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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.

The 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 school is an ecologically committed school

At SOFI 64, we teach French and we love it! We also love Nature!

That’s why we do our best to be ecologically committed… We believe that small things can make a difference!

We take in consideration multiple factors and concentrate our efforts on food, waste sorting, cleaning…

FOOD —-> We offer organic snacks on Fridays! Local and seasonal fruits or cakes we proudly bake or baguette and organic jam …

In our kitchen, you won’t find no plastic cups or plates!

RECYCLING —-> At school, there is a bin for almost every kind of garbage! Paper, toners, glass, cardboard and even organic waste such as coffee, raw vegetables and fruits…

CLEANING —-> Products we use to clean our premises are natural and organic.

BIODIVERSITY —-> We tried to add as many plants and grass wherever we could to help bees and other insects feed and gather pollen: lavender, thym, rosemary, heather, sage, raspberry bushes, chives… and more to come! 🙂 Link to some of these plants here.

VEGETABLES GARDEN —-> Our small vegetables garden is organic.

For both our gardens, we do not use any pesticide at all. Nature does it best!

If you have any eco-friendly suggestions, we will be glad to hear them out! Merci 🙂

Eco-friendly french language school

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

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 Anglet Sunset in Anglet / Biarritz Lighthouse Eating in Biarritz

SOFI 64 Biarritz – Electric bikes

Here at SOFI 64, we are not just another French language school. We love nature and enjoy outdoors activities. We live by and for the sea, we surf, we hike and… we bike!

That is the reason why, each Monday, our newly arrived students can visit both Biarritz and Anglet equipped with a wonderful electric bike!

Starting from school, at 2:00pm, you will discover the city and its beautiful beaches without any efforts and without polluting.

Ready? Set? Go!!

Note: All our students beneficiate from a 20% discount on any rentals and guided tours from our Partner with our special code. Contact us to get it!