Biarritz Service Summary

Language taught: French

Class Times:  17 lessons per week; Lessons from monday to friday . Every morning from 9 am to noon.

Assessment Methods:  placement tests

Age Range: From 18 , no limit ages.

Average Age: 25/30 years

Average Class Size:  8 students

Maximum Class Size: 12 students

Nearest Airport: Biarritz airport 4km of BFCI

Airport transfer Host family: Taxi or Bus

Location Type: 2 km from Biarritz seaside resort.

Public Transport: Public bus S.T.A.B. serve Bayonne Anglet Biarritz . Ticket valid 7 days : 10.5€

Buildings: Inaugurated municipal modern building 2 years ago.

Snack Bar / Canteen: In building coffee; school close to shop.                          

Disabled Access : Y

Garden / Terrace: Y

Library: N

Newspapers / Magazines: Y

Message Service: Y

Computers: N

Internet Access: N

Nearest Cybercafé  (approx distance): Y  1 km

Multimedia Facilities  (please specify): Multimedia library close to BFCI. Daily press, magazine, book, cd audio, DVD. Acces free except internet.

Course Materials (provided or extra cost?): Provided

Student Nationalities  Americans (from where – e.g. mainly Americans, Germans etc, percentages if possible). Majority of European (Spanish, Italiens, English, Allemands, Suisses). USA; Brésil.

Holidays. Public Holidays/Days school closed (List days school is closed): In January 1st, April 9th, May 1st, May 8th, May 17th, May 28th, July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, December 25^th 2007. The courses of Days school closed are caught up.

Activities Available: On the mountain:  hiking. On the ocean: surfing, diving.  On the river: Rafting.

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