If your desire is to become a better communicator in the French language, you’ve come to the right place! 
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Committed to Your Success 

​For the past 15+ years, French With Elodie has been providing French lessons to business professionals and tutoring to young adults online and in the DC area. We provide custom private and small group lessons focused on helping clients better communicate in French - from beginner to advanced levels.  We also offer immersion tours to France twice a year to give clients and Francophiles an opportunity to to discover a region of France while practicing their French with the locals. 
 
Our boutique French school offers custom lessons focused on communication. Students come to us with one common goal of becoming become better communicators in French – regardless of their level. Therefore, our approach is very much focused on teaching students the basics of grammar while starting conversations right away – whether you’re a beginner or advanced student. Our sessions are interactive and foster a pragmatic approach to the language, giving you the essential tools to be able to communicate. 
 
Unlike other larger schools, we offer curated classes in a private environment or a very small classroom environment with 4 students maximum. This allows us to focus on each individual to ensure that our students progress and get ample opportunities to speak. We teach students of all levels, from beginners to advanced speakers. Our goal is to help each student better communicate in French, whether in writing or speaking, so that they can apply their knowledge to their work or during their leisure travels to French speaking countries. Our experienced teachers have over 15+ years of experience teaching diplomats and professionals as well as tutoring young adults in school. This experience combined with our very small group environments make our company the ideal partner for your language learning goals.  

MEET THE TEAM

Our teachers are world-class, experienced, dynamic and will ensure your progress at any stage! 

Elodie G. 

Elodie is the founder of French With Elodie LLC. She created the boutique French school in 2015 to help people improve their French conversational skills. With a background in communication, her focus is on helping our students' ability to speak French. She also creates curated tours to France to help people practice in an immersive situation.

Caren T.  

Caren has been teaching French for more than 20 years. She completed her university studies in medieval French literature and art history at the Université de Poitiers in France, and lived in Brussels for two years. Caren speaks French like a native and is an excellent teacher.​

Neena B. 

Neena has been teaching French more than 20 years. With a diplomat dad, she was exposed to different cultures and attended French schools in several countries. Neena speaks like a native and for the past 10 years has taught diplomats in the DC area.