (or how little!) you do it. Through real-life scenarios and interactive exercises, you’ll strengthen your grasp of common negation structures and quantity expressions in everyday French.

📅 Tuesday, August 19th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2

Pace: Regular

 Theme: Looking Ahead – Projects and Dreams
Practice expressing future plans and aspirations using key future tenses and common expressions. Through creative activities like planning a trip or writing to your future self, you'll gain confidence in speaking about what's next.

📅 Tuesday, August 26th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2 

Pace: Regular

Theme: Adding Nuance – The subjunctive in everyday French
Learn to express emotions, doubts, and possibilities with the subjunctive mood. Through real-life dialogues and interactive scenarios, you'll practice using this key structure to bring subtlety and precision to your conversations.

📅 Thursday, August 14th
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Organizing your ideas - logical connectors
In this workshop, students will learn to structure their thoughts more clearly using logical connectors of cause, consequence, and opposition (e.g., parce que, donc, pourtant, malgré…). Activities will include comparing opinions or situations, correcting poorly structured texts, and preparing short group arguments to practice using these connectors in context.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Reporting Speech – From direct to indirect speech
This workshop will focus on how to report speech by shifting from direct to indirect style (e.g., présent → imparfait, futur → conditionnel). Through activities like imagining a news report or fictional interview, rephrasing what friends or colleagues said, and role-playing scenes such as “What my boss/my neighbor told me,” students will practice transforming speech naturally and accurately.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Over the course of three weeks, this French workshop will take you on a cultural journey through Dijon and the Bourgogne region. Led by Marion Nicvert, native to Dijon, you'll explore the city's rich history, uncover the heritage of Bourgogne, and discover the region’s culinary treasures—from traditional dishes to world-renowned wines. And yes, there’s much more than mustard! Designed for learners eager to deepen both their language skills and cultural knowledge, this workshop blends conversation, history, and gastronomy for a truly immersive experience.

📅 Mondays, August 11th, 18th and 25th
⏰ 1h30 per session / three weeks
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1+ minimum

Theme: Invitation to travel
This 2-hour conversation workshop is designed for adult learners at the B1 level. This session focuses on the theme "Invitation au voyage" and encourages learners to express their opinions, share experiences, and expand vocabulary related to travel. Through engaging activities and guided discussions, participants will explore questions like "Qu’est-ce que le voyage ?" or "Qu’est-ce qui est le plus important pour vous dans le voyage ?", and more. 

📅 Monday, August 11th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Technology & progress
In this 2-hour B1-level workshop, participants will explore the theme of technology and progress through thought-provoking discussions and activities around technology and modern life. Participants will reflect on a day without internet, read and debate an article asking whether technology makes us more free or more dependent, and question whether it brings us closer to—or further from—our humanity. 

📅 Monday, August 25th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Culinary traditions 
This 2-hour workshop offers B1-level adult learners the opportunity to practice French through engaging, real-life conversation centered around the theme of food and social life. Participants will exchange ideas on the importance of food in our social interactions, compare mealtime habits in France and the U.S. using real statistics, and share personal memories—like a favorite childhood recipe. 

📅 Monday, August 18th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Work, career changes & life balance
This workshop invites students to reflect on their professional lives and aspirations while developing their French conversation skills. Through personal sharing, debates and discussions about experiences like career changes, layoffs, or retirement, participants will explore vocabulary and expressions related to work, purpose, and well-being.

📅 Thursday, August 14th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Digital Life – between freedom and dependency
In this workshop, students will explore the role of technology in our daily lives while practicing their speaking skills. Activities include discussions, debates and role-playing. A great opportunity to reflect on digital habits and express opinions in French.

📅 Thursday, August 21st
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular

Theme: Living here or elsewhere? Culture and identity
This workshop invites students to reflect on their sense of belonging and cultural identity through interactive discussions and activities. From debating whether cultural differences are a strength to imagining life in another country, participants will develop their vocabulary and fluency while exploring what it means to live “here” or “elsewhere.”

📅 Thursday, August 28th
⏰ 2h session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: B1

Pace: Regular