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April 23rd, 2018

Juniors

French Summer Camp in France: FAQs

Where is the Summer Camp? Our Summer Camp is based just outside Morzine in Essert Romand. Morzine is a safe mountain town in a great setting with amazing activities on offer. It is easily accessible from Geneva airport and the European rail network. How will my child get to…

April 3rd, 2018

Things to do

5 interesting facts about Morzine

Morzine Interesting Fact Number 1 Morzine’s economy was based around agriculture and slate-mining until the Grand Hotel was built in the 1920s and when the Pléney cable-car was built in 1934. This opened up the area for summer visitors initially and then subsequently skiing became more popular in…

March 29th, 2018

Social life at Alpine French School on our French and Ski Courses

One thing many students are looking for when they come to Learn French in France is that they will meet other students who they can spend time with. They also want there to be social activities so that they can enjoy their time outside of the classroom. Many…

March 26th, 2018

News

Belgium: the land of funny french and great family holidays

It’s fascinating hearing different French accents. Even in Morzine we might overhear someone asking for a bottle of “ving” and assume they must be on holiday from the south somewhere! What is also interesting is how the actual French can differ in our neighbouring countries of Switzerland and Belgium.…

March 16th, 2018

Kwiziq: Alpine French School’s e-learning partner

Kwiziq is a modern e-learning solution for learning French online. The team who set up Kwiziq are a modern, forward-thinking team who are constantly improving and re-developing Kwiziq to make it more user-friendly and adding new resources. The features that made us choose Kwiziq as our e-learning partner include: …

March 12th, 2018

Intensive Courses

Winter 2018 French Intensive Courses/Learn French + Ski

We have had a great winter at Alpine French School, as have students on our French Intensive Courses and our Learn French and Ski courses. Morzine-Avoriaz has had one of the best winters in several years in terms of snowfall, which means that anyone who has come to the…

March 1st, 2018

Grammar for Dummies

Devoir and its many facets

The verb « devoir » = to must, to have The verb “devoir” is an irregular verb with various meanings. Je dois Tu dois Il/elle doit Nous devons Vous devez Ils/ells doivent 1st meaning : the notion of debt in the literal and figurative meanings : Combien est-ce que je vous…

March 1st, 2018

New: Weekly Group Classes in Samoëns

Alpine French School is pleased to be able to offer weekly group lessons in Samoëns. A tried and tested formula, our weekly group courses in French are a great idea because: If you live and work in the area, these fit perfectly around work and family commitments You can study…

February 28th, 2018

Special Offer: French Intensive Course March

Do you want to improve your French in just one or two weeks? Book on to one of our French Intensive Courses and give your French a real boost with our communicative approach to learning French. Choose from 10 hours or 20 hours of French in a group suited…

February 13th, 2018

News

New Student Accommodation

We are pleased to show you our new student accommodation! Building works started on the apartments in November so it has been a busy few months but we are happy that the renovation works have now been completed and we have brand new, modern student accommodation to offer our students…

February 5th, 2018

News

Our teachers this winter

We have a great team of French teachers for 2018……read on to find out more about them! Céline (French Teacher) Céline is from the north of France originally. She studied English at university and spent a year in the UK as part of her course. She loved…

February 5th, 2018

Things to do

Where to eat out in Morzine if you have special dietary requirements

If you are visiting Morzine and you have special dietary requirements, then you may be wondering how easy it will be to eat out! Whether you are vegetarian, vegan, gluten intolerant, lactose intolerant or if you have a different dietary requirement, you will be pleased to learn that the…

February 1st, 2018

It’s going to be a good snowy start to February

If you are trying to decide whether to book a trip to the Alps this winter, then we would say definitely go for it! Winter 2017-8 has seen more snow in the French Alps than in many previous winters and has dispelled myths of there being no more snow…

January 14th, 2018

Using a French Training Budget to Finance your French Lessons

I own a French business or I’m an auto-entrepreneur, what funding can I get? You are entitled a budget allowance which renews itself every year. The amount depends on your type of business so just contact us so we can find the information for you. We prepare the paperwork…

January 7th, 2018

Intensive Courses

French Courses for Non-Skiers visiting Morzine

More and more non-skiers find themselves on so-called ‘ski holidays’. The idea of spending some time in the mountains is appealing to many people, even those who don’t ski for a whole variety of reasons. Some of the things that attract non-skiers to the Alps include clean crisp Alpine…