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Towards an Eco-Friendly School

Our PDF guide to our eco-friendly French school

 

Our Sustainable Journey

At SOFI 64, we make ecological management a priority in our daily practices. This choice illustrates our commitment to sustainable living and the preservation of our planet.

We are delighted to announce that we have recently been awarded the prestigious Green Standard Schools label. This recognition underlines our commitment to environmental sustainability and to creating a healthy, planet-friendly learning environment for our students.

Logo Green Standard SchoolsThe Green Standard Schools label is awarded to schools that adopt sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. As a school, we are committed to following their recommendations and encourage environmentally friendly behaviour among our staff and students.

 

To find out more about our ecological management practices, we invite you to consult our PDF document detailing our sustainable initiatives. By adopting these measures, we actively participate in reducing our ecological footprint while providing a healthy and responsible environment for our students and our community.

 

Our PDF guide to our eco-friendly French school

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WE ARE OPEN !

French Language School

OUR SCHOOL IS OPEN!

Since May 11th, our French language school has reopened its doors and our first post-lockdown lessons went pretty well !!
As a small school, we were able to adapt quickly and we applied every mandatory criteria French government required for schools to open! 👌🏻❤️🙂
We also decided to OFFER each of our students a beautiful free mask and a free hand sanitizer flask !
WE ARE ALL READY (teachers & mascots) !! ☀️🇨🇵🤙🏻
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Experience: 6 months studying French & enjoying Biarritz

Martin studied French in Biarritz for 6 months

6 months in Biarritz: a truly remarkable experience

We are very often fortunate to welcome inspiring and inspired students in our school. Some of them sometimes want to share the remarkable time they had in Biarritz.

 

Last year, Emma gave us this wonderful gift after her visit to our school.

 

This year 2019, it is Mikko and Martin who decided to film the experience Martin had while with us. Martin comes from Germany. He is a professional sommelier whose family have been working in the wine industry for more than 130 years.

 

If you want to improve your French for professional or personal reasons, we are here to support you and help you achieve your goals!

 

 

 

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Our school’s neighborhood

An illustrated map of La Chambre d'Amour in Anglet

Our fantastic neighborhood

We are incredibly well located, close to the beach yet in a quiet and peaceful environment.

 

When we are not teaching French or surfing (…) we enjoy spending time around. Students and teachers, we all have our favorite places to go to. That is why we asked this amazing artist to make this beautiful illustrated map of our neighborhood.

 

This map is to help our students better understand our district in a fun way featuring things to do and places to eat in our immediate surroundings.

Our stunning neighborhood and beaches will put you in the best mood to learn French!

 

An illustrated map of La Chambre d'Amour in Anglet

 

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Beach clean up !

Beach clean up - SOFI 64

Keep our beaches clean!

First week of October, we gathered all together after our French lesson and headed to the beach for a good beach clean up!

We were nicely surprised to find a beach free of large garbage stuff. We had plenty to do with very small plastic parts though amongst which too many lollipops sticks and straws…

2 hours later, with 4 garbage bags full of plastic bits we can feel useful and happy to have contributed to maintaining our beach clean!

Merci à tous! 

Beach clean up - SOFI 64

 

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Understand and enjoy your surf lesson with us!

Stand-up bodyboard

** How surf lessons work **

Your French classes are over and it is time for your daily surf lessons? You are ready to hit the beach, put your wetsuit / sunscreen on and enjoy a good surf session.

A glance at the weekly schedule and you realize that your surf lesson starts at 5pm?

Why wait another 4 hours? Why does your surf lessons’ schedule change every day?

 

Surfer inside a barrel

 

Like almost all our students, you have done little or no surfing in your life and the best conditions, the safest conditions are at low tide. The ocean rises and falls +/- 6 hours apart. This variation (due to the moon, the sun and the Earth’s revolution…) determines the schedule of your surf lessons.

At low tide, surfing is more practicable for beginners for 2 reasons:

—> you won’t surf in deep water
—> waves and whitewater offer a longer distance to slide on

 

 

Surfing is almost all about fun! There are a few rules to follow when you go out:

Do not surf between flags reserved for swimmers –>

Délimitations surfeurs et baigneurs

 

Respect priority rules –>

Priorités en surf

 

Surfeurs sur une vague

 

 

Now, let’s work on your vocabulary by associating the words in the right column with the left column:

 

1. Ramer a.  Surfboard
2. Faire le canard b.  To pop up
3. Une dérive c. Foam / Whitewater
4. Tomber d. To duck dive
5. Une planche (de surf) e. Fin
6. Se lever f. Wave
7. Un leash g. Current
8. Une vague h. To fall
9. La mousse i. Paddle
10. Le courant j. Leg rope

 

Surfing is also a commitment to the environment. Respect the ocean, collect your garbage, leave only your footsteps in the sand.

Aloha!

 

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Bienvenue chez SOFI 64

Life at SOFI 64

One of our students made a beautiful short movie about her French experience here at SOFI 64.

She studied French with us for 4 weeks and at the end of her stay offered us this amazing present.

Thank you Emma! You did a great job with this movie and with your French! We are very happy you enjoyed your stay with us! 🙂

 

 

 

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Top activities in Biarritz

Surfer in Anglet

What to do in Anglet/Biarritz?!

You want to join us and yet wonder what is left to do after your great French lessons in the morning?

You may already know that Biarritz and Anglet are two great cities for surfing and sunbathing. There are many other things to do around here. Just follow us!

 

To See and To Do

  • Sometimes simple things are the best! Sit and enjoy an amazing sunset at the beach… There are 15 stunning beaches in Anglet and Biarritz! 🙂
  • Summer can be really hot some days and enjoying a stroll under the shade of Anglet’s peaceful forest can do you good.
  • There are also 2 beautiful lakes & parks where you can stroll around in Biarritz, picnic and take a nap!
  • Visit Biarritz’ lighthouse, climb the 248 steps and see…!
  • Parc Izadia in Anglet is an ecologic park. Enjoy a guided tour in this beauty right next to the Ocean.
  • Saint-Jean-De-Luz is a city located 30 minutes away from Biarritz. Visit the Maison Louis XIV, the church where the king got married, try some delicious macaroons, swim in the beautiful bay…
  • La Rhune with its “Petit Train” (small train”). For those who prefer hiking, you can also climb this mountain by foot and enjoy a cold drink once at the summit!
  • Of course, there are also many boutiques where you can shop anything you want!
  • The Roof will give you the opportunity to practice climbing and eat something local and fresh!
  • The biggest skatepark in South West France is also located in Biarritz.

+++ Golf, Rafting, Kayaking, Basque sports, Baby golf…

 

Going Out

  • La Chope (bar at the beach La Chambre d’Amour) —> Great atmosphere right in front of the Ocean
  • Kostaldea (bar & food) —> Great atmosphere too with a wonderful view over the Ocean, the beaches and Biarritz’ lighthouse.
  • Le Classique (bar & tapas) —> Bar in Biarritz with great coffee, great tapas, great cocktails, great music… on aime Le Classique! 🙂
  • Bar Jean (bar & restaurant) —> Amazing atmosphere and very good local food!

 

Eating

  • Surf Burger (plage Les Sables d’Or à Anglet) —> A good place to enjoy a burger after surfing! Good news for vegetarians: there are a vegetarian burger and a vegetarian wrap filled with a delicious quinoa portion.
  • L’Escale (plage des Sables d’Or) —> Also great to eat with a large variety of sandwiches, panini and wraps! French fries are homemade! 😉
  • Pizz’After Beach (place de la chapelle à Anglet) —> Craving for a delicious pizza? This is the place to eat! Quality ingredients, thin paste, various choices… you will visit this place more than once!
  • Le Neptune (Esplanade des Gascons à Anglet) —> A restaurant next to the Ocean where you can enjoy an organic fruit juice, some nice crêpes, a delicious burger or a quinoa salad…
  • Ceviche Saline (Rue Gambetta à Biarritz) —> For fish lovers! <3
  • Olea Mediterranean Cuisine (2 rue du Helder à Biarritz) —> Fresh homemade salads, mozzarella rolls with avocado, tomatoes (…), fruit salads, soups… an amazing place for vegetarians, food lovers and also meat eaters! 😉

 

Our awesome partners

  • Namaste Yoga with Laura Hubaide —> An enthusiast yoga instructor with a great energy. You will feel relaxed and fulfilled after your yoga session!
  • PowerSurf Center with Romain Laulhé —> Wether you are a beginner or a experienced surfer, Romain will help you surf better and get more confidence while going out!
  • Les roues de Lilou —> Need a ride? You like bikes but are not a big fan of sweat? Les roues de Lilou provides beautiful electric bikes. Visit Biarritz without effort!

Surfer in AngletSunset in Anglet / Biarritz LighthouseEating in Biarritz

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November in Biarritz and Anglet

Sunset and Biarritz Lighthouse

Autumn in Biarritz and Anglet

We selected a few pictures from this past November. We were lucky enough to have warm (and also really cold 🙄 ) weather, rain and sun, waves and great colors! Sunsets were awesome, strolls were colorful, surfing was amazing!

Could we possibly ask for more?

Will you join us soon to learn French? 😉

Use our Special Offer code to get a 10% discount on your next French language lessons:

  • autumn2016 (until 2016 December 20th).

Sunset and Biarritz LighthouseSurfer in Anglet, NovemberSunset in Anglet, waves and surfers.Cabin, boat and lake in Biarritz.The city of Biarritz by NightClouds and sunset on Anglet.

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Bits of our “French & Surf” program

French & Surf lessons

Learn French & Surf in France

As you may know, our French language school is luckily and strategically located a few steps away from beautiful beaches and waves. The school director, Stéphanie, was born and raised in Biarritz. She started surfing as a kid and naturally decided to provide students with a great program: “French & Surf“.

Following is a short movie made with a few students who registered to this program. They will tell you that you can still learn French efficiently AND have fun!

 

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