Lit de camp
Lit de camp on the North Shore!
Since 2021, RAP Côte-Nord is proud to offer day camps in the region a ready-to-use project that promotes the fun of reading in children aged between 5 and 12 years old. This project is offered while respecting the reality of each partner.
The ultimate goal of the project is to counteract the effects of the Summer slide. This phenomenon takes its name from the loss of academic knowledge that students often go through during school interruptions.
Initiated by the CRÉPAS in 2019, the Lit de camp program is now actively used in nine regions in Québec, all of which contribute to making the project even bigger, year after year.
Why should literacy be integrated in day camps?
Including literacy in day camp programs makes camp monitors become reading models, can even the playing field, and offers a fun environment, not related to school, to promote the fun of reading during the summer. Reading has many benefits for children.
Guide for literacy in day camps
For day camp coordinators
This guide contains exercises and advice that help you figure out:
- which partners to contact to help you integrate literacy in your camp’s program
- how to integrate literacy in your camp’s program
- how to face challenges
- what steps to follow for a successful implementation
You’ll also find a Toolbox with useful links!
Explore away!
2025 Training Sessions
In 2025, training sessions are self-directed!
From short videos to watch, to experiments and discussions, the objective is to create opportunities for day camp monitors to learn and to be inspired.
The content was created by Enraciné – Nature & Éducation
Training available :
- Basic training (literacy animation and introduction to Lit de camp)
- Development workshop (creative activity for inspiration on how to integrate reading in regular camp activities)
To access the self-directed training, contact:
Maxime Pineault, development officer
RAP Côte-Nord
dev-mob@rapcotenord.ca
581 998-7641
Control chart for monitors
Fill in the information about the completed activities, and hand over at the end of the summer.
Downloadable tools
English versions available later
Overview of what Lit de camp has to offer
The “Lit de camp” kits include materials made specifically for 5- to 8-year-olds and for 9- to 12-year-olds. Each kit contains various things that can help day camps in the region integrate reading activities into their regular programming:
- Over 100 books in the full kit, separated into 19 themes
- Activity sheets for camp monitors
- Board games
- “Les Débrouillards” and “Les Explorateurs” magazines
- Picnic blankets and resistant, military quality, bags to transport materials
Every year, RAP Côte-Nord improves its offer and adapts to the reality of its partners.
The project also includes:
- 3 types of training:
- Reading animation (introduction), for camp monitors
• Creative workshop to be inspired for the summer, for every camp staff
• Better practices for the integration of literacy, for camp coordinators
- Modelling workshops on site in the day camp, by a professional
- A referencing program towards day camps who carry the project
- New ideas and suggestions of activities, every year, to integrate literacy into the day-to-day programming
Regional overview of the “Lit de camp” project
The goal of “Lit de camp” is to be present everywhere on the North Shore.
List of partners who currently carry the project:
- Municipalité de Tadoussac
- Municipalité de Sacré-Cœur
- Conseil de la Première Nation des Innus Essipit
- Municipalité de Forestville
- Municipalité des Bergeronnes
- Municipalité de Chute-aux-Outardes
- Grains de Soleil Côte-Nord
- Municipalité de Pointe-aux-Outardes
- Maison de la famille de Longue-Rive
- Municipalité de Ragueneau
- Ville de Baie-Comeau
- Comité Gendron
- Municipalité de Pointe-Lebel
- Ville de Port-Cartier
- Ville de Sept-Îles
- Ville de Fermont
- Municipalité de Havre-Saint-Pierre
- Coasters Association (Saint-Paul – Vieux-Fort)
- MRC Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon)
Your organization or municipality doesn’t appear in the list? You want to know more?
Contact Maxime Pineault, development officer:
Phone: 581 998-7641
Email: dev-mob@rapcotenord.ca