Camps & Exchanges
CPF BC & Yukon and its local Chapters host, promote and partner on spring break and summer camp opportunities, such as the BC Family French Camp and CPF Burnaby’s Fun with French Summer Camp.
A CPF Membership can offer discounts or exclusive access to camps and exchanges too!
Scroll through the selection of camps and exchange opportunities below to learn more about opportunities for B.C. and Yukon students.
Summer Camps 2024
BC Family French Camp
At BC Family French Camp, children from French Immersion and other French-speaking children bring their families along to camp! Families camp in their own tents or trailers. Together, we form a friendly neighbourhood, surrounded by the sounds of children playing
Camp Virgule in Vancouver
Camp Virgule is a fantastic opportunity for children from 6 to 12 years of age to learn and practice their French while having fun. The child should be francophone or have at least one year of French immersion to participate in the
Maillardville French Summer Camps
Maillardville Summer Camp is an opportunity for children aged 5 to 12 to practice their French while having fun! Featuring outdoor outings, outdoor games, sports, artistic workshops, scientific experiments, cultural activities and much more! Please note: A specific level of
CPF Burnaby Fun with French Summer Camp
CPF Burnaby is proud to again host three exciting weeks of Fun with French Summer Camp! This is a day camp where campers can enjoy sports, arts and activities in a French language environment! Lots of indoor and outdoor activities,
French Summer Camps – Petit Architect
French Summer Camps by Petit Architect Please note: A specific level of French may be required to enrol in this camp. Please contact organizers for further information. CPF is not affiliated with this program. This summer, enrol your little architects into
Alliance Française
A summer in French at the Alliance Française! Choose between their intensive courses every 2 weeks, or sign up for full days with classes + camps. Find them in their new premises this summer! Learn more here >>
Exchanges
YMCA Exchanges
Summer Work Student Exchange | Summer Jobs Student Exchange Program The YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange is a unique national exchange program that brings together youth from various communities across the country. Participating youth, aged 16 and 17, have the
Explore
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.
Destination Clic
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
Odyssey
The language enrichment programs don’t have to end when you graduate. With Odyssey, French learners can find immersion opportunities as language assistants in immersive environments. Participants get to live in their learned language, while sharing their own linguistic skills with
Experiences Canada
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