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Canoe Island French Camp
Summer fun with a French accent!
L’été avec un petit accent!
Learn to speak French and enjoy the fun of an overnight summer camp on a private island.

Find a little bit of France in the San Juan Islands at this Northwest Washington sleepover summer camp, Canoe Island French Camp is one of the country's premier French camps. Children, ages 9-16, take part in a unique mix of French language and culture through artistic and outdoor activities. Fencing, archery, sailing, kayaking, swimming, photography, marine biology, and French culture, cuisine and language are options every day. At Canoe Island French Camp we try to insure that our older campers have opportunities to plan and do activities as a group with staff

sunset campfires on a beach, an off-island trip to Friday Harbor, and
one-or two-night sailing and kayaking outings. Tipis are arranged by age and, where possible, French class and French Culture class, too. With only 45 campers on the island, you can choose your own experience - artistic and theatrical, adventuresome and athletic - or any combination. Days are filled with new friends and exciting activities all with a French flair.

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2011 registration starts October 15


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Surrounded by sparkling blue water of Puget Sound, this private island is waiting for you to explore its mile of shoreline, mossy promontories, and secluded beaches.  Make a masque fantastique for a masquerade ball, bake a tarte aux pommes, rapelle down to the ocean's edge, kayak to an island beach or beachcomb along the shores.

With only four campers and a counselor per tipi you will enjoy close camaraderie with your tipi mates. Campers often return year dock_jumpers_for_webafter year to see the friends they have made at camp. Your counselors, many of whom are from France or other Francophone countries, will share their culture, food, and history with you.  Take home memories of new friends and experiences you won't ever forget.

Families can experience all the fun of summer camp at Family Camp. This residential camp is conveniently located in the San Juan Islands of Washington between Seattle and Vancouver, BC and very near Victoria, BC, Canada. Please see our summer schedule for dates.

 

 

CAMPER TESTIMONIAL:

I made many new friends. I learned a lot of French and about other things
like fencing, kayaking, drama that I hadn’t done before.  It was super, super fun.
–  11 year old girl

 

 

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Canoe Island French Camp • PO Box 370 • Orcas, WA 98280

• phone 360.468.2329 • fax 360.468.3027 •email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CIFC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization

 

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