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Toronto in CANADA

Summer camp for teenagers
 

The school is situated in the heart of the Canadian metropolis, collectively called " the Queen city". It is situated on the Toronto University campus.

Tuition programs

• Minimum age: 13
• Maximum age: 18
• Groups respect age brackets:
           (12 - 13, 14 - 16; 17 - 18)
   
• TRANSFERS FROM TRAIN STATION OR AIRPORT NOT INCLUDED.
   

• The young people are monitored during the duration of the stay and a team of organizers supervises all their activities.
   

• IF RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION, 20 English lessons per week (4 hours per day) Wednesday excluded,  Saturday included. On Saturday, lessons are less formal than those of the week.
   
• IF FAMILY ACCOMMODATION, 15 lessons per week, Monday thru Friday
   
• Around 12 students per class.
• Test and certificate of linguistic training
   
• Accommodation in residence, 2 campus of the Toronto University, single occupancy bedrooms (14 - 18) and double occupancy bedroom (12 - 16). Full board, 3 meals per day (buffet most of the time). ATTENTION: for those aged 12 - 16, 2 meals only on Sunday: Brunch and dinner.
   
• Laundry service to be paid on site (coins required).
• School material.
• Courses in the morning, cultural, social and sports activities in the afternoon and evening. Toronto being a city full of life during summer period, number of festivals and special events take place there. The students can take advantage of it at leisure.
• Medical care of 100.000$CAN per student included.
• Per week, 1 full day excursion and one half day of visits included in the city or in the neighbourhood. Example:
   - Niagara falls.
   - Canada Wonderland amusement Park.
   - Wild Water Kingdom park.
   - C.N. (Canadian National) tower.
   - Harbour, Ontario Parliament, Ontario royal museum, Sky dome, IMAX movie, beach on the Ontario lake, ....... 
   
• Also included 1 cultural visit per week. Ontario Art galery, Ontario Royal museum, Toronto harbour, Toronto local festivals.

Starting dates.

The camp will be open from JUNE 29
till AUGUST 16, 2014
Will always start on SUNDAY and finish on SATURDAY.

Available options.

• Pocket money: around 80 $CAN per week.
   

• Optional activities to be booked on site: Sample:
  Metro Zoo - 19 $CAN
  Disco - 12 $CAN
  Movies - 13 $CAN
  Lion King - 50 $CAN
  Bowling - 16 $CAN
  Rock Climbing - 30 $CAN
  Casa Loma - 10 $CAN
  Dock's Entertainment - 6 $CAN
  Ontario Science Centre - 20 $CAN
  Blue Jays - 13 $CAN
  Playdium - 25 $CAN
  Greektown - 5 $CAN
  Fort York - 15 $CAN
  Boat Cruise - 30 $CAN
  Little Italy - 5 $CAN
  Hockey Hall of Fame - 15 $CAN
  Medieval Times - 45 $CAN
  Art Gallery - 7 $CAN

  Please note that it is very significant to ensure your child before the departure. This insurance completes the one already held by the summer camp.

   To this end we strongly advise you to view the general conditions of reservation.

  We also would like to specify that your child will be take care of as of the moment of his arrival to the airport or the station and this until the date of expected return. A monitor will undertake to drive your child to the airport or the station for its return and will make sure that his departure proceeds under the best conditions. Additional precision: a qualified medical personnel is always present 24 hours a day.

• Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31. These prices never include the Air Fare.

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
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RESIDENCE DAILY SCHEDULE

If residence accommodation,  tuition on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. No course on Thursday and Sunday.

Niagara Falls excursion

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UUniversity campus residence or family accommodation. 

Students are in single or double occupancy bedroom, University residence.
Being a mixed camp, girls and boys are separated and occupy very different floors.

On the campus, many available and complete infrastructures: sports complex, linguistic laboratory, library and areas of varied games.

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Excursions

Included in this program are 1 full day and 1 half day excursions per week. These excursions are fully supervised by camp staff and include transportation and admission costs

FULL DAY EXCURSIONS NIAGARA FALLS Niagara Falls, one of Canada’s most famous sites and a natural wonder of the world gives students a chance to ride the Maid of the Mist boat into the falls, or spend the day visiting wax museums and shops  www.tourism.niagara.com PARAMOUNT CANADA’S WONDERLAND This 370 acre theme park is a popular summer attraction located just north of Toronto. Highlights include rollercoasters, rides, a water park and spectacular games and entertainment  www.canadas-wonderland.com CN TOWER/HARBOURFRONT/CENTRE ISLAND This tour provides students with the opportunity to enjoy the many aspects of Toronto's lakeshore attractions. A visit to the famous CN Tower, a chance to peruse some of many shops and activities of Harbourfront and a ferry ride to Centre Island give students plenty of time to get to know one of the best areas of Toronto  www.cntower.ca  www.harbourfront.on.ca CANADIANA TOUR (Georgian Bay and Midland) By popular demand, the new full day excursion takes students on a tour of some of Central Ontario's most famous sites. A visit Midland's Martyrs' Shrine Church and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons give students an insight into early French Canadian settlement and native culture. The tour then continues with a 2-hour boat cruise on Georgian Bay allowing students a chance to see Ontario's famous "cottage country" and the 30,000 islands.  www.georgianbaytourism.on.ca

HALF DAY EXCURSIONS BLUE JAYS BASEBALL GAME Let’s Go Blue Jays! Come see Toronto’s two time World Series Champions bat up and play other famous North American teams. Students have the chance to see the famous SkyDome in Toronto, and cheer on the Jays to bat a home run. .  www.bluejays.com ONTARIO PLACE / IMAX Located just south of Toronto’s downtown core, Ontario Place offers students an afternoon of fun with amusement rides, a water park, bumper boats and more. Ontario Place is also home to the Cinesphere, which stands as the first permanent IMAX® film theatre in the world.  www.ontarioplace.com BOAT CRUISE ON LAKE ONTARIO This popular excursion takes students on a 3 hour dance cruise on Lake Ontario giving students a superb view of Toronto's skyline and lakeshore. Our students join students from other summer programme providing a unique opportunity to meet new friends. A DJ spins music on the ultra popular dance floor. .   ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE The Ontario Science Centre is a world of science and technology, ready to be discovered through interactive exhibits. The new Omnimax theatre is a unique, totally involving film experience, with a state-of-the-art 24 metre dome screen, and digital wrap-around sound  www.ontariosciencecentre.ca

FAMILY

Program Details

Our Summer English Language Camp is designed for children & teen s who want to live in Toronto, improve their English, make friends from around the world, and visit exciting tourist destinations. Students will experience unforgettable memories to last a lifetime! Students will attend daily morning English classes, and have the choice of going on daily afternoon trips around the city of Toronto, or attending afternoon tennis clinics.Led by our teachers, the trips are a fun way to see the city with your classmates. Meet students from other countries around the world, and practice your English at the same ! Beyond daily . English classes and activities, our package includes a full-day trip every Saturday to destinations such as: Niagara Falls, Canada’s Wonderland, and Wasaga Beach.

FULL PACKAGE includes:

3 hours of daily English instruction (Monday to Friday), Homestay accommodation (private room, 3 meals/day, packed lunch), Daily afternoon trips & activities, including all entrance fees (Monday to Friday) - substitute trips for tennis lessons, a full day trip every Saturday (Niagara Falls, Canada’s Wonderland, Wasaga Beach), Airport pick-up & drop-off, Medical Insurance, All materials, Certificate of Completion, Graduation Ceremony, All registration and placement fees, Notarized Canadian Guardian documentation, not included: daily transportation.

Location

Summer camp classes are held in downtownToronto (a 10-minute walk from our main location). The school is surrounded by the University of Toronto buildings. Our facility has airconditioned classrooms, a student area with a ping-pong table, vending machines for juice and pop, and refrigerators to keep lunches cold. The school is a five-minute walk from Spadina subway station. Host families will show students how to get to school the first day.

Students

Our students come from a number of countries around the world including: Russia, Korea, Spain, Japan, Venezuela, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and more. All students are expected to speak in English at all times.

Accommodation

Most of our students stay in Homestay accommodation with Canadian families. Students have the option of a private room or a shared room with a student from another country. Both options are the same price. Homestay hosts provide three meals per day which include a packed lunch to take to school. Homes are located within 45 minutes by public transportation to the school. All host families have been carefully screened by our Homestay Coordinator to ensure our students’ comfort and safety.

Activities

Students will visit Canada’s Wonderland, Niagara Falls and Wasaga Beach on Saturdays. Every day the students will have an activity during the afternoon. On all activities students are expected to speak English only. Please refer to the activity schedule for a description of each activity.

Transportation

All students must be mature enougt to use public transportation on their own. Students are responsible for the transportation costs of travelling to and from school and the cost of travelling on the transit system to various activities. The average monthly cost of TTC transportation is approximately $110.00 CDN. The average cost of TTC tickets is 10 for $20.00 CDN. Students will need one ticket each way to and from school as well as to and from the daily activity. Please allow at least $125.00 CDN if you are coming mid-month for TTC tickets. Our bus and subway system are clean, safe and very easy to use. The traveling time averages about 35-45 minutes from the home to the school.

English Classes

Our classes combine the areas of study (grammar, writing, reading, speaking and listening) with interesting activities to expose our students to Canadian culture. On the fi rst day of class, students will be given a written test and a verbal test. They will then be placed in an appropriate class level with a mix of students from other countries. Students are expected to participate in all classes. Any absences will be noted on the student’s report card at the end of the session. We expect all students to respect fellow students and their teachers at all times.

Teachers & Activity Staff

All teachers are TESL certifi ed and have experience teaching students from many cultural backgrounds. On all school activities teachers accompany students to the various activities.

City Information.

Metropolis of the country and Ontario capital, on the bank of Ontario lake, it occupies the site of the former French fortress, fortress Rouillé, established in 1749. The English bought the place to the Indians in 1787. Then named York, the city becomes major of this part of Canada. Toronto is the most important industrial and commercial area of the country. The business district near the lake is dominated by skyscrapers and the CN tower (553 m).
 You can visit the Ontario Royal museum with its collections of the Chinese antiques, which are, as it is said, the most beautiful outside of China, and European galleries Samuel, which teem with furniture, with glass factory and with different objects.
 
 Another more picturesque museum is the Bata shoe museum, the surprising finds tell the history of humanity ! In the presentation of the celebrities ' shoes, Elton John numerous shoes met Napoleon Bonaparte 's socks.
 Just a step from the Bata museum is the chic district Bloor-Yorkville, renowned for its prestigious addresses (Chanel, Louis Vuitton), its numerous shops of Canadian dressmakers between Yong Street and Road Avenue, its bookshops, its art galleries, its terraces and its Victorian style houses. Not to miss: the animation corner Yonge and Dundas streets, the fullest of life crossroads of the city with its salesmen of hot dogs and bretzels. The Queen West street (between University and Bathurst) is also worth the bend. The shops of the young "avant garde" dressmakers, the audacious shop windows, the atmosphere of pubs will give you the taste to spend hours there.
 
 If you like antiques and beautiful objects, it is necessary to visit Harbourfront on the edge of Ontario lake. Besides Queen Quay Terminal, shopping center which abounds in furniture and in finds design shops, there is just close an impressive market of antiques. Take advantage there to make a break, because Harbourfront buzzs of activities with the lake Ontario in backcloth. To have an open view on the skyscrapers of the town centre, it is necessary to rise aboard the ferryboat which connects in 20 minutes Harbourfront with islands Ward. Another possibility of visit is to drive along the wines roads towards the Niagara peninsula , famous for its vineyards. It will be possible to end your evening in beauty by going to attend one of the numerous musicals occurring in Toronto

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