FRENCH SUMMER DAY CAMPS
AGES 4 TO 12
With our French day camps, you will experience a week of exhilarating Fun in French! Leave motivated and confident in your oral French skills!
WHAT DO WE DO AT CAMP?
Our activities are carefully planned to create a perfect blend of French learning and FUN! The following modules will be carried out at the level of French that best suits your child. View a sample weekly schedule here.
Water Days:
Our campuses participate in Camp Tournesol Water Days once every week. During our Water Days, campuses will either go on a field trip to the Splash Pad or host their own Water Day on site.
WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR MY CHILD?
French Day Camps (SK to Grade 6)
Our specialized programs developed to cater to specific age and fluency levels to promote French conversation beyond the classroom. Discover our original, flagship, and unique French day camps where fun and language go hand-in-hand. Over the years, they have encouraged thousands of campers to pursue additional French studies and fall in love with French. Learn More
CIT Counsellors in Training
The only Leadership program offered in French in Ontario, this structured program is designed to instill a sense of responsibility and leadership in our tweens, while also empower them to look for ways to be involved and make a difference in the younger campers’ experience. It will also train them for an eventual job as a counselor at Tournesol. Learn More
Kinder program: Bout Choux (Ages 4 – 5)
Boute-en-train (SK – Grade 1)
Is your child showing interest in French, either in a private school environment or in the English stream at school? This curriculum was designed to enrich, reinforce, and expand your child’s French verbal skills. We focus on spontaneous conversation filled with fun and laughter! Learn More
Our Camp Staff
A big part of the Camp Tournesol experience is the great teams we have at our day camps. We pride ourselves with the fact that our camp team is fun, experienced, passionate, and experts in French!
Our team is fully bilingual and/or Francophone. Your child will love creating memories to cherish forever with our team of dedicated and passionate French speaking staff!
Before joining our day camps, our camp staff undergoes rigorous training. Their training process includes passing tests on multiple safety training modules, attending in-person full day training, multiple virtual training sessions, as well as on-site training prior to campus opening. Our day camps staff is CPR certified.
Each campus has their own Site Supervisor (who is 21 years or older), a Senior Instructor who is trained specially to head our kinder program, as well as several staff pursuing a career in Education.
Our staff is supported by our Senior Head Office Team, lead by our Camp Director (with over 10 years of experience) who visits each campus regularly.
To learn more about our staff and recruitment process click the button below!
FAQ
9:00am to 4:00pm.
We also offer extended care hours from 8:00am to 5pm or 5:30pm depending on the campus (at an additional cost) to accommodate parents’ busy schedules. See details here.
We make sure to maintain a maximum of 8 campers per every 1 counselor.
We form camper groups according to age and French level so that your child feels comfortable around their peers. Our counselors monitor their groups closely and will inform the team leader if a camper is not thriving at the given level and should switch groups.
We switch up our programming each week/session, so you can register for up to 8 weeks of fun in French! More than ⅔ of our campers attend multiple weeks.
Did you know? You receive a 3% discount if you register for 4+ total camp weeks!
Typically, we offer extended care and a pizza lunch. See details here.
Closer to the summer, each family will receive a detailed Parent Handbook PDF with all important information and schedules that you need to know before camp starts. We will also send out emails with any important updates, so make sure you’re on our mailing list!
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Read our blog post here which covers our techniques in detail.
We do not offer single-day or half-week pricing. Each week of camp must be paid for in full.
Unfortunately there will be no credits or refunds given in the case of illnesses or an outbreak at camp. Parents may choose to register at their own risk.
If you choose to keep your child home because of an outbreak at camp there will be no credits or refunds given . If your child has tested positive for Covid or a related illness, our medical emergency policy will apply. To negate the risk of an outbreak, please do not send your child to camp if they are experiencing any symptoms of Covid-19 or other illness.
Day camps cancellations:
- There will be an administration fee of $40.00 (plus HST) PER week per camper withheld on all refunds.
- Refunds for the registration fees are ONLY issued for cancellations submitted 30 days prior to the beginning of camp. Any client-requested cancellations less than 30 days before the start of camp, will unfortunately not be eligible for refunds.
Program Options:
- Refunds for pizza, extended care or busing service are ONLY available more than 7 days prior to the beginning of camp.
- Extended care and/or busing and/or pizza cancellations within the accepted period WILL incur a $5 administration fee unless the cancellation is done at the same time as the registration.
Change of week or programs:
- Up to 30 days before the first day of camp, you may switch the week you are registered for at no charge, as long as there is space in the program.
- ONLY one free “week-switch” will be offered.
- Any subsequent requests for a change will incur a $20 administration fee.
- In cases where the “week-switch” involves the short week, where the fee of the new week is less than the original week, an administration fee of $10 plus HST will apply.
Medical emergency:
- In the event that a family must cancel due to medical reasons prior to the first day of camp, a credit note may be offered with a doctor’s note. Only a credit note for future programs and for the registration fee is available. Please note that unfortunately, requests for credit notes for partial weeks can not be considered or issued. Campers who attend the program for any length of time can not receive compensation for time missed for any reason.
Although we benefit from a very high approval rate from the families who choose our camps, we make no guarantees that every child will appreciate our efforts. Therefore, in the unlikely event that a child is unhappy with our Camp Program, a refund will NOT be provided.
We will adhere strictly to the safety guidelines issued by the Ministry of Ontario and will require our hosts to do so as well. Click here for more information.
Our COVID policies will update as government guidelines mandate.
To view more FAQs and our policies please click here.
French Summer Day Camp
- Includes a free CampT t-shirt
- Extended care available from 8am - 5:30pm offered at an additional cost
- Optional pizza lunch on Friday ($3.50/slice, $5/two slices)
- Multiple week discount (3% off when registering for 4+ weeks at a time)
- Save $20 per week with our Early Bird Discount available until April 30th, 2023
