Launching January 2026
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The VCE French Program
​Launching in January 2026. Register your interest here.
What is it?
A mobile/digital program designed like Duolingo, but fully aligned with the VCE French Study Design. You download an app, join a class, and receive a 5–7 minute quiz every day (Monday-Friday). The whole program lasts 6 months but you can choose to join for as many/few months as you like.
Who is it for?
For Year 10–12 students who want French to feel more natural and automatic. This program is for you if:
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During exams, you know what you want to say, but often lack the vocab or structure to say it,
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You have a solid base but want to sound more fluent and sophisticated,
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You take heaps of notes in class, but suddenly in a writing or speaking exam, your brain freezes.
You don’t need more notes, you need consistent, active practice that helps you retain and retrieve what you already know.
What's in the quizzes?
Each fortnight focuses on one key topic from the Curriculum that is likely to appear in the exam (for example friendship, technology, French culture, etc). The quizzes cover vocabulary, grammar, idiomatic expressions and useful sentences. Each quiz builds on the last and gradually increases in difficulty. It's 100% focused on the VCE French Study Design and everything you learn can be directly re-used in class.
Why daily quizzes work?
There are many benefits to doing short, daily quizzes:​
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It creates a habit and keeps you consistent even when you lack motivation.
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Quizzes are an active way of learning. It forces your brain to constantly retrieve information and that's the best pathway to long-term memorization.
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Your brain loves repetition and this ultimately helps with automation (the ability to use the language without consciously thinking about every word or rule).​​
Why do this program?
It's all your revisions organized and your flashcards done for you. It is:
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Specifically Tailored to French VCE students
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Engaging (varied quizzes and a fun app)
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Flexible (you do it on your schedule)
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Backed by Science (uses proven methods like active recall and spaced repetition)​
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Affordable (memberships start at 22$/month)
How does it help with reading, speaking, listening and writing?
Just like a house, language is built in layers and you need to lay one brick at a time. Foundations matter... A lot! You cannot improve your reading, listening, speaking and writing without a strong grasp of vocabulary and grammar. There’s no point doing hundreds of past exams if you haven’t first mastered the language itself. Once you master the language, you will naturally improve the 4 skills. This is what I find myself repeating to most of my students and this is how this project was born.
Already interested in the program?
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The VCE French Program
After working with countless VCE French students, I noticed the same struggle again and again: the real challenge isn’t learning the grammar or writing vocab lists. It’s being able to use everything fluently at once and under pressure.
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Take the passé composé. In your first years of French, you learn it with targeted fill-in-the-blank exercises. But by Year 11 and 12, you’re expected to use it naturally - in a diary entry, in an oral exam, in a persuasive article - and suddenly you’re juggling:
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the right auxiliary (avoir or être?),
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the past participle (prendu or pris?),
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formality (vous or tu?),
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word order (how can I make this a negative sentence now?!),
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... and everything else that you want to put in your sentence.
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It’s a lot. But here’s the good news: fluency isn’t about cramming more into your brain. The real challenge now isn’t getting the language in, it’s getting it out. And that takes repetition. Over time, repeated practice leads to automation: the ability to use French naturally, without overthinking every word or rule.
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That’s exactly why I created this Program: a Duolingo-style platform built specifically for VCE French students.
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