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Spelling, comprehension, writing: three different difficulties, each tackled in its own way.

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Writing without mistakes, understanding what you read, defending an idea
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Writing without mistakes, understanding what you read, defending an idea

A bad mark in French can hide very different problems: a pupil who writes with mistakes, a pupil who reads without understanding, and a pupil who understands very well but can't structure what they want to say. All three call for different exercises.

The coach starts by having the pupil write and read to see which of the three they are dealing with. Only then is the approach chosen: working on spelling through rules, practising reading instructions and long texts, or a method for building an argued text.

With their coach, the pupil reviews spelling, grammar and verb conjugation, learns to understand a text, summarise it and write a synthesis, practises essay writing and prepares for the CEB or the CE1D.

French is not your mother tongue and you mainly want to learn to speak it, outside the school curriculum? Discover our French lessons, one to one, in a small group or online.

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By level

What we work on in French, at each level

Reading, writing, arguing: expectations rise at every level.


In primary school

Reading, spelling, verb conjugation, writing a text that holds together. Then preparation for the CEB in the 6th year.

French private lessons in primary school


In secondary school

Grammar, text analysis, argumentation and summary writing, with the CE1D in the 2nd year and the CESS exam in the final year.

French in secondary school


In higher education

Writing the final thesis or dissertation, summary writing, spelling in written assignments and the French proficiency test in university colleges.

French private lessons in higher education

How it works

How does it work?

At My Sherpa, every programme is tailor-made: we analyse the needs, propose a suitable solution, select the right coach and follow up on the lessons.
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Analysis of the situation and goals

A My Sherpa educational advisor gets in touch and analyses the pupil's needs.

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Designing the coaching programme

Your educational advisor proposes a suitable programme.

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Coach selection

Your educational advisor selects the coach who suits your needs and your schedule.

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Coaching follow-up

Throughout the programme of lessons, your educational advisor follows up and remains available.

Our private lessons by level

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Every child has different needs. If you cannot find the subject you are looking for, or if your request is more specific, contact us: together we will find the most suitable solution.
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About us

My Sherpa, your support service dedicated to your children's success

Since 2003, our team has been selecting the right teacher, organising the support and following each pupil over time. An educational advisor remains your point of contact from the first call to the last lesson.
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12k

Pupils supported

Since 2003, from primary school to higher education.

97%

satisfaction

Families satisfied with the quality of their support.

87%

Success rate

Students who reach the goals set with their educational advisor.

Family reviews

What the families we support say

He was always very kind and helped with every question we had. We are very satisfied with his work!

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Parents of Maria, 4th year secondary, Pont-à-Celles
June 2025

Very responsible, dedicated and flexible. We are really satisfied with Oihan's support. Absolutely to be recommended!

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Parents of Teo, 4th year secondary, Forest
June 2024

I am so grateful that, with the excellent help of her tutor Nathan, my granddaughter Yaël managed to more than double her maths exam scores and pass comfortably into 4th year secondary with renewed confidence. I would certainly use your services again if necessary.

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Grandparents of Yaël, 4th year secondary, Ixelles
November 2023

A wonderful teacher who demonstrated great flexibility and enormous patience in order to achieve our goals.

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Parents of Pedro, 4th year primary, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
June 2023

A very positive person, full of suggestions to help our daughter move ahead in her studies.

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Parents of Aygul, 5th year secondary, La Hulpe
June 2022

She is a very good teacher! She always came with a nice activity and good learning material. I would like to continue my lessons with her.

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Simon, Bonheiden
June 2022

Vibeke was a fantastic coach for our son Julian. She listened carefully to our needs and found a way to get him to learn Dutch in a very smart and practical way, and importantly in a way which he greatly enjoyed. He now associates learning Dutch with a very positive experience and is keen to learn more. Many thanks Vibeke!

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Parents of Julian, 1st year primary, Brasschaat
June 2022

It was great the way the lessons transferred easily online with the confinement of this period. Alexia was very professional, adaptable, and the time was well-used.

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Parents de Matteo, étudiant en 6ème année primaire à Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
July 2020

She is very professional and correct. Yoline is a great coach when it comes to teaching children. My daughter's Dutch improved significantly.

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Parents de Maria, étudiante en 1ère année secondaire à Tervuren
December 2019

Thank you very much for your good service and support, it was very helpful to reach the target of passing the Statistics Exam, thanks again

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Parents de Noël, étudiant en 2ème bac à Wezembeek-Oppem
September 2019

The course with Olivier was very good and helpful, even we had only sheduled 8 hours in order to prepare the exam he managed to go through the complex material and both explain and do exercises. Olivier knows the contents of Statistics by heart, and due to his good knowledge he is capable of explaining thoroughly the issues, he has a good teaching approach, demanding also input from the student, he can even explain the very tricky specialities of statistics and could also give good hints how to perform the exam in a good way, as we are still waiting for the result of the exam from University I can state that Noël felt much better prepared and secure. He did a large amount of excercises with Olivier. We are very happy that My Sherpa could organize this good teach and we can recommend him to any other family and student. Olivier is a friendly person, and besides hard working can be also good for a joke. Currently there are no further exams planned in that area, but should we ever be obliged to get support, we will contact My Sherpa, because there we know we get a good service, thanks again

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Parents de Noël, étudiant en 2ème bac à Wezembeek-Oppem
September 2019

The development of Penelope was excellent under the guidance of the MySherpa tutors. We are delighted with the support and the professionalism of the coaches.

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Parents de Penelope, étudiante en 4ème année secondaire à Forest
June 2019

Yassine was a kind, thoughtful and extremely patient coach who helped Penelope understand mathematical concepts that she previously struggled with. He was always punctual, flexible in terms of scheduling and gave excellent guidance which helped Penelope gain confidence and move from failing to passing maths.

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Parents de Penelope, étudiante en 4ème année secondaire à Forest
May 2019

The objective of integrating the boy in a French speaking environment at school is achieved. Thanks to high efficient and dedicated teachers like Fanny. Thank you.

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Parents de Rodrigo, étudiant en 1ère année secondaire à Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
May 2019

Morgann was the perfect coach for Maya: engaging, structured, motivating. She was always happy to meet and work with him, as well as to discuss with him her interests and her future. He really helped to boost her confidence.

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Parents de Maya, étudiante en 5ème année secondaire à Bruxelles
May 2019

He is a very good coach, he shows a lot of interest during the classes, very responsible, he has been very flexible and he is always on time, I hope next year he is still available.

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Parents de Teresa, étudiante en 4ème année secondaire à Bruxelles
May 2019

We have been really happy with Heloise, she always came on time and always listened to what Aidan needed. She was patient with him and when he didn't understand she helped him make summaries and prepare for his exams. Aidan was also very happy and the connection was good between them. Heloise was also proactive, she brought books for him to read and also books to help him prepare for his CE1D. She also helped him prepare a study schedule before his exams which he is using and managing. Overall, thank you for sending us Heloise, everyone was happy! Thanks My Sherpa!

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Parents de Aidan, étudiant en 2ème année secondaire à Tervuren
June 2018

Luca is a really excellent teacher. We, but more importantly, our child, is very satisfied and everybody notices our child’s progress. Thank you for recommending us such a good teacher.

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Parents de Petar, étudiant en 3ème année primaire à Bruxelles
May 2018

Our coach was excellent. He is experienced and showed great dedication and concern for my kid. He always prepared his lectures and was very careful with the objectives. I would like to have him again for French lessons for my child next year.

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Parents de Rodrigo, étudiant en 6ème année primaire à Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
May 2018

Tracy is a fantastic coach. She is patient, firm and encouraging.

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Parents de Leo, étudiant en 3ème année primaire à Ixelles
May 2018

Koen was very helpful to Olivia and he was very good at explaining the sometimes difficult questions. Olivia much appreciated his help.

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Ouders van Olivia, student 1st bachelor in Hofstade.
January 2017

French lessons: your questions

Yes. Spelling is a set of rules and habits that develop through regular, corrected written practice. A secondary school pupil catches up faster than a primary school pupil, because they can understand the rule instead of memorising it.

By finding out what reading costs them. A pupil who still sounds out words aloud spends all their attention on decoding and has nothing left to understand the meaning: the problem lies in fluency, whatever their taste for reading. That is where the work begins.

Yes. These tests mainly assess written comprehension and structured writing. Preparation combines the method specific to the test with practice on papers from previous years.

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