Champions du CP et du CE1: birth of the instructional and fun magazine in France in 2008
A new breed of magazine for children 5 to 7 has come out in France in 2008. ‘Champions du CP‘ and ‘ Champions du CE1‘, which can be translated as: ‘ First Grade Ace‘ and ‘ Second grade Ace‘ are high quality, 80 page magazines for kids that combine:
- Â edutational content typical of high end children’s magazines (offering illustrated stories, games, stickers and a poster)
- and true instructional content that parallels what children are to be learning that year in school, ie:
- Â Math
- French language
- and History and Geography content.
In a country where there is a real worry on the part of parents as to what their children are learning in school, given the comparatively poor results the French educational system has had since the 1970′s, this magazines is clearly designed to calm their angst.
The magazines are beautiful, with a glossy cover, thick paper and brilliant colors, and the instructional content in appealing to the eye as well as in its approach. A six year old boy not particularly known for his love of school work was found deeply interested in the magazine’s exercizes, not only in the ‘ fun ‘ sections!
They are bi-monthly publications. They are sold in French press kiosks by the unit and on a yearly subscription basis. They cost about 7 euros each in a kiosk and 36 euros a year for a 6 issue subscription, in France. Prices will be higher outside of France no doubt.
Milan Presse is the French publisher behind the idea. Milan was recently acquired by Bayard Presse, a worldwide leader in children’s magazines, with tens of language adaptations of its leading French titles such as J’Aime Lire, called Adventure Box in the UK.
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