French tutoring · Fredericton, New Brunswick
One-to-one French for kids in immersion and for adults, chez vous or online.
I’m Camille, and I teach French one to one. Kids in French immersion, grades 1 to 8, come for homework help and for reading and talking practice. Adults come to start from the beginning or to brush up for work. We meet in my home studio, at your kitchen table anywhere in Fredericton, or on a video call. Petit pont means little bridge, and that is the job.
- KidsGrades 1 to 8 in French immersion
- AdultsFrom first words to work French
- WhereStudio, your home, or online
Two ways to apprendre
Kids in French immersion
Grades 1 to 8. We read aloud together, sort out the homework that stalled at the kitchen table, and practise the talking that a busy classroom has no room for. An oral presentation next week, a book report, verb endings that will not stick: bring it in and we start there.
On the table most weeks:
- Homework the school sent home, worked through together
- Reading out loud, with corrections kept kind
- Speaking practice before a presentation or a test
- The spelling rules and verb endings that keep slipping
Adults, at any level
Conversation first, grammar when it helps. Some people arrive with no French at all. Others had it in school and want it back for a bilingual job, a posting, or a partner’s family.
- Starting out. Sounds, the first hundred words, and enough sentences to order, ask and introduce yourself.
- Brushing up for work. Emails, phone calls and meeting talk, using your real documents if you like.
- Coming back to it. We find what is still there from school and build on it.
How a leçon goes
Every lesson has the same three parts, so a child, or a nervous adult, always knows what comes next.
- First few minutes
Warm-up
A handful of questions in French, no pencils. It gets the ear working before the harder part starts.
- Most of the lesson
The work
Homework, a reading, a speaking task, or the one grammar point that tripped you up this week. One thing done well beats five done halfway.
- Last few minutes
The note home
I write down what we covered, what to practise before next time, and a word or two to use at supper. Parents get it for their child; adults choose email or text.
What a lesson coûte
Prices are in Canadian dollars. A home visit or an online lesson costs the same as a lesson in the studio.
- Kids lesson45 minutes, grades 1 to 8
- $55
- Adult lesson60 minutes, any level
- $65
- Pack of 10 kids lessonsNine paid, the tenth free
- $495$49.50 a lesson
- Pack of 10 adult lessonsNine paid, the tenth free
- $585$58.50 a lesson
Pay by e-transfer or cash at the lesson. A pack is good for six months and can be shared between brothers and sisters.
Where and quand
The studio
A small, bright room at the back of my house on the north side of the river. There is a table, a shelf of readers, and a kettle. I send the street address once we have booked.
Your home
I come to your kitchen table anywhere in Fredericton, with no travel fee. I bring the readers, cards and printed pages.
Online
A video call on a laptop or tablet. I send a link before the lesson, and any pages to print or a shared page to write on.
Weekly open times
| Monday to Thursday | 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 9 am to noon |
| Friday and Sunday | No lessons |
| July and August | Weekday mornings open too |
What people demandent
What don’t you teach?
French, and only French. I do not do translation work, so no documents and no certified translations. I am also not a speech or reading specialist. If a child seems to be struggling with sounds or with reading in both languages, I will say so and suggest you talk to the school about an assessment. I would rather send you there early than keep you booked.
What if we miss a lesson?
Tell me at least a day ahead and we move it, at no charge. With shorter notice the lesson is billed, except when someone is sick. Just text me and we find another time.
What do we need to bring?
Kids bring the homework the school sent home and their reading book. Adults can bring nothing at all, or something they really need to read or write. Readers, flashcards and printed pages are mine and included. For online lessons I send whatever needs printing beforehand.
Should a parent sit in?
For younger children, yes, at least for the first lesson. Many older kids settle in better with the parent in the next room. You choose, and you can change your mind.
Ask for a first leçon
Tell me a little about who the lessons are for. I will write back to find a first lesson time. This form only sends me your request: nothing is booked until we agree on a time.