Our resident CampT librarian is back with another list of French books, this time on the topic of friendship! Friendship is an important part of life and learning about making friends and what a healthy friendship looks like should be part of growing up for every child. At Camp Tournesol we’re all about fostering friendships …
Sports are integral to how we create an immersive French experience at our camps. Learning language through play is effective and more importantly, it’s fun! We don’t have to wait for summer camp to utilize our French sports vocabulary, though. Download and complete our FREE French workbook and implement new sports words and phrases in …
In honour of Black History Month, the Camp Tournesol/Brouillet Academy librarian has put together a list of French books for kids that can help you and your children learn more about Black history and the trials and tribulations of Black people in North America. While it may be a sensitive and serious subject, it is …
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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 …
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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 …
Snow has fallen and the cold weather is here, and Camp Tournesol can guarantee a happy holiday season sprinkled with la Francophonie! What’s better than spending time with your family, drinking hot chocolate, creating memorable moments around a book, a movie, or an activity! Just because it’s the holiday season doesn’t mean that your children …
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While it looks like we’re all still at home these days, your child’s French learning doesn’t have to stop. We want to make sure students can keep moving above and beyond with their French skills, so we at Camp Tournesol have decided to create another FREE printable French workbook for you! Our team of enthusiastic …
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 …
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 …
