Experience a stunning week-long creative art / writing holiday in the beautiful south-west French countryside!

Situated in Beaulieu, just 1 hour east of Bordeaux, Le Manoir de Gurson provides 1-week 'Writing and Art courses' suitable for the complete beginner, improver or more experienced artist, covering a wide range of subjects and media.

Taught by experienced Isle of Wight artist Murray Ince, the course includes 7 nights' accommodation, breakfast, lunch and evening meals, all tuition, and day trips.

Writing & Art Vacation Courses in SW France:
- Duration: 1-week

- Suitable for the complete beginner, improver or more experienced artist,

- Covers a wide range of subjects and media

- Fees include 7 nights' accommodation, all meals, course tuition, and day trips.

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2. Ecole de stylisme Fleuri-Delaporte, Paris

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Fondée en 1949, L’École Fleuri-Delaporte est une école de stylisme qui est localisée sur le Rue de Cîteaux dans le 12e arrondissement de Paris. L'école est une membre du Collège de Paris et est une composante de l’offre de formation de l’ESAFC, Etablissement d’Enseignement Supérieur Technique Privé – Reconnu légalement ouvert auprès de l’Académie de Paris sous le numéro 075 4777K.

Notre méthode unique de construction de la silhouette a été mise au point en 1949, sa pérennité dans un domaine aussi sensible que celui de la mode illustre à elle seule les valeurs de sa pédagogie.

Les enseignants sont tous des professionnels en exercice dans la spécialité qu’ils enseignent ; les dernières tendances, la réalité du terrain, les évolutions techniques et professionnelles sont ainsi divulguées en temps réel.

- Certificat en Création et Style
- Certificat en Création d'Accessoires
- Certification en Création Textile
- Certificat de Fin d'Études

Les certificats de l'École Fleuri-Delaporte peuvent être préparés en formation initiale, continue ou en alternance.

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3. The French House Party, Carcassonne

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• Are you searching for a creative course / activity holiday for adults in France? Located near the beautiful and historic city of Carcassonne in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of South West France, the French House Party provides residential, all-inclusive experience holidays for adults from around the world.

• Recommended in the National Geographic book “The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life”, our residential summer courses for individuals, couples and groups include cooking, creative writing, and songwriting. Some of our scheduled cooking courses are also available in Spring and Autumn.

• For groups of 6 or more, we can also arrange tailor-made packages year-round. Additional programs for groups include bridge holidays, art and mixed media, books and drama, and digital film making.

• A range of corporate and team building breaks can also be provided.

• Carcassonne is situated only 50 miles from Toulouse with its international airport and approximately 390 miles from Paris.

• Ryanair also fly directly to Carcassonne from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Paris Beauvais international airport.

Testimonial:
"Twenty-one hours of French cooking lessons over the course of six days, given by two famous French chefs and voila: I am confident in having mastered the art of French cooking."
- Charlene Peters, examiner.com

Residential Experience Holidays:
For individuals, couples & groups

Cooking Courses
• Cuisine in Brief: 3-day course
• Gourmet Explorer: 6-day course
• Advanced Gourmet Explorer: 7-day break
• Just Desserts – Chocolate & Patisserie: 3-day course
• Cancer-Kicking Cookery: 4-day course

Summer Creative Courses
• Creative Writing: 6-day courses
• Songwriting Course: 4-day course

Residential Courses for Groups (6+ people)
• Bridge
• Digital Film Making
• Books & Drama
• Art & Mixed Media
• Golf & Gourmet
• Corporate & Team Building Breaks

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4. Paris American Academy

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Paris American Academy (PAA) is an accredited private institution of higher learning offering bachelor degree, semester abroad and summer programs in Fashion, Fine Arts and Interior Design to students from around the world searching for quality career education in these fields.

Established in 1965 by Richard Roy, PAA is located less than a kilometer from Notre-Dame Cathedral in the famous Latin Quarter of Paris, France. All of our programs are taught in English.

During their studies, students can benefit from a French language course integrated into their program.

We also offer a four-week English language course for international students and native French students at elementary to advanced levels of English. The course is designed to prepare them for further studies in English-speaking institutions.

The Paris American Academy is registered by the Académie de Paris, as a private institution of higher learning under the 12 July 1875 jurisdiction.

Our semester abroad programs are available either during the fall or spring semester, and university credits can be earned on the semester programs for transfer to colleges and universities on both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

- 3-year Bachelor Degree courses in Fashion and Interior Design

- 4-month Fall & Spring Semester Abroad programs in Fashion; Fashion Merchandising; Interior Design

- 4-Week Intensive Summer Workshops in Fashion; Fine Arts; Interior Design; Creative Writing

- 4-Week Intensive English language course

English is the language of instruction for all courses.

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5. Garden Design Academy

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The Garden Design Academy, located in the Loire Valley region of Central France, is run by award-winning English garden designers Colin and Marie-Chantal Elliott. They are specialist tutors offering English language residential tuition in garden design and CAD technologies. We also offer over 60 distance learning courses.

Drawing on over 30 years of experience in horticulture, gardening, garden design and landscaping, the Academy provides a wide range of courses in these subjects by distance learning and a number of residential courses based in France's Loire Valley.

By teaming up with horicultural education experts around the world they have put together a range of courses from those suitable for the keen amateur gardener, through a range of professional developement training up to Masters level.

The Garden Design Academy is proud to offer the full range of qualifications from the UK's Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and is the only establishment on mainland Europe to do so.

Their site in this central location gives residential students easy access by plane, train and car from all over Europe. Visits are arranged to the famous chateaux and gardens of the Loire Valley nearby.

Residential courses:
- CAD for Garden Designers (professional)
- Design your own Garden (amateur)

Distance learning, including:
- RHS Horticulture levels 2 & 3
- Master of Horticulture (RHS)
- CAD for Garden Designers
- Certificate & Diploma in Garden Design
- Certificates in Horticulture - cut flowers, herbs, organic,
- Horticulture
- Garden History
- Landscaping
- Permaculture Systems
- Plantsmanship
- Viticulture

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6. Pauline Fraisse Art & Culture, Paris

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• Pauline Fraisse Art & Culture offers year-round and summer drawing and painting classes & workshops in central Paris for adults, tourists, artists, art students, children and families at beginner to advanced levels.

• Classes are taught in English or French to students from around the world.

• Mediums include drawing with colored pens & pencil/ ink, sketching with pencil, watercolor painting, acrylic painting, mixed media & oil painting.

• Subjects and themes include traditional French architecture, modern architecture, modern life, real life, still life, motion, imagination.

• My comfortable studio is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, a chic & refined neighborhood on the Left Bank (South Side) of the River Seine (near the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides, and the famous pedestrian street Rue Cler, and the Pont Alexandre III bridge).

• It is also conveniently close to the metro stations Ecole Militaire and La Tour-Maubourg (Metro Line 8).

• In suitable weather, we continue sketching outdoors (I lend folding stools to the students), either on Rue Cler, or at the Champ de Mars (Eiffel Tower), or at the Invalides.

• It is a good way to explore Paris, discovering places that one wouldn't necessarily have gone to using a guidebook or following regular tours.

Student Testimonial:
"Pauline is lovely and fresh and efficient. I learnt so much from her, in such a short time, and in such a fun and interesting way. I felt inspired for weeks in a row by what I learnt from her."
- Anna

Art Classes / Workshops in Paris for adults & children:
For beginner to advanced students

• 3-hour customized courses for 1 to 4 adults, at the studio & outdoors (if suitable), twice a week (Tuesdays & Fridays).

• Classes for children & teens at the studio on Wednesdays, 1 to 4 participants/class:
- 90 minute class for children (ages 5 - 17)
- 1 hour course for small children (ages 3-4)

• Private art classes available on request

• Corporate / Team Building Workshops

• Painting day-trip for friends / family to Giverny in northern France at the famous gardens & home of impressionist painter Claude Monet

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7. Life Drawing Montmartre

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The “Life Drawing Montmartre” (LDM) initiative offers life drawing sessions to professional and amateur artists in one of Paris’ most charming neighbourhoods – Montmartre.

In addition to weekly open workshops, LDM offers a range of private life drawing classes for groups, both tutored and untutored.

Our subjects are always professional life models, working for the Académie de la Grande Chaumière as well other Parisian art schools and ateliers.

As an art subject, the human figure is one of the oldest themes in the visual arts. While it is regarded as the most challenging, it is also the most satisfying of subjects to draw.

1. Intensive life drawing courses

2. Untutored life drawing sessions

3. Life drawing classes for beginners

4. Portraiture class for beginners

5. Printmaking workshop for beginners

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8. Ducasse Education

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• Are you searching for pastry chef training in Paris? Ducasse Education is a leading culinary and pastry arts school in France, run by the legendary, award-winning chef Alain Ducasse.

• Located in Argenteuil, near Paris, we provide intensive pastry chef training programs for international students, French students, practicing cooks, and professional chefs seeking to improve their pastry skills to enhance their career opportunities or as an enjoyable hobby.

• Combining theory with plenty of hands-on training, our Bachelor in Pastry Arts is taught in English or French by top-level instructors. Our shorter Pastry programs (2-7 months) are taught entirely in English.

• Our cooking courses cover not only the essential functional culinary skills, but also in-depth knowledge of a range of specialized topics.

• In addition to our Argenteuil school, we also have a training center in Yssingeaux, in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Student Testimonial:
"The small class size allowed for close interaction with chef instructors. We used the best products, and made interesting recipes. I found each day to be a unique and rewarding challenge"
- Christian, USA, Practicing Chef

Bachelor Degree in French Pastry Arts:
• 3-year degree program (taught in English or French). Includes two 5-month internships.

French Pastry Arts Diploma Program:
• 6-months training & 2-month internship (taught in English)

French Chocolate & Confectionery Arts:
• 2-months training & 1-month internship (taught in English)

French Bakery Arts Program:
• 2-months training & a 1-month optional internship (taught in English)

French Pastry Campus (Summer & Spring)
• 2-months training & a 1-month optional internship (taught in English)

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9. ESAFC Design Textile, Paris

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ESAFC (École Supérieure d’Art Françoise Conte) located in the lively Bastille area of Paris, France, is a fashion design school offering a 3 year diploma in Textile and Surface Design. The textile surface designer has an essential role in the world of fashion. They forecast fashion phenomena and define on-coming trends. They seek to obtain the fibers, materials, patterns and colours for the different fields of application. Throughout the course, students undertake a number of work placement internships which are an indispensable complement to their studies.

ESAFC is located in the Bastille, gare de Lyon, Faubourg Saint-Antoine neighbourhood, in the heart of a lively area of Paris, with nearby galleries and designer stores.

Subjects covered in the "Certificate of Textile and Surface Designer" (3-year diploma program):

- Drawing and plastic expression
- Live model sketching
- Painting study
- Textile design
- Colour
- Fashion and home trend
- Computer-aided design
- Fashion and home accessories
- Knitting
- History of costume
- English

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10. PMC Studio France

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PMC Studio offer all-inclusive learning holidays in South-West France. We specialize in metal clay and jewelry holidays combined with the French food and wine experience.

Our courses feature an exciting and versatile new material called 'metal clay', which enables people with no prior experience to produce amazing jewellery in silver, gold, bronze, copper and more.

Our courses are taught in both French and English. We also run masterclasses in various creative skills where known artists/trainers visit PMC Studio.

Our certification courses are recognised by the PMC Guild and the Art Clay Society. This ensures that your certification is recognised worldwide. The modules have been planned and developed carefully to ensure a quality programme.

If you prefer to take more time to complete the certification courses we offer a rolling certification course in metal clay.

We also offer a distance learning programme for students who wish to study from home.

Metal Clay Jewelry Courses:
- Duration: 1-day to 2 weeks

- PMC Introduction Courses
- PMC Certification Courses
- Art Clay Introduction Courses
- Art Clay Certification Courses
- Bronze & Copper Intro. Courses
- Metal Clay Certification
- Cross-Over Courses
- Become an Instructor
- Fingerprint / Imprint Course
- Special Projects Courses