FRHS is owned and managed by Gemma and Christophe, a husband and wife team with over 8 years experience running language programmes for both French and international students. We are a family business with strong links to the community here in Saint-Raphaël where we organise our high school programmes for teenagers. We are very proud of the exceptional quality of our programmes, our high level of service and the privileged relationship we enjoy with both parents and the students in our care.
Christophe grew up here in Saint-Raphaël and has a strong network of friends and partners in the town. Gemma is from the UK and has been teaching English in Saint-Raphaël since 2009. She teaches at Stanislas school where the majority of our high school students are placed and enjoys an excellent relationship with the staff and students there.
We purposefully limit the number of students we accept onto our high school programme to enable us to offer a very personal service. This also ensures that all students benefit from a truly "French" experience, surrounded by French teenagers of their own age.
We know all our host families well. They are either friends, students at our language school or have children who are learning English with us. All our families are open-minded people who have a real interest in learning about other cultures. We visit all our families regularly.
We personally oversee our guardianship service and ensure that all students get the support they need right from the start. This involves meeting every student on their first day at school and answering any questions or worries they may have. All students have an emergency 24 hour telephone number so they can contact us at any time if they have a problem.