How We Operate

Champ Libre is committed to providing a rich, diversified, stimulating, and open-minded environment to its young people. This environment encourages and fosters self-confidence, autonomy, responsibility, tolerance and respect for individual and collective differences (most notably for different learning styles and rhythms).

Champ Libre operates in a non-sectarian, healthy, and secure space (physically, psychologically, and socially), with a focus on quality of life, cooperation, self-discovery, sharing, empathy, fellowship, and creating warm human relations.

Free from the pressures of performance, evaluation, and output, Champ Libre concentrates on the essential components for creating a natural and caring learning environment.

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The Benefits of Champ Libre

Our space offers some wonderful perks, such as:

  • a bilingual environment
  • a half-acre of land for play 
  • a large room upstairs for group activities (including yoga, meditation, tai chi, hip-hop, etc.)
  • abundant writing and art supplies as well as many books (in English and French)
  • diverse games (including cooperative games)
  • an array of musical instruments, including a piano, guitars, congas and other percussion instruments
  • the possibility to accompany kids in their desire to read, write, and do arithmetic

Adult Facilitators

Adult facilitators at Champ Libre are available at all times to serve as educational, artistic, creative, and emotional resources. They participate actively in the daily life of the centre and are present to answer questions to the best of their abilities. 

They support the development of young people’s projects by putting the proper materials at their disposal and by inviting artists, specialists, and tradespeople from the region to act as mentors and to nourish and support children’s interests and passions.

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The Nitty-Gritty

Champ Libre is geared toward kids aged 5-17 years old. Its legal form is a non-profit organization, giving parents the opportunity to take advantage of advance payments for daycare expenses (for children 12 and under).

The percentage reimbursed is calculated based on a family's annual income.

Applicable Fees: 

Annual membership (payable every month), from September until end of June:

  • 4 days per week: 

$5,500 / year ($550 per month)  

  • 3 days per week:

$4,400 / year ($440/month)

  • 2 days per week: 

$3,300 per year ($330 per month) 

The center is open from Monday to Thursday, from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM.