Senior Academy
Virtual French DELF Certification Classes
Programs for ALL LEVELS - Grades 6 to 12!
Our Senior Academy Classes are perfect for students looking to practice their French and gain their French language certification!
Our Classes
Who:
The Senior Academy provides students Grades 6 to 12 (of appropriate French proficiency) with a unique opportunity to practice their French outside of the traditional classroom and, at the same time, work towards the DELF Junior diploma awarded by the Common European Framework References for Language Ability (CEFR)
What Level Am I? Mandatory Self-Assessment:
To ensure that your student is placed in the correct group and in their interest of their overall success, we would like to ask that each student take an online assessment. There is no cost to take this assessment.
For Beginners those with little French Experience (A1)
For those who understand words but have trouble formulating sentences (A2)
Once completing the test, please send us a screenshot of the result of the test with your student’s name to info@campt.ca.
What To Expect:
The course curriculum, which has been developed in consultation with a number of experienced French immersion teachers, has been tailored to meet the specific needs of French Second Language learners. It involves the students learning to communicate effectively in French while simultaneously paying increased attention to the quality of language in all four main language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing).
How They Work:
These classes are offered all year round during 15 or 20 week semesters, and each class runs for 90 minutes a week as well as independent work assignments weekly.
The students will benefit from the small class size, discussions on topics highly relevant to children and teens and instruction with efficient constructive feedback provided by a French native speaker and highly-experienced FSL professors.
The program may culminate with a DELF assessment and certification for those students who have achieved the appropriate level (done by an external certification organization).
Sessions 1 and 2 for each level (eg: B1.1 and B1.2) are not progressive and can be taken in any order. The Final session for each level (eg: B1-Final) can only be attended upon recommendation from our professors and represent the final session for that level and preparation to the next level.
Important: Depending on the student’s learning progress, we may recommend that he/she attends up to 3 sessions in the level which he/she is enrolled before transferring to the next level. The curriculum varies for each sessions accordingly.
Our Class Semesters: 2023-2024 Schedule
To view our DELF class schedule for the upcoming semester click here.
FALL 2023
SEMESTER:
Weekly Classes
20 Week Semester
Sep 18th – Feb 16th
WINTER 2024 SEMESTER:
Feb 26th -Jun 14th
SPRING 2024 SEMESTER:
Coming soon
FAQS
The summer semester runs in June and August. Log into the parent portal here for more details.
Our semester run-time varies per semester. For more information on our schedules, click here
Yes! All of our classes are held virtually so anybody can join from anywhere in the world!
Our classes are divided by age and grade. We currently offer French Immersion virtual classes for children ages 6 to 12! If your child is older than 12, check out our Senior Academy designed for Grades 6 to 12!
Check out our class schedule here.
For Virtual Classes:
- There will be an administration fee of 15% of the fee for the session per student withheld on all refunds.
- Refunds for the registration fees are only issued for cancellations submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to the beginning of the courses.
- There are no credit notes available for any reason.
For Tutoring:
- We offer a 100% Money-Back Guarantee. If after your first session you are unsatisfied for any reason, you can request a full refund of your fees within 48 hours of the end of the session. No risk, hassle free!
- After the first session, we unfortunately are unable to offer a refund
- There are no credit notes available for any reason.
Yes! We have an instalment option available for our fall programs: You only need to pay a 25% deposit now, pay 35% by Sept 14th and 40% by Nov 18th!
Pricing and Fees
Senior Academy
French Virtual Classes: 20-week semester- 20 week semester
- 90 minute classes + an expectation of 30 minutes of individual work
- Programs are tax exempt
DELF Certification
DELF is an official diploma awarded by the Common European Framework Reference for Language Ability (CEFR) that certifies the French language competency of candidates outside of France. This diploma is valid for life and is recognized throughout the world.
- The DELF exam tests the A1 and A2 levels, which are seen as beginner or “basic”;
- The B1 and B2 levels, which are intermediate or “independent.”
- The DALF tests C1 and C2, which are referred to as advanced or “proficient.”
- DELF A-1: This level recognizes basic knowledge. It is the most basic level at which a language is used, called the “discovery” stage. At this stage, the learner can interact in a simple way: he/she can speak about him/herself and his/her immediate environment.
- DELF A-2: At this level, the language user is considered a social actor. He/she can communicate with others during simple and routine tasks requiring the most common polite phrases and exchanges of information.
- DELF B-1: At this level, the language user becomes independent. He/she can maintain interaction: understanding and maintaining a discussion and giving opinions. The language user is capable of dealing with situations likely to arise in daily life.
The DELF exam/certification is at an extra cost and is held twice a year by an external organization.
- Certification at the B2 level in high school is recognized by the Canadian government and larger corporations as a confirmation of bilingualism qualifying the candidate for a position requiring bilingualism.
- It is not yet recognized by any school boards as a high school credit, however, several boards are now beginning to require their French immersion grade 12 graduate to pass the B2 certification.
- Certifications for any other levels is to confirm progression of the students but is not required
Key Concepts
The three key concepts that form the basis of our programs include:
Attention to both meaning and language form
Particularly efficient language activities have been shown to draw learners’ attention to how they’re expressing themselves (“form”) while keeping what they are saying in mind as well (“meaning”). This teaching approach was first called “the form-focused instruction” in 1997 by Canada’s very own leading international expert on instructed second language acquisition, professor Nina Spada. It has been shown to be particularly well suited to the language needs of students enrolled in intensive FSL programs such as French Immersion or Extended French
Constructive Feedback
Frequent and varied feedback provided to the students by the instructor has been shown to play a pivotal role in successful language teaching. The language acquisition resulting from feedback provided during communicative and contextualized lessons is significantly more likely to be successfully transferred to spontaneous language use outside the classroom.
Working in students’ Zone of Proximal Development
Education theory points us to the Zone of Proximal Development as developed by psychologist Lev Vygotsky, which essentially translates to pushing students out of their comfort zone, towards where they can grow with guidance. By giving students entry points where they are currently succeeding in the language, and pushing them to that next step, their language skills are developed in such a way that they never feel lost or out of control, and they feel comfortable to take risks when communicating in French.
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