How to keep kids active during the winter
It’s easy to make sure your child is staying active during the warm summer months when they’re more than enthusiastic to play outside. Keeping them active during a cold and snowy winter is a different story, but it’s just as important! That’s why we’ve created this list of winter activities – both indoor and outdoor […]
Getting Rid of First Day Jitters
In a previous blog, we’ve talked about how parents can help their children prepare for the first day of camp, by helping them review their schedule, listening to their worries, reminding them they aren’t alone, creating a goodbye ritual, and taking your time in the morning. Anxiety of the unknown, however, is still very real, […]
French Skills Developed at Camp Tournesol
Each week at camp, we strive to ensure that our campers at French summer camps fun while improving their French. We work very hard to ensure that the activities and games that take place for campers are enjoyable, reflect the interests of the campers, and can be used to help campers practice their […]
15 Jobs that Require French Speaking Skills
Many parents wonder how their child’s future will impacted by jobs requiring french language skills. The truth is that when you decide to put your child in a French immersion or extended French program, you are opening up a plethora of job opportunities in their future. There’s no doubt that speaking more than one language, […]
How To Text In French
Remember when you had to click a number on your cellphone keypad three times just to type one letter? Maybe your child isn’t even aware that it was ever so frustrating to text, but they’ve kept the tradition of shortening every. Single. Phrase. ‘I don’t know’ becomes ‘idk’, ‘to be honest’ becomes ‘tbh’, and of […]
Playing Sports In French? 100 Words Your Child Should Know – Part 2 Team Sports
Is your child involved in plenty of extra curricular sports? Team sports are a great way to get active, meet new friends, and build cooperation skills in and out of school. We know that the best way to help your child become fluent in French is to incorporate it into all of their favourite activities. […]
Playing Sports In French? 100 Words Your Child Should Know – Part 1 Individual Sports
Individual sports are ideal for building your child’s independence and ambition. Many studies show that playing sports can greatly improve a child’s self esteem as well. With all these benefits, it’s clear that your child should continue to play their favourite sports. In the classroom, your child is working hard to become fluent in French; and […]
FREE French Activities Workbook for The Summer!
Summer. Is. Here. And so is our French workbook featuring all things SUMMER! We know you’re excited for the longer days and the warmer temperatures. We also know that children everywhere are ecstatic about summer break! French learning doesn’t have to end when the school year does, though. Besides running our awesome French summer camps […]
5 Songs To Help Young Learners Master French
Written by: Martine Brouillet Your child is learning French and although they’re enjoying it, they sometimes get discouraged with the challenge in remembering words. We know that learning a new language is difficult, and that remembering the new vocabulary and verbs is one of the hardest aspect. This is where French songs come in! At […]
French Growth in the summer? Here’s How
Making the decision to send your child to French camp is a big one. Your child is in French immersion school all year, do they really need to spend precious summer weeks in French? The real question is WHY NOT? The key is to find a French camp that is both fun and educational, so […]
