Summer camps for teens
Learn French....and have fun in Quebec city
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2015 starting dates: Arrival MUST be on SUNDAY, departure on SATURDAY The camp will be open from JUNE 29th (first arrival day) to AUGUST 8th (last departure day)
Learn French and Experience summer in Quebec City, Canada!
Summer French Programs for teenagers in the beautiful city of Quebec, the francophone capital of the Americas, from June 29th to August 8th, 2015. Prices in CAD (Canadian dollars).
Package Start Dates for 2015
2 weeks : June 29 and July 6, 13, 20, 27
3 weeks : June 29 and July 6, 13, 20
4 weeks : June 29 and July 6, 13
5 weeks : June 29 and July 6
6 weeks : June 29
FRENCH AND ART PACKAGES (12 – 17)
• French classes (15 hours/week) • Art workshops (15 hours/week) • Evening activities • Weekend activities • Registration fee • Books and material • Airport transfer (arrival & departure) • Medical insurance • Custodianship • Accommodation placement fee • Homestay or Residence 3 meals/day • Transportation within program
2 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 1 weekend
Dramatic arts *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2186 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2650
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2646 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3110
Cinema **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2796 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3260
Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3096 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3560
3 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 2 weekends
Dramatic arts *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3085 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3920
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3775 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4610
Cooking *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3775 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4610
Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5285
4 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 3 weekends
Dramatic arts *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5190
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4904 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6110
Cooking *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4904 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6110
Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7010
5 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 4 weekends
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6033 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7610
Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8735
6 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 5 weekends
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9110
Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8512 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $10 460
FRENCH AND SPORT PACKAGES (12 – 17)French & Art Packages (12-17) *
• French classes (15 hours/week) • Sport training (15 hours/week) • Evening activities • Weekend activities • Registration fee • Books and material • Airport transfer (arrival & departure) • Medical insurance • Custodianship • Accommodation placement fee • Homestay or Residence 3 meals/day • Transportation within program
2 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 1 weekend
Soccer ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2556 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3020
Hockey ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2656 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3120
Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2656 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3120
Horse riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2836 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3300
Figure skating ** . . . . . . . . . . . . $2596 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3060
3 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 2 weekends
Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3790 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4625
Horse riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4895
4 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 3 weekends
Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6130
Horse riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6490
5 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 4 weekends
Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6058 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7635
Horse riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6508 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8085
6 weeks Homestay Residence
Activities 5 weekends
Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7192 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9140
Horse riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7732 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9680
FRENCH AND MULTI ACTIVITIES (12 – 17)
French classes (15 hours/week) • Afternoon activities • Evening activities • Weekend activities • Registration fee • Books and material • Airport transfer (arrival & departure) • Medical insurance • Custodianship • Accommodation placement fee • Homestay or Residence, 3 meals/day • Transportation within program
2 weeks, Activities 1 weekend
Homestay . . . . . . . . . . . $2296 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . .. $2760
3 weeks, Activities 2 weekends
Homestay . . . . . . . . . . . $3250 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . $4085
4 weeks, Activities 3 weekends
Homestay . . . . . . . . . . . $4204 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . .. $5410
5 weeks, Activities 4 weekends
Homestay . . . . . . . . . . . $5158 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . .. $6735
6 weeks, Activities 5 weekends
Homestay . . . . . . . . . . . $6112 Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8060
* Program offered from June 29th to July 24th, 2015
** Program offered from July 6th to 17th, 2015
Homestay in Quebec City with Local Families
Host families consist of local francophone families, selected to ensure an optimal, culturally rich experience. Students are matched with a family by the accommodations coordinator based on her knowledge of their interests and profile, and the information she receives from student through the application form.
In order to be accepted to the program, families submit an application, along with references and police background checks for all residents 18 years and older. The accommodations coordinator visits the family to conduct an interview and to inspect the premises. Following these steps, a decision is made as to the suitability of the hosts. Most host families in the program have been receiving students for years.
Student Residences
On-campus Residence
The Collège Mérici residence has 4-bedroom apartments, fully equipped and furnished. The rooms are private, and common areas include the kitchen, living room and bathroom. The residence is located a less than a minute’s walk from the main building and offers walking-distance access to downtown and old Quebec.
The residence provides:
- Private room
- Lamp and desk
- Fully furnished
- Shared bathroom
- Shared kitchen (equipped)
- Heat, electricity and hot water
- Washer and dryer in the building (self-service)
- Wifi access
Off-campus Residence
The off-campus residence is located 10-minutes from Collège Mérici by public transport. There is also a bicycle path connecting the residence and the school. Bicycles are available at the residence. Each student has a private room, and bathrooms are shared.
The off-campus residence is conveniently located near a shopping complex with a supermarket, restaurants and cafes. A small refrigerator can be rented and a partially equipped kitchen with microwaves is available on the floor.
The residence provides:
- Private room with desk and lamp
- Shared bathroom
- Heat, electricity and hot water
- Washer and dryer in the building (self-service)
- Cafeteria
- Wifi access (extra cost)
Note that for the teenagers’ programs, residence accommodation is held in the off-campus residence. The participants stay in a reserved section for this program, with offers additional security.
General information
Week end activities....click here
Teenagers Summer Camps, from 12 to 17 years old, is an essentially useful tool to learn French and at the same time, develop complementary cultural and sports knowledge, sharing their experience with students from Quebec and from all over the world.
Students study French in the morning and in the afternoon they practice French, with students from Quebec, at the different Summer Camps.
Activities after school take place in local specialists Summer Camps and are always in French and with other students from Quebec of the same age. Our Art, Circus and Outdoors Programs are offered in the very professional Summer Camp: “Le Saisonnier”, a 4 stars camp by the Quebec Summer Camps Association and a member of the same organization. One Sports Program is offered for: tennis, horse back riding and figure skating. Every student is transported to each Official Club in Quebec City, where the students train daily in the sport chosen.
On the first day of class, every student will pass an oral and written test, and will be placed according to the right level.. At the end of tuition period, students receive a certificate according to the level achieved.
In all our programs, students will develop their skills in listening, speaking, writing, reading, conversation and grammar. All our classrooms are equipped with TV and Audio equipment to give the best quality teaching methods.
Sport program
- Students from 12 to 17 years old
- 15 hours French course per week + 15 hours one specific sport training per week
The perfect method to combine Intensive French learning to one specific sport training, with Quebec students, always speaking the French language. Sports are played in Official Quebec Sports Schools, with professional trainers.
Horse Riding, Figure skating, Tennis, Multi sport
Program timetable:
French Course, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., from Monday to Friday.
From 13:00 p.m. to 16:00 p.m., Sport training from Monday to Friday
From 16:00 p.m. to 17:15 p.m. Transport to Home stay, students are always with a monitor doing activities until they are picked up.
Weekends, 1 or 2 days school activity
Included: Registration Fee + Placement Fee + Pick up and Drop Off + Books + Medical Insurance + 15 hours French course per week + Accommodation Fees Home stay 3 meals per day + 15 hours sport training per week + Transport to sport school and activities +:
- 3 weekend activities (4 weeks package)
- 2 weekend activities (3 weeks package)
- 1 weekend activity (2 weeks package)
P5
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday - Sunday
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8 :30
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9 :30
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Weekend Activities
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9 :30
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10 :30
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Listening
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Reading
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Listening
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Reading
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Listening
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10 :30
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10 :45
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Break
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10 :45
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11 :45
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Conversation
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Writing
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Conversation
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Writing
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Conversation
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11:45
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13:00
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Lunch + Transport to Activities
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13 :00
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16 :00
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Sport training Tennis, Horse Riding, Figure skating, Multi sport
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16 :00
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17 :15
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Different Activities + Transport to Accommodation
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17 :15
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Activities and dinner with Home stay
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Multi activities program
- Students from 12 to 17 years old
- 15 hours French course per week
- 20 weekly activities + 4 weekend activities (4 weeks package)
- 15 weekly activities + 2 weekend activities (3 weeks package)
- 10 weekly activities + 1 weekend activities (2 weeks package)
The perfect method to combine Intensive French learning with cultural and sports entertainment, sharing with other students activities out of the class, but always speaking in French. We propose several and varied activities, always conducted by our activities expert. A weekly activities calendar where the activities are scheduled, all activities have been done by our staff and guarantee a very high quality.
Program timetable:
French Course, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., from Monday to Friday.
From 13:00 p.m. to 16:00 p.m., Activities, from Monday to Friday
Activities are from 16:00 p.m. to 17:15 p.m. Transport to Home stay, students are always with a monitor doing activities until they are picked up.
Weekends, 1 or 2 days school activity
Included: Registration Fee + Placement Fee + Pick up and Drop Off + Books + Medical Insurance + 15 hours French course per week + Accommodation Fees Home stay 3 meals per day + Activities + Transport to activities
P4
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday - Sunday
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8 :30
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9 :30
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Weekend Activities
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9 :30
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10 :30
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Listening
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Reading
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Listening
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Reading
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Listening
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10 :30
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10 :45
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Break
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10 :45
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11 :45
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Conversation
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Writing
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Conversation
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Writing
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Conversation
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11:45
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13:00
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Lunch + Transport to Activities
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13 :00
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16 :00
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Multi activities
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16 :00
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17 :15
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Different Activities + Transport to Accommodation
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17 :15
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Activities and dinner with Homestay
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French + Multiactivities in homestay family:
Art Camps
An effective French immersion experience, combining language classes in the morning with an afternoon art camps, from 1pm to 4pm. The art camps are operated primarily for local teenagers by qualified and dedicated instructors.
French and Music ..... click here
Complement French classes with music classes offered at the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec. Classes available on most instruments and include private teaching, group classes and supervised practice.
French and Drama.... click here
Practice acting and improvisation, and in the process, you will work on pronunciation, vocabulary and fluency. Prepare a short performance for other students. It’s an awesome way to improve oral fluency!
French and Cinema.... click here
Afternoons are spent working on film projects with local students at the Académie du Cinéma summer school held at the Université de Laval. Participants assist in projects managed by local teenagers.
French and Circus.... click here
Participate in an outstanding Circus program, as could only be offered in Quebec City. Offered in collaboration with l’École de cirque du Québec, you’ll be given the opportunity to try out the tools used by professionals of the trade and discover many disciplines such as the trampoline, juggling, unicycling, tightrope walking, the aerial disciplines, and many others!
Early registration discount is available. Contact us to learn more.
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