Skips Thanksgiving Break (November 29, 2025) & the Holiday Break (December 20 & 27, 2025 & January 3, 2026)
GRAND DÉBUTANT / LA / SATURDAY 11-01-25
Level 2 | LA In-person
Grand Débutant
Sophia was born and raised in Paris. After studying haute couture embroidery, she honed her craft working for world-renowned fashion icons like Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier. However, when she's not busy with her needle and thread, she loves to check out art exhibits at museums, going to the movies, cooking and drawing. She moved to Los Angeles at the beginning of 2023 and joined Coucou in May. She also loves her two little cats Amato and Mnouchkine.
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, she will be hosting a 4‑hour, in‑person embroidery workshop in Silver Lake where you’ll create your own unique brooch, choosing from a star, crescent moon, or clover shape. This class is open to all levels. Whether you're a beginner or already have experience, it's a fun and creative way to spend an afternoon !
More info & registration here.
#Calm & Collected #Film Nerd #Foodie #Supportive
This class will be taught mainly in English, with French being introduced gradually via simple conversation prompts.
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$489.00
In stock
includes FREE digital course and exercise book
Additional Material for your Class
What's Included?
Niveau 2 – Course book
Digital Download (PDF)
The Grand Débutant Course Book includes grammar lessons, exercises, activities and essential vocabulary, complete with colorful illustrations to help further your understanding of basic French.
Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Digital Download (PDF)
Designed for self-study, the Grand Débutant Exercise Book is perfect for extra practice and reviews in-between lessons. It contains 111 pages of exercises and bonus tips to give your French that extra oomph.
You're Grand Débutant, if...
You can introduce yourself in French, talk about your job and hobbies – even if you sometimes have to rely on the kindness (and patience) of strangers to make yourself understood.
You can conjugate regular verbs in the present tense. You can also conjugate common irregular verbs, such as être, avoir, faire and aller.
You know how to get articles and adjectives to agree with their nouns (for the most part).
You know how to construct a basic sentence in French (subject, verb, object, etc).
THE CURRICULUM
Saturday Nov 01: Lesson 1
How to ask a question
Saturday Nov 08: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense
Saturday Nov 15: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense
Saturday Nov 22: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”
Saturday Dec 06: Lesson 5
How to say “some”
Saturday Dec 13: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity
Saturday Jan 10: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense
Saturday Jan 17: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense
Saturday Jan 24: Lesson 9
Negative expressions
Saturday Jan 31: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense