Adult Course French beginners - Oct 2011-2012

Adult Courses for beginners and intermediate students
From October 2011 to July 2012
At Fairkytes Arts Centre, Hornchurch
For information of beginners' course and intermediate course,click here.

Get by on holiday while in France Adult courses - 2012

2 short courses of 5 weeks each.
Fairkytes Arts Centre in Hornchurch.
Tuesdays 7.30-9.00pm
interactive learning, no pressure, no exam, no books to buy.

course 1: from Tuesday 28th February until Tuesday 27th March course 2: from Tuesday 24th April until Tuesday 22nd May

Book a single course for £60 or both courses for £100.
Email Valerie@amstramgram.co.uk or call 01708 221487 for more details.

French for Children

Children's classes 2011 - 2012: starting on Saturday 17th September 2011 Term 1: 13 weeks from Saturday 17th September until Saturday 17th December ( no lesson on Saturday 29th October )

Your child will be taught by a French native speaker because you cannot beat authenticity.

Your child's teacher is a qualified teacher giving him/her the benefits of carefully planned lessons.

The course syllabus is tailor-made to suit the children’s needs and ability, so that your child gets the most out of each lesson.

Your child will be taught in a small group of about 10 children to give him/her maximum enjoyment of the lessons.

Valerie Nicholls

Valerie Nicholls graduated from a French University in the late 80s. Her degree covers French, English and Spanish, grammar, linguistics, literature and civilisation.
A few years later she set up Am Stram Gram while studying for a Montessori Diploma which she obtained in 1996. The Montessori approach was to shape her teaching style. In the realisation that the child-centred, multi-sensorial approach of the Montessori philosophy could easily be applied to teaching languages, Valerie started to adapt Montessori principles to her teaching and developed her own teaching method.
Am Stram Gram offers fun and exciting French tuition for 3 to 5 year olds in preschools and nurseries and 5 to 12 year olds in our own Saturday club. Adult short courses are run throughout the year.
Valerie also writes articles for leading UK and international parenting and educational magazines.