The neurolinguistic approach was developed by researchers and professors emeritus in Eastern Canada to help learners develop their skills in a new language. Recognized for its effectiveness, it is now used by many school districts across the country.

The five key principles of NLA:

1. The Literacy Loop: Language learning follows a natural progression: Speaking → Reading → Writing → Grammar. The pedagogical sequence of our expeditions is strictly structured to respect this biological sequence.

2. Internal Grammar vs. External Grammar: We distinguish between internal grammar (acquisition of linguistic reflexes through practice and interaction) and external grammar (conscious understanding of rules). Our activities are specifically designed to first build internal (spontaneous) grammar, ensuring the natural acquisition of skills rather than the memorization of rules. 

3. Meaning and Project-Based Learning: The ANL emphasizes the importance of using language to fulfill a real purpose. Our activities, based on play and authentic exploration of the world, give each session a purpose that meets a real need for the child: to have fun and discover the world.

4. Authenticity: Genuine engagement is key to language acquisition because it transforms forced learning into a lived experience. FTG's authentic one-on-one moments allow real life to form the foundation of learning. Furthermore, our visual aids—the Francophone Albums—are developed through dialogues with children, enabling the creation of authentic teaching materials.

5. Social interaction: Communication is the ultimate goal of any language. Our learners interact daily with their mentors and connect with other students through our matching game, bringing the language to life through human connection.

We value authenticity, humanity, and international solidarity. This commitment has led us to develop a partnership with mothers in Madagascar.

This choice allows our learners to experience genuine intercultural interaction in each session, bridging the gap between learning and lived experience. It also enables the international redistribution of financial resources to women living in a country with fewer socio-economic opportunities than Canada. This collaboration is a true bilateral international cooperation project, designed to be mutually beneficial (a win-win situation).

Locally, we choose to collaborate with Francophone organizations to combine our strengths and enhance the French-language offerings available to young people navigating a multilingual educational path in British Columbia.

Dr. Gordon Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist and the author of the best-selling book *Hold On to Your Kids*. His life's work centers on the Neufeld paradigm, a model that explains how children "grow up" rather than simply "grow older." His core philosophy is that for a child to reach their full potential, they do not need to be taught independence or pressured to be mature. Rather, maturity is the spontaneous result of three specific conditions: attachment, vulnerability, and maturation. These conditions also hold true for the development of multilingual identity in a minority language setting.