Language school Neuchâtel

Are you apprehensive about expressing yourself in a foreign language? This course is for you!

This course aims to facilitate learning through fun activities for your child.

For non-French speakers who want to master both spoken and written French.

Foreign language courses specially designed for multinational companies.

Speak to the World!

Hello, my name is Nicole. I’m 53 and the mother of a young adult.

Dynamic and sporty, I love to travel. I’ve been lucky enough to spend a large part of my life abroad. London, Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro made me the person I am today. These life experiences have enabled me to perfect and deepen my language skills, with the aim of communicating with people from all walks of life. The richness of these exchanges led me to set up a language school in Neuchâtel, with the aim above all of passing on this desire to learn a foreign language and immerse oneself in its culture.

Discover my O.P.A.H. method, a unique approach to personalized language training in the canton of Neuchâtel , Switzerland, in intensive courses or at your own pace.

Our services

Courses for adults
Children's courses (ages 5 to 10)
Language immersion
For companies

Language courses for adults

Are you apprehensive about expressing yourself in a foreign language? This course is for you!

Whether you already have a basic knowledge of French, Spanish, English or Portuguese, our aim is to help you gain fluency and confidence, with an emphasis on oral expression.

Children's courses (ages 5 to 10)

This course aims to facilitate learning through fun activities, such as stories, songs and games, which will help you quickly acquire a simple and practical vocabulary.

Language immersion

The language immersion course is designed for non-French speakers, particularly expatriate spouses, who are looking to master French both orally and in writing.

Company mandates

Discover our new offer: foreign language courses (French, English, Spanish and Portuguese) specially designed for multinational companies.

Whether you are a large team or an individual, these courses can be delivered face-to-face or online, depending on your preferences.

Language school Neuchâtel

Learn in 5 steps!

The first session allows me to introduce myself and to hear and understand your needs and expectations.
By assessing your current level of fluency, I can design a series of courses tailored to your needs.
Learning is based on verbal exchange, with grammar/vocabulary lessons accessible via shared documents.
Classes are personalized and progress-adjusted, with concrete tools to overcome lack of confidence and encourage you to talk.
The final assessment test provides a training certificate. If required, this can be issued by a designated organization in the canton.

I’m delighted to welcome you to ourlanguage school in Neuchâtel and share with you my passion for foreign languages and cultures. Courses are available for adults, children and companies, individually or in groups, at school, at home or online.

The innovative OPAH method (O=Oral, P=Personalized, A=Active, H=Human) is based on my personal experience in foreign language learning, which enables me to offer tailor-made training, adapted to the needs and expectations of each learner.

Whether you want to deepen your knowledge with confidence and pleasure, improve your communication skills or work on grammar and vocabulary with a specific objective in mind, I’ll accompany you with dynamism, kindness and professionalism at all levels.

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What our students think

Read our students’ testimonials to discover how our courses have transformed their language skills and enriched their personal and professional lives.

For a few months now, I've been taking a private course with Nicole Durand. Attentive to my wishes and needs, she offers lively sessions focusing on everyday conversation, while integrating essential grammatical knowledge. So it's just what I was looking for.

Sandra Portuguese course

Nicole is not only competent, but she also puts a lot of joy, passion and heart into her lessons, and I can't recommend her highly enough.

Noémie Portuguese course

I've been learning English and German with Nicole for 2 years now and I'm really enjoying my lessons. Incidentally, you don't feel like you're in a class, having to learn something that you'll then have to master impeccably. The good thing is that you learn what you can and what you need to learn. It's based more on an intuitive approach to language. Even as a beginner, it's easy to make progress with this type of training. We learn by having simple discussions, which gradually become more complex as we evolve.

Olga

At first, the idea of speaking English made me really shy. But within the first few minutes with Nicole, everything changed. She has an incredible way of making lessons relevant and engaging, with an emphasis on oral practice. With her, every lesson is a new adventure: you learn while having fun, and you almost forget it's a class. What's really great is the flexibility of the courses, with the option of doing them online or at home. I'm progressing and my confidence in English is improving day by day, and fear has given way to the pleasure of learning. Nicole turned my apprehension into a revolutionary learning experience!

Laurent

Nicole has been teaching me English for over a year now, and I'm completely satisfied with her work. I have improved enormously and am making huge progress very quickly. Nicole is committed, competent, a good listener and patient. She also knows how to put us at ease and adapts to our individual needs.
These courses are interesting and innovative with a very good learning method. I highly recommend it!

Oksana Takes English course