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Toronto in CANADA

PROGRAM 1
Summer camp for teenagers

 

Tuition of 20 lessons per week including supervised activities:

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: 12
  • Maximum age: 18
  • Groups respect the age brackets: (12 - 13, 14 - 16; 17 - 18)
  • TRANSFERS FROM TRAIN STATION OR AIRPORT NOT INCLUDED: SEE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
  • The young people are monitored during the duration of the stay and a team of organizers supervises all their activities.

  • 20 English lessons per week (4 hours per day) Wednesday excluded,  Saturday included. On Saturday, lessons are less formal than those of the week.
  • Around 12 students per class.
  • Test and certificate of linguistic training
  • University residence accommodation, double occupancy bedroom.
  • Full board, 3 meals per day (buffet most of the time).
  • Laundry service.
  • 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 50.000$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, ....... 

 Autumn at St. Mike's

Starting dates.

For teens aged 14 - 18

  • 2 weeks: June 29, July 13 or 28*, August 4*.

  • 3 weeks: June 29 or Jul or 28*.

  • 4 weeks: June 29.

    For teens aged 12 - 16
     

  • 2 weeks: June 29 or July 13.

  • 3 weeks: June 29 or July 6.

  • 4 weeks: June 29.

Starting date will be on SUNDAY. It will end on SATURDAY. Except *, starting on Monday, ending on Sunday              

Available options.

  • Pocket money: around 80 $CAN per week.
     

  • Additional day of accommodation: 125 $CAN
     

  • 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.

  • TRANSFERS:
                   from train station, one way: 45$CAD
                   from airport, one way: 65$CAD
     
  • Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31, 2008. These prices never include the Air Fare.

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
BELOW ON THIS PAGE

 


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Program / week 2008 prices on request only.
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Toronto, SUMMER CAMP

 

UUniversity campus residence 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.

 

Some pictures
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DAILY SCHEDULE

   ( Subject to touring schedule )
Morning 07:00 Wake-up
  07:30-07:45 Clean-up
  07:45-08:45 Breakfast
  08:45-11:00 Formal Instruction
  11:00-11:45 15 minute break
  11:15-13:00 Formal Instruction continued
Afternoon 13:00-14:00 Lunch
  14:00-18:00 Leisure period: scheduled or optional activities
Evening 18:00-19:00 Dinner
  19:00-23:00 Evening Program
  23:00 All students in residence
Bedtime: All students must abide by the midnight (00:00) lights out curfew
 
  Note: Schedule allows for students to attend local Catholic Mass on Sundays, if they wish.

Click to see a schedule

 


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. St. Michael's students join students from other CISS 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

 

END PROGRAM 1

 

 

PROGRAM 2
Family program, adult and child together

20 lessons per week for adult and 15 lessons per week plus activities for child:

This program allows 1 or 2 parents to follow their children (1 or 2) during their linguistic summer camp and then be able to get also a language course. The child MUST be between 7 and 17 years old.

Tuition program:

                            Parent (s):

  • 1 lesson: 55 minutes.
  • Minimum age: 25
  • One way transfer from Toronto station or airport to the residence for both parents and children.
  • 20 English lessons per week (around 4 hours per day), FRIDAY PM free.
  • Around 12 students per class.
  • Test and certificate of linguistic training
  • Residence accommodation, single or double occupancy bedroom.
  • Breakfast included.
  • School material not included: around  20$CAN
  • Medical care of 1.000.000$CAN per student included.
  • Parents and their children have the choice not to choose the place of residence with the school. They can so take their own residence arrangments.

                       Child (ren):
     
  • 1 lesson: 55 minutes.
  • Minimum age: 7
  • Maximum age: 17
  • Groups respect the age brackets: (7 - 10; 11 - 13; 14 - 17)
  • One way transfer from Toronto station or airport to the residence for both parents and children.
  • 15 English lessons per week (around 3 hours per day).
  • Around 12 students per class.
  • Test and certificate of linguistic training
  • Residence accommodation, single or double occupancy bedroom.
  • ALL meals included.
  • School material included.
  • Medical care of 1.000.000$CAN per student included.
  • 24H/24 supervision.
  • All activities and excursions ( transportation included).
  • Laundry service.

  

 

Starting dates:

June: 23, 30
July: 7, 14, 21, 28.
August: 4, 11

Starting date will be on SUNDAY. It will end on SATURDAY.  Program will end August 23rd, 2008.

Available options.

  • Pocket money: around 100 $CAN per week.
  • Additional day of accommodation: 80$CAN per person.

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, 2008. These prices never include the Air Fare.

PLEASE NOTE:

The school for adults and the camp for children are quite close, 2 minutes on foot. Everybody (parents and children) share the same cafeteria. On Sundays, no activity is foreseen for the children, what allows parents and children to discover Toronto together.

RESIDENCES
To keep the maximum of efficiency in the children language training those are accommodated in residence but
separately from their parents, accommodated also in a residence. The two residences are located across the street from each other.

 

Excursions
and activities for children 7 to 17 years old



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RATES

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Prices are in Canadian dollars taxes included.

Program / week, accommodation and transfer included for all participants as mentioned above. 2 Add. week
1 parent, 1 child 4185$CAN 1855$CAN
1 parent, 2 children 6890$CAN 3240$CAN
2 parents, 1 child 5650$CAN 2800$CAN
2 parents, 2 children 8270$CAN 3660$CAN
Program / week, accommodation and transfer NOT included. 2 Add. week
1 parent, 1 child 2135$CAN 970$CAN
1 parent, 2 children 3690$CAN 1840$CAN
2 parents, 1 child 3100$CAN 1505$CAN
2 parents, 2 children 4170$CAN 1890$CAN

 

7 - 10 years old

ACTIVITIES:

Junior campers enjoy a variety of camp activities (on-site) to complement the English classes and excursions. Camp activities are scheduled daily. The Junior Camp staff organizes, prepares, operates and supervises all camp activities.

The activities include:

  • Arts and crafts

  • Theme Nights (Pyjama parties)

  • Scavenger Hunts

  • Movie nights

  • Sports

  • Cooking

  • Dances

Weekly, all three camps participate in Integration Events. These events are specially selected and planned to include campers in all three camps (and age groups). Integration Events help create a “family” atmosphere at the camps and provide an opportunity for all ages to interact with each other.

Integration Events include:

  • Olympics (full day event with opening & closing ceremonies)

  • Talent Nights

  • Carnivals

  • Closing Ceremonies

Our staff ensures that campers are occupied, having fun and learning all the time. Carefully timed play and rest periods provide for a great balance in the Junior Camp.


EXCURSIONS:

Junior campers attend a great variety of excursions to complement the English classes and camp activities. Some excursions are half day and others are full day events.

Excursions are scheduled daily. The Junior Camp staff organizes, prepares for and supervises all camp excursions. They ensure the excursions are age specific, exciting and educational for the junior campers.

One of the highlights for the Junior Camp is the “Zoo Safari”. The campers and counsellors spend a night in a tent at the Toronto Zoo “on safari” with zoo guides and scientists. They have the opportunity to experience and learn about the zoo in a unique and exciting way!

Other excursions include:

  • Tours of downtown Toronto

  • CN Tower

  • Blue Jays baseball game

  • Royal Ontario Museum

  • Picnic at Toronto Islands

  • Ontario Science Centre

  • Medieval Times Dinner & Show

  • Bowling

  • Olympic Spirit Toronto

  • Harbour front

  • Laser Quest

  • St. Lawrence Market

  • Shopping (including a Toy Store visit)

  • Swimming

  • Planet Hollywood dinner

  • Toronto Street Festival

  • Canada Day Celebrations

  • Fort York

  • Animation workshop

Full day excursions include:

  • Niagara Falls – “Maid of the Mist” boat ride

  • Ontario Place

  • Paramount Canada’s Wonderland

11 - 13 years old

ACTIVITIES:

Intermediate campers enjoy a variety of camp activities (on-site) to complement the English classes and excursions. Camp activities are scheduled daily. The Intermediate Camp staff organizes, prepares, operates and supervises all camp activities.

The activities include:

  • Arts and crafts

  • Theme Nights (costume parties)

  • Scavenger Hunts

  • Movie nights

  • Sports

  • Dances

  • Murder Mysteries

Weekly, all three camps participate in Integration Events. These events are specially selected and planned to include campers in all three camps (and age groups). Integration Events help create a “family” atmosphere at the camps and provide an opportunity for all ages to interact with each other.

Integration Events include:

  • Olympics (full day event with opening & closing ceremonies)

  • Talent Nights

  • Carnivals

  • Closing Ceremonies

Our staff ensures that campers are occupied, having fun and learning all the time. The Intermediates profit from a daily schedule designed to help them interact with fellow campers and counsellors.


EXCURSIONS:

Intermediate campers attend a great variety of excursions to complement the English classes and camp activities. Some excursions are half day and others are full day events.

Excursions are scheduled daily. The Intermediate Camp staff organizes, prepares for and supervises all camp excursions. They ensure the excursions are age specific, exciting and educational for the intermediate campers.

One of the highlights for the Intermediate Camp is the Medieval Times dinner and show. The campers and counsellors are transported back into time and experience the food and entertainment of 12th century castle life. The show is very entertaining, educational and lots of fun! A dance completes the evening’s festivities.

Other excursions include:

  • Tours of downtown Toronto

  • CN Tower

  • Blue Jays baseball game

  • Royal Ontario Museum

  • Picnic at Toronto Islands

  • Ontario Science Centre

  • Bowling

  • Hockey Hall of Fame

  • Olympic Spirit Toronto

  • Shopping (Eaton Centre)

  • China Town

  • Laser Quest

  • Harbour front

  • St. Lawrence Market

  • Planet Hollywood dinner

  • Toronto Street Festival

  • Canada Day Celebrations

  • Air Canada Centre

Full day excursions include:

  • Niagara Falls – “Maid of the Mist” boat ride

  • Ontario Place

  • Paramount Canada’s Wonderland

  • Toronto Zoo

14 - 17 years old

ACTIVITIES:

Senior campers enjoy a variety of camp activities (on-site) to complement the English classes and excursions. Camp activities are scheduled daily. The Senior Camp staff organizes, prepares, operates and supervises all camp activities.

The activities include:

  • Scavenger Hunts

  • Movie nights

  • Dances

  • Sports

  • Murder Mysteries

  • Dating Game

Weekly, all three camps participate in Integration Events. These events are specially selected and planned to include campers in all three camps (and age groups). Integration Events help create a “family” atmosphere at the camps and provide an opportunity for all ages to interact with each other.

Integration Events include:

  • Olympics (full day event with opening & closing ceremonies)

  • Talent Nights

  • Carnivals

  • Closing Ceremonies

The Integration Events provide a great opportunity for senior campers to display their leadership skills and interest in applying for the Counsellor-In-Training Programme for the following year.  


EXCURSIONS:

Senior campers attend a great variety of excursions to complement the English classes and camp activities. Some excursions are half day and others are full day events.

Excursions are scheduled daily. The Senior Camp staff organizes, prepares for and supervises all camp excursions. They ensure the excursions are age specific, exciting and interesting for the senior campers.

Unique to the Senior Camp is the weekly Options excursion/activity in which the seniors choose from a number of different attractions. Various possibilities are nearby and accessible by subway or a short walk: the theatre, professional sports (tennis, football) music concerts, shopping, museums, galleries and more!

Other excursions include:

  • Tours of downtown Toronto

  • CN Tower

  • Blue Jays baseball game

  • Medieval Times Dinner & Show

  • Picnic at Toronto Islands

  • Royal Ontario Museum

  • Ontario Science Centre

  • Laser Quest

  • St. Lawrence Market & Distillary District

  • China Town

  • Bowling

  • University of Toronto and Queen's Park tour

  • Olympic Spirit Toronto

  • Shopping (Eaton Centre/Fashion District)

  • Planet Hollywood dinner

  • Toronto Street Festival

  • Canada Day Celebrations

  • Marche dinner

  • Much Music tour

Full day excursions include:

  • Niagara Falls – “Maid of the Mist” boat ride

  • Ontario Place

  • Paramount Canada’s Wonderland

  • Toronto Zoo

7 - 10 years old

11 - 13 years old

14 - 17 years old

END PROGRAM 2


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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