A teacher laughing with students at the garden table during a French class at Fare Om

Not French on the side.
French all day.

Class in the garden. Afternoons in the lagoon. Dinner and songs in French at Fare Om, on Moorea.

Next group stay: 15–24 March 2027 Individual weeks: any time of year, from €1,050 Universities and internships: dates on request 4.4 on Tripadvisor

You've done the apps and the evening classes. Now use it.

Then someone speaks real French to you, and it's gone. On Moorea, French is how the day works: at the market, on the boat, at dinner. Nobody switches to English when it gets hard!

Choose your way in

Four programs, one place. All of them end with you saying more than you thought you could.

Individuals and families Your week, your teacher 20 hours of French, five nights at Fare Om, breakfast and dinner. From €1,050 →

Group stays Arrive alone, leave with friends Fixed dates, small groups of adult learners. Next: 15–24 March 2027. Priced to suit your group →

Universities French and culture, built for your course Levelled classes, assessment, a CEFR-referenced report. Price on request →

New for 2027–28Hospitality Behind the scenes of a lagoon resort Ten days, 40 hours of hotel training. Taught in English. For university groups →

A teacher in a fern crown leading a French class at the whiteboard

8:30 Class, by level Small groups with experienced French teachers.

Guests gathered around a table of Polynesian dishes at Fare Om

12:00 Lunch at Fare Om Local, organic, home-cooked. And in French, of course.

14:00 Out on the island Kayak, reef, waterfalls, weaving, 'ori Tahiti.

Guests and children dancing together in the evening

19:30 Dinner, songs, dancing Where most of the real progress happens. Ask Tom!

First things first

Where on earth is Tahiti?

Right in the middle of the South Pacific, halfway between Australia and the Americas. French Polynesia is part of France, so daily life happens in French, and in Tahitian.

~8 hfrom Los Angeles

~11 hfrom Tokyo

~4.5 hfrom Auckland

UTC−10same time as Hawaii

Approximate direct flight times. From Europe, most routes go via Los Angeles or another hub.

Moorea, French Polynesia

Your island for the week

Thirty minutes by ferry from Tahiti. Two deep bays, a ring of lagoon, and a jagged green interior. Everywhere we go is less than an hour from Fare Om.