French Language Camp

Parlons Français!

Please note that all residential camps have been canceled for 2020. Some may be offered as August day camps. Please contact Casey Morey if you would like to be notified about August camps.

July 5 – 10, 2020
Cost: $800
Coed ages 10 to 13*

*Entering grades 5 – 8

This camp offers a fun and interactive introduction to the French language and francophone culture. Students will be exposed to French through songs, games, movement, storytelling, arts + crafts, theatre, and other hands-on activities.  By the end of the week, students will be able to recognize and produce many French words and phrases. On the last day, parents are invited to a final presentation which will feature skits, songs, demonstrations of games and activities, and a display of student work.

Le Programme Quotidien
(Sample Daily French Camp Schedule)

Darcy Chase
B.A. Linguistics, University of Southern Maine
M.Ed Teaching & Learning, University of Southern Maine

Darcy is a Maine-certified teacher with more than 10 years of experience with students from pre-k to grade 12. Inspired by her French-Canadian heritage, she spent her first year of college in a French immersion program. She ran the English Studies Program at Gould Academy for 9 years and also created and taught several French enrichment programs for local children. She is trained in the Oral Proficiency Interview protocol and has given presentations for teachers on techniques to encourage students to speak in the target language. She has traveled to Canada, China, England, and France. She lives on campus with her husband, Jason (Technology Director), their daughters Isabel ’20 and Allison ’24, their little dog Marty, and many fish.

Chris Hayward

Director of Experiential Learning
B.S. Saint Joseph’s College
Outing Club Coach
SOLO Wilderness Medicine Instructor

haywardc@gouldacademy.org

Bio

Mr. Hayward has worked with adolescents since 1995, both at Gould and before that in a variety of wilderness/adventure therapy programs. He is a Registered Maine Recreation Guide, Registered Maine Whitewater Guide, Ski Patroller, Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, American Mountain Guide Association Single Pitch Instructor, SOLO Wilderness Medicine Instructor, and the Director for Mahoosuc Mountain Search and Rescue Team (a local volunteer search and rescue group). He is passionate about programs that offer both adventure and the development of skills to Gould students. In addition to being the school’s director of experiential learning and point-person for Gould’s signature Four Point Program, he also teaches a ski building class and coaches the Outing Club and Ski Patrol Program.