Lyon Bleu International

82 Rue Duguesclin, Lyon, 69006, France
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reviews

Reviews

97% recommend

based on 29 reviews
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"It was a great experience. I highly recommend LBI"

Monica BIEN, student from USA

It was challenging but helpful. I recommend this school.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
14 Aug 2023 - 25 Aug 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Short but nice course"

Jacob Laurents, student from Denmark

My course was really short, but I enjoyed the four days I was there. The location of the school was fine, and I think the teacher was very good, for example she used different teaching methods, which made the classes interesting. I didn't get to try the social activities, but the seemed cool. The classroom was a little small, but it was okay.

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Date of study
10 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"My experience was fine."

Carolina Yarish, student from USA

I felt unwelcomed at this school. There was no welcoming event or meeting.
The woman at the front desk totally ignored me on my first day, when I stood
by her desk to ask questions. Some other lady had to come out
of her office to speak with me. The morning meetings were unpleasant because
the class was too crowded for the room and the AC
didn’t always work well.
Student of summer 2023

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
3 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023
Would you recommend this school?
No
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"Excellent"

Sophie Bevington, student from Australia

Both teachers were excellent. They had different styles and approaches but made the lessons interesting to me. I particularly liked going to the market and the Musée de Confluence with Constance and the Parc de la Tête d’Or with Céline. The thing I found most difficult was having extra long lessons due to the impact of public holidays.

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Duration of study
6 weeks
Date of study
2 May 2022 - 17 Jun 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Informative"

Tara Jean Renaud, student from New Zealand

I really enjoyed how easy it was to get to, to begin with. From the 2 months I was there I greatly improved my understanding of the language and vocabulary. Marie-Hélène and Vitor were especially inspiring and seemed to genuinely care about teaching and it made coming to school to learn the language less stressful and overwhelming. Had I been able to stay in France longer I would have happily stayed longer and really fine tuned my comprehension of the language.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
7 weeks
Date of study
28 Mar 2022 - 20 May 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Very good"

Juan Ramon Santos Martinez, student from Spain

All very good and excellent level, good organization

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
20 Sep 2021 - 8 Oct 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Pleasant, relaxed and very good"

william Landale, student from Ireland

I had a very good experience at Lyon Bleu. I did one week intensive course for my holidays. The whole process was easy and organised. My teacher was very good and patient and helpful, and we had plenty of work to do at home if we wanted, and we were learning very good stuff, with a variation on all aspects of the language, listening, writing, and oral.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
6 Sep 2021 - 10 Sep 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Friendly, accommodating, and valuable experience"

Amanda Lang, student from USA

I was only in Lyon for one week, and Lyon Bleu was a terrific place for an intensive learning atmosphere. I loved learning from students from all around the globe, and I know I would have benefited from staying on much longer if I had been able.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
13 Jan 2020 - 17 Jan 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Useful and nice"

Beatrice Federici, student from Italy

The classes were interesting and useful, especially the individual ones. The trips made to visit the city were interesting, I enjoyed them very much. I was hosted by a very kind and nice woman, she made my stay even better. The only problem at Lyon Blue was the WiFi: it doesn't usually work, and when it does, it was extremely slow.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
22 Aug 2016 - 2 Sep 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"A fun place to learn"

Diana Christine Hoyes, student from Australia

I was very happy with my experience at Lyon Bleu. The school is very organised and my teacher, Emilie, was excellent. I was a total beginner but learnt so much within a two week period. I was placed into a class that was above my level, but my teacher did a great job at catching me up. In addition to my classes, I also chose to take individual lessons which I found extremely beneficial. The school is in a fairly central location and organises a number of optional extra-curricular activities. My fellow students were young and old and came from a range of different countries which was nice. I organised my own accommodation.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
29 Sep 2014 - 10 Oct 2014
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"A fantastic experience."

Miguel Baldez Boing, student from Brazil

I loved my experience at Lyon Bleu International. The teachers were very good and the classes were very dynamic, but there aren't as many extra activities as they say on the website. The housing was also very good, I stayed with a very friendly family.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
6 Jan 2014 - 17 Jan 2014
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Very professional and passionate teachers."

Sonia Nandzik, student from Belgium

I highly recommend the teachers. I had classes with 3 of them and I was satisfied with all of them. I made huge progress in speaking by taking private face to face classes. Tailor-made classes developed my language skills like no other until now.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
29 Oct 2012 - 2 Nov 2012
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Excellent teachers!"

Lily Chen, student from USA

I was there for a week, a little too short. However, the professors I had were excellent! The class I was placed in was perfect. The level was good and the energy was there. If I have to do it again, I would take two weeks.

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Date of study
27 May 2013 - 31 May 2013
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"It was well organized with many opportunities for extracurricular activities."

Susan Dobie, student from Canada

I enjoyed the classes, finding both of my teachers well prepared with interesting and varied activities suited to the level of the students. The location was central and since I arranged my own housing, I cannot comment on the housing organized by Lyon Bleu.
I do, however have one negative comment regarding my placement level. I was told by the examining teacher that I would be in the advanced class, but was placed in an intermediate class. This surprised me but I accepted the decision and performed the work of the class. At the end of the first week, the teacher told me that she thought I should be with the advanced group. She arranged the transfer to that group, where I felt capable of performing the work. My concern is that there was no effort made by the administration to explain what had happened.

I loved my stay in Lyon and hope one day to return. When that happens, I will continue to improve my French at Lyon Bleu.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
18 Jul 2011 - 29 Jul 2011
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"A total immersion into the french culture"

Toni Ribera Claveria, student from Spain

The homestay was very good as the hostess was very friendly and generous, also the housemates. I went to the school on bike everyday in 30 minutes as it's cheaper and faster than public transport as tube or bus, which takes more than 45 minutes until the school. All teachers were very professional and they know how to teach. There were good teaching methods.

What i disliked were some rooms without air conditioning where I was in the first week and it was difficult to stand in class.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
15 Jul 2013 - 2 Aug 2013
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Time and money well spent!"

Nima PAKROU, student from Australia

The classes were very professionally conducted. Appropriate level for me based on the pre-test and interview. The teacher Manu was amazing and very professional. I thoroughly enjoyed my time.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Aug 2013 - 23 Aug 2013
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Good"

Gokhan Akpinar, student from Turkey

Number of students in the classes was good, I liked not having a crowded class.
Our teacher was Manon (I am not sure if her name is spelled like this though). She was nice, patient and friendly.
Location of the school was very good. I easily reached there everyday by metro.
I did not like at all not having breaks during the classes. You must put at least one break so that students refresh their mind and focus on the lecture better!
In tutorials we had more than 2 people. I think tutorials must be in person, maybe with 2 students sometimes, but never more than 2 students.
City tour organised by the course was nice. I liked it. Also the movie sessions were good.
I was not glad with my housing. The whole family went on holiday, their nephew and her friend were at home but they were not really talking to me. They were nice in the beginning, but after a while the friend of the nephew was really acting weird, cold, and distant to me which made me feel uncomfortable at home. Who does she think she is?! I did not pay to be treated badly!! The nephew was polite but talking to me little. Why did I chose to stay with a french family then!?! I just can’t believe that my host family went on holiday when I was there. It was rude. If they want to go on holiday, they shouldn’t accept any student.
At least the apartment, shower, my room and stuff were good.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
5 Aug 2013 - 17 Aug 2013
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Excellent"

Walther Escalante, student from Spain

The Lyon Bleu was a good experience for me, because I don't know anything of French language and I learn the basic things, now I can talk and write with new friends. Almost I met a lot of people, teachers, students and more. Thank you for a great experience.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
5 weeks
Date of study
30 Jul 2012 - 31 Aug 2012
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"It's a good place for learning language. Try to spend more than 2 weeks here"

Nadezhda, student from Russia

Actually it's difficult to answer your question because I was in Lyon during 2 weeks. In this short period everything was great. The family where I lived was very friendly and responsive. Everyone in school was ready to help in case of some problem. The language course was structured very well and strongly logical. Besides courses the school provided possibilities of different activities after studies. It's difficult to reveal the improving of my language skills, but I really became more confident in my ability to be understood.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
4 Jun 2012 - 15 Jun 2012
Age group
25 - 34
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Fun"

Nuri Bayram, student from Netherlands

It was a fun time in Lyon. With interesting people, fun classes, and a really nice environment.

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Housing
Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Sep 2011 - 16 Sep 2011
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Too short"

Davide Paternesi, student from Italy

overall, it was a great experience. The school was really good, and the teachers were too. The location of the school was central, but the housing was quite far.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
19 Sep 2011 - 30 Sep 2011
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Good level of teaching"

Grazia Cerulli, student from Italy

I found the level of teaching quite good: well-structured, stimulating, varied and really helpful. The teacher (Eve, I can't remember her family name!) was definitely the best French teacher I've ever come across. I also enjoyed the ateliers - the afternoon workshops on phonetics, writing and so on. The excursions and the visits were also well organized. The living accommodations - Residence Rue Gambetta - were quite dissatisfactory. Very noisy and not very clean.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
8 Aug 2011 - 19 Aug 2011
Age group
50 - 64
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"I learned alot"

Tara Watney, student from UK

school was good. teacher was fantastic, i really liked her and all the classes were fun. only issue is too many people speak english but this is the case with the whole of france. also everyone was very young... 18/20s. would like people to be a little older. the home i stayed in was very nice. parents were lovely, daughter was a moody teenager who did not have any patience with me. would have preferred it if there was either no child at home or a younger child. overall was great.

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
4 Jan 2010 - 29 Jan 2010
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Nice experience"

Jonathan Linnarson, student from Sweden

Everything was very good; the facilities, the classes and there where plenty of activities arranged by the school. I had two teachers during my two weeks there and one of them was not that good unfortunately, I was quite disappointed when I was asking questions that she couldn't answer. But everything else was super!

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
23 Aug 2010 - 10 Sep 2010
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Phonetics"

Celalettin Calis, student from Turkey

There is nothing to add really, but If I have to give constructive criticism I would say that this is a French course in France and I think the syllabus should be more phonetics-oriented.

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Duration of study
11 weeks
Date of study
3 Jan 2011 - 18 Mar 2011
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Magnifique!"

Lucia Bosone, student from Italy

Classes were every morning, and the first three hours of lesson (on vocabulary or grammar) were followed by two hours of atelier (I did the intensive course), very useful to pratic notions learned in the morning.
Teachers were very well prepared, always having enough photocopies for each student and answering to all our questions.
The building is confortable and luminous, with a very good coffee-machine; the walls in the common room are completely covered of posters regarding social activities, excursions, concerts, etc.
I didn't ask for housing, because I have a friend here in Lyon.
I was so impressed by teahcers' attention and their optimal level of teaching, that I booked other two weeks.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
19 Jul 2010 - 23 Jul 2010
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Very good. Excelent school"

Ludmila Pontremolez, student from Brazil

Very good city, very good school. The city has the perfect size: not to bog, not to small. I made a lot of friends and learned a lot of french.

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Duration of study
6 weeks
Date of study
4 Jan 2010 - 12 Feb 2010
Age group
25 - 34
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"I like it!"

TZU-CHI CHEN, student from Taiwan

The class is perfect size. The teacher gives chance for interacting with everyone. The school is very close to the city center. I like how the school arranges the class schedule with every subject in a week, and tells us the activities in the city which really encourages us to be a part of local culture.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
7 Dec 2009 - 29 Jan 2010
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Good experience"

Rodrigo Ormonde, student from Brazil

The teachers are very nice and they make you feel very comfortable very quickly. The classes don't have many students and so the course quality is good.

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Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
21 Sep 2009 - 16 Oct 2009
Age group
50 - 64
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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housing

Housing

Lyon Bleu offers the following housing types:
homestay

Homestay- Single Room

165 €
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, and heating
Distance to school: 5 - 45 minutes
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
165 €
This option lets the student meet French people and share a part of their daily life.

Additional options on request.

Homestay- Single Room- Breakfast Included

185 €
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast (7 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, and heating
Distance to school: 5 - 45 minutes
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
185 €
This option lets the student meet French people and share a part of their daily life.

We select families for their seriousness and their wish to meet and integrate a foreign student.

Additional options on request.

Homestay- Single Room- Half Board

240 €
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner (14 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, and heating
Distance to school: 5 - 40 minutes
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
240 €
Family accommodation: an ideal way to meet French people and share part of their daily life.

Additional options on request.
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you. If you wish to receive your paperwork by express mail, you will be charged 130 € when you register.

Flights and airport transfer

The closest airport to the school is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS).

The school offers airport pickup services. If you wish to be picked up, just give us your flight details and arrival date. The price of a one-way airport transfer from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport is 75 €. You must book your airport transfer in advance when you register.

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Lyon based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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82 Rue Duguesclin
Lyon
69006
France

School location

The Lyon Bleu International French school was created in 1999 with two fundamental aspects: French courses with a real pedagogical project and high quality of our services and welcome. Whether your French course lasts 2 weeks or 6 months, you will measure your progress in French, and go home being sure that our entire team has done the best for you.

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Questions and answers

Have questions? Get answers from Lyon Bleu International staff, Language International student advisors, and past students.

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"The student's level is "beginner" and is below the minimum required level of "elementary" required to join the course below. Can you make an exception and accept our student into the program? Alternatively, do you have a placement test that we can ask the student to fill out to accurately determine his level?"

If the student is an absolute beginner, we cannot acccept him for a semi intensive program and not on each Monday. Moreover, if he is absolute beginner, he will have to follow an Intensive class. If he wants to be sure that he is not an absolute beginner, he could take the written test on our website right now.

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"Can the student work in France during the course of her study?"

There is a special request to be done to the french embassy for a work permit : please ask the student to contact them as early as possible to have full information on that matter, but from my knowledge on this subject, chances are rather poor !

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