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
The Holidays are nearly upon us, as people begin decorating houses and trees, they’ll also start looking for gifts for their loved ones—parents especially. To help parents French Immersion students find great gift ideas for their youngsters that can entertain them but also help build their French skills, we’ve put together a short list of […]
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 […]
Top 5 Games & Apps That Will Boost Your Child’s Bilingual Skills
With most people spending the large portion of their time at home these days, it can be tough to think of enough activities and games to keep your little rascals engaged and entertained in building their bilingual skills. If your child is learning French and you’re worried about how their bilingual skills will fare […]
The Ultimate List of French Learning Resources
At Camp Tournesol, we are passionate about bringing French learning to kids outside of the classroom. The most effective way to keep a child’s French strong is to incorporate the language into all aspects of their lives, especially the positive ones! We love sharing our favourite French learning resources with all families looking to boost […]
