“Estelle’s courses provide a perfect mix of informal conversation and formal instruction, with classes that are both fun and rigorous. The conversation classes are helping immensely with my confidence and everyday French and the B1 classes are perfect preparation for the citizenship exam.”
— Steve Sarson
"Our lessons with Estelle have been absolutely brilliant. As a family moving to France with no background in speaking French, Estelle has been able to build our confidence with tailored lessons for both adults and children. The lessons for our children have been engaging, educational and fun! I cannot recommend Estelle highly enough if you want to make progress with your French...."
— Brett Greenwood
“My partner is French and I really wanted to communicate with his family. I had tried French classes before and found them difficult. I didn’t always understand what was going on and it was very daunting, I took a long break and was reluctant to ever start classes again until I found Estelle. She is an excellent teacher and she makes learning fun. Thanks to Estelle I went from dreading classes to looking forward to them every week and I passed my DELF & DALF exams. I would recommend her classes to everyone!”
— Sally Meyer
“I met a Frenchman, fell in love, and got married..... somewhere in that time I realised I had to learn to speak and communicate with his family and friends! We also have a daughter who has automatic French citizenship (we live in the UK). My main objective was not to be left out, gain french citizenship and have options open to our family for the future. I have dyslexia which added to the challenge of studying a foreign language, however, this didn't phase Estelle who is amazingly talented at understanding how to get the best out of her students.
Last year, I successfully passed my DELF B1 exam. This exam is the main criteria for the citizenship application process. I wholeheartedly recommend Estelle, you should reach out to her today!”
— Gillian Mourier
“We are from China. Our family moved to Lyon because my husband was transferred to France. We had an unprecedented challenge with the language, because we didn't even know how to pronounce the alphabet in French, and I felt like I was illiterate. The children also had the same learning difficulty. With Estelle's help, the children's French improved more and more, they got excellent marks at school and they also managed to get into the International French School in Singapore. I took the DELF B1 exam and got a good mark of 80%. My eldest daughter took the DELF B2 exam and she also passed with a mark of 73%.”
— Lucy Luo
“I live in France and wanted to improve my French to communicate more easily. Estelle adapts the class according to your needs and is great at assessing when you need a bit more or less help. She also makes you feel at ease and able to make mistakes which means you are less self conscious and more likely to involve yourself fully in the lesson.”
— Judy Stynes
“After buying a holiday home in the south of France, I quickly realised that my basic, school taught French was no use to me in the real world. I didn’t want to be unable to communicate with my French neighbours or feel embarrassed when I couldn't understand conversations. Estelle was recommended to me by a friend and after an initial chat over Zoom I signed up for weekly 1-2-1 lessons. It was the best decision! Estelle’s lessons are interesting, relevant and challenging and the weekly homework tasks build on the competency taught in the lesson. My French language has improved so much over the past year, and thanks to Estelle, I am much more confident when in France.”
— Carolyn Yoxon-Grant
“I wanted to be able to communicate well with my French friends and neighbours in France. Estelle presents learning opportunities that are well structured, progressive and fun. She is rigorous in following up issues that arise and offers a range of strategies for reinforcement. She is patient and flexible. I enjoy learning French with Estelle.”
— Christine Peters