Kids will laugh, play, explore, and stay active all summer long during week-long day camps. Each week’s camp will be themed to focus on a different art expression, such as music, dance, painting, theater and even comics. Throughout the summer, kids will practice their French as they unleash their inner artist!
Open to all levels of French including native French-speaking kids. Whether your child is brand new to French or already proficient, these day camps will help them learn and improve their French while having fun and making new friends.
The FIAF Montclair Advantage
- An authentic French-language immersive approach that will benefit all children whether they are complete beginners, native French speakers, or somewhere in between.
- New exciting themes each week. Sign up for all 8 weeks for maximum fun and learning!
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Typical Day
8:30-9am: Drop-off and free play
9-9:30am: Welcome and daily routine
9:30-11am: French Class and games
11-11:15am: Goûter (snack)
11:15am-12:15pm: Individual themed project
12:15-12:30pm: Cleaning time, goodbyes and dismissal (half-day option)
12:30-1pm: Lunch time
1-1:30pm: Playground
1:30-2:15pm: Free play
2:15-3:15pm: Themed project
3:15-3:30pm: Cleaning time, goodbyes and dismissal.
3:30-6pm: Childcare (optional) -
Week 1: June 26-30 — Music to the Ears
Music to the Ears
Day 1 – Singing and playing like Troubadours
Day 2 – Camille Saint Saens and “The Carnival of the Animals”
Day 3 – Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy as modern masterminds
Day 4 – From Edith Piaf to Joe Dassin, an anthem to Paris
Day 5 – Folk music from the regions of France -
Week 2: July 3-7* — Dance and Circus
Dance and Circus
Day 1 – Discovering our body & the different styles of dance
Day 2 – Here enters Monsieur Loyal!
Day 3 – It’s puppet time!
Day 4 – Who will juggle the longest?*No class/camp on Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day)
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Week 3: July 10-14 — “Click!”, it’s Photograph and Architecture week
“Click!”, it’s Photograph and Architecture week
Day 1 – the Art-Déco photography and architecture
Day 2 – Henri Cartier-Bresson and candid photography
Day 3 – Brassaï and his love for Paris
Day 4 – Patrick Demarchelier and the fashion industry
Day 5 – Yann Artus-Bertrand and nature -
Week 4: July 17-21 — Lights, Camera, Action!
Lights, Camera, Action!
Day 1 – “L’Odysée de Choum”, a tale of owl and family in the bayou. France/Belgique, 2019
Day 2 – The sock thieves of “Made in France”. France, 2017
Day 3 – “The Girl who Hated Books”. Canada, 2006
Day 4 – “Riba” : discovering Lyon and music. France, 2003
Day 5 – “Sweet Cocoon”, when caterpillars turn into butterflies. France, 2014 -
Week 5: July 24-28 — Once Upon a Time in Literature
Once Upon a Time in Literature
Day 1 – Tales and Fables
Day 2 – Poetry
Day 3 – Novels and short-stories
Day 4 – Albums
Day 5 – Theater -
Week 6: July 31-August 4 — La Bande-Dessinée
La Bande-Dessinée, comics made in France and Belgium!
Day 1 – Tintin and Milou / Boule and Bill representing Belgium
Day 2 – Spirou, Fantasio and Spip as a bridge between France and Belgium
Day 3 – Asterix, Obelix and Idefix for French adventures
Day 4 – Houba Houba Hop! This is the Marsupilami
Day 5 – The blue village of the Smurfs, born in Belgium -
Week 7: August 7-11 — Theater: The Show Must Go On
Theater: The Show Must Go On
Day 1 – What is “le théâtre” ?
Day 2 – Costumes, make-up and accessories
Day 3 – Kamishibaï, the image-theater from Japan
Day 4 – Discovering the theater as a place
Day 5 – Ladies and gentlemen, it’s show time! -
Week 8: August 14-18 — Painting and Sculpting
Painting and Sculpting
Day 1 – Fernando Costa, numbers and letters
Day 2 – Henri Matisse and Nature
Day 3 – Auguste Herbin and the shapes
Day 4 – Paul Cézanne and fruits
Day 5 – To be determined