CALENDAR AND TIMETABLE  


FRENCH CLASSES IN 2020: important dates


All our adult and children classes will start from Monday 3rd of February 2020. 

TERM 1 : Monday 3rd of February to Saturday 4th of April.

TERM 2: Monday 27th of April to Saturday 27th of June.

As the 8th of June is a public holiday, the classes will be rescheduled on Monday 29th of June. 

TERM 3: Monday 20th of July to Saturday 19th of September.

TERM 4: Monday 12th of October to Saturday 12th of December.

 
Please note that some of our classes are 8 weeks long and not 9 weeks long. Therefore, they will finish a week earlier than the above dates. 



Timetable 2020


For adult classes 2020

Standard courses

For our adult classes located at the University of Newcastle, you can access the map here to find where the McMullin  and Behavioural sciences buildings are situated.
For our classes at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, you can access the map here.  The office is located upstairs (once you are on level 1, it is the door facing the stairs). 

Name of the course - Level  Days and time
   Beginners course
  • 1  Group on Monday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm - University of Newcastle - Mathematics building - classroom V111
  • 1 Group on Wednesday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm -  Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
  • 1 Group on Thursday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm -  Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Continuing Beginners course
  • 1 Group on Thursday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm - Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Elementary course
  • 1 Group on Tuesday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm - Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Intermediate 1 course
  • 1 Group on Tuesday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm -   Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Intermediate 2 course
  • 1 Group on Wednesday afternoons, from 6pm to 8pm -   Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Advanced course
  • 1 Group on Tuesday evenings,  from 4pm to 6pm -   Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West

Focus courses and workshops

WORKSHOPS - Between 28-30 of January - 

Name of the course - Level Days and time
   French Introductory Workshop
  • 1 Group on Wednesday 29th of January from 6pm to 8pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
    No prior knowledge of French required
   Conjugation Workshop 
  • PRESENT TENSE - 1 Group on Tuesday 28th of January from 6pm to 7.15pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
    Beginner level required
  • PAST TENSES - 1 Group on Thursday 30 of January from 6.50pm to 8.05pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
    Continuing Beginner level required
   Grammatical Workshop
  • PRONOUNS and COMPARISONS - 1 Group on Thursday 30 of January from 5.30pm to 6.45pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
    Continuing Beginner or Elementary required
   L'industrie du textile et l'environnement
  • 1 Group on Wednesday 29th of January from 2.30pm to 5pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West.
    Intermediate 2 or advanced level required.


FOCUS COURSES AND WORKSHOPS in TERM 1

Name of the course - Level Days and time
   French for Travellers 1 course
  • 1 Group on Tuesday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Conversational French course
  • 1 Group on Saturday mornings, from 9am to 10.30am at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West  
   Français renforcé
  • 1 Group on Tuesday evenings,  from 2pm to 4pm -   Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Pronunciation workshop
  • Term 1: Saturday 14th March 2020, from 10am to 4.30om at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West. 
    Note there is a 1.5 hours lunch break

For children and teenager's classes 2020

Name of the course - Level Days and time
   Trampoline classes - 3 to 6 years old
  • 2 Groups on Saturday mornings, from 8.15am to 9.15am at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Les Petits Francophones - 2.5 to 6 years old -
    French-speaking background 
  • 1 Group on Saturday mornings, from 9.30am to 10.30am at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West

   Les grands classes - 6 to 12 years old
  • 1 Group on Friday afternoons, from 3 pm to 4 pm in the hall next to Saint Joseph Primary school (Junction).
  • 1 Group on Saturday mornings, from 9.15am to 10.15am at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
  • 1 Group on Saturday mornings, from 10.30 am to 11.30 am at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West
   Teenager's classes - 12 to 17 years old
  • 1 Group on Tuesday afternoons from 4pm to 5pm at Level 1, 799-803 Hunter Street, Newcastle West


For HSC students (year 12) 2020


Name of the course - Level Days and time 
HSC French Beginners - For students from Kotara High School
  • 1 Group on Wednesday afternoons, from 1pm to 2.30pm at Kotara High School
HSC French Beginners - For students from Merewether High School 
  • 1 Group on Wednesday afternoons, from 3pm to 4 pm at MHS.


HSC French Beginners - For students from Hunter School of Performing Arts

  • 1 Group on Monday afternoons, from 1pm to 2 pm at HSPA.

HSC French Continuers - For students from Warners Bay High School
  • To be confirmed
HSC French Beginners or Continuers - For year 12 students from any high school or home schooled students doing French continuers. 
  • Depending on enquiries, we may open a class in term 1.  We need a minimum of 6 students enroled.



Contact us

 contact@afnewcastle.com.au

Please note that there is no office hours. 

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