Category: Things to do

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…

French Easter Traditions

English Workshops for Expat Children & Teenagers

Are you an English speaking family living in France? If your children and teenagers are schooled in France, they may need a little helping hand with their English since their education is all conducted in French. If you are interested in giving their English a boost during the school holidays…

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.…

What I’ve noticed schooling my bilingual expat children during lockdown – from a language teacher’s point of view

Lockdown has been a unique situation for all of us.  We have all had our own challenges during this time.  On top of this, many of us have had the challenge of home-schooling our children.  My children were born in France, they went to a French childminder (nounou) from an early…