SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS AND TEENAGERS

 CANADA - general information
Canada is a beautiful country taking up one-third of North America. It has almost 40 mln citizens.
Canada is a multicultural country with very interesting tradition. Students from abroad have the opportunity not only to learn English but also experience unforgettable adventure. Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 constituencies. The biggest cities are: Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Montreal.
Western Town Colleges are situated in Vancouver and Toronto.

VANCOUVER
It is a beautiful harbor city surrounded by the mountains, forests and beautiful sandy beaches. CCEL in Vancouver is situated in the city centre. From the windows of the school an impressive view on the mountains and the ocean spreads. Vancouver is a place where many cultures from different sides of the world meet, which makes the city interesting in every possible aspect. Although the city is live both in the day and in the night, it is very safe there.

Programs offered by CCEL:

 Intensive (14 - 25 years) / Very intensive general English (18 - 25+ years)
These courses are held for people on levels from beginner to advanced. Persons taking part in intensive program have 24 lessons per week. Persons participating in very intensive program have 30 lessons per week. Additionally, you may take 1 or 2 lessons in the afternoon and spend them learning material that is especially problematic for you. The range of subjects that may be realized during afternoon classes is very wide . They may be e.g.: activities improving communication skills, pronunciation, writing, reading, preparation for TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, FC, CAE, CPE Examinations; business vocabulary, idioms, slang, public speeches, English in the media, Canadian culture. General courses can last from 1 to 52 weeks, they start on every Monday.

Preparation for Cambridge, TOEFL, TOEIC Examinations. (18 - 25 years)
Preparation for Cambridge Examinations lasts 10-12 weeks, 24 lessons per week. Preparation for TOEFL and TOEIC Examinations starts on every Monday and may last as long as you wish. Till noon the students improve general English knowledge and examination techniques. During afternoon classes they work on the most problematic issues.
You can take Cambridge Examinations in the winter session (December), spring session (March) and summer session (June). You may take TOEFL Examination all the time in the examination centre online CCEL. Dates of TOEIC Examination vary. Teachers holding these courses have many years of experience in teaching English as the second language, they keep in touch with newest trends in methodology and modifications introduced to the examinations.

Semester courses (18 - 25 years)
All conditions concerning these courses are the same as for standard, intensive and very intensive courses. Semester courses last 12, 24, 36 or 48 weeks and are a perfect solution for people who want to reach Proficiency level or prepare for studies in English. A year is divided into 4 semesters.

Business English (25 years + )
This course is for persons over 25. The participants learn 18 hours a week, in groups of up to 9 people. Classes are held on a special business floor, in comfortable conference rooms. The teachers holding this course were chosen because of their big experience in working with people of business. Classes start on every Monday. Participants of the course may, after the classes in the group, spend the rest of the day sightseeing or anything else, but they can also learn 1, 2 or 3 hours a day more. Such additional individual classes enable the participant to cover the most problematic material or gain additional information on specified subject. During individual classes they can learn legal or medical vocabulary, practice pronunciation, public speeches,presentations etc.
Participants of the course may also take part in afternoon classes for students of General English course. Then they join the group of the "general" students and have the opportunity to test themselves in a varied group of teenagers, e.g. during conversation or grammar classes. 

Professional Internship
CCEL can arrange professional internship as additional extension of Business English course. Participants  may work in Canadian companies if they already have experience in the line, in which they would like to serve the internship. Internship is of full job character, from Monday to Friday, and may last from 1 to 4 weeks. Business English course must last at least as long as the internship.

Participants of Business English course have also the access to many facilities special for people of business: they may use fax, the Internet, conference rooms and their equipment (if they wished to organize a meeting or a presentation), they may rent a celluar phone, a laptop, a car, buy an international call telephone card. This enables them to keep in touch with people working with them in their homeland and to make business contacts in Canada.

Summer courses for kids and teenagers (14 - 18 years)

During summer courses the participants have English classes till noon, and in the afternoon they take part in organized sports and recreation activities. Courses start on every Monday in July and August, they can last 2, 3 or 4 weeks. The price of the course includes registration fee, trnsfer from the airport, costs of the lessons, accommodation with a family in a room shared with another participant of this course (3 meals a day). On weekends optional trips are organized. The students can take part in these trips.
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Individual classes (25 years +)
Materials for this program are individually chosen to satisfy the needs of the student. The teacher assesses the level of the student, his/ her strengths and weaknesses and then plans the program. Individual classes can be ordered for as many weeks and hours a day as you need. 

ACCOMMODATION

With a family
The participants have 3 possibilities as far as accommodation with a family is concerned:
A) single room, bathroom shared with the host family, 3 meals a day.
B) double room, shared with another student of CCEL, 2 meals a day (3 meals on weekends).
C) single room with own bathroom, 3 meals a day.
If two students live in one room, they will come from different countries, so that they do not speak their mother tongue instead of English. Any requests concerning special diet, allergies, religious restrictions etc. should be reported in the moment of enrolling on the course.

With a teacher (14 - 18 years)
The student lives with a family, a member of which is an English teacher. The teacher has 2 individual classes with his student every day.

Students' accommodation
The participants can live in a students' house of CCEL in the city centre. There are single rooms, bathrooms shared with other students on the floor. Students can cook in the common kitchen. Accommodation in the students' house is available for both short- and long- term courses. 

Transfer from the airport
A CCEL employee can pick up the student from the airport and drive him/ her to the school's building, where the host family will take care of him/ her.

How to become a student at Canadian College of English?

All issues concerning the course, booking, arrival, journey etc. may be settled in person or by mail at College of Foreign Languages  "LEXIS" or with our Representative. When you choose the course, accommodation and other services you are asked to fill in the application form, sign the contract and pay the agreed amount in PLN on our bank account "LEXIS". The application form, one copy of the contract and confirmation of payment should be sent to us by mail or fax, so that we receive it 2 weeks before the course starts (persons from other towns contact our Representative).

Before you leave you will receive:

ˇ confirmation of the admission to the course together with a special letter for the border authorities in Great Britain so that you do not have any problems entering Great Britain,
ˇ ticket for your journey - if you leave from Warsaw (persons leaving from other cities in Poland contact our Representative),
ˇ confirmation of the booking of your accommodation together with the address, telephone and short characteristic of the host family,
ˇ bill for all services you paid for.

SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS AND TEENAGERS

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