TERM DATES

• Teenagers Year-long Courses

TERMS: 26 September 2011 – 27 May 2012 | 27-week Yearlong Courses
-> Autumn Mid-Term Break: Monday 31 October – 6 November 2011 inclusive (note Teens & Kids classes will
be held on Saturday 29 October. No classes on Wednesday 2 November or Saturday 5 November 2011)
- >Christmas Break: Monday 19 December 2011 – Sunday 8 January 2012 inclusive (Teens & Kids Classes
will recommence on Wednesday 11 & Saturday 14 January 2012
-> Spring Mid-Term Break: Monday 13 – Sunday 19 February 2012
-> Easter Break: Monday 2 – Sunday 15 April 2012 inclusive. Classes will be held on Saturday 31 March 2012

* Children’s classes will not be held on the Saturday before the Leaving Cert French Oral Exam due to the scheduling of the Leaving Cert Oral Preparation Course. The classes concerned will be rescheduled to Saturday the 22 May to account for this date. This is accounted for in the above term dates.

TIMETABLE: Year-long Timetable for Children and Teenagers

FRENCH & IRISH IMMERSION COURSES

Keep your French and Gaeilge refreshed over the summer months! Brush up on your language skills in our
enjoyable immersion courses before returning to school in September 2012. An excellent alternative to an
exchange or Gaeltacht stay.

• PREPARATION COURSE FOR UNIVERSITY FRENCH €75
  (suitable for students who have just completed Leaving Cert and are taking French at Third level)

-> Build on your written and oral expression, develop your understanding of the particular requirements involved in the advanced acquisition of French at 3rd level.

Classes held over 3 consecutive days (6 hours) Tuesday – Thursday 11am – 1pm
1 Session: 4-6 September 2012

• PREPARATION COURSE FOR ERASMUS YEAR €75
  (suitable for students who are going on Erasmus in France in 2011-2012)

-> A course specially designed to help students prepare for Erasmus year: enhancing understanding and expression of French for a variety of situations – lectures, administration, student life etc.

Classes held over 2 weeks (6 hours) Tuesday & Thursday 11am – 12.30pm
1 Session: 7-16 August 2012

5TH YEAR

• 6-12 students per class
• 1.5 hours per week over 27 weeks
• Cost €410 or €390 with early-booking discount

Our programme for 5th year students is specifically designed to begin a focussed preparation of the student for the Leaving Certificate French curriculum. This course builds on the student’s knowledge, developing the necessary skills – oral and written expression, reading and listening comprehension – to enable the student to handle all aspects of the Leaving Certificate programme with confidence.

TIMETABLE: Year-long Timetable for Children and Teenagers

1ST YEAR, 2ND YEAR, TRANSITION YEAR, LEAVING CERT PASS

• 6-12 students per class
• 1 hour per week over 27 weeks
• Cost €280 or €260 with early-booking discount before Saturday 10 September 2011 **

1st YEAR & 2nd YEAR

While you may not yet be in exam-year, the language-learning process still continues!
Our programmes for 1st & 2nd Year help students to develop and deepen crucial comprehension and communication skills complementing school-work, and building confidence in an enjoyable class set-up for the Junior Cert curriculum.

TRANSITION YEAR

While Transition Year is the time to acquire new skills, it is also an important time to consolidate your knowledge of French in order to facilitate the transition from the basics acquired for Junior Cert towards the more rigorous demands of advanced French at Leaving-Cert Level. Working on your language development at this crucial stage, under the guidance of our native French-speaking teachers, you will enhance your understanding, as well as your written and oral expression over a year-long programme.

TIMETABLE: Year-long Timetable for Children and Teenagers

** The discount rate will apply after the early-booking date to families where 2 or more members
are enrolling and for the unemployed. No other discount will apply during early-booking period

SUMMER COURSES FOR SECONDARY SHOOL

Summer Term : 5 JUNE – 26 AUGUST 2012

FRENCH & IRISH IMMERSION COURSES

Keep your French and Gaeilge refreshed over the summer months! Brush up on your language skills in our
enjoyable immersion courses before returning to school in September 2012. An excellent alternative to an
exchange or Gaeltacht stay.

• INTENSIVE REVISION & IMMERSION COURSES

Keep your French fresh over the summer! Brush up on your language skills in our enjoyable  immersion courses before returning to school in September 2011

• JUNIOR CERT INTENSIVE IMMERSION COURSES €230

(suitable for students entering both 2nd year & 3rd year in September 2012)

-> Enhance your understanding & expression in a purely French-speaking class environnement7

-> Refresh & develop your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary

-> Hand-outs provided

Classes held over 1 week (20 hours) Monday to Friday 10 am – 12 pm & 1 – 3 pm daily (max 12 students)

J.CERT FRENCH IMMERSION DATES: Choice of 3 Sessions: 11-15 June, 9-13 July, 13-17 August 2012
J.CERT IRISH IMMERSION DATES: Choice of 3 Sessions: 18-22 June, 16-20 July, 20-24 August 2012

Special Discount of €30 on combined total for a student booking for both French and Irish immersion courses.

• LEAVING CERT INTENSIVE IMMERSION COURSES €290

(suitable for students entering both 5th Year & Leaving Cert in September 2012)

-> Develop your speaking & understanding abilities in a purely French-speaking class environment

-> Refresh & improve your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary

-> Hand-outs provided

Classes held over 1 week (25 hours) Monday to Friday 10am – 12.30 pm & 1.30-4 pm daily (max 12 students)

Choice of 3 sessions: 18-22 June, 16-20 July, 20-24 August 2012

L.CERT IRISH IMMERSION DATES: Choice of 3 Sessions: 11-15 June, 9-13 July, 13-17 August 2012

Special Discount of €40 on combined total for a student booking for both French and Irish immersion courses.