This is a day camp where campers enjoy sports, arts and activities in a French language environment! Lots of indoor and outdoor activities, art, French books and games. Camp includes a cool French t-shirt! French is the primary language spoken in the camp so campers require minimum 1 year of French Immersion or equivalent. The camp is for grade 1 – grade 7 kids.
Camp is held at the Jubilee United Church, Upper floor, located 5 mins walk from David Gray Park, a quiet community park in South Burnaby, equipped with playground, spray park and playing field, where campers will spend most of their time.
Location:
Jubilee United Church
7551 Gray Avenue Burnaby, BC V5J 3Z4
- Week 1: July 13th – July 17th
- Week 2: July 20th – July 24th
- Week 3: July 27th – July 31st
REGISTRATION
Registration is now open here “CPF Burnaby Fun with French Summer Camp”
COST
$270 per week per child
Campers requirements
Grade 1 – grade 6 and completed 1 year of French Immersion or equivalent.
All campers require a CPF Membership for this camp, which is FREE.
You can sign up on the National CPF site: https://cpf.ca/en/join-cpf/
CPF Membership is required to participate for insurance coverage. If you do not have your membership number at registration time, you have one week to send it to CPFburnabychapter@gmail.com . Failure to provide the membership number will result in cancelled registration less the payment processor fee.
Note: only one membership is required per family, regardless of the number of kids or weeks in the camp.
FAQs
All participants need to be enrolled in a French Immersion/Francophone program and have completed at least 1 year of French Immersion to participate in the camp.
What should my child bring to camp?
Lunch, snacks, water bottle, backpack, swim suit, towel, runners. Campers will be provided with a CPF t-shirt. Please avoid packing any nut products. Please leave valuables and unnecessary electronics at home.
Can I register my child if he/she has been accepted to French Immersion but has not started yet?
We cannot accept any children who have not completed Kindergarten but welcome you to sign them up next year! For those entering in Gr. 1 or late immersion but have some knowledge of French, please contact us. This camp is not recommended for campers with no exposure to French as all Leaders and volunteers will be speaking primarily in French throughout the camp.
Can I register my 6 year old if he/she has completed French Immersion Kindergarten?
Yes.
What are the camp hours? Is there before or after camp care?
Sign in is at 9am, sign out is at 3pm. No, we do not provide before or after camp care. You may complete the Sign In/Out Release Form to allow your child to sign in and/or sign out by themselves. We are only responsible for the campers during camp hours.
Refund Policy
No refunds. With exceptional cases contact CPF Camp Administration.
Volunteer opportunity for French Immersion High School Students
Our camp provide fabulous opportunities for high school students to practice their French and gain experience working with kids! If interested please contact cpf.burnaby.summercamp@gmail.com with resume, cover letter with some info about you.
Questions?
We’re happy to answer them! Contact us at: cpfburnabychapter@gmail.com
