French
À la carte

Craving for a little bit of history or culture? Grammar or literature?
Great conversation à la française?
French À la carte
offers short classes to work on your pronunciation, revise some grammar or do fun activities like yoga or French cooking.
Discover below what French à la carte has for you! Check regularly as we add new activities.
New Workshops
You'll find activities to make you feel like you are in France (at least for an hour or two)! These are fantastic ways to complement your ongoing French classes and try something new. You'll add more hours to your week that you are immersed speaking and thinking in French. Enjoy!

Mindful mat Yoga en français avec zabeth !
Instructor: Zabeth
All levels
*New Dates*
March-April 2025
9 Wednesdays, March 5-April 30
8:00am-9:00am
$180
Via Zoom
For all levels of yoga practice, and
complete immersion in French!

JOURNÉE tout EN FRANÇAIS Avec ARMELLE
Instructor: Armelle
Saturday, May 3, 2025
10:00am-3:00pm
Niveau B2+ Int Avancé
$115
Looking to refresh and advance your French skills? Join us for this Journée tout en français, a 5-hour French immersion program. Not a word of English is to be spoken.
Conversational exercises, games, role-play and more will get you using your French in actual situations.
Coffee and tea and Light lunch included. Students are welcome to bring additional food/beverages as desired. *Please email the office to advise us of any food allergies.
Register below, please chose "Type" and select "French à la Carte" to chose your workshop
Checkout or add more course/s for yourself or another student.
Unsure of your level? (Adults only) Click here to take a free placement test. (Adults only)
Mindful Mat Yoga en français March-April 2025
A link to the weekly ZOOM recording allows you to take the class WHEN, WHERE and HOW OFTEN you want. When joining LIVE classes, come 5 minutes early to make requests, and stay on for a few minutes afterwards to ask questions. Each week after the live class has taken place, you will also receive a link to the recording of the class.
Whether or not you attend the live class, you receive a link to the recording of the class you have registered for, and you may practice as many times as you wish for 7 days.
Spring 2025 A1-1 Thu 5pm Clémence
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-1 Wed 5pm Armelle
This online introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1. This is the first of four courses in A1 introductory-level French. After this class, students continue with A1-2 as their next class.
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-1 Wed 7pm Gaby
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-2 Mon 7pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
No class May 26 (Memorial Day)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-2 Thu 5pm Lissa
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-2 Thu 7pm Poonam
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-3 Tue 5pm Gaby
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-4 Thu 7pm Raphaëlle
Required Textbook, purchase here:
Entre Nous 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-4 Wed 5pm Gaby
Required Textbook, purchase here:
Entre Nous 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A1-4 Wed 7pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-1 Tue 7pm Gaby
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-2 Mon 5pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 2
No class May 26 (Memorial Day)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-2 Thu 5pm Poonam
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 2
No class May 26 (Memorial Day)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-3 Thu 5pm Caroline
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-3 Wed 5pm Elise
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-4 Tue 6pm Maria Editha
This is the fourth of four courses in A2 advanced-beginner level French. For students who have placed into A2-4 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-3.
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-B2 Pronunciation 2.1 Thu 5pm Claire
This course is aimed at learners who have taken one of my pronunciation workshops or learners at level A2+.
This course offers a 10-week program during which the specificities of spoken French will be reviewed (rhythm - continuity - sentence and intonation - styles) and simple spoken vowels will be studied.
Reading aloud training will also be offered at this level.
Required textbook: Purchase via the link below,
Phonétique
Progressive du Français - Niveau intermédiaire (CLE
International)
or via Amazon
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 A2-B2 Pronunciation 2.1 Thu 5pm Claire
This course is aimed at learners who have taken one of my pronunciation workshops or learners at level A2+.
This course offers a 10-week program during which the specificities of spoken French will be reviewed (rhythm - continuity - sentence and intonation - styles) and simple spoken vowels will be studied.
Reading aloud training will also be offered at this level.
Required textbook: Purchase via the link below,
Phonétique
Progressive du Français - Niveau intermédiaire (CLE
International)
or via Amazon
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1+ Grammaire et Conversation Tue 5pm Poonam
This is an in-person, intermediate French course targeting both accuracy and fluency with the language. In addition to the textbook, we will be using additional conversation prompts and written texts from a variety of authentic sources.
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire Progressive du français
niveau intermédiaire
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1-1 Thu 7pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1-1 Thu 7pm Lissa
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1-2 Wed 7pm Lissa
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1-4 Thu 7pm Clémence
Covers Chapter 4 of Entre Nous 3
Required textbook/workbook
(click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1-8 Tue 5:30pm Erica
Covers Chapter 8 of Entre Nous 3
Required textbook/workbook
(click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1.+ Dialogues de films Mon 5pm Claire
In this online class, You will listen, study, and play movie dialogues plus French idioms and vocabulary building. A fun,
culturally-enriching, and entertaining way to work on your reading and pronunciation skills. This is an intermediate level class.
Pre-requisite: B1-3 level.
No textbook.
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1.+ Gram/Pron/Conv Thu 5pm Armelle
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 4e édition
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B1.+ Gram/Pron/Conv Tue 10am Armelle
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 4e édition
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Journée tout en français avec Armelle: Niveau B2+ Int Avance
Conversational exercises, games, role-play and more will get you using your French in actual situations. This day is for students in the B2+ level Avancé
Coffee and tea and Light lunch included. Students are welcome to bring additional food/beverages as desired. **Please advise of any food allergies.
Pace: Once
Spring 2025 A2-B2 Pronunciation 2.1 Thu 5pm Claire
This course is aimed at learners who have taken one of my pronunciation workshops or learners at level A2+.
This course offers a 10-week program during which the specificities of spoken French will be reviewed (rhythm - continuity - sentence and intonation - styles) and simple spoken vowels will be studied.
Reading aloud training will also be offered at this level.
Required textbook: Purchase via the link below,
Phonétique
Progressive du Français - Niveau intermédiaire (CLE
International)
or via Amazon
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2-3 Tue 6pm Elise
For students who have placed into B2-3, or completed B2-2.
Required Textbook & Workbook
(Click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Défi 4
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2.+ Communiquer en Français, Tue 5pm Armelle
Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Communication progressive du français , niveau intermédiaire, 2nde édition (2018)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2.+ Communiquer en français Wed 10am Armelle
Required textbook (purchase on Amazon):
Communication progressive du français - Niveau avancé - Livre + CD -
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2.+ Conversation Tue 2:30pm Armelle
No textbook.
Pre-requisite: B2-4 or higher.
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2.+ Dialogues de films, Fri 12:10pm Claire
No textbook.
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2.+ Grammaire et Conversation Tue 7pm Poonam
This is an in-person culture, conversation, and grammar class. We will be using a variety of sources--music, film, podcast, and written documents--all grouped around the theme of France in the 1960s.
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire progressive niveau
Perfectionnement (B2-C1
)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 B2.+ Lecture et Discussion Wed 2:30pm Armelle
Required book:
Le dernier livre d'Antoine Laurain "La Dictée ". Le livre ne sera disponible qu'à partir du 26 février , mais on peut déjà précommander le Kindle sur Amazon.com
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 C1 Communication en français, Thu 2pm Armelle
This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated. ** Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 C1+ Actualités Tue 6pm Claire
An advanced-level online conversation and reading focussed class via a discussion of current events in France. No textbook.
Instructor provides materials online. Great for Francophones and advanced Francophiles who want to know what's currently going on in France.
For C-level students
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Spring 2025 C1, Communication en français, Thu 10am Armelle
This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated. ** Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Mindful Mat Yoga en français March-April 2025
A link to the weekly ZOOM recording allows you to take the class WHEN, WHERE and HOW OFTEN you want. When joining LIVE classes, come 5 minutes early to make requests, and stay on for a few minutes afterwards to ask questions. Each week after the live class has taken place, you will also receive a link to the recording of the class.
Whether or not you attend the live class, you receive a link to the recording of the class you have registered for, and you may practice as many times as you wish for 7 days.
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