Language goals: Build vocabulary related to magical characters, colors, shapes, and actions; Practice speaking in short, structured sentences; Strengthen listening and comprehension through songs, stories, and games;

Sample activities include: Fairy wings and wands: Craft sparkling wings and decorate your own magic wand, then act out spells in French ~ Create your own château! ~ Dragon egg hunt ~ Puppet theater: Make character puppets and perform your own mini-play in French! ~ Heraldry & crests: Learn about medieval symbols and paint your family blason (coat of arms) ~ French fairy tale songs ~ Interactive story time: Discover French-language fairy tales with acting, drawing, and retelling.

This camp encourages creativity, imagination, and French language learning through rich storytelling and hands-on fun. A perfect start to a magical summer!

Language goals: Identify and use color names and basic shapes in French; Name common art tools (paintbrush, paper, canvas, etc.); Use simple phrases to describe their artwork and emotions; Talk about Paris landmarks and artists using basic vocabulary; Follow simple instructions in French during art-making and activities

Sample activities include: Painting like Monet: Watercolor gardens and bridges ~ “Musée en papier” (paper museum): Create and curate their own mini gallery ~Sketching the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame ~ Color mixing experiments with French vocabulary ~ Collage in the style of Matisse (les formes!) ~ Musical painting to French songs (paint to rhythm and feeling) ~ French storybooks about Parisian artists and museum adventures

Learning goals: Name and describe magical creatures in French; Use adjectives to describe characters; Retell simple versions of traditional tales using short phrases; Follow story-related instructions and act out scenes in French; Express basic emotions, settings, and actions tied to stories

Sample activities include: Create magical creature masks and puppets ~ Listen to and act out classic French folktales ~Design your own creature and write a mini-storybook about it in French ~ Enchanted forest obstacle course with action verbs ~ Shadow puppet show featuring wizards, witches, and dragons ~ Group mural: Paint a fairy tale forest with magical beings ~ Songs, movement games, and daily story time.

Language goals:Use greetings, expressions, and basic stage directions in French; Describe characters with simple adjectives; Perform short scripted or improvised scenes using memorized and original lines; Respond to cues and participate in group storytelling; Work collaboratively using French to express ideas and emotions

Sample activities include: Theater warm-ups and movement games (Simon says in French, mirroring, freeze frame) ~ Mask-making and costume crafts for original characters ~ Skit writing and storytelling using visuals and puppets ~ Role play classic scenes (e.g. royal court, enchanted forest, silly market) ~ Create tickets, programs, and signs in French for the final show ~ Rehearsal games to learn cues and build stage confidence ~ Songs and rhythm games with character voices

Language goals: Use simple French phrases to describe characters, settings, and actions in stories; Use vocabulary related to fairy tales, animals, and fantasy worlds; Express ideas for creating a story; Act out basic scenes, following simple dialogue or directions in French; Create their own short story, with illustrations and French sentences

Sample activities include: Create storybook covers and write short sentences for their own tales ~ Puppet-making and storytelling through role play ~ Character creation and costume design ~ Group collaboration on a final group play or story presentation ~ French fable reading and retelling in groups ~ Animal-themed arts and crafts (e.g. making animal masks or creature puppets) ~ Practice telling stories using toys, props, and creative movement

Language goals: Name planets, stars, and key space vocabulary in French; Use basic phrases to describe space objects and their positions in the sky; Understand and use vocabulary related to space exploration and weather; Engage in basic scientific discussions and experiments using French; Follow directions in French during space-related games and activities

Sample activities include: Build a model of the solar system ~ Create space-themed crafts (rocket ships, stars, planets) ~ Conduct simple experiments to simulate moon craters or gravity ~ Learn and perform a "space mission" skit ~ Explore constellations with glow-in-the-dark stars ~ Design and launch paper rockets ~ Space scavenger hunts to identify planets and stars in the sky

Language goals: Use key French vocabulary to describe characters, actions, settings, and emotions; Apply common sentence starters and phrases used in children’s storytelling; Construct simple and coherent sentences in French; Understand story structure: beginning, middle, and end; Practice reading their own and others’ stories aloud with pronunciation support; Engage in group writing games, creative brainstorming, and peer storytelling

Sample activities include: Explore famous French-language storybooks and discuss structure and style ~ Create story maps, character sketches, and settings before writing ~ Play word-building and sentence-creation games in French ~ Daily mini-writing prompts and group storytelling rounds ~ Illustrate and bind each camper’s original storybook ~ Share stories aloud in a celebratory mini "auteurs francophones" showcase