Our school is ideally located
Biarritz Language Course Institute (BLCI) is ideally located in a quiet side street, only a 10 minute walk from the town centre and its beaches.
A free shuttle service into town is available nearby.
A unique authenticity to be enjoyed all year round
- A 1905 Basque house, entirely renovated and converted into classrooms
- A lovely private garden,
- A lounge for students
- Free Internet access
- Complementary coffee, tea and herbal tea !
- A micro-wave and a fridge are at your disposal
- Books, music, films and documentaries on loan, as well as newspapers and magazines on site.
Ideal learning conditions
- Total immersion : Even during the breaks, our teachers will encourage you to speak French !
- Our small classes : 13 students maximum (8 average) with a dedicated and experienced team.
- The programs are planned according to the learning abilities of each individual with a lot of multimedia equipments : audio, video, internet.
- The lessons are supplemented with teaching manuals and authentic documents.
- Total immersion : Even during the breaks, our teachers will encourage you to speak French !
- Our small classes : 13 students maximum (8 average) with a dedicated and experienced team.
- The programs are planned according to the learning abilities of each individual with a lot of multimedia equipments : audio, video, internet.
- The lessons are supplemented with teaching manuals and authentic documents.
Our teaching
Our goal is to help learners achieve a good command of the language in all aspects of communication skills. We enrich their knowledge, based on fun and practical activities ; allowing them to develop both their speaking and writing skills. The teaching staff meets twice a week to monitor and personalize each student’s progress throughout their stay.
Our teachers
Our French mother tongue teachers are FLE university graduates (diploma of French teaching as a Foreign Language) and have significant teaching experience in France and abroad. Some of them have additional training in other sectors (foreign languages, communication, etc…). Enthusiastic and attentive, they endeavor to make your stay as pleasant and rewarding as possible.
Our French mother tongue teachers are FLE university graduates (diploma of French teaching as a Foreign Language) and have significant teaching experience in France and abroad.
Some of them have additional training in other sectors (foreign languages, communication, etc…).
Enthusiastic and attentive, they endeavor to make your stay as pleasant and rewarding as possible.
Who we are
Philippe Lacoste
He has been managing FLE (French as a Foreign Language) teaching staff for 15 years. He started his first language center combining French lessons with different sports. In 2003, he decided to start a new organisation, BLCI, which now offers a wide range of French courses, sports and cultural activities...
Isabelle Charbonneau
Our head teacher has a 15 year-experience in FLE as teacher and manager in various language centers in France. Isabelle’s first FLE experience was when she opened her own school in Bournemouth, England. She continued her career in FLE in France, which ultimately encouraged her to open a new school in Biarritz.
We want to offer and share our expertise with you for a special discovery time full of exchanges and friendships abroad
Our expertise and our goal
We offer you a complete immersion in a family atmosphere where everyone can feel confident, comfortable and learn French through a varied program of activities, both academical and social.
- Our staff is here to welcome you and advise you
- We offer a dynamic and people-centered approach in teaching,
- Attentive and available, we strive to meet your needs
We embrace our differences to create together a socially and culturally enriched circle of friends
The most prestigious seaside resort on the Atlantic coast since the 19th century , under the influence of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie , Biarritz is a very popular destination for a stay of relaxation, discovery and sporting activities.
Let yourself be guided to the heart of the history of this cultural crossroads, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean and at the foot of the Pyrenees , a few steps from the Spanish border.
Biarritz | unmissable sites
- Villa Eugénie or Hôtel du Palais,
- The Art Deco style casino located on the edge of the Grande Plage ,
- The Orthodox Church with its blue-painted dome (testimony of visits by the Russian aristocracy),
- The Imperial Chapel built in 1864 for Empress Eugénie and classified as a historic monument,
- The old port , a vestige of the history of whaling.
Since the 1950s , the powerful waves of the Atlantic coast have made it one of the European and world surfing centers.
Biarritz and its famous beaches: Miramar beach, Grande Plage , Port Vieux , Côte des Basques (cradle of surfing), Marbella beach and Milady beach.
Biarritz | a privileged site
- For ocean lovers: the Museum of the Sea , the City of the Ocean , the Rock of the Virgin , the lighthouse , the beaches, the shows, etc.
- Natural sites favoring the practice of sporting activities: surfing , hiking , white water sports , Basque pelota , rugby , etc.
- An internationally recognized cultural calendar: dance festival , audiovisual festival , Basque festivals , concerts , etc.
To see around Biarritz
- Bayonne : Capital of the Basque country, city very culturally rich: chocolate, Basque museum, pelotari, Bayonne festivals.
- Saint Jean de Luz : Fishing village with its very picturesque little port. Famous for its macaroons and its typical church where the marriage of Louis XIV with the Infanta Marie Thérèse of Austria took place in 1660.
- Hendaye : Its Antoine d'Abbadie castle and its large beach so famous during the sea festival.
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port : Stopover village on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
- Cambo-les-Bains : Its thermal cures.
- And all the small typical Basque villages nearby: Ainhoa , Espelette , Itxassou , etc…
If you want more information on Biarritz: www.biarritz.fr