Celebrate Black History Month in French with 5 French Books
Help you and your children learn more about Black history and the trials and tribulations of Black people in North America with these 5 French books exploring Black history. This list has been curated by the Camp Tournesol librarian. While black history may be a sensitive and serious subject, it is an important one that […]
Five Favourite Kid-Friendly Crafts For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, so we’ve put together a list of our staff’s favourite kid-friendly crafts for Valentine’s Day! Set aside some time for crafts on the Valentine’s Day/Family Day long weekend and have some fun creating cute crafts mostly made from readily available household items! Making crafts is also a great way […]
6 Fun Bird Feeders To Make With Your Kids
The holiday season has passed once again (sigh) but we’ve got a great idea to keep you and your children’s spirits up: awesome do-it-yourself bird feeders! The best time to put bird feeders out is when the birdies need them most, and that time of year is always during the middle to late winter months, […]
2020 Year In Review
Brouillet Academy and Camp Tournesol In 2020, we planned to expand our in-person camps even further across the GTA and welcome a record numbers of French learners, but needless to say, it did not unfold as we had expected or planned! We are so thankful to our amazing team and our fabulous and supportive families […]
FREE French Workbook ‘Les animaux’!
At Camp Tournesol, we want make sure students can keep moving above and beyond with their French skills. That’s why we decided to create another FREE printable French workbook for you! Whether you’re at home, at school, at camp or beyond, your child’s French learning doesn’t have to stop. Our team of enthusiastic educators has […]
Three Great Gifts For French Immersion Students
As holidays, celebrations or birthdays approach, we naturally start looking for meaningful gifts for loved ones. To help parents find great gifts that are entertaining but also help their kids to build their French skills, we’ve put together a short list of awesome gift ideas for French Immersion students. 1. French Magazines from Bayard Jeunesse […]
Top 7 Gifts For French Immersion Teachers
The holiday season is upon us, and for those with children in French Immersion, we’ve put together a great list of teacher gifts to help you navigate this unique gift-giving season. But while we’re giving gifts this year, we believe we should not only buy products that our loved ones want and enjoy, but that […]
Zero-Plastic Clean Bundle
We are committed to finding ways to remove plastic from our lives and yours! In searching for ways to give back to our community and bring you value, we decided to partner with innovative young Canadian companies: We Are Planet Hope and Tru Earth, 2 eco-conscious and eco-friendly companies who like us are trying to […]
How To Stop Using Plastic With These Four Useful Canadian Products
In this day and age, being sustainable and caring about the environment has finally become “hip” and “cool,” and it’s about time! Considering how your lifestyle affects the natural environment around you is important! Those considerations will often lead you to adopt the idea that humans need to reduce their dependence on plastic and come […]
