StudyPug Learning is a 25-year-old BC company. We have helped close to 10,000 students, and 96% go on to post-secondary. Our French classes are taught by locally licensed French teachers and built around the French curriculum used by local Canadian school districts. Online and in person.
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French is one of Canada's two official languages, and for a student in BC it is not a standalone hobby subject. It runs from Core French in school, through French Immersion, up into IB French and AP French, then into university French courses — and, for adults, into the TEF B2 exam used for Canadian immigration.
We teach every stage on that line. One levelling standard, one team of locally licensed French teachers. A student who starts with school French and later needs exam French does not have to change providers or get re-assessed from scratch.
What the parent sees: French support that follows the student from a report-card grade to the exam or application that actually depends on it.
Before a student joins a class we place them by level, combining their school French grade with a French placement test — current ability, not year of birth.
Students in Core French or French Immersion who have fallen behind, or who want to move up into IB French or AP French.
Students who need outside support for a university French course.
Adults preparing the French TEF B2 exam for Canadian immigration, or taking adult French training.
Pronunciation that never got corrected; grammar the student can recite but can't write; reading is fine but speaking stalls; arriving from another region and needing the foundation rebuilt.
What the parent sees: regular testing and feedback, so you know where your child’s French actually is.
Our French courses follow the French curriculum outlines used by local Canadian school districts. We place each student by level using their school French grade plus a French placement test, then work through the course content in order — pronunciation correction first, then grammar foundations, then vocabulary and applied use.
Our French teachers hold North American local teaching certification and know the school districts' French curriculum outlines. They work with K-12 French tutoring and with adult French exam preparation, and they teach both the language and the exam technique.
We have helped close to 10,000 students. Experienced French teachers build the foundation and then the ability on top of it; our service team handles the scheduling and course planning; students are tested and given feedback on a regular cycle.
Seven courses, covering every French course we run — placed by level, taught by locally licensed French teachers.
Built to the school district French curriculum and split into four levels — listening and speaking practice, writing skills, reading, vocabulary building, and French cultural background.
Who it's for: K-12 students, placed into a level after their school grade and placement test are reviewed.
The edge: Taught by locally licensed French teachers, with regular testing and a level that moves when the student's ability moves.
Built to the local school district's French Immersion curriculum, covering the French Immersion learning points and tracking the student's actual class schedule.
Who it's for: Students currently enrolled in French Immersion.
The edge: Teachers who know the district's French curriculum and exam formats, so students adapt to local French test question types faster.
Built to the learning requirements of IB French (IB Programme-French), with the pre-Diploma and Diploma courses taught separately on the same progression.
Who it's for: Students in IB, or preparing to enter it.
The edge: Locally licensed French teachers, aligned to the student's school IB French schedule.
Built to the scope of AP French Language and Culture — listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural content.
Who it's for: High school students preparing the AP French exam.
The edge: Locally licensed French teachers who teach the exam technique alongside the language.
Tutoring set to the student's own university French course schedule and requirements, one-on-one or in a small class.
Who it's for: Current university students.
The edge: Teachers who work across both K-12 French and adult French exam training, so they can place the starting point honestly.
Preparation for the French TEF exam used for Canadian immigration, at the B2 level.
Who it's for: Adults who need a French result for a Canadian immigration application.
The edge: Adult French exam content taught directly by a locally licensed French teacher, worked through the exam's own question types.
The one-on-one intensive runs on the student's own sticking points; the French speaking class concentrates on listening and speaking in a small group.
Who it's for: Students who need a specific breakthrough — one-on-one where the gap is wide, the speaking class where reading and writing are fine but speaking stalls.
The edge: The two can run together, with progress and sticking points recorded in one place.
One of our signature French courses, developed by language specialists against the French curriculum of the local school boards. Students learn the basics of French grammar and standard pronunciation, build vocabulary, and start systematic work across listening, speaking, reading, writing and vocabulary - the beginnings of thinking in French and of a study habit.
One of our signature French courses, written by language specialists from the French curriculum of the local school boards. The base is consolidated while listening, speaking, reading and writing are built up in step and vocabulary widens further, so a student develops a system for French and can use it across the board.
One of our signature French courses, timetabled by language specialists against the French curriculum of the local school boards. Students sharpen their French, start to think in the language, widen their vocabulary, learn efficient listening and reading technique, and strengthen how they express themselves in speech and in writing.
One of our signature French courses, designed by language specialists from the senior French curriculum of the school boards. Students pull the whole of their French together, develop something close to a native speaker's instinct, work on idiomatic speaking and writing as well as listening and reading technique, and strengthen their command of the language overall.
Our signature adult French training, designed by local teachers with years of French teaching behind them. Students start from pronunciation and grammar and finish the course with around 1,000 words of French and the ability to use them - enough for everyday and travel conversation.
Our signature adult French training, designed by local teachers with years of French teaching behind them. Vocabulary widens to around 2,000 words and the basic grammar and tenses become second nature, so a student can put a point across in an orderly way.
Our signature adult French training, designed by local teachers with years of French teaching behind them. Vocabulary goes to around 3,000 words, listening and reading technique and comprehension improve, and students use vocabulary and the full range of tenses fluently in speech and in writing.
Our signature adult French training, designed by local teachers with years of French teaching behind them. Vocabulary widens to 4,000-5,000 words, advanced vocabulary and sentence patterns are used with precision, the cultural context becomes familiar, and communication in French becomes confident.
Small classes. Places are limited. Whether you are just starting to think about French classes or your child is already in French tutoring and needs extra support, our French course teachers will build the plan around your child.
One-on-one private French lessons and small-group classes. Small-group places are limited.
Online and in person. In-person address: 5831 Cedarbridge Way #102, Richmond, BC V6X 2A8.
Level assigned before the first class from the school French grade plus a French placement test; re-tested on a regular cycle and moved when ability moves.
Parents are invited to parent meetings on a regular cycle. The teacher reports on how the child is doing, the learning goal and the plan, and works out with the parent how to support it at home.
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Yes. French Immersion school-course support is one of our named courses, built to the local school district's French Immersion curriculum, and the graded French Levels 1-4 program covers school French more broadly — listening and speaking, writing, reading, vocabulary and cultural background.
We combine two things: your child's French grade at school, and a French placement test we run before the first class. That gives a level rather than a guess, and the level moves as the student's ability moves. We do not place by year of birth.
Both. The same courses run online and in person, and the in-person location is 5831 Cedarbridge Way #102, Richmond, BC V6X 2A8. One-on-one private lessons and small-group classes are both available; small-group places are limited.
Yes — IB French (IB Programme-French), IB Diploma French (IB Diploma Programme-French) and AP French (AP French Course Language and Culture) are each taught as their own course, by locally licensed French teachers, alongside the student's school schedule.
Yes. We run French TEF exam preparation at the B2 level for Canadian immigration, taught by locally licensed French teachers who work with adult French exam content and drill the exam's own question types.
Two ways: regular testing with feedback, and parent meetings on a regular cycle where the teacher goes through how your child is doing, the learning goal, the plan, and how to support it at home.
The teachers and tutors here are genuinely professional, and the courses are very detailed. My child's grades improved noticeably after tutoring here. There is a physical tutoring centre and online classes too — I'd recommend both.
Translated from the original Chinese review. Original: 「这里的老师和家教真的很专业 课程也非常详细。我的孩子在这边补习之后成绩有明显进步。有实体的补习班也有线上教，两边都很推荐。」
StudyPug Learning has a real reputation as a tutoring centre, and they're also very experienced with planning a child's university applications. Recommended!
Translated from the original Chinese review. Original: 「加一教育是一家很有口碑的补习机构，并且对孩子考大学的规划也很有经验，推荐！」
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