A French language school built for the expat community of Paris — by an expat who knew exactly how hard starting from zero can be.
Centre Zenith is a French language institute offering quality classes to the expat community of Paris and across France, registered with the Ministry of Higher Education as an institute of higher education. We are Qualiopi-certified, hold the Label Qualité FLE, and are an official DELF–DALF exam centre and an accredited DCL preparation centre.
We began our journey in October 2018 in the 20th district of Paris, and moved to a suburb close to La Défense in the summer of 2020. Our drive for excellence, the quality of our teachers, a student-friendly environment, affordable fees and deliberately small group classes have earned us a reputation compared with the best in Paris — despite being a relatively young school.
Our teachers are native French speakers, but every one of them speaks English with reasonable fluency — and won't hesitate to explain part of a class in English when it helps, especially at the lower levels. It keeps the teacher–student conversation flowing, in class and after it.
Our founder, himself an expat in Paris, found the traditional "French only, from day one" approach discouraging as a beginner. Bringing in English exactly when it's needed came straight from that experience.
Each group runs on one of two weekly rhythms:
We occasionally hold fun Saturday-afternoon workshops on French culture, society & history.
