What Parents Say
" I've only just seen the breakdown - oh my goodness how good is the speaking!!! It pulled him upfrom C to B -just like you said!!
You are a genius - thank you so much for all youe help - he is so very pleased - Going to the university of his choice -Bravo Geraldine and than you again"
-Barney M
" I think W has already messaged you but obviously we are thrilled with the result
"Dear S and M, it was wonderful to catch up this morning! I’m very happy to introduce you to Géraldine and cannot recommend her enough! Géraldine teaches French for UK examinations (GCSE’s, A levels) as well as IB and has a long experience and expertise of the UK boards and exam specs. She teaches a select number of other girls at Wycombe Abbey and other top schools. J. and L. started with Geraldine three years ago, online and in person in Lille and the Loire Vallée. The girls have dramatically progressed in French, both academically as well as increased confidence to sustain informal, flowing and fluent conversations. J. is taking her French GCSE this year and Géraldine has full control of the entire process, the specs and the different moving parts, including written work, oral, listening and GCSE paper."
Nadia Z
"Hi Geraldine, hope all's well. I wanted to give you some feedback from T's parent teacher session yesterday. Teacher: Really pleased with her improving performance. 89% in recent mock exam. Confidence has improved. Grade 8. Areas for improvement: (i) accuracy; gender; agreements; writing verbs and tenses...Hope this is helpful. »
Hi Geraldine
Thank you so much for looking after them superbly. They loved being with your family and felt they had gained so much in such a short space of time. I know you worked really hard with them and Rhos and myself appreciated your efforts.
They had a wonderful time and we thank you again for making it fun also!
Merci beaucoup
Ann Marie & family xx
Dear Geraldine
You were a terrific help to the girls in April and we all really appreciate your very hard work. You manage to pack in lots of work yet make it fun for them, too - not easy and many teachers are unable to achieve that.
I've been in touch with Keira's mother and we've been thinking ahead a bit and wondered whether you could give the girls another intensive revision course in the first week of April 2015?
Love,
Janie
Dear Geraldine,
Thank you very much for looking after our girls, and teaching them so well. Elsie said her French has really improved and that she found speaking in French to Jeanne, for example, so much easier. They really enjoyed the cooking, and tennis, what a pity that you had tickets for the only rainy day at the French Open. I will recommend your course to anyone who might be interested.
Thank you for a very successful course,
Best wishes
Stella
Dear Geraldine,
Gosh that was quick - many thanks I will forward your email to Mme Eyre.
Again, thank you very much for the friendliness and excellent tuition that you gave the girls. Phoebe hasn't stopped telling us about everything she did when she was with you and the progress she herself feels she has made by staying in France and visiting Paris with a French native. She said going up the Arc de Triomphe was so much better than the Eiffel Tower - when we went last year, even though we booked, we queued for hours!
I would be happy to leave a review on / for your website if you would like -
Best wishes
Candida
George said your teaching has improved his grammar enormously and Esme is delighted to have learnt new tenses. They thought that your family were delightful and said what an effort you all made to make them feel welcome and at home. George also enjoyed the tennis coaching which I was a bit nervous about because he traditionally doesn't like tennis that much. So altogether it was a great success.
"Two very happy and tired girls arrived back at St Pancras yesterday! What a fabulous time they have had with you and your family and thank you so much for giving them such a super time and for including them in all your daily arrangements. They talked excitedly about all their adventures with you and loved playing with Penelope. In fact they loved the whole family - Bobs, the hamsters and turtles included! Emily took her French folder in to school this morning where it was eagerly awaited by her French teacher. I think you have totally transformed their feelings about the language and have given it a completely new dimension. Your lessons were inspiring and great fun and you seem to have the knack to get things 'just right'. The whole week was tailor-made by you to give them the greatest experience possible. Emily was 100% excited about joining you but she said that the reality was even better! I expect that you're all exhausted today, as having people for a week and entertaining and teaching them, is very tiring but I couldn't have wished for a happier daughter to be coming back home. I hope, too that we'll meet when you visit and in the meantime, I hope that Emily may make a repeat visit to your home! Very many thanks, once again, for everything.
"Sorrel has just arrived home and I cannot thank you enough for giving both girls such an incredible week. They have obviously had such an amazing time and done loads of French too! You must be exhausted. Sorrel has shown me photos of your home which just looks gorgeous. Thank you to you all for making their time with you so special. They had a wonderful time in Paris yesterday, thank you very much for all your enthusiasm and encouragement. Time seems to be slipping past and Sunday will be soon upon us!! Your home looks beautiful and the girls have settled in so well - it's an added bonus to have all the photos emailed to me. Already, I've had friends ringing and asking whether you might be able to have them to stay, too! This new business of yours is going to be a tremendous success and you're a natural."
"I strongly recommend Geraldine to anyone wishing to learn French. She is a wonderful teacher who is patient, enthusiastic, and makes you feel very at ease. Lessons are highly practical, engaging and fun with a strong emphasis on speaking. My level of french has greatly improved since lessons began and i now feel a lot more confident and capable in all aspects of the language!
Kathy."
"Thank you so very much for giving the girls such an amazing week. They have learnt so much in such a short space of time and had so much fun in the process. They can now understand enough French conversation going on around them to make sense of it whereas before this week it just sounded like a noise with no meaning - amazing progress in such a short time. They really enjoyed your lessons and despite the heat loved playing tennis and badminton with Hector and Penelope. We hear you are now converts to " Cheat"...! The macaroons were delicious and are rapidly disappearing. They also really enjoyed their trip into Paris. I very much hope that they might be able to return to stay with you again sometime and next time convert you all to other family favourite card games!
Best Wishes
Julia"
"Are you still running your wonderful French courses, immersing and transforming English children? Oscar's week with you back in 2013 certainly made a huge difference; he returned so confident and started his new school from a great base."