ALL ABOUT FRENCH À LA CARTE
French à la Carte is a private language school based on Sydney's North Shore, run exclusively by native French speakers.
All our programs follow the same teaching philosophy and curriculum, tailored to the needs of our students.
Courses are run in a very friendly, interactive, and challenging atmosphere and are held in a comfortable venue conducive to learning.
OUR TEACHERS
Françoise Presse, the principal of French à la Carte, has more than 25 years experience teaching French. She trained at the Institute of Languages at the University of New South Wales and has received a number of awards during her career.
A native of the Loire Valley, Christine Lobry has worked in the airline and tourism industries in Europe, Africa and Australia, including over 15 years with Air France in Sydney. She returned to teaching French in 2007, enjoying the variety of French conversation with adults and also tutoring Year 9-12 students.
A graduate from L’Ecole Normale de Paris, Brigitte Crendal has taught language classes in Paris and Sydney. Having also provided private tutoring for students of all ages for many years, she is now enjoying the opportunity to teach our classes of motivated students.
Marie-Françoise Alexander, originally from Picardie, has lived in Australia for more than 30 years. Through her many roles as French teacher, private HSC tutor and Conversation teacher at St Joseph's College, Marie-Françoise has always imparted her love of the French language to her students. She is looking forward to continuing her positive involvement with the students of French à la Carte while further pursuing humanities studies at Sydney University.
Caroline Thimonier comes from the Rhône-Alpes region of France. She has a B.A. in Applied Languages (English, German, French) from the University of Grenoble and is a qualified DAEFLE teacher. With an additional background in business and training, as well as many interests, Caroline is a great new asset for French à la Carte.