(Dates/theme posted in video have changed)
"Bonjour bonjour mes amis" song written and produced by Franc-O-Fun & copyright 2010
Our Summer French Camps, which began in 1995, have drawn hundreds of children from all over Fairfield County to summer sessions of intensive French learning and fun. Imagine your child speaking, singing and breathing French! This tour de force is a highlight of the Franc-O-Fun program sweeping children up into a world of fantasy, effectively and dramatically improving fluency in French in just one or two weeks time! We choose themes that are creative and magical, steeped in stories and simple play, providing useful vocabulary for our campers.
Brand new beginners to intermediate are bienvenue (welcome) - all are immersed in French with the use of puppetry, fairytale musical theatre, original songs, sign language, games, finger-play, arts & crafts and French Cooking ~ children ages 6 and older work as well on reading and writing French. Target vocabulary is very carefully crafted so that children are exposed repeatedly throughout the day to build retention and comprehension. Original songs are written specifically for our students and the last day of camp the French campers perform in a large-scale (costumes, scenery, music) program for their families – tout en français!!
August 2-6
1:00 - 3:00 pm | Ages 4-8
(accepting up to 12 campers)
Come skip with Boucles d’Or (Goldilocks) into the magical French forest to discover the Trois Ours' (three bears) home where campers will sing about soup (French onion!), play musical chairs in the living room, get sleepy and sing lullabies in the bedroom, all while learning practical vocabulary and telling this well-known story that will finish with une fin heureuse (happy ending) when the bears and Boucles d’Or become good friends. The children will experience a gentle introduction to French and feel as though they are walking into a fairy tale with whimsical and warm decor, original music AND daily theme-based art projects. We look forward to saying “bienvenue” to your children.
Ridgefield Camps ~ fun option: one afternoon excursion (after our “camp” day) from 3:00 - 5:00, walking safely to a nearby marché, fromagerie, boulangerie & crêperie and enjoying a pique-nique français @ $55
*Parents invited to a French performance last Friday of camps at 2:30*
Ridgefield at RECESS PLAYWORKS located at 64 Danbury Road
Cinderella & Her Noble Knights
Our Tour De Force: 20 hours of French Immersion over two weeks
July 5- 16
1:00 - 3:00 pm | Ages 4-8
RIDGEFIELD chez Recess Playworks
August 16-27
10:00 am-noon | Ages 4-8
3:30-5:30 pm | Ages 8-11
EASTON chez Madame Fox
Fridays à la ferme ~ walk to a local farm in Easton to visit animals
Accepting up to 12 campers per 2 week session
Calling all peasants and royalty (children ages 4-11)! Be escorted by pumpkin coach into this classic French fairytale where you will live and do housework with this humble servant girl and then be transformed into princesses and knights at the masked ball ~ all the while ~ immersed in the French language and culture!
Children will enjoy daily foundational French with games & songs in addition to Cinderella theme-based vocabulary around household chores, getting dressed/clothing, friendship with animals & magic fairies while the Noble Knights will enjoy adventure and a scavenger hunt.
They will participate in unique theme-related craft projects on Monday/Wednesday/Friday and French cooking of desserts on Tuesday/Thursday each week. Campers will be divided into three groups according to their age/skill level along with a teacher and junior counselors. The whole camp will assemble together for opening and closing time each day as well as for our lunchtime picnic and recess.
I will enthusiastically engage your children with music, movement, motivation & magical resources that are magnifique in small organized groups or privately (either through the screen OR together in person outside).
Also ~ French tutoring for middle school through college age.
Please call Madame Fox at (203) 762-5645.
By Emily Brown - 10th grade student - @imaginethatpainted
For YOUTH ages 11-15
Youth ages 11-15 are invited to apply to participate in this opportunity to learn French while also learning to be a junior assistant to French teachers. These youth need to have had some prior French and will be selected accordingly.
Tuition: $220 for 2 week camp. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom.
"Being a JACIT has been a fantastic opportunity to share the French language and culture with my young campers. I have learned so much and made good friends during my 12 years as a Franc-O-Fun studnet."
"Having the opportunity to be a JACIT is amazing! It's such an enriching experience, like French class and babysitting combined. It's so much fun being able to teach young kids about French, French cuisine, and French-themed arts and crafts!”
"I must say that the camp experience was beyond words. Franc-O-Fun runs the best camp facility of any my girls have ever participated in. No others come close, the girls are still singing songs and re-doing the shows. What a gift you have given them. You should be very proud of your accomplishments!"
“The Cendrillon CD is amazing. My daughter belts the songs out in the car. Pure joy. Brings back all the fond memories she has of those enchanting two weeks of camp. You outdid yourself this summer. Your methods are charming, well-done and effective.”
"We've tried several other programs in the area and Franc-O-Fun is by far the best. The lessons are creative and dynamic-every minute is fun and exciting. Using sign language really connects the words and sounds with their meanings. I am amazed at how much my daughter remembers and can pronounce perfectly."
This year we are limiting our enrollment to 12 campers per week. Our hope is to continue our tradition of learning French in an intimate, nurturing and creative environment with a very select fluent staff of professionals that are passionate about teaching and developing their students’ fluency in French with music, theatre, poetry, sign language and games.
We are therefore offering early registration for those that want to guarantee a spot in one of our camps this summer. You can register your child for French Camp online by going back to Camp main page and clicking the yellow button that says "register".
For the two week camps, we are highly encouraging you to sign up for both weeks to give your child the greatest opportunity to maximize his/her learning – the curriculum is structured for two weeks and culminates with a program/play on the last day of the two-week camp.
You will receive a total refund up until May 15th.
You will receive a refund minus $25 processing fee after June 1st.
You will receive a refund minus $75 penalty fee anytime after June 15th (for the July camp) and after July 15th for August camp.
Once French Camp begins, there are no partial refunds. If there is illness or an emergency, credit may be applied for future FOF French classes.
Please note that dates and venues are subject to change.
** The sibling discount is not applicable for our Summer Camps.
*** The 3% service charge on online payments will not be refunded.
Fostering the love & learning of French in young children since 1995
