Teaching English in France
The Gap Year For Francophiles
Since 1990
Past Students
In what way did this scheme help you ?
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“It gave me very dear friends that I will cherish for the rest of my life.”
Rachel Twidale 2000-2001
“It made me realise how much I love teaching.”
“It made me realise how much I love teaching.”
Jake Simpson 2002-2003
“I now have more confidence to take on the world!”
“I now have more confidence to take on the world!”
Phil Coan 2001-2002
“I can speak French (including the subjunctive!)”
“I can speak French (including the subjunctive!)”
Jenna-Marie Ashton 2001-2002
“It helped me establish who I was. It challenged me and upset me at times but was and still is the thing in my life I’m most proud of.”
“It helped me establish who I was. It challenged me and upset me at times but was and still is the thing in my life I’m most proud of.”
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“It matured me as an adult and shaped who I am as a person.”
Lucy Rolf 1998-1999
“This was the hardest thing I have ever done, nothing seems too big a challenge now!”
“This was the hardest thing I have ever done, nothing seems too big a challenge now!”
Emma Staniland 1998-1999
“It made me able to adapt quickly to new people and situations…You work with and live alongside the same people, in which your closest friends might well be people that in ‘normal’ circumstances you would never have anything in common with.”
“It made me able to adapt quickly to new people and situations…You work with and live alongside the same people, in which your closest friends might well be people that in ‘normal’ circumstances you would never have anything in common with.”
Catharine Mee 1997-1998
“After the scheme [at university] I found myself looking forward to the challenge of living abroad again while others on my course who did not have such an experience were dreading it.”
“After the scheme [at university] I found myself looking forward to the challenge of living abroad again while others on my course who did not have such an experience were dreading it.”
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“I don’t judge people as I used to.”
Kathleen Heycock 1997-1998
“It is a unique experience that cannot not fail to change in some way anyone who goes through it.”
“It is a unique experience that cannot not fail to change in some way anyone who goes through it.”
Martina Hooper 1996-1997
“It introduced me to the skills involved in teaching which have been vital in everything I have done since.”
“It introduced me to the skills involved in teaching which have been vital in everything I have done since.”
Sarah Cross 1995-1996
“It enabled me to meet some great people and gave me an insight into French life and France.”
“It enabled me to meet some great people and gave me an insight into French life and France.”
Emma Hinchliff 1992-1993
“It was the year that changed my life. Without it I wouldn’t have gone to uni and I wouldn’t be teaching in a different country every year, having a great time!”
“It was the year that changed my life. Without it I wouldn’t have gone to uni and I wouldn’t be teaching in a different country every year, having a great time!”
Kerry Featherstone 1991-1992
“I definitely benefited from being in a situation that demanded self-organisation. I felt a sense of responsibility and learnt to adapt to a new lifestyle. I have been trying to adapt back ever since.”
“I definitely benefited from being in a situation that demanded self-organisation. I felt a sense of responsibility and learnt to adapt to a new lifestyle. I have been trying to adapt back ever since.”
What memories have you kept?
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“Walking round Montaigu with a Loch Ness Monster …baking over 100 mince pies in two nights…”
Rachel McCarey 2002-2003
“The childrens’ excitement when you turned up at the school gates…”
“The childrens’ excitement when you turned up at the school gates…”
Kathleen Heycock 1997-1998
“…a French wedding…the birth of a new French family member.”
“…a French wedding…the birth of a new French family member.”
Sarah Cross 1995-1996
“I will never forget the amazing sight of hundreds of children singing a song that you have taught them.”
“I will never forget the amazing sight of hundreds of children singing a song that you have taught them.”
Helen Melican 1993-1994
“The work was difficult, but the good days always outweighed the bad…both host families and teachers made me feel like I belonged.”
“The work was difficult, but the good days always outweighed the bad…both host families and teachers made me feel like I belonged.”
