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Practical advice from more than 25 years in classrooms: choosing an activity, funding it, fitting it into your unit and getting your students talking in French.
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Curiosity does not stop at the bell. An after-school club gives children a weekly hour to experiment, build and program, entirely in French. Here is how Profaqua’s clubs work and what a school needs to get one started.
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Learn moreA workshop is a discovery. A project is an adventure. When students meet the same problem over two, three or four visits, they have time to test an idea, see it fail, understand why and try again. Here is when a project is the right choice, and how to make it work.
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In a Core French class, most students know a few hundred words of French. The right science activity turns those words into real communication, because what happens in front of them carries the meaning. Here are eight activities that work, and how to get the most out of them.
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The right program at the wrong time is the most common reason a school ends up paying for an activity it could have funded. This calendar puts every date and cycle of the 2026-2027 school year in one place, month by month.
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Sometimes the best lab is just outside the door. In the schoolyard, a park or a natural area near the school, students observe living things where they actually live. Here is how Profaqua’s outdoor workshops work and how to plan one.
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One hour, the whole school in the gym, and students on stage making the experiments happen. A science show is one of the easiest ways to bring science to everyone at once. Here is how to choose the right show and plan a smooth assembly.
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A topic students like is a good start. The right workshop also connects to what your class is learning, fits your schedule and leaves something to build on. Here is how to choose well.
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Many BC schools cover part or all of a science visit through French-language programs and parent groups. The right source depends on one thing above all: which French program your students are in.
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Robotics teaches logic, persistence and teamwork like few other activities. The secret is matching the robot to the age of your students. Here is how we think about it, grade by grade.
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