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Destination Clic

2021-06-18T13:13:29-04:00June 18th, 2021|French Camps|

Destination Clic is a three-week summer program tailored to help francophone youth (outside Quebec) nurture their sense of belonging to and identity with their francophone community at home and abroad. If you want your child to enhance their French-speaking skills

Experiences Canada

2021-06-18T13:07:15-04:00June 18th, 2021|French Camps|

Every year, participating schools and youth organizations send 10-30 youth (ages 12- 17) on exchange somewhere in Canada. On average, 4,500 youth and their chaperones per year are chosen, representing just under 200 groups. That’s hundreds of thousands of young

Explore

2021-06-18T13:03:46-04:00June 18th, 2021|French Camps|

Explore is an intensive French-immersion program that is offered during the spring and summer. If you are interested in learning or improving French and travelling to a new part of Canada, then Explore might be the perfect program for you. The program offers students 13+ the chance to travel and meet peers from across Canada, while learning French language and cultures.

Tatiana Maslany

2021-06-14T11:53:17-04:00April 27th, 2021|FSL Champion Stories|

Tatiana grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan and attended French Immersion. Her mother taught her to speak German and she also speaks a bit of Spanish, making the star of Orphan Black a well-rounded communicator! She always dreamed of attending Festival de Cannes and in this clip she's interviewed on the beach during the world famous film festival.

Bradley Cooper

2021-05-14T11:12:37-04:00February 24th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Champion Stories|

Bradley Cooper learned French while studying in Aix-en-Provence when he was in college. Don't believe it? Check out this interview he did with media in France to promote his film, The Hangover 2. In the interview he answers questions from French fans!

Annamie Paul

2021-05-17T08:53:18-04:00February 24th, 2021|For Youth, FSL Champion Stories|

Annamie Paul is the first Black Canadian and Jewish woman to be elected as a leader of a federal party in Canada. Growing up in Toronto, her mother was determined that she and her siblings would grow up bilingual. This French interview was done right after she was nominated as the new leader of the Green Party of Canada.

Alex Trebek

2021-02-24T19:04:06-05:00February 24th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Champion Stories|

The beloved late Alex Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons. That’s over 7,500 episodes! People knew him as being intelligent, quick-witted and eloquent, but did you know he also spoke French? His mother’s last name was Lagacé and she was Franco-Ontarian. Alex credited his mom for adding “French-speaking” to his extensive resume and enduring legacy.

Serena Williams

2021-02-24T19:01:48-05:00February 24th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Champion Stories|

With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt, Serena Williams is one of the most dominant tennis players of all time. She learned French as a teenager because she dreamed of winning the French Open and accepting her trophy in French. She accomplished that goal in 2002 and today she’s passing on her love of French by teaching it to her daughter, Alexis!

Sam Roberts

2021-02-24T18:59:02-05:00February 24th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Champion Stories|

Sam Roberts and his band have been nominated for fourteen Juno Awards, winning six! They were named Artist of the Year twice and Album of the Year once. Growing up in Montréal, Sam was exposed to English and French from an early age and loves being able to speak both official languages!
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