This page is intended as a resource for students who have already registered in one of our Spring or Summer French Immersion Sessions. If you would like more information about our sessions, including registration, please visit our website!
If you have already registered, please continue below.
Travel Arrangements to Nova Scotia can be made with your travel agent or with:
From Halifax (via Annapolis Valley)
Highway 101, Exit 28 (Weymouth), turn right.
Approximately 3 hours from Halifax.
Get directions (Google Maps)
The closest international airport is in Halifax, approximately 3 hours from our Church Point campus.
A ferry service runs between Saint John, NB, Canada and Digby, NS, Canada.
A ferry service also runs between Portland, Maine, USA and Yarmouth, NS, Canada.
Please refer to the Bay Ferries website for more information.
www.ferries.ca | 1 888-249-7245
We provide transportation on the Sunday before the start of the session, and on the Saturday following the end of the session between the university campus and the Halifax airport. Trips are made according to the arrival and departure time of students, therefore students may have to wait up to a few hours at the airport.
Students can register for transportation by sending a full copy of the plane ticket (full reservation) to the Director's Office at least two weeks before the start of your session.
For travel information or to advise us that you need to be met in Yarmouth, Digby or Halifax, please call 1 888‑338‑8337 (toll-free) after March 1 in order to make arrangements for someone to meet you. Yarmouth and Digby are each approximately 56km (35 miles) from our Church Point campus.
May 12 to June 15, 2024
June 30 to August 3, 2024
Students must be at least 19 years old for the Spring session or at least 15 years old for the Summer session, when the session begins. Students are placed in residences according to their age.
Participation in class, workshops and activities is mandatory. Absence (without good cause) could lead to a warning, and eventually, dismissal from the program.
Formal instruction (depending on level) is from 8 am to 11:30 am, 8:30 am to 12 pm, 9 am to 12:30 pm, or 9:30 am to 1 pm, Monday to Friday. Workshops, designed to help you practise your French, are from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
Arrival and departure are on the first and last days of the session, respectively.
Registration for the 5-week and 4-week sessions is on the first Sunday of each session, from 8:30 am to midnight.
Registration for the 1-week session is on the first Saturday.
It is the student’s responsibility to check with the program director/registrar of his/her school or university about transferring credits. An official transcript will be sent to your school or university upon receipt of the signed request form, available from the Admissions Office.
If you wish to receive credit for the course, university policy requires students to stay until the end of the session in order to take the final exam. The final exam date is fixed, and therefore you will not be permitted to take it earlier if you leave the program early.
Mandatory, non-credited workshops include: conversation, Acadian culture, educational games, drama, music, dance, souvenir album, video production, and many more!
Students who successfully complete the 5-week Spring or Summer Session will receive a certificate declaring their French proficiency level.
Student grades are available online shortly after the end of each session.
These courses are each worth six university-level credits.
June 30 to July 27, 2024
Teachers are accepted at various proficiency levels in French and are grouped according to the results of their placement tests. Those who have little or no proficiency will be integrated into the first four weeks of our five-week session at an appropriate level. The program is intended for those who already teach French or who will teach it in the future, whether in the context of a French Immersion program or a Core program.
Participants attend 5 hours of classes and workshops per day with sociocultural activities in the evenings and on weekends. All students live in residence on campus.
The FR/PE courses have been specifically designed for teachers who have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of French and who wish to renew their didactic skills, to enrich their supply of pedagogical activities, and to reimmerse themselves in a completely French environment. Participants are led by a team specifically trained to meet the needs of teachers who want to keep abreast of the latest trends in the teaching of French.
The same rules as the 5-week Spring and Summer Sessions apply. Early or late arrivals need special permission from the Director of the French Immersion sessions.
Students must leave residence no later than 10am on the Saturday of the last week of the session.
These courses are each worth six university-level credits.
If you wish to receive credit for the course, the university policy requires you to stay until the end of the session in order to take the final exam. The final exam date is fixed, therefore you will not be able to take the exam earlier if for some reason you must leave the program early.
Residences are co-ed and have single and double rooms. Single rooms are assigned with preference given to older students. Students are responible for bringing:
Coin-operated (CAD $1/wash, CAD $0.75/dry) washers and dryers are available for students. Don’t forget to bring laundry detergent.
All meals are eaten at the cafeteria. If you have special requirements or allergies, you must advise us in writing to ensure we can provide you with appropriate alternatives.
Free WiFi is available to students at various locations on campus.
If you play a musical instrument and want to bring it, please do! Pianos and drums are available on campus.
Students are permitted to play music, but may want to use headphones to avoid disturbing others. Music must contain French lyrics only. Professors and animators may check headphones to ensure that music in other languages is not being played.
The university has an indoor swimming pool, a beach volleyball court, a tennis court (bring your racket), a gymnasium, a weight room, and a softball diamond. The Clare Golf and Country Club is located 5km from our Church Point campus.
Students and staff participate in inter-residence sports such as softball (bring your glove), volleyball, basketball, soccer and badminton (bring your racket).
There are ATMs on campus, and Royal Bank and Credit Union branches within easy walking distance of the university.
Plan to come with about CAD $250 of spending money.
The student union building has pool tables and ping-pong. A bar is available to students over the age of 19. Also on campus: a theatre, a restaurant, a library, the Acadian Centre, a park with paths to the ocean, and studios for television, art and music.
Do not forget your health card. Out-of-province students should check with their province if any services are not covered by their health plan (e.g. ambulance service). If this is the case, you might want to purchase additional medical coverage.
Do not forget to send proof of insurance before arriving.
There are many theme-nights: Christmas*, Halloween, Casino, Western, Toga party, ‘50s night, etc. If you have any costumes that might be useful, bring them with you. Students also get a chance go to the beach and go whale-watching.
*On "Christmas", students usually exchange gifts (~CAD $15). Out-of-province students might want to bring a gift which is typical of your province, state or country.
Electrical outlets in Canada are the same as in the United States (120 volts). If you’re coming from other countries, you should bring adapters/converters with you for your electronics.
These evaluations, given on the first day of your session (usually the first Monday), are designed to identify your level of French proficiency. The results of this evaluation are not given to students.
An information session (residence meeting) will be held on the first Monday evening. Rules and procedures will be explained in English at that time.
Students with special requirements (allergies, accessibility needs, etc.) must advise us in writing so we can make all necessary preparations.
Students are required to:
At the official opening on the first Monday of the session, you will be asked to sign a pledge agreeing to speak French at all times during the program until the end of the pledge on the last Friday of the session. As soon as the pledge is signed, the use of French is mandatory at all times. We fully understand the difficulty this can cause, especially for beginner students, but this is the best environment for learning a new language. The French-only rule applies in the Municipality of Clare and during all off-campus activities organized for the program.
Any student who does not respect this rule could be sent home.
Email us:
Call us: 902-769-2114, ext. 7116
(toll free within Canada and the U.S. at 1 888-338-8337)
