HISTORY OF FRANCE / NY / SUNDAY 10-18-26 | workshop-product
french history NYC | IN-PERSON

HISTORY OF FRANCE

EXPRESS

From the Gauls to de Gaulle in just 2.5 hours. 🇫🇷 Culture, context, and conversation - all in one session. 

DATE:
OCT 18, 2026
TIME:
2:00PM - 4:30PM ( ET )
DURATION:
150 MINUTES
CAPACITY:
15
LEVEL :
NA
HOST:

Alex was born and raised in Lyon and then moved to Paris to study finance. He did a semester of exchange in Saint Petersburg, Russia and really wanted to discover the US. He arrived first in California, in March 2020 and then moved to NYC in June 2021. In addition to his full time job, Alex loves to teach French and speak about French culture. He also likes skiing, scuba diving and travelling as well as playing soccer.

LOCATION:

407 Broome St, New York, NY 10013 (2nd floor)

PRICE: PER PERSON
$60.00

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

From the Gauls to de Gaulle in just 2.5 hours. 🇫🇷

Think you need a history degree to understand France? Think again. This workshop takes you on a whirlwind journey through the defining moments, power struggles, and cultural revolutions that shaped one of the world's most fascinating nations and the language that came with it.

In five fast-paced chapters, our Coucou teacher Alex will take you from Julius Caesar conquering Gaul and the Latin roots of the French language, to the rise of the French monarchy, Joan of Arc, the dazzling excess of Versailles under Louis XIV, the fury of the Revolution, and the towering legacies of Napoleon and Charles de Gaulle. Along the way, you'll discover how each layer of French history left its mark on the culture, the identity, and the language you're learning today.

No boring lectures, no memorizing dates - just the stories, the turning points, and the key ideas that make France France. By the end, you won't just speak a little more French. You'll understand where it comes from.

Culture, context, and conversation - all in one session. 🗺️

MEET YOUR HOST

Alex

Alex

Art lover, bookworm, foodie

Alex was born and raised in Lyon and then moved to Paris to study finance. He did a semester of exchange in Saint Petersburg, Russia and really wanted to discover the US. He arrived first in California, in March 2020 and then moved to NYC in June 2021. In addition to his full time job, Alex loves to teach French and speak about French culture. He also likes skiing, scuba diving and travelling as well as playing soccer.

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