Native French speaker offers French quality lessons for children, French conversation classes for teenagers and adults online.

- Toronto
- at their home
- By webcam

About the lesson

Children:
I can support your children with French whether they are in French Immersion or a full French programme with TFS or Viamonde. I can help them improve all 4 language learning skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

Adults:
I offer one on one French conversation classes to help adults improve their fluency and gain confidence speaking French.

I adapt my classes based on each student that I teach. My classes are dynamic and I strive to make them interesting. I base the material on each individual student to ensure that I am giving the best class possible to each unique student.

The French classes for adults and teenagers are conversational. I have learned from own travels and experience that one of the best ways to learn a language is putting oneself out there and practising as much as possible. I find subjects that are current and interesting and offer corrections during the speaking practice. This is an efficient and authentic way to learn a language, and a tool to prepare a person to be able to speak French in the real world.

subjects

French
French speaking
French listening
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French vocabulary

French phonetics

languages

French
English

levels

All Levels

About Marie-Claire

I am French and grew up in Paris, France. I have been living and working Canada for 1.5 years.

I have taught French to refugees in France and this has helped broaden my experience and given me valuable insight into becoming a more empathetic teacher. I also have extensive experience taking care of and teaching abused children in a daycare in Paris France.

I am an experienced social worker with many years of experience working with both children and adults. I have several years of experience working teaching the French language to children and French conversation classes to adults.

Two of my own children are currently at the Viamonde School Board in Toronto and I have exposure and experience working with the curriculum in Canada.

I currently teach French to elementary aged children online. I help them with their homework. We work to strength all four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.

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Lenka
- 5
Perfect! I would recommend Marie-Claire without any hesitations. We have hired her to help to help my twins twins that are currently currently in a French immersion program to help them with preparations to be accepted in a Francophone school, which is not an easy task for a non Francophone family with non French speaking parents! Both kids have passed the entrance exams with flying colors and they were accepted into Viamond! Both of my children were very comfortable and satisfied with the support they received from Marie-Claire over the past year. We are happy that she will be able to continue to support them and the next year while they make the transition into a fully French program.
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Lenka
Perfect! I would recommend Marie-Claire without any hesitations. We have hired her to help to help my twins twins that are currently currently in a French immersion program to help them with preparations to be accepted in a Francophone school, which is not an easy task for a non Francophone family with non French speaking parents! Both kids have passed the entrance exams with flying colors and they were accepted into Viamond! Both of my children were very comfortable and satisfied with the support they received from Marie-Claire over the past year. We are happy that she will be able to continue to support them and the next year while they make the transition into a fully French program.

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It's such a pleasure to teach Maria and Angel! They are really sweet and involved at each of our French session. In September, they will attend Viamonde School so all the subjects will be taught in French. I am so proud of them!
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Katherine
- 5
Perfect! Marie-Claire is an absolutely amazing tutor -very patient, genuinely caring and very invested! She is a tutor who really cares about her students and their progress. I am so glad that we found her. She is great with my daughter and we really appreciate her lessons.
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Katherine
Perfect! Marie-Claire is an absolutely amazing tutor -very patient, genuinely caring and very invested! She is a tutor who really cares about her students and their progress. I am so glad that we found her. She is great with my daughter and we really appreciate her lessons.
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Rozhin
- 5
Perfect! Marie-Claire cares about her students like no other teacher. As one of her students, I can honestly say through experience that she has helped me understand french better. She seems passionate about her work and ensures her students enjoy learning this language. It was new for me to have a tutor, so I'm glad I had such a supportive, encouraging, patient, and attentive tutor for my first time. In fact, I remember how excited I would be for the session to begin - even if it was a week away. After all, I was going to learn from someone I could trust and be comfortable around. I 100% recommend Marie-Claire to anyone who's in search of a tutor!
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Rozhin
Perfect! Marie-Claire cares about her students like no other teacher. As one of her students, I can honestly say through experience that she has helped me understand french better. She seems passionate about her work and ensures her students enjoy learning this language. It was new for me to have a tutor, so I'm glad I had such a supportive, encouraging, patient, and attentive tutor for my first time. In fact, I remember how excited I would be for the session to begin - even if it was a week away. After all, I was going to learn from someone I could trust and be comfortable around. I 100% recommend Marie-Claire to anyone who's in search of a tutor!
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Sophie
- 5
Perfect! Marie-Claire is an excellent tutor to my daughter. She is positive, patient and very supportive. I highly recommend her to anyone of all ages. Lessons are done online because of covid but she knows how to keep the lessons fun and engaging with professionalism. My daughter had gain some confidence in speaking in French. She is always looking forward to her next lessons with Marie-Claire each week.
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Sophie
Perfect! Marie-Claire is an excellent tutor to my daughter. She is positive, patient and very supportive. I highly recommend her to anyone of all ages. Lessons are done online because of covid but she knows how to keep the lessons fun and engaging with professionalism. My daughter had gain some confidence in speaking in French. She is always looking forward to her next lessons with Marie-Claire each week.
Jenna
- 5
Perfect! Marie-Claire is very knowledgeable when it comes to French. She explains concepts thoroughly and gives many helpful ressources. She is also caring and compassionate.
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Jenna
Perfect! Marie-Claire is very knowledgeable when it comes to French. She explains concepts thoroughly and gives many helpful ressources. She is also caring and compassionate.

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Jenna is an involved student.She works hard to reach her goals, she never gives up and all the teachers would be lucky to have her as a student.
- See the response Marie-Claire : Jenna is an involved student.She works hard to reach her goals, she never gives up and all the teachers would be lucky to have her as a student.
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Enzo
- 5
Perfect! Marie-Claire is an amazing tutor. She makes learning French fun through conversation and theory. She is thorough, kind, and her patience is unmatched. I used to be the kind of person who hated the tedium of learning a language, but with Marie-Claire as my tutor learning French is exciting, rewarding, and something I look forward to each week! Thanks Marie-Claire! :)
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Enzo
Perfect! Marie-Claire is an amazing tutor. She makes learning French fun through conversation and theory. She is thorough, kind, and her patience is unmatched. I used to be the kind of person who hated the tedium of learning a language, but with Marie-Claire as my tutor learning French is exciting, rewarding, and something I look forward to each week! Thanks Marie-Claire! :)
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Huy
- 5
Perfect! I needed help before taking TEF Canada, with emphasis on the oral comprehension and expression tests, and got Marie-Claire as my teacher. I am a staunch believer in learning to speak a language before learning how to write it, and the experience speaking French with Marie-Claire has been a confidence-builder. Marie-Claire's method involves learning French collocations along with idiomatic expressions. She writes down new words on a digital whiteboard so that you can follow along, just like being in a classroom, thereby combining eye/brain coordination for effective learning. I can wholeheartedly recommend her if you want to train speaking everyday French in a relaxing environment.
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Huy
Perfect! I needed help before taking TEF Canada, with emphasis on the oral comprehension and expression tests, and got Marie-Claire as my teacher. I am a staunch believer in learning to speak a language before learning how to write it, and the experience speaking French with Marie-Claire has been a confidence-builder. Marie-Claire's method involves learning French collocations along with idiomatic expressions. She writes down new words on a digital whiteboard so that you can follow along, just like being in a classroom, thereby combining eye/brain coordination for effective learning. I can wholeheartedly recommend her if you want to train speaking everyday French in a relaxing environment.

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Wouah!!!Huy works so hard to achieve his goal in French!To teach him is just a pleasure!And I am so proud of him!!!
- See the response Marie-Claire : Wouah!!!Huy works so hard to achieve his goal in French!To teach him is just a pleasure!And I am so proud of him!!!
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Christine
- 5
Perfect! Marie-Claire is the most amazing French teacher! She is truly inspirational and ultra-competent! Not only is she a stellar French instructor--extremely knowledgeable in all areas of French language and culture--but she is also exceptionally patient and kind! I am extremely grateful to have found such a high-caliber French instructor on superprof.
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Christine
Perfect! Marie-Claire is the most amazing French teacher! She is truly inspirational and ultra-competent! Not only is she a stellar French instructor--extremely knowledgeable in all areas of French language and culture--but she is also exceptionally patient and kind! I am extremely grateful to have found such a high-caliber French instructor on superprof.

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I always have great French sessions with Christine because she is so motivated! Even if she doesn't know the word in French, she always tries to find the word by herself or invents French words :) so funny and smart !
- See the response Marie-Claire : I always have great French sessions with Christine because she is so motivated! Even if she doesn't know the word in French, she always tries to find the word by herself or invents French words :) so funny and smart !
Jill
- 5
Perfect! Very kind and considerate tutor. I am applying for a French job and she has helped me correct my grammar and sentence structure, and this was only the first lesson. I recommend Marie-Claire!
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Jill
Perfect! Very kind and considerate tutor. I am applying for a French job and she has helped me correct my grammar and sentence structure, and this was only the first lesson. I recommend Marie-Claire!

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Congratulations!Jill achieved her goal: to work in a French Camp!It's not even her native language and her French sounds awesome!
- See the response Marie-Claire : Congratulations!Jill achieved her goal: to work in a French Camp!It's not even her native language and her French sounds awesome!
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Holly
- 5
Perfect! Great pace of lesson. Appreciated Marie-Claire's understanding of my needs. Very enjoyable class. Merci!
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Holly
Perfect! Great pace of lesson. Appreciated Marie-Claire's understanding of my needs. Very enjoyable class. Merci!

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Holly is an involved student!We have in common the discovery of a new country and its culture not just by visiting but by living in it!It's challenging but motivating to help her in the process of learning French!
- See the response Marie-Claire : Holly is an involved student!We have in common the discovery of a new country and its culture not just by visiting but by living in it!It's challenging but motivating to help her in the process of learning French!
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Yorley
- 5
Perfect! I couldn't be more lucky to have Marie- Claire as my French teacher. She is an EXCELLENT teacher!!!! I always look forward to my lessons with her every week, her teaching skills are great, she explains things clearly , she is very patient and supportive, her lessons are always fun and keeps me engage with a variety of activities to improve my French. I highly recommend her!! Merci beaucoup Marie-Claire !!!!!!!!!
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Yorley
Perfect! I couldn't be more lucky to have Marie- Claire as my French teacher. She is an EXCELLENT teacher!!!! I always look forward to my lessons with her every week, her teaching skills are great, she explains things clearly , she is very patient and supportive, her lessons are always fun and keeps me engage with a variety of activities to improve my French. I highly recommend her!! Merci beaucoup Marie-Claire !!!!!!!!!

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Yorley is such a great student!She is not only passionate about learning the French language but also the culture.She has progressed so fast.I will do my best to make her feel more confident.She is definitely an ideal student!
- See the response Marie-Claire : Yorley is such a great student!She is not only passionate about learning the French language but also the culture.She has progressed so fast.I will do my best to make her feel more confident.She is definitely an ideal student!
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David
Marie-Claire is a wonderful tutor. Our son is in French immersion and needed help completing his regular school work while improving his French vocabulary. Marie-Claire worked with him twice a week, and was always patient and kind. We would highly recommend her. Merci Marie-Claire!
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David
Marie-Claire is a wonderful tutor. Our son is in French immersion and needed help completing his regular school work while improving his French vocabulary. Marie-Claire worked with him twice a week, and was always patient and kind. We would highly recommend her. Merci Marie-Claire!
Daniela
Marie is a great teacher. The first aspect I noticed is her patience. Her explanations are simple yet straight forward and she won’t move on from a topic until it is understood. With a variety of material, her lessons are something that I always looked forward to. She is friendly, outgoing and really cares about her students. I enjoyed working with her!
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Daniela
Marie is a great teacher. The first aspect I noticed is her patience. Her explanations are simple yet straight forward and she won’t move on from a topic until it is understood. With a variety of material, her lessons are something that I always looked forward to. She is friendly, outgoing and really cares about her students. I enjoyed working with her!
Dianna
Marie-Claire has been a fantastic tutor for my son. He wasn't as strong in french as he would have wanted to be before the pandemic, and had trouble staying on track during quarantine. Marie-Claire helped him to not only get up to speed with French, but allowed him to enjoy the language and learning process. Highly recommended!
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Dianna
Marie-Claire has been a fantastic tutor for my son. He wasn't as strong in french as he would have wanted to be before the pandemic, and had trouble staying on track during quarantine. Marie-Claire helped him to not only get up to speed with French, but allowed him to enjoy the language and learning process. Highly recommended!
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Nicole
Marie Claire has a great charisma to teach, she generates confidence and connection in conversation. She has taught me with passion and this has helped me to lose my fear of speaking in English. I have been taking English classes since December and I like the didactic way in which she teaches me. She is the best teacher in the world
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Nicole
Marie Claire has a great charisma to teach, she generates confidence and connection in conversation. She has taught me with passion and this has helped me to lose my fear of speaking in English. I have been taking English classes since December and I like the didactic way in which she teaches me. She is the best teacher in the world
Alex
She has a lot of knowledge. Always listening to her students, she tries to make them progress as well as possible through quality teaching and benevolence.
Being of French origin, she will help you to get to know the idioms of the French language.
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Alex
She has a lot of knowledge. Always listening to her students, she tries to make them progress as well as possible through quality teaching and benevolence.
Being of French origin, she will help you to get to know the idioms of the French language.
Inga
I'm very pleased to have Marie-Clarie as a French teacher because in a matter of weeks, she helped my son improve French a lot! He feels calm, comfortable and confident learning French! I would highly recommend her for all ages who wants to learn a new language.
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Inga
I'm very pleased to have Marie-Clarie as a French teacher because in a matter of weeks, she helped my son improve French a lot! He feels calm, comfortable and confident learning French! I would highly recommend her for all ages who wants to learn a new language.
Tibu
I’m an actor, and Marie-Claire helped me with my French on set. She creates a really easy but focused, creative and playful atmosphere. She nurtured my French skills and I felt very confident going on to set and speaking French, having never spoken it on camera before and managed to sound authentic and convincing thanks to Marie-Claire.
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Tibu
I’m an actor, and Marie-Claire helped me with my French on set. She creates a really easy but focused, creative and playful atmosphere. She nurtured my French skills and I felt very confident going on to set and speaking French, having never spoken it on camera before and managed to sound authentic and convincing thanks to Marie-Claire.
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Camille
I have worked with Marie-Claire for about 6 months and it was a great experience. She is very professional, always on time and a hard worker. Marie-Claire is friendly, extremely kind and patient and has a great work ethic, I would totally recommend her as a tutor.
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Camille
I have worked with Marie-Claire for about 6 months and it was a great experience. She is very professional, always on time and a hard worker. Marie-Claire is friendly, extremely kind and patient and has a great work ethic, I would totally recommend her as a tutor.
Indraja
Marie-Claire is a fantastic teacher! She is patient, explains grammar very well and is encouraging. I was especially able to improve my writing and speaking skills with her help. I would definitely recommend learning from her.
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Indraja
Marie-Claire is a fantastic teacher! She is patient, explains grammar very well and is encouraging. I was especially able to improve my writing and speaking skills with her help. I would definitely recommend learning from her.
Gabe
Marie Claire is a wonderful and supportive French teacher. She is very patient with me and records everything we work on. Being from Paris, she has an authentic approach and genuinely seems to love sharing her culture and language. She comes highly recommended!
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Gabe
Marie Claire is a wonderful and supportive French teacher. She is very patient with me and records everything we work on. Being from Paris, she has an authentic approach and genuinely seems to love sharing her culture and language. She comes highly recommended!
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Ruby
Learning French isn’t easy but Marie always makes the class very fun and makes me more interested in French. My favorite thing is that Marie is a native speaker who is from Paris and articulates her words clearly. She is also detailed in correcting my pronunciation and grammar. Last but not least, she is a cheerful teacher and makes the class very engaging.
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Ruby
Learning French isn’t easy but Marie always makes the class very fun and makes me more interested in French. My favorite thing is that Marie is a native speaker who is from Paris and articulates her words clearly. She is also detailed in correcting my pronunciation and grammar. Last but not least, she is a cheerful teacher and makes the class very engaging.
Finlande
Marie-Claire is a good and serious teacher. She's attentive and patient. She goes at everyone's pace. It's a person who help everyone to succeed with kindness.

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Finlande
Marie-Claire is a good and serious teacher. She's attentive and patient. She goes at everyone's pace. It's a person who help everyone to succeed with kindness.
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Reh
Marie is warm, gentle and patient; she is an ideal candidate for tutoring!
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Reh
Marie is warm, gentle and patient; she is an ideal candidate for tutoring!
Marine
Marie-Claire is a trustworthy person. She is calm and patient. She adapts herself to the person in front of her. She is invested and passionate. She cares about human being and will support you to get confidence in yourself.
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Marine
Marie-Claire is a trustworthy person. She is calm and patient. She adapts herself to the person in front of her. She is invested and passionate. She cares about human being and will support you to get confidence in yourself.
Christophe
Marie-Claire helps a lot of people to learn and improve their french. She is dedicated to find the best way to be efficient for each people. She is focused on her work and trustworthy. She will guild you on the path of learning french.
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Christophe
Marie-Claire helps a lot of people to learn and improve their french. She is dedicated to find the best way to be efficient for each people. She is focused on her work and trustworthy. She will guild you on the path of learning french.
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Isa
Marie Claire is extremely competent and serious person. She is fully bilingual in French and English. I would recommend her as a teacher to everyone.
Her professionalism, patience and kindness are extraordinary.
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Isa
Marie Claire is extremely competent and serious person. She is fully bilingual in French and English. I would recommend her as a teacher to everyone.
Her professionalism, patience and kindness are extraordinary.
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Chuck
We've been very happy to have Marie-Claire tutor our daughter for the last few months. She has an informal and personable manner and makes lessons fun and varied. She is very encouraging and tailors the lessons to my daughter's interests. I would highly recommend her!
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Chuck
We've been very happy to have Marie-Claire tutor our daughter for the last few months. She has an informal and personable manner and makes lessons fun and varied. She is very encouraging and tailors the lessons to my daughter's interests. I would highly recommend her!
Amenta
Marie-Claire is an extremely kind and generous person. She has a real joy for teaching and helping others. Marie-Claire is adept at assessing your needs and working with you to achieve your goals. Her help this past year has been invaluable.
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Amenta
Marie-Claire is an extremely kind and generous person. She has a real joy for teaching and helping others. Marie-Claire is adept at assessing your needs and working with you to achieve your goals. Her help this past year has been invaluable.
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Rachel
Marie is a wonderful French Tutor.She is not only patient and kind to my son but also deeply involved by his feelings and his confidence as a human being.
She always supports him when he doubts his abilities.
She helps him with homework and uses different ways to teach him.
I highly recommend Marie
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Rachel
Marie is a wonderful French Tutor.She is not only patient and kind to my son but also deeply involved by his feelings and his confidence as a human being.
She always supports him when he doubts his abilities.
She helps him with homework and uses different ways to teach him.
I highly recommend Marie
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Mailis
Marie-Claire was taking care of my son a few days a week for 5 months. She has taught him games and songs in French, he immediately liked her. She was so considerate to my son and always teaching him something valuable. We were sad to let her go as we moved out of the city.
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Mailis
Marie-Claire was taking care of my son a few days a week for 5 months. She has taught him games and songs in French, he immediately liked her. She was so considerate to my son and always teaching him something valuable. We were sad to let her go as we moved out of the city.
Tina
Marie replied to an ad that I posted for a tutor at the beginning of the first lockdown, and I'm so grateful she did. I was struggling to teach my oldest son with remote learning, in french immersion. Now she works with both of my kids. She is one of the most kind and patient people I have ever met, and quickly started to feel like a member of our family. My boys ask me daily if today is a "Marie Day". They are now excited about learning french, and doing very well in school. I could't be happier with how she has helped our family. I easily give her my highest recommendation.
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Tina
Marie replied to an ad that I posted for a tutor at the beginning of the first lockdown, and I'm so grateful she did. I was struggling to teach my oldest son with remote learning, in french immersion. Now she works with both of my kids. She is one of the most kind and patient people I have ever met, and quickly started to feel like a member of our family. My boys ask me daily if today is a "Marie Day". They are now excited about learning french, and doing very well in school. I could't be happier with how she has helped our family. I easily give her my highest recommendation.
Val
I found Marie in a Facebook group, I was looking for people to practice and improve my French. She’s been very patient explaining not only the meaning of words I don’t know but also how to use them. She has a very positive approach and always encourages me with positive reinforcement to keep on going. She is great!
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Val
I found Marie in a Facebook group, I was looking for people to practice and improve my French. She’s been very patient explaining not only the meaning of words I don’t know but also how to use them. She has a very positive approach and always encourages me with positive reinforcement to keep on going. She is great!
Marina
Marie-Claire is simply amazing. My son has some issues with reading and writing in French but most of all he has a lack of interest for learning these skills. Marie-Claire not only helped him advance his skills but she managed to make learning fun for him through engaging texts, games, etc. She is patient and kind and has been a life saver during online school as well. Highly recommend!
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Marina
Marie-Claire is simply amazing. My son has some issues with reading and writing in French but most of all he has a lack of interest for learning these skills. Marie-Claire not only helped him advance his skills but she managed to make learning fun for him through engaging texts, games, etc. She is patient and kind and has been a life saver during online school as well. Highly recommend!
Susan
I have known and worked with Marie-Claire for over 1 year. She is reliable, responsible, and an exceptionally kind person that has all the qualities that make for an excellent teacher. She is organised and punctual. An important quality is that she is non-judgemental and makes the person she is speaking with feel comfortable immediately. Her vast experience working with abused children and refugees is evident because one can feel how much of an empathetic person she is when they work with her. I highly recommend anyone to work and learn from Marie-Claire because she is a wonderful teacher.
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Susan
I have known and worked with Marie-Claire for over 1 year. She is reliable, responsible, and an exceptionally kind person that has all the qualities that make for an excellent teacher. She is organised and punctual. An important quality is that she is non-judgemental and makes the person she is speaking with feel comfortable immediately. Her vast experience working with abused children and refugees is evident because one can feel how much of an empathetic person she is when they work with her. I highly recommend anyone to work and learn from Marie-Claire because she is a wonderful teacher.
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