DATES & REGISTER
Choose your next adventure in French.
Upcoming programs, dates, practical details and registration.
NEW THIS SUMMER
ART IN FRENCH
First edition: Surrealism
21–23 December 2026
Three days in French exploring one art movement through artworks, stories, observation, play and creative experiments.
Ages 6–12 · 9am–3pm · Perth
Program fee · $300
Annual family membership · $55
Optional before & after care: $45
RETURNING FAMILY? QUICK REGISTRATION →
Work created during the program will later be exhibited as part of Through Children’s Eyes at The Living Room
JANUARY 2027
4–8 January
LES MOTS ONT DISPARU !
Inspired by Erik Orsenna’s La grammaire est une chanson douce, words become characters with voices, moods and ideas of their own.
What happens when they leave the pages ?
The children invent what comes next.
18–22 January
LE CARNAVAL DES ANIMAUX.
Inspired by Saint-Saëns’ playful music, children dream up animal adventures and bring them to life on stage.
A full week in French through theatre, stories, movement, creative making and imagination.
Ages 5–12 · 9am–3pm · Perth
Program fee · $450
Annual family membership · $55
Optional before & after care: $55 per week
Plan ahead
French Holiday Program returns throughout the year, usually during the second week of each school holiday period.
Summer has its own rhythm, with two January programs.
JANUARY 2027
4–8 January
LES MOTS ONT DISPARU
Inspired by Erik Orsenna’s La grammaire est une chanson douce, words become characters with voices, moods and ideas of their own. What happens when they leave the pages ? The children invent what comes next.
18–22 January
LE CARNAVAL DES ANIMAUX
Inspired by Saint-Saëns’ playful music, children dream up animal adventures and bring them to life on stage.
APRIL 2027
19–23 April
LA REVOLTE DES PERSONNAGES
What if Cendrillon, Le Petit Chaperon rouge ou Le Chat botté wanted a different story? Starting with Charles Perrault’s tales, children imagine what happens when familiar character decide to do things their own way.
JULY 2027
12–16 July
LE PALAIS AUX MILLE HISTOIRES
Inspired by the Facteur Cheval’s extraordinary palace, children imagine impossible places and the stories hidden behind their doors.
OCTOBER 2027
4–8 October
LES OMBRES DU CHAT NOIR
A silhouette, a little light, and a story begins: children invent their own adventures inspired by Paris’s Chat Noir shadow theatre.
Registration opens closer to each program.
Before you register
LOCATION
North Perth
Exact venue details are confirmed with each program.
PROGRAM HOURS
9am–3pm
With optional before & after care · 8:30am–4pm
WHAT TO BRING
Lunch, snacks, a water bottle and comfortable clothes suitable for moving, making and getting a little messy.
