We finished a 2-week course in Foix earlier this month. It was a wonderful stay in the green farms and foothills of the Pyrenees in a comfortably sized town with everything you want: good transport connections, a historically significant castle on a rock, an old quarter of winding narrow streets, good bakeries, small restaurants, markets and Valorme, a seriously good French language school.

Our teacher, Corinne, was an intelligent, reflective and kind instructor. With a light touch she guided our group of students through days of engrossing conversation, listening comprehension and exercises, interspersing these with lunches in local restaurants, walks and outings to interesting sites. In all it was a memorable experience. Thank you, Corinne.

I spent 2 weeks at the Valorme School in May. What a wonderful experience! The city of Foix in the Pyrenees is ***, and moreover, Corine, the professor is fantastic. She is kind, caring, and a great and innovative teacher. She manages to cover so much of the necessary grammar, along with fun and inspiring games to keep you interested and on target! I highly recommend Corine and the Valorme School. Thanks Corine for everything!

I spent 2 weeks at Valorme and it was the best learning experience and it was all due to our professor Corine Rouleau. She was phenomenal. Corine is extremely patient, very positive, and innovative. I love the different ways that she taught us: using interesting audios to aid in oral comprehension, terrific homework ***gnments, games for learning difficult concepts and vocabulary. She was also tremendously kind, thoughtful and had a great sense of humor. I would highly recommend to anyone to register for her course. It truly was an exceptional experience for me and I would definitely like to return.

I have been to a few immersion schools in France, and I can honestly say that Vallorme in Foix stands out. This is due to Corine. She is an excellent teacher. Patience and encouragement, are amongst her attributes, but mostly Corine manages to help you learn and retain French grammar in her small yet very engaging classes. She really coaxes the best out of all of her students, giving you the confidence to converse in French.

J’ai passé deux semaines à Valorme en Octobre 2023 où j'ai fait un cours niveau avancé. Le groupe d’étudiants était vraiment international, ce qui a servi à encourager la conversation en français car c'était la langue commune.

Corine est une prof excellente : elle est chaleureuse, patiente, et ses explications étaient toujours claires. C’est évident qu’elle se passionne pour les langues. L’occasion de déjeuner chaque jour avec Corine et le groupe est quelque chose qui distinguait vraiment le cours à Valorme et, pour moi, c’était un vrai temps fort (et pas seulement parce que la scène gastronomique à Foix est exceptionnelle !)

Je n’hésiterais pas à recommander Valorme comme école de français et j’espère avoir l’occasion d’y retourner un jour.

Valorme is an exceptionally good private French language school and Corinne is an exceptionally talented teacher. I came knowing I was weak in the language but keen for direction and specific help and Corinne was able to address my needs and ensure that I always felt part of the class. She has a great way of ensuring discipline but demonstrating great latitude in her class approach, I had a two week class where the class size changed between the 2 weeks but Corinne seemed to use this change to adapt the class to take greatest advantage of the smaller group and our different needs, As the added advantage, Foix is a charming town which provides all you could want whilst enjoying the privilege of gentle village life. Valorme is a great way to develop and improve your French having a lovely time along the way. I highly recommend.

I have just completed 2 weeks at La Valorme. This is the third time I've visited Foix to study French with Corine. I have returned because Foix is a charming town in a beautiful region, but principally because Corine is an excellent teacher with exceptional teaching skills, an engaging manner and a very good sense of humour. The blend of classroom time together with excursions to interesting and beautiful places and conversations over casual meals, is a perfect combination of learning experiences (and extremely enjoyable!). I have attended another residential language school and have regular weekly classes, all of which have been valuable, but they do not compare with the progress I have made during my visits to Foix.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course with Corinne. It was exactly what I was looking for, the perfect mix of learning and fun. Corinne adapts perfectly to the needs of the group; in our case lots of conversation within which she picked up where we needed a bit of grammatical input too. Foix is lovely, a small town that punches way above its weight in restaurants and things to do. Practicing French while walking in the foothills of the Pyrenees, with glorious views wherever one looks, is truly special. All in all it is a great formula, and I really recommend the course. I hope I can do another one!

Een taalcurus met slechts enkele deelnemers (max.6) in een prachtig middeleeuws stadje in de Pyreneen. Bovendien met een uitstekende lerares die op een prettig manier Frans geeft en de verschillen tussen de deelnemers steeds in het oog heeft. In het middaguur wordt er gezamelijk ergens gegeten en daarna vaak uitstapjes in de omgeving. Ondertussen wordt er alleen maar Frans gesproken. Kortom Valorme: een geweldige ervaring en er is geen betere manier de taal te verbeteren. Dit alles in een vakantiestemming. Ik was er dit jaar voor de vierde keer en hoop volgend jaar terug te komen.

Ein Sprachkurs mit höchstens fünf bis sechs erwachsenen Teilnehmern in einem mittelalterlichen Städtchen im Süden Frankreichs: Beste Voraussetzungen für eine äußerst angenehme Lernatmosphäre. Dazu trägt allerdings Corine als Sprachlehrerin einen ganz wesentlichen Teil bei. Das Spannende an ihren Unterrichtsstunden ist vor allem der meist fließende Wechsel von immer dem Niveau der Gruppe angepassten Übungen, ob es sich dabei um Arbeitsblätter, Sprachspiele oder Hörverstehensübungen handelt, mit manchmal lockeren, häufig aber recht tiefgehenden Gesprächen. Corine geht geschickt auf jeden in der Gruppe individuell ein und versteht es hervorragend, die anderen mit einzubeziehen. Dabei sind ihre Erklärungen so verständlich und klar, dass man manchmal den Eindruck hat, sie wären einem in der eigenen Sprache vermittelt worden.
Einer der Höhepunkte des "bain de langue" ist das gemeinsame Mittagessen, ganz zu schweigen von den gemeinsamen Ausflügen in die traumhaft schöne Umgebung von Foix.
Ich habe Corines Kurs zum ersten Mal als ziemlicher Anfänger besucht. Mittlerweile war ich bereits zum fünften Mal hier, und das wird mit Sicherheit nicht das letzte Mal gewesen sein.