Like his wife, Susan, he is a French speaker and taught French at the Dragon. Peter Norton is the former Head of Classics at the Dragon School in Oxford and has experience of teaching Latin and Greek at all levels. It is advisable to contact the organisers for recommendations on flight times which tie in with the course start and finish times. Both Gatwick and Heathrow airports have regular daily flights to Toulouse airport, and students will be collected on arrival at the airport.

Getting there The house is 30 minutes away from Toulouse airport. as well as the swimming-pool in the summer months. Students are kept busy, but during down-time, they have access to a large games room which is equipped with table tennis, pool, and equipment to play music. A typical day will comprise French tuition, practical language exercises and assignments, outings and activities. Teaching takes place in the main house, but there are many spaces around the property equipped with desks for private study. Sport is excellent with a huge number of fixtures against other schools and Drama is also really big at the school with plenty of opportunities to get involved.Īlthough not super selective on entry, children at The Dragon do extremely well and many progress to top senior schools with scholarships.About the Courses The courses comprise a range of tuition and activities. Classes are generally around 18 children and there is setting in Maths, Science and French.

The school occupies a large campus with outstanding facilities including a light and airy modern library, a swimming pool and very impressive rooms for Art and DT. Kindness and service to others are at the core of the school’s ethos. This is a school where boys and girls are encouraged to think creatively, to explore the world around them and strive for excellence in every way. The school was founded in 1877, initially to teach the children of the university professors.

The school is home to over 800 children, of whom just over 230 are boarders and live in one of the school’s eight cosy boarding houses. Dragon School is a large co-educational prep school located in the university city of Oxford and a school which bustles with purposeful activity.

Dragon school swimming pool