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Since 2000 · 100% in French
Kids don’t watch science. They live it.
Since 2000, Profaqua has turned classrooms into labs. Our facilitators bring workshops, multi-visit projects, robotics and science shows, all in French, to Francophone, French Immersion and Core French schools across British Columbia.
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Whether French is your students’ first language or the one they are learning, each activity is pitched to their level and tied to the BC curriculum.
Rich, fast-paced science in French for CSF classrooms, from kindergarten to grade 12.
Learn more ImmersionScience that makes students use their French with real purpose: hypotheses, observations, explanations.
Learn more Core FrenchVisual, hands-on sessions where science carries the vocabulary, so every student can follow and take part.
Learn moreOur formats
One class, one big question. 60, 75 or 90 minutes of experiments in biology, chemistry, physics and Earth science.
From $205 per class
A real problem explored over 2 to 4 visits, so students can test, fail, improve and present their solution.
From $400 per class
LEGO® SPIKE™, WeDo 2.0, EV3, Bee-Bot® and more. We supply the robots and iPads, or work with yours.
Robots and iPads supplied
An hour of jaw-dropping experiments in your gym, with students on stage. From one class to several hundred.
From $800 per show
Catalogue
Workshops, projects and shows for every grade, with their length and starting price.
The protocol
Your school, grades, number of classes and preferred dates. A short message is enough.
A personalized proposal within 24 to 72 business hours. No booking, payment or commitment before you approve it.
Materials, setup and an energetic facilitator. One student becomes the lab-coated science assistant.
Teachers receive follow-up activity sheets to consolidate what students discovered.
In the classroom
Before each experiment, students share what they know and make a hypothesis. Then they test it themselves, through team challenges, rotating stations or group work, depending on the topic.
Each workshop can be adapted to what your class has already covered, as a hook to launch a new unit or as a way to dig deeper into a familiar one. When we leave, the classroom is clean and the questions keep coming.
Summer camp · Vancouver
The only 100% French camp in Greater Vancouver combining science and robotics, run by Profaqua with the Alliance Française de Vancouver.
Funding
Many BC schools cover part or all of a Profaqua visit through French-language programs and parent groups. We help you find the right fit.
Funding finder
Which program are your students in?
Pick an answer: the options that apply to your school light up.
Eligibility is set by each program: confirm it before counting on the funds. All funding options
Science tours
Every year, Profaqua travels across British Columbia. Book while we are nearby and save on travel.
The lab at home
Profaqua hosts science segments on the Allô Maillardville podcast. For each topic, we built an interactive experiment to try while you listen. Try the pH lab:
Profaqua experiment · Pair it with episode 36
Red-cabbage juice changes colour with acidity. Pick a liquid, predict whether it is acidic, neutral or basic, then pour!
1 Pick a liquid
2 Predict
The result will appear here.
Explain : red cabbage contains pigments called anthocyanins. They turn red or pink with an acid, purple near neutral, then blue and green with a base. With an adult : boil red-cabbage leaves and keep the juice to test your own liquids.
Since 2000
Founder Éric Tremblay has created more than 55 science workshops covering biology, chemistry, physics, Earth and space, the environment and robotics. Based in British Columbia since 2021, he crisscrosses the province every year to bring science to Francophone and French Immersion schools.
Palme Bleue 2026 finalist: Growing Business category and Francophone Business of the Year award, Chambre de commerce francophone du Grand Vancouver
Meet the teamGoogle reviews
4.4out of 57 Google reviews
Reviews written in French.
Le camp de jour profaqua est super bien la science (avec j-fain) est amusante. La robotique (avec Volt) est super cool. Galaxie fait de belle activités. (Coup de soleil) 😀🌞fait des bonnes blagues. (Stitch) å l'entrée est toujours souriante et de bonne humeur. J'aime beaucoup le jeu de la montagne sacrée de (Atchoum). Bravo å toutes l'équipe profaqua pour me faire passer de trės belle vacances . Soly 7 ans ♥️
Le camp d’été est merveilleux. Mon fils apprend tellement. Il aime beaucoup les experiences. La robotique était un peu difficile au debut mais la il adore! Il veut aller a chaque semaine
Une équipe dynamite! Ce sont des fous de la science. Mes enfants se rappellent encore des ateliers donnés dans leur classe au primaire. "Ah oui, c'était super cool avec Profaqua!" ;) Et maintenant ils offrent un camps d'été, mais mes enfants n'ont plus l'âge. Snif. Salut à toute l'équipe Profaqua!
J'ai assisté à une démonstration sur la chimie et ce fut excellent, j accompagnais un groupe de jeunes et ils ont gardé leur concentration tout le long. Ils ont adoré et ce fut instructif, Éric en plus d'être drôle , connaît très bien sa ma matière .
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We offer science and robotics activities from kindergarten to grade 12, and adapt the vocabulary and challenges to each group.
Yes. We work with Francophone schools as well as schools offering French Immersion and Core French, and adapt the language to your students.
Yes. Our activities are designed in connection with the BC curriculum and can be tailored to the learning goals of your unit.
Classroom workshops start at $205 per class (minimum two classes per day). Projects start at $400 and science shows at $1,000. Travel fees, GST and PST are extra. See our pricing page for details.
Yes. Profaqua tours regions such as Vancouver Island, the Okanagan, the Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky and Northern BC every school year.
Send us your school, the activity you are interested in, your students’ grades, the number of groups and your preferred dates. We reply with a personalized quote.
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