Immersive Retreats in the French Countryside

Our immersive retreats are a great way to polish up your French while enjoying the beauty of the Normandy countryside.

All retreats feature room and board in our charming country house, private French lessons daily, several group lessons, and lots of time to enjoy the surroundings in Le Perche, Normandy.

Additional activities in your retreat include visits to local markets, biking, hiking in the forest, yoga classes, cooking classes, French movie nights and much more. Each retreat is a little different and can be modified to fit each group’s needs.

Which Retreat is Right for Me?

After booking your retreat, I recommend you book a 90 minute private class, so that I can ensure the retreat meets your language learning needs, and prepare it accordingly.

Your package includes room, all meals, snacks and beverages, except alcoholic beverages.

A payment plan is available if needed, of which the terms can be discussed together.

French Immersion Retreats

Typical Daily Schedule

  • 8:00 -9:00 am: Breakfast will be adapted to each participant. You tell me your wishes before the retreat starts, and you’ll have your favorite breakfast ! (Sports of most any kind can be arranged — solo or in group — such as running, walking, yoga, pilates, etc.)

  • 9:30 -12:30 pm: Daily private and/or small group French lessons for each participant. Free time when it’s not your lesson’s turn :-)

  • 12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch

  • 2:30 - 5:00 pm: Afternoon activities (see below for examples)

  • 5:30 - 9:00 pm: Cooking workshop and dinner

  • 9:00 pm: Presentation by a retreat participant about the topic of his choice, prepared together in adance (job, passion - sport, music, etc., travel…)

    Optional evening activities

Note: The daily program may vary according to the weather, group size and participants’ desired activities.

Possible Afternoon Activities

  • Walk in the Bellême forest.

  • Half-day electric bike tour

  • Visit the nearby small villages (La Perrière, Bellême)

  • DIY Pottery workshop

  • DIY Soap workshop

  • Market visit in Mortagne-au-Perche

  • Yoga or pilates

Possible Evening Activities

  • Puzzles, movies, board games, card games, billiards, music, reading, evening walks, star gazing…

Four women sitting at a table in a wine cellar restaurant, smiling and enjoying a meal with dishes, wine glasses, and bottles in the background.
Street scene with a wooden signpost pointing to bakery, grocery store, and flea market, a flower bed in a wooden planter, a black car parked on the street, and old buildings with shopfronts in the background under a blue sky.

French immersion Retreat in the Normandy Countryside

Join us for 3 nights and 3 days of French language immersion (beginner, intermediate or advanced level) in the beautiful region of Le Perche, Normandy in northern France. Arrival is on Thursday before dinner time and departure is on Sunday late afternoon (possibility to leave on Monday morning if requested).

Refer a friend (whom I don’t know yet) who joins us and you will get two free private classes!

Optional add-ons :

  • E-bike rentals (half-day = 25€)

  • Pottery workshop (2 hours = 50€) - You pick the colors, and will create 4 pieces : 2 espresso cups, 1 plate, 1 bowl (see picture). I’ll go back and pick them up for you one week later, after the pottery has dried.

A woman is sitting at a red table outdoors, with books, a laptop, and cups on the table. A young man is sitting next to her, inspecting a book. They are in a garden with a stone house in the background.
A black ceramic mug and two white ceramic mugs with floral patterns, placed on a wooden surface, with a decorative white ceramic dish between the mugs.
Two people sitting at a small table outdoors on a grassy area, with a woman facing two men. One man is wearing glasses and a white hoodie, the other woman is wearing a blue dress. They are surrounded by trees and green foliage.
Three people biking on a forest trail surrounded by tall trees and green foliage.

LOCATION

Retreats take place at my private residence in the beautiful and peaceful village of Saint-Denis-sur-Huisne, located in South Normandy.

Le Petit Saint-Denys
61400 Saint-Denis-sur-Huisne

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