WHY CHOOSING THE CULTURAL INSTITUTE ?
A high-quality, people-focused language training with an international outlook.
Our Vision
To be the first choice for learning French in Switzerland, embodying excellence in teaching and promoting French culture.
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire a love of French and immerse our learners in the richness and diversity of French culture. Whether through interactive courses, cultural workshops or themed events, we are committed to creating a lasting emotional and intellectual connection with the French language and traditions.
Our values
Etiquette : French savoir-vivre, which we incorporate into our teaching, combines respect, elegance and open-mindedness.
Culture : More than just a language, French reflects a rich cultural heritage that we pass on through our educational activities and events.
Languages : But French remains at the heart of what we offer. We emphasise a communicative approach, while promoting the learning of linguistic nuances and the beauty of this language.
The teaching team
All teachers at the Zurich Cultural Institute are native speakers and/or bilingual, qualified and trained to teach children and adults. Warm, demanding and curious about the world, they embody our vision of teaching.
Sabine HofmannFounder & Director
From my early days at the Paris Opera to the stage of the Zurich Opera, dance has always been at the heart of my career. But beyond the stage, I found another passion: sharing the richness of French culture.
My work at the Zurich branch of the cultural department of the French Embassy in Switzerland deepened this vocation, and later I founded my own dance school in Zurich, which allowed me to pass on my love for the arts to the next generation.
Today, this passion has reached a new level with the creation of the Zurich Cultural Institute. More than just a language school, it is a welcoming place of total immersion where culture, art and sport come together to bring French to life.
My work at the Zurich branch of the cultural department of the French Embassy in Switzerland deepened this vocation, and later I founded my own dance school in Zurich, which allowed me to pass on my love for the arts to the next generation.
Over the years, I have dedicated myself to bringing a little bit of France to Switzerland through language, art and movement.
Today, this passion has reached a new level with the creation of the Zurich Cultural Institute. More than just a language school, it is a welcoming place of total immersion where culture, art and sport come together to bring French to life.
