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April 27th, 2021
Fête du Travail 1st May
The Fête du Travail always falls on 1st May and is a bank holiday in France, like in many countries around the world. This was first celebrated in France in the late 18th century. In America, the equivalent is Labor Day and this was first celebrated on Tuesday 5th Septembre…
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We’re hoping to see you this summer!
I don’t think any of us still expected Covid to be interrupting our travel plans over 1 year on……yet here we are approaching summer 2021 with continued travel restrictions and uncertainty about travel. Each country is dealing with the situation differently and travel restrictions are likely to vary from country…
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March 26th, 2021
Budget Conversation Classes on Zoom!
Conversation Classes on Zoom Being able to have a conversation in French is most people’s number one motivation to take lessons. Get all the tools you need in just 2 x 5 hour modules! Module 1 : The Conversation Toolbox Regardless of your level, there are tools that you need before…
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February 26th, 2021
French Traditions and Stereotypes
Croissants: do French people eat croissants for breakfast every day? No! Most French people eat breakfast at home so don’t eat fresh croissants from the ‘boulangerie’ on a daily basis. Croissants and pain au chocolat are popular on more relaxed days for example at weekends or on holiday. Many people…
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February 16th, 2021
French Easter Traditions
Easter is one of the main religious celebrations in France after Christmas. Easter marks the resurrection of Christ and the end of the 40 days of lent so this is an important Christian religious festival. In France, Easter Monday is a public holiday. Easter is called ‘Pâques’ with a capital…
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February 12th, 2021
French Bank Holidays
The French are well known for having more bank holidays than many other countries! So how many do they actually have, what are they and how do bank holidays work in France…..? French call bank holidays ‘fériés’ or ‘jours fériés’ and in France (unlike in the UK for example),…
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February 7th, 2021
French Lessons paid for by the French government
If you have been put on furlough (chômage/activité partielle), then the French government are offering to finance your French lessons. Most sectors including mountain and tourism businesses have their training fees paid 100%. What about Business Owners and Auto-Entrepreneurs? Business owners and auto-entrepreneurs can also quality for training budgets to…
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February 5th, 2021
French Traditions: Mardi Gras
Are you ready to get dressed up or eat pancakes? Lots of French people and people around the world celebrate Mardi Gras. But how did the name come about and what are the origins of and traditions around Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras was originally a religious festival. It takes place…
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January 25th, 2021
French Traditions: Chandeleur
On 2nd February each year, French people celebrate La Chandeleur. In English this is known as Candlemass. This falls 40 days after Christmas and signifies the day that Jesus was presented at the temple. The festival was created in 472 by the Pope The name ‘Chandeleur’ comes from the candles…
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Book your French Summer Camp now!
We are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for Summer 2021! We have been working hard to make our 2021 French Summer Camps better than ever before. 2020 was a difficult year and everyone deserves a great summer break in 2021…. A new activity programme including great adventure…
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January 8th, 2021
Winter 2021 French Courses
If you are here in Morzine for the winter and like many of us, you have some spare time on your hands, why not make good use of your time to work on your French! Alpine French School are running a variety of courses both at our school and online.…
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November 27th, 2020
French Courses this December and January
We all have heavy hearts about the decisions made by the French government this last week to keep resorts, bars and restaurants closed until January 2021. The situation is complicated and we understand the decisions but these will have a huge impact on Morzine, the Alps and the ski industry.…
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November 22nd, 2020
Qualiopi Audit Certification Passed!
Alpine French School is pleased to announce that we have passed our audit certification ‘Qualiopi’. It is recognition of our quality processes that we have been putting in place for several years. Alpine French School is a government approved language training centre and all government training organisations have to take…
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November 19th, 2020
French Translation Services & General Assistance
Alpine French School offers a range of services to help you negotiate the French system…..with our bilingual team of experienced staff, we are the perfect choice to help you! Carte de Séjour Applications With Brexit looming, many people need to apply for a Carte de Séjour to be able to…
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French Summer Camps 2021
We were fortunate to be able to run French Summer camps in 2020 despite Covid complicating international travel. Life in Morzine, like elsewhere in the world, has changed in the last 6 months. However because the majority of Morzine’s activities take place outdoors, we are very lucky that life has…
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Word of the Week
” En avoir ras le bol “
This week’s phrase is “En avoir ras le bol” in French or “to be sick of it” or “fed up with it” in English.
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