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Canada Linc

Canada Linc provides:

Weekly out of town all-day excursions to famous attractions such as Niagara Falls, Downtown Toronto, the CN Tower and Canada’s Wonderland Theme Park!
Accommodation with a carefully selected Canadian family who will provide room and board as well as ongoing friendship, support and assistance
Half-day excursions for participants including visits to local historic and cultural sites
Planned group activities each afternoon
15 hours of classroom instruction per week by qualified teachers
Small class size for individual attention and support
Transit passes for unlimited travel within the region
Supervision and support by Canada Linc staff who live in the local community.

Host families provide:

A bedroom with a bed, desk, closest
A bathroom (could be shared)
3 meals a day (packed lunches for school days)
A welcoming environment to practice English
Time with the host family in the evenings and weekends

Host families are provided with funding to cover the cost of the student living with them.

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Summer 2023 Details

Spanish Group: June 25-July 28 (4 weeks)
French Group July 8-28
French Group: July 8-28 (3 weeks)
Programs in Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, and Brantford
Students (age 13-17) live with a host family
Students take English classes Monday-Friday mornings at a central location in the city (ie, University of Waterloo, St. Benedict High School, University of Guelph)
Students participate in activities in the afternoons (ie, bowling, soccer, swimming, canoeing)
Students have full day trips to Toronto, Niagara Falls, Wonderland, the beach
Students are provided with a bus pass for their transportation (to/from school and activities)
Students have full medical coverage
Students bring a cell phone to communicate with their host family and to call home
Host families help students with breakfast, pack a lunch, and eat dinner together
Host families spend time with the students in the evenings/ weekends (ie, go for a walk, take them to the farmer’s market, have a BBQ with friends, watch the Canada Day fireworks)
Host families occasionally drive the student (ie, evening pick ups after day trips, first day of school)
Host families are remunerated $1,000/ 4 week student and $750/ 3 week student to help cover the cost of room and board
Host families provide vulnerable sector police checks

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Our Main Teachers

Our teachers are certified through the Ontario College of Teachers. They are engaging, dynamic and creative with the concepts they teach, and use a variety of hands on, experiential learning strategies to make English learning fun! They create memorable experiences in the classroom and we see dramatic results in English language acquisition from when students arrive to when they complete our programs!

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