Shepherd festival
September 2026

My name is Prisca and I am a passionate French native teacher. I have been lucky as I have been able to teach all over the world to many different kinds of people for the past ten years. I like to teach in a kind and playful atmosphere as I am convinced that the process of learning is more efficient through games, role playing, or everyday life situations!  As an addition I believe that a confident, trustworthy relationship between teachers and students is very important to make the learning efficient. Moreover, I also create teaching materials to teach French, I specialize in French spelling and vocabulary. A bit more about me now 😊: I am a travel lover, just as much as my children and husband. Through a four years sailing trip I have been able to live in many different countries such as Australia, Martinica, Spain (…) with my family and that opportunity to meet people from different cultures, backgrounds, is something I am passionate about! I love discovering the differences between my culture and the other ones and learning from the diversity. Since our return from Australia in 2019, we have settled in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a magnificent small town at the foot of the Pyrénées. It was here that I felt the desire to open my own French as a Foreign Language school and offer lessons—online and in-person—but above all, to develop a project that was close to my heart: offering language immersion programs during which students would have the opportunity to learn and (most importantly) practice through various exciting activities and homestays. After 5 years of individual or small-group immersions, it made sense to take the next step: group immersions! Welcome to this project, which has been built for you and with our expertise!"

My name is Nathalie. I have been a French as a Foreign Language (FLE) teacher for many years... and the passionate host of the family-run holiday cottages that I completely renovated in the small village of Issor, in the heart of Béarn. What is the common thread throughout my career? 👉 Sharing, transmitting, and hosting—through language, culture, encounters, and the places dear to me. I began my career with five wonderful years in London where I taught FLE in banks, insurance companies, and the luxury and media worlds. It was an intense, lively experience, full of humour, accents from all over the world, and coffees taken in magnificent locations! And between London and a few inspiring major trips, I developed a true appreciation for warm interiors, curated atmospheres, and houses where you immediately feel good. It was with this sensibility that I returned to Béarn in 2007 to embark on the renovation of three family houses. It was a huge, vibrant, and slightly crazy project: demolition, reconstruction, plans, decoration, dust in my hair... but above all, an immense joy in seeing these houses come back to life and welcome new stories. Since the cottages opened, I have hosted hundreds of travelers, always with the same pleasure: introducing them to this region that I deeply love, offering a place where they can breathe, rest, and truly feel at home. And at the same time... I never let go of FLE! In person, via video, in private lessons, small groups, or with big laughs: I love creating courses where we learn seriously without ever taking ourselves too seriously. Courses where you speak, you dare, and you progress without even realizing it. Because French is meant to be lived, cooked, told, and laughed—and I deeply love transmitting this living language. 🍃 Bringing together my two passions—FLE and hosting—in the same stay is obvious to me... and a true delight. Welcoming you to my home and supporting your progress: it’s hard to dream of anything better!